Third grade students will excitedly set goals for their upcoming year by learning about different series available in the library. They’ll identify their own interests and experiences and match those to series they can connect with.
The author, Tracy from Vr2l Tch, likes using this activity on the first day of school. It can also be used any time you introduce the concept of Books As Mirrors to students.
Students will explore how books can act as mirrors, identify their own interests and experiences, and match those to series that they can connect with.
This lesson has 45 slides and pages, and it includes:
- All About Me activity (2 pages, PDF)
- Each sheet acts as a warm up to the Mirror Book activity for students to share about themselves. You can choose which sheet to use or give students a choice.
- Materials available to print for in person learning or via Seesaw for digital learning.
- Books as Mirrors booklet (2 pages, PDF)
- Printed double sided, then folded to make a booklet.
- Students will identify their interests and match series that connect to, or mirror, those interests.
- One sheet is a blank template, which you can edit in Adobe Acrobat pro software so you can customize to the series that are available in your library.
- Just Like Me activity (39 pages and slides, PDF, Google Slides, and SeeSaw formats)
- 34 slides in Google Slides and SeeSaw formats
- Includes 5 pages of directions and materials to play the game either with printable cards or a slideshow.
- Slideshow is editable in Google Slides or SeeSaw and sets students up for success by connecting rules to expectations.
- Standards Based Lesson Plan (2 pages, PDF)
- Aligned to AASL National School Library Standards for Learners and National Common Core ELA Standards
- The PDF file is not editable.
Standards Addressed:
AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.
- Inquire – D.4.
- Collaborate – D.1.
- Explore – A.1. – D.2. – D.3.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
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- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.6.
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