Reading Club C – Hansel and Gretel -- 4

 Hansel and Gretel / Geography / Science

by cAmilla Wu

Date: November 21^st , 2009

 

1.     Hansel and Gretel illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, retold by Rika Lesser

a.       Discuss the illustrations. à Review the concepts of light and shadow / characters’ facial expressions / distance: big and small / colors

b.      Discuss the story.

c.       Reinforce the concepts of punctuation.

* Find the quotation marks and circle them.

* Read the story out loud.

2.       Geography

Review the world map

    7 continents: North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, Antarctica.

* Draw the map

3.     Science

    Living Things and Their Habitats

l      Introduce the North Pole.

l      The polar bear’s habitat is the north pole.

l      Directions: North, South, East and West