Cyberlesson

1. Cyberlesson From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons Let’s Begin Presented By: Jenna Ferrara Recommended Grade Level: Grade 2

2. Introduction Return Home Have you ever wanted to read to learn more about a topic you are interested in? I know I would like to find out more about penguins. What do you want to know more about? Some authors write books just so we can learn more about a topic! These books are called informational texts. Today we will explore a book by Gail Gibbons. We have been learning about seeds, but today we will learn how a seed turns into a plant. Let’s continue

3. Materials Return Home • Copy of From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons • A computer with internet connection • A pencil • Graphic organizer • Fact sheet • I wonder why… sheet • Organizer for facts about Gail Let’s continue

4. Return Home Before Reading Think about something you would like to learn more about… Click on the poster for your graphic organizer. Print it and complete the organizer. Let’s continue

5. Return Home During Your Reading Informational texts provide a lot of facts about a topic. Thinking about what you learn from a text really helps you to understand it. While you read the text independently or with a partner, write down at least 3 new facts that you learn about plants. Click on the picture for your fact sheet. Print and complete it while you read.. Let’s continue

6. Return Home After Your Reading • Gail Gibbons provides a lot of information about seeds and plants in this text. Look through the text once again. This time look at the amount of facts Gail has placed in the main text and the amount that is in or around the pictures. • Once you revisit the text, you may work alone or with a partner to answer the questions below. • Why do you think that Gail has information next to or inside of each picture? • Why do you think she separated this information from the main text on the pages? Click on the picture for your “I wonder why…” sheet. Print and complete it. Let’s continue

7. Return Home Beyond Your Reading Click on the picture and watch an interview with Gail Gibbons. Click on the thought bubble below and print out your worksheet. Write down 2 facts you learn about Gail and her writing from the interview. What are you still wondering about her or her books? Let’s continue

8. Return Home Evaluation Let’s continue

9. Return Home Credits • From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons • Pictures from www.gailgibbons.com or www.google.com • Online interview of Gail Gibbons - http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/gibbons Let’s continue

10. Return Home Teacher Page • Prior to this lesson, instruction should be given about reading non-fiction text structure. • This lesson should be used as an introduction to informational text structure and Gail Gibbons’ work. • This lesson is geared so students can work with a partner. Students may do so in the context of a computer lab. If computers and printers are present in the classroom, students can work with a partner to complete the activity. • Less experienced readers may need assistance in reading the text. Teacher may provide recorded versions of the text for such students or pair students heterogeneously.