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Guided reading activities for World Vision Early Readers

Mom and MeGetting There

An educational resource supporting Language Arts, Literacy, Social Studies and Arts outcomes for primary and junior gradesProduced by: World Vision Canada, Education and Public Engagement, 2009

Writer: Katharine Kan

Editor: Nancy Del Col

This printed resource may be reproduced for not-for-profit educational use provided the source is properly acknowledged.

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Mom and Me Guided Reading Activities Language Arts, Literacy, Social Studies and Arts

Students will• identify shared feelings with children and families from

other countries • identify cultural similarities and differences between

families in communities around the world and their own community

•develop oral, visual and written literacy skills• generate and express ideas by responding to and

reflecting on photographic images•make text-to-self, text-to-text and text-to-world

connectionsRelated International Dates

•National Child Day (November 20); International Women’s Day (March 8); World Storytelling Day (March 19); Mother’s Day (May); UN International Day of Families (May 15); Canadian Multiculturalism Day (June 27)

Preparation• Copyaclasssetof“Mom and MePhotos”(page3)• Copyaclasssetof“Mom and MeSpeakingand

ThoughtBubbles”template(page4)• ObtaincopyofMom and MebyMarlaStewartKonrad

(TundraBooks,2009).• Haveaworldmaporglobereadyforidentifyingcoun-

triesrepresentedinthephotos.• FortheGrade4to6artactivity,gatherfoundand

recycledmaterialssuchasfabric,buttons,cardboard,Styrofoam,etc.

InstructionsBefore Reading: Activating Prior KnowledgeWritethefollowingsuggestedstatementsaboutfamilymembersontheboardandaskstudentstocompletethesentencestarters orally:Mymomisproudofmewhen______________________.Mydadcomfortsmeby___________________________.Mysisterorbrotherhelpsme_______________________.Iknowmygrandparentslovemebecause______________.

HidethetitleofthebookMom and Meandtakeapicturewalkfromcovertocover.Askstudentswhatthebookisaboutandwhattheythinkthetitlemightbe.

Askstudents:Whotakescareofyou?Whatdotheydoforyou?Doyoutakecareofanyoneoranything?

Mom and MeBuildvocabularyandclarifytheconceptsofproud, comfort, help, shareandlove.Askstudentstoshowwithfacialexpres-sionsormimedactionswhateachoftheabovelookslike,orwhatapersoncandotoshowit.

Readthebookoutloudtostudents,usingthequestionsbelowtopromptdiscussionaboutthephotos.Seelistofphotocreditsin“AppendixA:Mom and MePhotoCredits”(page8).

1. Describewhatishappeninginthisphoto.2. Howarethepeopleinthisphotofeeling?Howdo

you know?3. Whatdoyouthinkhappenedbeforethisphoto

was taken?

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4. Whatmighthavehappenedafterthisphotowastaken?5. Howdoesthisphotomakeyoufeel?Doesitremind

youofanything?6. Didyouseeanythinginthephotosthatsurprisedyou?

Thatyouwouldliketoknowmoreabout?7. WhosevoiceistellingthestoryofMom and Me?

After Reading: InferencingAskstudentstochoosetwoorthreeoftheirfavouritepho-tosandinvitethemtodiscusswhattheyknowaboutthecul-turesdepicted.Whatcluesinthepicturehelprevealwherethesechildrenlive(e.g.clothing,appearance,environment)?

Speaking and Thought BubblesDistributetheclasssetsof“Mom and MePhotos”and“SpeakingandThoughtBubbles”,oneperstudent.

1. Askstudents:Dowealwayssaywhatwethink?Discusstimeswhenweneedtospeakandtimeswhenweneedtothink.

2. Exploredialogueandperspectivebyaskingstudentstofillinathoughtorspeakingbubbleforeachperson(oranimal)inthetwophotographs.Cutthebubblesoutandpastethemontothephoto.Whataretheythink-ingandwhataretheysaying?

3. Workinginpartners,askstudentstoimaginethatthepeopleinthephotofromCambodiawanttospeaktothepeopleinthephotofromSudan.Whatwouldtheyliketoknow?Writeaseriesofspeakingbubblesforwhattheywouldsaytoeachother.Organizethespeak-ingbubblesbynumberingthemandpastingtheminorderonthephotos.

4. Askpartnerstoplayrolesandsharetheirdialogueswiththeclass.Displaythefinisheddialoguesonthewalltobereadbyotherstudents.

Suggested Mom and Me Art Activity: Grades 4 to 6

GetstudentstoresearchmotherandchildfiguresdepictedinartworkontheInternetorinbooks(seelinkbelow).Lookforsimilaritiesbetweengreatworksofartandthepho-tosinMom and Me.Suggestwhymotherswithchildrenareauniversalsubjectmatterforartists.Havestudentscreateathree-dimensionalsculptureofamotherandchildfigureusingfoundobjectsandrecycledmaterials.Theycanrepro-

duceafamousworkofart,depictaphotofromMom and Me,orcreateanoriginalscene.

Thefollowinglinkprovidesfamousexamplesofmotherandchildfiguresinpaintingandsculpturefromthroughouthis-toryanddifferentcultures.

MotherandChildFigures:TheMetropolitanMuseumof Arthttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_fimo.htm



Mother and son. Cambodia (Sopheak Kong, World Vision)

Mother and daughter, Sudan (Jon Warren, World Vision)

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Getting There Guided Reading Activities Language Arts, Literacy, Social Studies and Arts

Students will • identify cultural similarities and differences between

modes of transportation in communities around the world and their own community

•develop oral, visual and written literacy skills• generate and express ideas by responding to and

reflecting on photographic images•make text-to-self, text-to-text and text-to-world

connectionsRelated International Dates

• International Day for Tolerance (November 16); International Development Week (1st week of February); World Storytelling Day (March 19); Canadian Multiculturalism Day (June 27)

Preparation • Copyaclasssetof“Getting ThereSplittingImage

Photos”(page7)andcutthemaparttocreateonesetofhalfphotosandonesetoffullphotos.

• Providepencils,markersorcrayonsfordrawing.Paperandscissorsareneededforoldergradesactivity.

• ObtaincopyofGetting TherebyMarlaStewartKonrad(TundraBooks,2009).

• Haveaworldmaporglobereadyforidentifyingcoun-triesrepresentedinthephotos.

InstructionsBefore Reading: Activating Prior KnowledgeAskstudentstobrainstormdifferentmodesoftransporta-tion.Howdopeoplegetfromoneplacetoanother?Howdidyougettoschooltoday?Haveyouevertravelledtoanothercity,province,country,etc.?Ifso,howdidyougetthere?Whatisthemostunusualtypeoftransportationyouhaveused?RecordanswersonaT-chart,listingtypesoftransportationononesideandthenumberofstudentswhohaveusedthemontheother.Witholderstudents,considerrepresentingthefindingsinasimplebarorpiegraph.

Splitting Image1. Distributecopiesofthe“Getting ThereSplittingImage

Photo”(tophalf ),oneperstudent.ThisphotoshowsagirlfromMongoliaridingayak.Askstudentstosug-gestwhattheythinkismissingfromthebottomhalfofthephoto,butdonotrevealtheansweroranyback-groundinformation.

2. Studentseachchooseoneideaandcompletethephotobydrawingwhatismissingontheblankpartofthe paper.

3. Whenalldrawingsarecompleted,havestudentsformgroupsofthreeorfourandsharetheirwork.Askthemtolookforsimilaritiesanddifferencesintheir drawings.

4. Distributecopiesofthefull“SplittingImagePhoto”toeachgroup.Comparethegroupdrawingswiththemissingpieceofthephoto.Didanyoneguesscor-rectly?Sharesomeofthecreativeideasdevelopedbythestudents.Discussthefollowing:Wheredoesthisgirllive?Whyissheridingayak?Whereisshegoing?Whatdoyouthinkisthesameordifferentabouther

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lifeandyours?Wouldyouliketorideayak?Whatwoulditfeellike?

5. Createagallerywalktosharethestudents’drawings.

Getting ThereReadthebookoutloudtostudents,usingthequestionsbelowtopromptdiscussionaboutthephotos.Seelistofphotocreditsin“AppendixB:Getting TherePhotoCredits”(page9).

1. Wherearethepeopleinthisphotographcomingfrom?Wherearetheygoing?

2. Whataretheydoing?Howdoyouknow?3. Whatissurprisingaboutthisphoto?4. Arethepeopleinthephotomovingsloworfast?How

canyoutell?5. Closeyoureyesandimaginethesoundsinthisphoto-

graph.Makethesoundsyoumighthear.6. Maketheactionsthatgowiththiswayof

“getting there”.7. WhosevoiceistellingthestoryofGetting There?

After Reading: Critical ThinkingAskstudentswhichmodesoftransportationwerenewtothem.Addthenewtypesoftransportationtothepre-read-ingT-chart.Addanothercolumntothechartforbrain-stormingotherusesforeachtypeoftransportation(e.g.ahorsecanpullawagon,awheelbarrowcancarrydirt).Classifydifferentmodesoftransportationashuman-pow-ered,animal-poweredormachine-powered.Whichonesusemorethanonetypeofpower?

Suggested Getting There Art Activities: Grades 4 to 6

Found Poetry: Words to GoCreateachartwiththreecolumnsandheadingsontheboard.Askstudentstocopythechartontolinedpaper.Afterafirstread-throughofGetting There,rereadthetextoutloud,thistimewithoutshowingthephotos.Askstudentstoiden-tifyalltheaction words(verbsandverbphrases).Recordtheminthefirstcolumn.

Readthroughthebookagain,thistimeshowingthepho-tographs.Askstudentstousedescriptivelanguage(adjec-tivesandnouns)todescribethepeopleandthingsintheimages(e.g.smilinggirl,sleepybaby,blackhorse,blue

sea,bigwheels).Recordtheseideasinthesecondcolumn.Encouragestudentstothinkofasmanydescriptionsasthey can.

Brainstormalistofadverbsinspiredbythephotosandlisttheminthethirdcolumn.

Usingscissors,studentscutoutthewordsfromeachcolumn,keepingtheminseparatepiles.Instructthemtomanipu-lateandcombinewordsandphrasesfromthethreepilestocreateafive-linefoundpoem.Missingbutnecessarywords,suchaspronounsorprepositions,canbeaddedandwordformschangedtosuitthelogicofthepoem.

Example:Pedalquickly!Thesmilinggirlrides.Laughingfriends,Settingsun,Bigwheelstakeherhome.

Drama Activity: People MoversDivideclassintogroupsofsixtoeight.Eachgroupwillcon-structafantasyvehicleormachinethatcanmovepeoplefromoneplacetoanother,usingallmembersofthegroup.Theonlyresourceavailableistheirbodies.Groupswillneedabout10to15minutestoplanandrehearsetheircreations.Finishedvehiclesarepresentedtoothermembersoftheclass,completewithactionsandsoundeffects.Theaudiencetriestoguesswhatthevehicleisandhowitworks.



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Appendix AMom and Me Photo Credits

FrontCover:JonWarren,EthiopiaTitlePage:KariCostanza,NigerDedicationPage:MarcoCedillo,Ecuador“Ilovemymom…

• Motherandbabyinblackhat:WahEhHtoo,Myanmar

• Motherwithheadscarfandbabyinpink:MaryKateMacIsaac,Afghanistan

• Motherwithbabyonback:YahairaMasias,Peru

“Whenshegoessomewhere”• Groupofmomsandkids:JonWarren,Peru• Motherwithbabygirl:JonWarren,Peru• Africanmotherwithsleepingbabyonback:Scott

Lout, Niger“WhenIamhungry…”

• Motherfeedingbabybyhand:JohnKisimir,Sudan• Momfeedingchildacarrot:PhilipMaher,India• Momofferingglassofwater:JonWarren,Ghana

“…andifIamsad”

• Babysuckingthumbandmomwithwhitehat:KateScannellMichel,Haiti

• Cryinggirl:KevinCook,Guatemala• Boyhuggingmother:JonWarren,India

“WhenIneedawash…”

• Motherwithbabyintub:RaphaelPalma,Bangladesh• Motherwashinggirl’sface:JonWarren,Niger• Motherwashingbaby’shandsatwatertap:Ryan

Smith, Peru“WhenIneedhelp…”

• Motherwithfourchildren:AndrewGoodwin,Philippines

• Momandboyweighingfish:AndrewGoodwin,El Salvador

• Motherandboywithcandles:JonWarren,Armenia

“Sometimessheevenletsmehelpher”• Momandgirlwithpots:Niger• Motherandgirlweaving:JonWarren,Sudan• Momandboywithpig:SopheakKong,Cambodia

“Momtakesmetoschool”• Momandgirlonbike:KhuatQuangHung,Vietnam• Momandboywithbackpack:JonWarren,India

“Shehelpsme…”• Momshowinggirlhowtowrite:AndrewGoodwin,

El Salvador• Momwithbookandboywithhandsinair:Jon

Warren, India“Wesharesmiles…”

• Motherandbabyinbluehat:MarcoCedillo,Ecuador• Girlkissingmother’scheek:AndrewGoodwin,

El Salvador• Motherbraidinghairwithboyinhat:Pablo

Carillo, Bolivia

“Momlovesmelikenooneelse…”• Momandbaby:SherylNadler,India

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Appendix BGetting There Photo Credits

FrontCover:JerryGalea,VietnamTitlePage:JonWarren,EthiopiaDedicationPage:JustinDouglass,Mongolia“WhenIhaveplacestogo…”

• Womanwithpotandchildren:JonWarren,Niger• Twochildrenrunning:AnnBirch,Kenya• Boyrunning:JohnSchenk,Pakistan

“Imightrideacamel…”• Camelindesert:JustinDouglass,Mongolia• Youngmanonhorse:JonWarren,Niger• Girlridingyak:JustinDouglass,Mongolia

“…orpedalabike.”• Twogirlsonbikes:MaidaIrawani,Indonesia• Twoboysonbike:SopheakKong,Cambodia• Boyonbikeridingpastfield:AlbertYu,Laos

“Therearelotsofwaysofgettingtoschool…”• Childrenincanoe:FaustinaBoakye,Ghana• Boysinbus:JamesEast,Thailand• Motherandgirlwalking:EvelynLopez,Guatemala

”Icangoveryfast…”• Runningreindeer:JustinDouglass,Mongolia• Standingreindeer(inset):JustinDouglass,Mongolia

“Imightevendecidetoswim…”

• Childrenjumpingintowater:JohnsonTobing, Indonesia

• Girlswimming:SithminiPerera,SriLanka• Boydiving:JonWarren,Niger

“Wheelsmakegettingthereeasy…”• Familyonmotorbikeandsidecar:Katrina

Peach, Indonesia• Familyonoxcart:JohnsonTobing,Indonesia• Boywithwoodenbike:JonWarren,Rwanda

“Icanpullmyfriends…”• Childrenplayingtugofwar:AsangaWarnakulasuriya,

SriLanka• Boypushingwheelbarrow:JohnSchenk,Albania

“Beingcarried…”• Girlwithbabyonback:AlyssaBistonath,Ethiopia• Motherswithbabyandbundles:JonWarren,

DemocraticRepublicofCongo• Motherwithswaddledbaby:PhilipMaher,Mongolia• Boyscarryingfriend:JonWarren,Niger

“…andsoisgettingtherebyboat.”

• Boatheadingouttosea:JonWarren,India• Girlsinboatpickingflowers:SithminiPerera,

Sri Lanka• Boyonshorewithsmallboat:AndreaDearborn,Haiti

“WhenIhaveplacestogo…”• Babyinswing:JonWarren,Niger

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