Read the Book Read the entire book, pausing only for Drop-In Vocabulary. Make sure campers are following along in their own books as you read. Note Hope for Winter does not have numbers printed on the pages of the book. To help you navigate the text, count the first page of text, which includes a note to readers, as page 1. You may wish to write page numbers in pencil at the bottom of each page. Read-Aloud Tips Use engaging read-aloud strategies, such as those below, to captivate your audience. • Change the pitch and tone of your voice to read tense or distressing parts with heightened emotion. This will help campers understand the uncertainty of Hope’s journey toward recovery. • Provide campers ample time to study the photographs throughout the book. After reading the captions, pause for a few moments so campers can gather additional information from the details of the photographs.
DROP-IN VOCABULARY
Page 3 lagoon: a small area of salt water separated from the sea by a sandbank or reef calf: the young of certain large animals, such as dolphins, cows, or elephants dehydrated: lacking water and fluid inflatable: able to be blown up with air Page 6 veterinarians : doctors for animals Page 8 critical: serious or dangerous distress: serious pain, injury, or confusion Page 10 eventually: over time Page 20 dreading: having a strong feeling of fear or worry about something that might happen tense: nervous observation: the action of noticing something
Notice & Wonder Invite campers to jot down or draw in their notebooks anything they noticed or wondered during today’s read-aloud. Get the Gist Invite campers to discuss with partners the gist, or main idea, of today’s read-aloud. Ask volunteers to share their gists with the group. Campers should mention these details: Winter was a dolphin who lost her tail and was rescued and taken to an aquarium to receive help. She was given a prosthetic tail so she could swim, which was necessary for her survival. Several years later, another dolphin was rescued in the same part of Florida. She was taken to the same aquarium and was given the name Hope. Veterinarians and other animal experts helped Hope survive. They knew that she would need to be around other dolphins. They introduced her to Panama, an older dolphin, and Winter. Hope and Winter formed a strong bond, and they lived together at the aquarium. Wrap up by reminding campers that in the next lesson, they will “Go Deep” in a discussion about the book. Campers should be ready to talk about the book and think about what questions they may have.
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