Description

Snippets by Diane Alber: The Power of KINDNESS and the BEAUTY of being UNIQUE

 

Theme: “You can change the world one snippet of kindness at a time.” Snippets is a story that reveals the power of kindness and the beauty of being unique.

Academic Concepts: Math- polygons (regular and irregular).

 

Summary:

Snippets is a fun story about paper shapes. The main character, Snippet, looks different from the perfect shapes (regular polygons), and because of that he is told he can’t play. Snippet’s kind heart leads him to show everyone in the paper place how to get along. In the end, the shapes realize the beauty of being unique and how they are better together than far apart.

 

This POWER of Kindness resource includes:- 47+ pages and 26 activities!

*Teacher page- with options for activities NOT in this resource AND explanations for some activities IN this resource.

*Predicting page

*Story Concepts

*Summarizing

*Text Connections

*Theme / Message

*Venn Diagram- comparing themselves to the main character.

*Two pages of creative question stem task cards- partners, small groups, whole group

*Comprehension questions page

*Analyzing questions page

*(2) Writing prompts

*Vocabulary in your Own Words activity- Student reads vocabulary word from the text and the sentence that it is in. Students will then write the definition of the word in their own words based off context clues.

*Rhyming words

*Design a new cover

*What makes me special and unique cards

*Two Coloring Sheets dealing with theme of book.

Geometry/ Shape related activities:

*Questions about shapes/polygons-Answer key provided.

*Polygon Sort Activity- with answer key

*Geometry/shape Vocabulary Match Up Activity- (2) pages: Students draw a line from vocab word to its correct definition. Answer key provided.

*Geometry/shape Vocabulary Color Match Activity- (2) pages: Students color the vocab word and its correct definition the same color. Answer key provided.

*Geometry Vocabulary Word labels

CREATIVITY:

Polygon Creations-

*Teacher direction/optional activities page

*(4) pages of regular and irregular shape templates

*Final product “My Polygon Creation” page

*Polygon Creation Information page- 2 differentiated levels: Students fill out the data from their creations. Ex: How many regular polygons are in your creation?

 

 

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