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Learning Goal Focus:
Learning Goal Focus:
IDENTITY: How might reading about others help us better understand ourselves?
IDENTITY: How might reading about others help us better understand ourselves?
Minds On:
Minds On:
What do you think a "noise storm" is?
When might there be a "noise storm" during the day at school? at home? in other places?
Make a list of noises. Can you sort them into "good" noises and "bad" noises? What reasons do you have for your sorting?
While we read:
While we read:
How do the different noises make Thunder feel? How you ever noticed how different noises affect you? How do the noises that Thunder hears in the first few pages make you feel?
Thanks to Jenn Brown at Castleoaks PS for sharing.
Mosom is the Cree word for grandpa.
Mosom is the Cree word for grandpa.
Tansi is the Cree word for hello.
Tansi is the Cree word for hello.
National Geographic- Soundscapes
National Geographic- Soundscapes
Students discuss the natural and human-made sounds that help to define a sense of place. Then they go home to identify and collect sounds that define their home’s sense of place.
Students discuss the natural and human-made sounds that help to define a sense of place. Then they go home to identify and collect sounds that define their home’s sense of place.
Other Lesson/Activity Ideas
Other Lesson/Activity Ideas
Continue the Reading
Continue the Reading
Available on EPIC. Email Beth your EPIC class code to have a collection of stories/texts related to sounds, noises, hearing shared with you.
Resources/Activities Connected to Thunder and the Noise Storms
Resources/Activities Connected to Thunder and the Noise Storms
These are from the password protected Forest of Reading website. They will only be shared with Larkspur educators as we have purchased a pass to use these resources. Please contact the Forest of Reading to purchase a pass for your school/community.
Watch a video of Jennifer Farias showing how she made the illustrations for this book.
Minds on:
Minds on:
Think about a time when you have gone on a walk with a family member, like a grandma or grandpa. What did you hear? What did you hear?
If you can, go for a walk with a grown up. Try and focus on the idea of "quiet wonder". What can you see and hear if you both stay quiet on your walk? What pictures might you take to document your observations?
What do Thunder and the Noise Storms and Raven, Rabbit, Deer have in common?
What do Thunder and the Noise Storms and Raven, Rabbit, Deer have in common?
How are they different?
How are they different?
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