Good Children Get Rewards

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Good Children Get Rewards
A Story of Williamsburg in Colonial Times

• Written by Eva Moore
• Illustrated by Don Bolognese and Elaine Raphael
• Cyber Lesson by Marjorie DeSisto
  mdesisto_at_sjc.edu
• Saint Joseph College
• EDUC 322 Developmental Reading
• November 29, 2007

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Hello Readers!

• Have you ever imagined what life would be like
  if you had lived in our country during Colonial
  times?
• Well, as you read this story, you will take an
  adventure with Ann and Tom, two children the same
  age as you! On your journey, you will learn about
  Colonial jobs, as you solve a riddle in hopes of
  a surprise at the end. Have fun!

This riddle is called a rebus, just like the one
Tom and Ann solve in the story. Click the rebus
to go to a website and create your own! ?
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Materials

• Text, Good Children Get Rewards A Story of
  Williamsburg in Colonial Times
• A computer with internet access
• Pencils
• Prediction sheet
• Errand Template
• Blank Paper

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Before You Read

• You will need to learn about some of the jobs
  townspeople had during Colonial times to better
  understand
• the story. Click the picture to the right to
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• find more information about Colonial
  occupations.

Now, flip through the book and look at the
pictures to make predictions on your prediction
sheet. Do you think Tom and Ann will solve their
riddle? Why are they good children? What do you
think the problem in the story might be? What do
you hope happens in the story?
Click paper for Prediction Sheet ?
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While You Read

• Ann and Tom visit a lot of townspeople on
  their adventure. It will be hard to remember all
  of the people at the end of the story, so as you
  read, record each character and the errand they
  send the children on. You can do this on your
  provided template.
• Click the map for a template. ?
• Think about why each errand is important to the
  lives of the townspeople. How would the jobs get
  done without the help of Tom and Ann?

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After You Read

• Tom and Ann were very kind children, and they
  helped many people during the story. On a blank
  piece of paper, make a Venn Diagram. Compare and
  contrast the good deeds you do for others with
  the errands that Tom and Ann did for their
  friends.

If you need help, click the picture of the Venn
Diagram for an explanation. ?
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Beyond the book

• You already know about Colonial Occupations.
  Click on the different pictures to learn about
  other aspects of Colonial life.
• School Clothing
  Chores
• After exploring, think about whether you would
  prefer to live now or in Colonial times. Why?
  Discuss you reasons with a partner!

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Rubric
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References

• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (2007). Colonial
  Williamsburg trades. Retrieved November 27, 2007
  from http//history.org/Almanack/life/trades/trad
  ehdr.cfm
• Geocities. Venn Diagrams. Retrieved November 28,
  2007 from http//www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tp
  es/venn.html
• MyRebus (2007). Rebus creator. Retrieved November
  28, 2007 from http//www.myrebus.com/.
• Moore, E. (2001). Good children get rewards A
  story of Williamsburg in colonial times. U.S.A.
  Scholastic Inc.
• Thinkquest, Retrieved November 27, 2007 from
  http//library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/introducti
  on.htm.

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CT State Standards

• Frameworks
• 1.1c recognize and organize relevant information
  in proper sequence to use in a summary
• 2.3a Make connections between characters lives
  and the real world
• 2.3b Listen to, read, and respond to texts about
  and from many cultures and times
• Blueprint
• Applies comprehension strategies, such as
  summarization and prediction to grade-appropriate
  stories read aloud by teacher and to own reading
  in context