Teaching with Geodes
The pages that follow include a brief introduction to each Book Note component to assist teachers with instructional decisions. Because of the differences among the three Level K book types, there are some minor variations across the Book Note content. The major components, however, remain the same. The following samples align to each book type, including annotations to describe the various components for each book type’s Book Note.
WORDLESS PICTURE BOOK ANNOTATED BOOK NOTE Page 1 Module 1 • Pelé
Shows alignment with Wit & Wisdom module
Includes set information, genre category, and book type
Shows alignment with Fundations® scope and sequence
Summarizes book and key ideas
Offers suggestions to boost student accessibility or reading experience
Presents custom information related to the book, such as a brief introduction to vocabulary to support understanding of new content or a reminder of strategies for engaging with the featured book type
Connects information in the book to build knowledge about the world
PELÉ Wit & Wisdom® Grade K Module 1: The Five Senses Set 1: Explore South America, Book 1 Literary Nonfiction Wordless Picture Book Fundations® Alignment Level K, Unit 1, Weeks 1–3
Book Summary In 1940, Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in Brazil. His classmates called him Pelé. Pelé loved soccer. His family didn’t have much money, so Pelé used whatever he could find as a soccer ball to play barefoot in the street with his friends. When Pelé was six, he got his first real ball. At age thirteen, he joined his first club team and received his first uniform. Later, he was invited to join the Brazilian national team. The next year, the team played in the World Cup in Sweden. Pelé scored two goals in the final game to help Brazil win, making Pelé the youngest World Cup champion in history at that time.
Teacher Note Wordless Picture Books are positioned as the first book of each set in Modules 1 and 2. Along with building new content knowledge, Wordless Picture Books are designed to promote concepts of print, support students’ understanding of basic story elements, and expand oral language and retelling skills. Use your knowledge of students’ abilities to determine when to introduce this book. Consider revisiting the book throughout the weeks specified on the back of the book, as appropriate, allowing students to demonstrate their growing skills and knowledge with telling and retelling a story. Pelé is the first of two Wordless Picture Books in this module. Encourage students to study the illustrations closely to add details to each “reading” or retelling of the book. After listening to the About section read aloud, students can incorporate new details into their retellings. Students may need assistance using content vocabulary, such as equipment, goals, professional, soccer, team, and uniform. For more information on instructional strategies to use with Wordless Picture Books, see page 24 of this teacher resource. Also, note that Pelé’s given name, Edson, is spelled slightly differently from Thomas Edison’s, for whom he was named.
World Connection Each year on November 19, Pelé Day is celebrated in Santos, Brazil. Pelé played for the Santos Football Club from 1956 to 1974. 51
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