Ashley Jones

LIFE PROCESSES TEXT SET

Text for Instruction

How a Frog Grows• A-Z level: C

• Phonics – Non-fiction

• Benton, C. (2003). How a frog grows. Compass Point Books.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar • DRA level: 18

• Fiction

• Carle, E. (1986). The very hungry caterpillar. Philomel.

The Tiny Seed• DRA level: 20-24

• Fiction

• Carle, E. (1987). The tiny seed. Saxonbille, MA: Picture Book Studio.

Animal Life Cycles• Level: second grade

• Non-fiction

• (2004). Animal life cycles. It’s Elementary.net.

Life of a Plant

• Grades K-3

• Poem – Non-fiction

• Jordan, R. (1999). Life of a plant. A Poem A Day. Teaching Resources.

Whitetail Deer• Level:

• Non-Fiction

• McGee, J. (2000). Whitetail deer. Our Wild World. Cooper Square Publishing Llc.

Explore Life Cycles• Grade 2-on level

• Non-fiction

• Reilly, K. (2011). Explore life cycles. Explore Your World. Nomad Press.

Teacher Resources

The Parallel Curriculum

• Teacher Resource

• Textbook

• Tomlinson, C. (2002). The parallel curriculum: a design to develop high potential and challenge high-ability learners. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press.

Will Students Take Advantage of Opportunities for Meaningful Science Learning?

• Teacher Resource

• Article

• Anderson, C. Lee, O. (1997). Will students take advantage of opportunities for meaningful science learning? Phi Delta Kappan, 78(9), 720-724.