"Book Bits": a Fun Pre-reading Activity for The Giver
5.0 (136 reviews)“Book Bits” are carefully selected snippets of information from the book. There are 44 “Book Bits”, however, you will only need one for each student; you can pick and choose which ones you like the most.1. Give each student a “Book Bit”. The students will read their individual “Book Bits” and be al
- Grade
- Grade 7
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 11
- Answer key
- N/A
- Teaching duration
- 3 Days
- Digital download
Description
“Book Bits” are carefully selected snippets of information from the book. There are 44 “Book Bits”, however, you will only need one for each student; you can pick and choose which ones you like the most.
1. Give each student a “Book Bit”. The students will read their individual “Book Bits” and be allowed a little time to ponder and reflect on what they say (e.g., What impressions are they gathering about the book?).
2. Have the students move around the classroom, reading their “Book Bit” to every other student, while also listening to the other students’ “Book Bits”. No discussion or interpretation occurs at this point; they are simply reading to each other.
3. After hearing the other students’ “Book Bits”, students can then do a quick write on the impressions they now have about the book (What is this book about? What can we infer about the characters?, What might happen in the story? etc.)
4. After the quick write, students can discuss with each other in pairs, small groups, and eventually whole group.
5. The “Book Bit” quick write can then be revisited after students have read more of the book, or have completed the book.
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Fantastic Math Tool
This was great to do in small groups with my students, it allowed them to think outside the box. I loved how they would guess and check to try different methods.
A helpful resources with minor drawbacks for some students
I found this to be an excellent resource, however, my students did not refer to this resource as frequently as I would have liked. I think perhaps the reason for that was because it was "too busy" for them. Some of my students had difficulties finding the exact support/information they needed from the entire sheet. *Note: I printed off the already filled in anchor chart for my students to place in their math notebooks. They did not fill in the sketch notes on their own due to time constraints.
A helpful resources with minor drawbacks
I found this to be an excellent resource, however, my students did not refer to this resource as frequently as I would have liked. I think perhaps the reason for that was because it was "too busy" for them. Some of my students had difficulties finding the exact support/information they needed from the entire sheet, since there is a lot on one page.
A helpful resource with minor drawbacks
I found this to be an excellent resource, however, my students did not refer to this resource as frequently as I would have liked. I think perhaps the reason for that was because it was "too busy" for them. Some of my students had difficulties finding the exact support/information they needed from the entire sheet.
Very Helpful
I found this to be helpful and has several pieces to use. I didn't use it all, but liked the parts I did
Questions & Answers (2)
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Has anyone used this in a hybrid / concurrent setting? I was curious how to make this work with kids in person and online. This looks amazing and I really want to try it!
Hi Brooke! I have heard much about teachers using this in a hybrid setting, but I have seen several teachers using them in a distance learning setting, so I suppose it would be just as well in a hybrid setting. Please let us know if you use it in your setting and how it works!
Has anyone had trouble printing this? I have tried to print the file 5 times today and it simply prints one sheet of coding-- just gibberish. I need this resource asap and have to get it printed to prep the lesson.
Try the steps below.
Open the PDF file with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Click “Print”
Click on “Advanced”
Check the “Print as Image” box
Print the document
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