I really like once I can discover nonfiction texts that can be utilized in each studying and in different curricular areas, similar to science. As we speak’s mentor textual content, No Monkeys, No Chocolate, does simply that!
My mentor textual content this week is named No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart and Allen Younger. This studying guide explores the connection between the bushes and the animals (and different residing issues) within the rainforest habitat. It factors out simply how necessary it’s that they assist each other and the roles they play. Finally, it factors out that we’d not have chocolate if it weren’t for the monkeys and different residing issues of this habitat.
What I like about this guide, is first the lovable cute worms (who would have thought worms had been cute?) within the backside nook with some commentary all through the guide. It’s cute and positive to have interaction college students. I additionally like that this textual content can be utilized for educating about habitats and in regards to the dependence of each other on all residing issues inside it. It’s just like the meals chain idea – when you take away one issue…
This textual content can be utilized within the classroom to show about trigger and impact. You would have college students create a t-chart and listing the assorted causes and results. I’ve a trigger and impact exercise the place college students use sticky notes and paper clips to create trigger and impact chains.
This guide can be used for educating chronological order, because it teaches the method of how chocolate is made. There was undoubtedly a variety of attention-grabbing information. For instance, do you know that chocolate can’t be with out maggots? (EW! If I might remind myself of that once I need chocolate, I might lastly shed pounds! HA!)
Lastly, this guide would additionally make a terrific mentor textual content for when you’re discussing the construction and capabilities of a plant. It discusses the capabilities of stems, leaves, roots, and extra!
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