D' Ask studentsto look at the diagramthen write a sentencein their journals

describinga
way their bodies are the sameas machines.Then have them write
another sentenceabout
how their bodiesand machinesare different. Studentsmay illustrate
their ,"rforrr.r.
E' Give eachstudent2 copiesof Attachment 10 and construction
paper.Ask studentsto
cut out the figure and glue one body shapeto each side of the
constructior,fup"r. on one
side of the paper,have studentsadd detailsto the shapeto
show the outsideof their
bodies'Ask studentsto draw lines and label their bodj' parts,just
as in the book.
Encouragestudentsto color their pictures.

F' Begin a discussionaboutthe brain. Re-readthe brain page

in Me and My Amazing
Body' Give eachstudenta small piece of gray construction
paper.Ask studerrtsto draw a
small brain and glue it to the blank body outiine and label
theii picture. Have students
add organsto the blank body outrineas they are discussed
in class.
G' Discuss ways the brain receivessignals. Ask students
to put their hands in the feeling
b9x try to figure of the object by using their senseof touch.
1nd Make a list on the board
of ail the ways the brain receivessignars:slght, touch,
smeil, taste,hearins

Closure
Have studentssit in a circle holding hands. Fretend one
person is the brain. Designate one
personto begin sendinga signalto the brain by
,q.r""riog someone,shand.Have
studentsmake a chain of responsesuntil the rnessag"."uJh",
the brain. Time the
responsesthen try to shortenthe time for the *".rig"
to reach the brain. Record times on
the board.

Extension

T Ask a studentto take an object in the room behind a

barrier so no one can seeit. Ask the
studentto make a sound using the item. (scissorsopening
forward and backward, etc.) Have studentsgiressthe
and closing, a chair moving
object
- -
J using only their senseof
t hearing.

Assessment
T Review the joumal entry and picture labeling to evaluate
discussionsduring the venn diagram brainstorrning to
responsesusing Attachment 17.
phonetic awareness.Use
urr"., studentthinking. Record

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