Scholastic Inc., 2012
Grade Level: 3
Lexile: 390L
Fountas & Pinnell: H
Suggested Delivery: Independent
George, aka "Suds," has just entered third grade, and he's heard the rhyme about "first grade babies/second grade cats/third grade angels/fourth grade rats," but what does this mean for his school year? It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold a competition every month to see which student deserves to be awarded "the halo" - which student is best-behaved, kindest to others, and, in short, perfect. Suds is determined to be the first to earn the halo, but he's finding the challenge of always being good to be more stressful than he had anticipated. Does he have to be good even outside of school? (Does he have to be nice to his annoying little sister?) And if Mrs. Simms doesn't actually see him doing a good deed, does it even count?
Teaching Strategies:
Key Vocabulary:
fired (in regards to giving Mrs. Simms a smile)
shocked
spirit
dangle
Before Reading Activity: In the beginning of Third Grade Angels Mrs. Simms asks her students if they are perfect. Pose the same question to the class and discuss why or why not, and what makes a person an "angel"?
During Reading Activity: Have the students work in their small groups of four to form literature circles. There will be one discussion director who generates questions, a vocabulary enricher who researches unknown vocabulary and clarifies these words to group members, a literary luminary who guides oral reading for purpose and the checker who makes sure everyone stays on task.
After Reading Activity: Have the groups of four choose their favorite scene from the book and perform a readers theatre!
Writing Activity: Respond to this writing prompt question "Suds’s mom tells a little white lie to encourage Suds to be good even when he’s not at school. What is it? When does Suds realize that his mom has exaggerated? Do you think it’s unfair of her to mislead him?"
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