Waiting for the Whales is a story about a man who lives a quiet and orderly life close to the ocean’s edge. Unexpectedly, his daughter arrives with her infant girl. He learns to share his life, his knowledge of the sea and himself with his growing granddaughter. The story reveals the bond between young and old and the cycles of life found in both human and orca worlds.
The Waiting for the Whales: Teacher’s Guide is an excellent resource for a teacher, at any grade level, who is planning to use the orca as a basis for a theme of study or as a valuable addition to a seashore unit or as an extension to a theme about “Family.” Cycles of living things and the inter-connectedness of all beings can be explored as well with this book. The story reveals the bond between young and old and the cycles of life found in both human and orca worlds. It can be used as a springboard to various research activities. The teacher’s guide includes various integrated strategies and activities pertaining to pre-reading, reading, vocabulary development, writing, grammar, art, and cooking.
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Waiting for the Whales: Teacher’s Guide Table of Contents
UNIT OVERVIEW
INTEGRATED STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES
Pre-reading
– Think Pair and Share
– Pre-Test
– People Search
– Museum Collection
– Musk-Ox Circles
– Anticipation Guide
– The What Chart
Reading
– Making Predictions
– Response Journals
– Carousel Brainstorming Invisible Ink Reading
– Overhead Reading
– Listening Centre
– Fluency Reading Chart
Vocabulary Development
– Word Search
– Book Bingo
– O.K. Word Chains
– Synonym Strips
– Compare/ Contrast Chart
– Which Word Fits?
– Vocabulary Shapes
Writer’s Corner
– Pattern Writing
– Character Study
– Character T
– Story Wheel
– Facts, Lies and Questions
– Positive, Negative, Interesting Haiku
– Story Pyramid
– Just the Facts
– What’s Your Opinion?
– Facts and Opinions Interviews
– Flip -up Booklet
Grammar
– Sentences
– Unscramble and Fix Me Nouns
Art
– Posters
– Bulletin Board
Cooking
About the Author
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