LitCamp Reimagined! | Grade 3 Leader Guide Green Bunk

LESSON 20

Who Would Win? Blue Whale vs. Mosquito (continued) by Jerry Pallotta • illustrated by Rob Bolster Imagine a blue whale and a mosquito have a fight—who would win? Before the final showdown, readers learn about each animal’s anatomy, behavior, and advantages.

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BLUE WHALE VS MOSQUITO

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BY JERRY PALLOTTA

$5.99 US / $7.99 CAN

ILLUSTRATED BY ROB BOLSTER

10/9/23 3:04 PM

KNOWLEDGE GOALS Campers will understand that • blue whales and mosquitoes have different physical characteristics • mosquitoes can carry viruses that are harmful to other animals • authors sometimes compare and contrast topics to give information READING GOALS Campers will • discuss the reading, supporting ideas with text details • play a game to identify homophone pairs • build fluency with Readers’ Theater • build and review vocabulary WRITING GOAL Campers will • write an opinion sentence using facts from the text FOCUS Celebration

LESSON MATERIALS & PREP Materials • Camper copies of Who Would Win? • Read-Aloud Text Set • LitCamper Notebooks • “Homophone Sentence Makers” activity resources Prep • Follow instructions for “Homophone Sentence Makers” activity resources • Distribute text sets as needed

OPENING CAMPFIRE 15 MIN Welcome campers and greet them by name. Remind them about the focus, Celebration, and prepare the group for the day’s lesson. Campers, during LitCamp we’ve talked about books, asked important questions, and shared our thoughts and ideas about the 7 Strengths. Today, we’re going to celebrate our achievements as readers and members of the LitCamp community. What is something that we have accomplished as a community that you think we should celebrate? Invite volunteers to share their ideas with the group. Let’s remember to celebrate one another by thinking about what makes each of us

special and listening to each other as we talk. Wrap up with a song or the LitCamp cheer.

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