DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 261
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 6
Let’s Notice and Remember (HOTS)
Before looking at the characters in this unit, discuss
the title of the unit.
Ask and say:
What do you think this unit is going to be
about? (Have students guess.)
Curriculum:
SI: Students will answer questions about
familiar topics.
AI: Students will extract information
from visual data.
Recap some of what they’ve been doing in the book.
Ask:
What was the main topic in Unit 5? (bullying)
Who were the characters? (Maya, Josh, Ann, Miss Santos, etc.)
Who were the people we already knew there? (Kate, Tom, Jack and Amy)
What other adventures have Kate and Tom had in our book? (Accept all correct answers,
relating to entire book. Encourage them to discuss the adventures they enjoyed the most.)
This time we have a new adventure. Who do you think is going to be involved? (Tom and
Kate for sure, lots of other characters too)
Ask and say:
Who do we already know? (Tom, Kate, Robert)
What have Tom, Kate and Robert been doing
Curriculum:
in the previous units? (Make sure the
P: Students will describe people,
students remember some of the adventures
places, things, and events.
of our heroes: finding the bikes that were
stolen, finding the paintings that were stolen,
saving the animals’ habitats)
Now let’s look at the characters.
Who’s new here? (Miss Lee, Elliot and a mystery guy)
Part 1 - School is Almost Over (page 206-208)
Discuss the title of the section. HOTS
Ask:
What do you think will happen in this last unit?
What happens at the end of a school year?
(Accept all logical answers.)
1. Let’s Rap - HOTS (track 56) (page 206)
Have the students read the rap and act out the
questions by putting their hands in the air and looking
around while they say them.
Ask:
Who do you think is talking?
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Curriculum:
AI: Students will understand the
general meaning, main ideas, and
sequence of events in the text and
use this knowledge as needed.
AI: Students will identify different
text types and use this knowledge as
needed.
AI: Students will locate relevant
information for a specific purpose.
AI: Students will extract information
from visual data such as a timetable.
