Text Set EDRE 4870.003

The Curious Garden

By: Peter Brown

The Curious Garden

This book is about a little boy named Liam who finds a garden that does not look very good and wants to take care of it. The community helps Liam take care of the garden. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows that Liam did not have to take care of the garden alone. The community helped take care of the garden and make it grow. This book will work for my text set because the community helps Liam take care of the garden.

Bruce's Big Storm

By: Ryan T. Higgins

Bruce's Big Storm

This book is about a big storm that causes every animal in the woodlands to go to Bruce’s house for shelter. When outside the animals get swept away while trying to get inside. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it allows my students to see how you can use teamwork in a time of need like bad weather. This book will work for my text set because it

shows teamwork through

the animals trying to stay

safe in the storm.

Raising Yoder's Barn

By: Jane Yolen

Raising Yoder's Barn

This book is about a young Amish boy and his family whose barn is destroyed in a fire. The whole Amish community comes together to build a new barn by bringing different tools and supplies that they need. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows how a certain group of individuals worked together to complete an important task. This book works with my text set because the whole Amish community comes together to build a new barn by bringing different tools and supplies they need.

A Bus Called Heaven

By: Bob Graham

A Bus Called Heaven

This book is about a group of people who work together to turn an old bus into something beautiful. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows how you can create something twice as beautiful when you do it with those who are around you. This book will work for my text set because the people work together to fix the bus.

Good Morning Neighbor

By: David Cali

Good Morning Neighbor

This book is about a mouse that goes out to find ingredients to make an omelet. He goes out to find what he needs as well as meeting new friends in the community. The mouse learns that with friends and community that they can help you with what you need. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows how you can create something for others when you work together to find the things you need. For example, the characters in the book work together to gather the ingredients for the mouse to make the meal.

This Is How We Do It

By: Matt Lamothe

(Nonfiction)

This Is How We Do It

This is a book about cultures and the things that everyone in different cultures do every day. It shows how people in each culture work together to do things in their day to day lives. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows how all cultures work together to accomplish goals in their towns. This book will work for my text set because it shows how people in each culture work together to do things in their day to day lives.

Mighty, Mighty Construction Site

By: Sherri Dusky Rinker

Mighty, Mighty Construction Site

This book is about a group of construction site trucks work together to make a big job seem small when they each have a task. This book focuses on team-building, friendship, and teamwork. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows how communities of individuals who work in different places work together to get the job done. This book will work for my text set because it focuses on team-building, friendship, and teamwork.

Farmer Duck

By: Martin Waddell

Farmer Duck

This book is about a duck who does work on the farm. The other animals on the farm help the duck to get the job done. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because the animals on the farm work together to help the farmer. This book will work for my text set

because the animals

come together to help

the duck get the job done.

Swimmy

By: Leo Lionni

Swimmy

This book is about a group of little fish who are afraid to come out of hiding, except for Swimmy, the little black fish. Swimmy shows the other fish how they can face their fears with teamwork. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows how someone who stands out can stand up to help others in a time of need. This book will work in my text set because Swimmy shows the fish how to face their fears with teamwork.

Up The Creek

By: Nicholas Oldland

Up The Creek

This book is about a bear, moose, and a beaver who go out in a canoe. They end up getting stranded because they can’t agree on who gets to do what job. In the end they figure out that if they work together they will get to where they are wanting to go. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows how when you work together it makes the job easier instead of arguing about who gets to do what.

https://www.weareteachers.com/team-building-games-and-activities/

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This website is from weareteachers.com. It is a blog post that talks about teaching teamwork in your classroom and what different activities you can use. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it gives practices and reflections for your students to practice teamwork and working together.

I really enjoyed two of the activities that were on this page. 1) No-Hands Cup-Stacking Challenge and 2)Art Reproduction Puzzle

Art Reproduction Puzzle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCQg0gMhvOU

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This movie clip is from the movie Finding Nemo. I chose this specific clip in the movie because it shows the fish working together to help Nemo when in a time of need. It addresses the guiding question and purpose of my text set because it shows students that you can work together in a time of need. That you don’t need to do the hard things alone when you feel stuck. This also shows different clips of Pixar short films that show the Power of Teamwork.

Teamwork Kindness Tree

After Reading Spinner Activity

Strategy #1

After reading each of our books as a class, students will be working with their small groups. As a group, they will choose one of their favorite books and use the spinner activity worksheet to complete the assignment. They will spin the spinner three times to see which questions or activities they will complete. They will work together as a group to complete the activities and questions.

Teamwork Hand-Print Tree

Materials: Construction Paper, Markers, Colored Pencils, Stickers, Crayons, Scissors

This activity will allow my students to see that we can have teamwork in our classroom. Each student will create their own hand from tracing their own. They will each decorate their own hands the way that they would like. After everyone is finished with their hands, they will have the opportunity to tell the class what they put on their hands. Once everyone is done with their hands we will hang the hands up on the teamwork tree in the classroom.

Strategy #2

Our class is a team and the tree will remind us that we can trust each other and know that we will each be there for each other when we need help.