Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Teachable Text Tuesday (Alfie)

Mia loves Alfie, her pet turtle.  But he's not very soft, he doesn't do tricks, and he's pretty quiet.  Sometimes she forgets he's even there!  It was the night before Nia's seventh birthday, when Alfie disappeared!

This unique story that makes you really think when Nia's turtle disappears.  As I read this story with Macy, she immediately assumed the turtle had died when he disappeared.  'Maybe her parents took Alfie out of the aquarium?' she thought out loud.



But what you learn is the innovative way the story changes and lends itself perfectly for a teachable moment.  The perspective changes and the story is retold from the turtles point of view.  My brain immediately started thinking of all the ways I could teach point of view including taking a unique event from our own lives and asking a friend or family member to retell the story from their perspective.

This book, released in October of 2017, became the perfect piece of literature to use for teaching point of view but also responsibility and animal adaptations.  It is a great place to start when uncovering the tricky reading skill of point of view and a story your children will not soon forget.

Macy said, "I like the book because she plays with her turtle and becomes friends with it.   I like the end when the turtle found Nia a birthday present in a funny place.  The turtle was being kind.  It was funny because it was like the turtle was talking in the book.  I've never heard a turtle talk before."

If you want to purchase this book you can find it here.  Happy "Teachable Text Tuesday!"


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