DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 206
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 4
You may want to use this rubric to assess the students' work.
Rubric
Full points
Partial
points
None
Made the ID card
Put a picture on it
Wrote information about self correctly
Signed it
Added a slogan
Presented it well
Used correct spelling and grammar
Used capital letters
7. Let’s Sing! (track 44) (page 156)
Curriculum:
Read the song with the students.
AI: Students will understand the
Make sure all the vocabulary and ideas are clear.
general meaning, main ideas, and
Ask:
sequence of events in the text and
What does it mean ‘jump in, go green’? (They
use this knowledge as needed.
should start being green right away.)
What problems are presented in the song?
(trash, pollution, water, dirty beaches and lakes, electricity)
After they understand the message, play the song.
Encourage the students to sing along.
If you’ve got students who would like to, have pairs or threes perform the song in front of the class.
8. Let’s Write! (page 157)
Case Summary
Have the students fill in the case summary in their Detective’s Notebooks.
Possible answers:
1. This case was an eco-mystery. It was about missing animals.
2. The animals were disappearing from Lakeview. The trees were cut.
3. There is a solution, to build apartment buildings instead of houses.
Detective School Bonus Question:
Ask:
What does L3 mean? (look, listen and learn.)
Write the answers on the board to ensure all the students have the correct summary in their
notebooks.
9. Let’s Play (page 157)
Tell students to open their game board at the back of the book, take out their cards and
play the game.
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