Squirrel's New Year's Resolution Makerspace Activities Reading Creation Station
New Year's Makerspace is a fun way to introduce resolutions and celebrate the new year. Share a Close Reading with Squirrel's New Years Resolution by Pat Miller focusing on asking and answering questions, vocabulary, story structure, illustrations, bringing meaning to the text, and point of view. Then allow your little engineers to ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve upon a solution for Squirrel.
MakerSpace Moments in Literature combines literature with creative engineering design projects. Students respond to text with close read activities as well as develop ideas to solve problems from the story. MakerSpace Moments in Literature are perfect for the elementary classroom or the library/media center.
MakerSpace Activity: STEAM takes the E for engineering and the A for arts from STEAM and you get Maker Space Moments in Literature. Makerspace Moments In Literature allow you to do a focused Close Reading with text as well as extend on a piece of literature with the same function and creativity of a Makerspace using engineering tools to problem solve and create. A Makerspace is a collaborative area where students can think, create, share, and grow using an assortment of materials and technologies.
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Comprehension Questions
Comprehension Bookmarks
Vocabulary Cards- Can be used as a fun game of Headbanz or Charades or to display
Vocabulary Work
Ask and Answer Question Work
Story Structure focus
Illustration Focus
Point of View
Engineering Maker Activity
Examples of Solutions for Squirrel
Optional Challenge Cards (2 options- can help provide a little more structure, if your kids need that)
Ask Sheet to allow students to formulate questions they have about solutions
Planning and Creating Sheet for Solution Activity
Reflecting and Improving For All About My Solution (for writing extension)
Words About My Solution
My Solution Presentation Points
Compare and Contrast Solutions
Standards Covered
Asking and Answering Questions
Vocabulary
Story Structure
Illustrations
Point of View
Compare and Contrast
Engineering K-2 standards (From Next Gen. Science Standards)
Adjectives
Listening and Speaking
Writing
WANT TO SEE WHAT A MAKERSPACE MOMENT IS LITERATURE IS ALL ABOUT? See my freebie Makerspace Moments in Literature: Engineering and Literature Freebie
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