LESSON 14
Roadrunner’s Dance ( continued ) by Rudolfo Anaya • illustrated by David Diaz This modern folktale tells the creation story of the roadrunner. When the safety of a community is threatened, Desert Woman creates a new bird that has all the right features needed to fend off danger.
2/11/15 11:25 AM
KNOWLEDGE GOALS Campers will understand that • animals have physical characteristics that are suited to their environment • a creation story explains how things began • people in a community can work together to solve problems READING GOALS Campers will • discuss the reading, supporting ideas with text details • play a game to practice building words with prefixes and base words • build fluency with Readers’ Theater • build and review vocabulary WRITING GOAL Campers will • write an opinion sentence about which gift is most helpful to Roadrunner FOCUS STRENGTH Confidence
LESSON MATERIALS & PREP Materials • Camper copies of Roadrunner’s Dance • Read-Aloud Text Set • LitCamper Notebooks • “Make-a-Word Bingo” activity resources Prep • Follow instructions for “Make-a-Word Bingo” activity resources • Distribute text sets as needed
OPENING CAMPFIRE 15 MIN Welcome campers and greet them by name. Remind them about the focus strength and prepare the group for the day’s lesson. Campers, in our last lesson, we read Roadrunner’s Dance , about a rattlesnake who was a bully and a new animal, Roadrunner, who was created to stand up to Rattlesnake. What did Roadrunner have to do to be able to stand up to Rattlesnake? Have campers share with partners, then continue. How can practicing something help you feel more confident? Invite partners to share their ideas. Today, we’ll dive deep into Roadrunner’s Dance . We’ll also talk about how we can feel confident about ourselves! Wrap up with a song or the LitCamp cheer.
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