For my book talk today I read Dandelions: Stars in the Grass. This is a great educational book for children. It could be incorporated into a science lesson. The book explains how a dandelion grows and how its petals fall off to form 'fluffy tufts of white". It then tells how these buds are blown off by the wind and carried to the places where new dandelions will grow. It shows the different insects that feed on the dandelions as well.
I love this book because it is written in rhyme. Children can become very interested in this book because of the musical tone it has. For example, the books starts off by saying "In spring, dandelions bloom like gold stars in the grass growing taller and taller as the warm days pass." This really can capture the attention of the young readers in the primary grades. It also teaches them a great science lesson. The kids could even take a trip outside to pick their own dandelions to study. I would definitley reccomend this book to be used in the classroom.
Here is a great link for activities that could be used with this book!
I think it’s great you are trying to make science fun. It is very important to try and get our students motivated about other topics in school that they may not be excited to do, and I believe reading books like this one are a great way to do that.
ReplyDeleteThis book was really interesting and educational. This could definitely be used in the classroom possibly in a Science lesson. Children would definitely be excited about learning and there are many activities that can be tied along with it!
ReplyDeleteI really like how this book can be used for so many different lessons! i also remember how the end of it had a bunch activities to do which was really good, i like the science part of this children book. It will be so easy to do a lot with it. Thanks for attaching the activity it was very helpful! definitely something that can be used :)
ReplyDeleteThis book is seems great because it is so versatile when it comes to incorporating it with a lesson! I've been looking for a good children's book to use with a science lesson and considering I also want to teach the younger elementary grades. I feel like a lot of science books I've looked at are simply repetition of facts. I will definitely have to check this book out! Good job.
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