Last week's library lesson made quite a splash! Otters Love to Play, our 8th Red Clover book of the school year, was the selected mentor text. In addition to sharing this engaging and fun story, learners were able to experience the narrative nonfiction genre firsthand. More than just facts and details about otters, this beautifully illustrated story is also written in a fiction-like format. At the end of the story, we talked about common text features - a glossary, an index, charts, and other ways nonfiction stories enhance our learning of a particular topic.
After the story, I shared this amazing video of a mother otter teaching her pup to swim. Contrary to what many believe about these water loving mammals, they are not born knowing how to swim. Their mothers have to teach them! Lastly, we played a fun comprehension game using Quizziz (a gamified site to help study and learn anything) to review the book and important understandings from the lesson. Next week we'll continue on our path to complete all ten Red Clover books with They All Saw A Cat.
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