Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
Additional books to read to enhance
your learning experience:
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Whales by Seymour Simon published
by Scholastic
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Sharks by Seymour Simon
published by Scholastic
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Kids Discover Oceans 2
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Whales and Dolphins by J.I.
Anderson
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The Kingfisher Young People's Book
of Oceans by Scholastic
Resources:
Teacher ideas:
Books ideas that students can create
using everyday paper and crayons or with computer programs like
Kid Pix, Hyperstudio, Inspiration,
etc. To see an example of a student's work, please click on the idea..
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Creating titles for the chapters in
the book.
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Creating an ABC book of things used
in the book
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Creating a book entitled "Our
Favorite part in the Island of the Blue Dolphins"
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Doing a study on the animals mentioned
in the book. Each animal study should include: Habitat, Description
of the animal including scientific name and group classification,Characteristics
of the group, Food Sources, Enemies, and Interesting Facts.
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A short picture book despicting the
main events in the book. This can also be an individual project by
dividing a piece of 18X12 construction paper into 8 squares or more.
Just keep folding the paper in half until the desired number of squares
is created. The first square might be "The Aluets come to the island
to hunt otter and have a parley with the chief." The last square
might be "Karana is rescued from the island after living alone for 18 years.
