Trade Book Evaluation

By: Jordan Tompkins

Book Title: My Five Senses

Author: Aliki

Synopsis:
This book is all about the five senses. It is told from the viewpoint of a little boy. All throughout the book he is doing different activities, which require different senses. For example, he tells what sense he is using when he eats his food. He is using is sense of taste.

Describe how a teacher could introduce the book to create student interest:
I think a great way to introduce this book to you class would be to do some sort of activity which required them to use their senses. Before they read the book, they may not understand why they are doing the activity. Maybe put together different centers where children are 1)looking at books (seeing) while eating cookies (taste), 2) playing a game of toss the ball to a partner while listening to music (touch and hear)--also during this time you could spray some febreeze around the room and the students would use their sense of smell.

What types of units could use this book as an introduction?
You could plan a week long unit in which everyday the students learned a new sense and did an activity to go along with that sense.

What science concepts are at least mentioned in the book?
The five senses (a Kindergarten Science GPS)

Cite page numbers and indicate where and how you would pause to illicit student responses and make the book sharing, an interactive process rather than just a book reading:
I think all throughout the book you could stop and ask the students questions about how they use their senses everyday. Students will love interacting and sharing their experiences with their peers! (Ex. you could ask the students, "what kinds of things to you smell?")
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