Teacher Share: Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream
A 3-Minute Video on Using the Book of the Week to Teach Point of View and Vocabulary
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Teacher’s Takeaway
“Students as young as third grade would really enjoy reading Stick Dog because it makes them feel like they’re reading a big-kid chapter book!” —Kyndel Edens
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Are you looking for a great book to get students laughing while turning the pages? Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream is an excellent choice—plus it’s full of many lesson tie-ins!
In this Teacher Share video, sixth grade teacher Kyndel Edens from Atlanta, Georgia, breaks down some of the many ways you can use the Scholastic Book Clubs Book of the Week in your classroom to teach a wide array of lessons, from art and writing to science and vocabulary.
• Point of View: At certain points in the story, author Tom Watson breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to readers. Encourage students to practice differentiating between multiple points of view.
• Art Activity and Descriptive Writing: Students can design their favorite flavor of ice cream and then describe it, like when the dogs in Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream are sampling ice cream and trying to determine flavors!
• Science Lesson: Stick Dog and his friends have a huge debate on what ice cream is—solid or liquid. Open up a conversation about solids, liquids, and gasses with your students.
• Engaging Vocabulary: Emerging readers will be drawn into the story through the fun action and expressive vocabulary.
Download a free printable “Fetch Words with Stick Dog!” word search activity to help students build their vocabulary in Cooked Up from a Book!
How do you plan to use Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream with your class? Please share with the Scholastic Book Clubs community on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #ScholasticBookClubs.
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