The Emperor’s Egg
(p. 124-145)
Student Sites
- The Emperor's Egg: Penguin Facts
- Virtual World of Antarctica
- Save the Penguin Egg Game
- Penguin Creature Feature
Background: Emperor Penguin
Spelling: ing/ly
Vocabulary: flippers, hatch, horizon, miserable, slippery, waddled (p. 122-123)
Preview, predict, picture walk, read story aloud and discuss
Story: Choral Read, partner read, independent read, listen to story on tape
Poetry: My Father’s Feet (p. 122p)
Writing: Organization: Research an Arctic Animal
Word Building: starting
Centers
Cool Computers: Madison Website/Ed. Resources/Reading Units
Awesome Artists: Make Your Own Penguin; write facts on the stomach
Word Wizards: Sight Word Bingo
Rockin’ Readers: Penguin books
Watch March of the Penguins or Happy Feet
Penguin Research
Penguin drawings (step-by-step)
Life cycle cards
Polar mammals/birds sort
Penguin stationary
Touring the Tundra map
Literature Connection: Animal Fathers
