Sea Stars Teacher Notes
Sea Stars Teacher Notes
Sea Stars Teacher Notes
TEXT FEATURES
Show children some photographs of sea stars. Ask: What do you know
about sea stars? (Note that sea stars are often called starfish.You may like
to point out that sea stars is the correct name.) With the children, complete a concept map about sea stars using childrens suggestions.
Keeping track
Asking children to support
their answers with
evidence from the text
reveals information about
the level of understanding
they have of the text.
Children who are only able
to answer questions about
information directly stated
in the text need to work
on understanding the text
at an inferential and
interpretive level.
WRITING CENTRE
Use the information in the book children can draw a labelled diagram
showing sea star body parts.
Provide materials such as modelling clay, rocks, crepe paper, paint, felttipped pens, sponges, shells etc. Children could then work in cooperative
groups to construct a labelled model of an appropriate environment for
a sea star.
WORD CENTRE