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Week 8: What Does It Mean to Produce and Consume?
Books for Week 8:
From Cotton to T-shirt by
Robin Nelson
Producers and
Consumers by Ellen
Mitten
From Wax to Crayon by
Robin Nelson
From Tree to Paper by
Pam Marshall
Day 1 | Date: _________________________________
Prepare for Week 8 on pp. 22-24.
Plan a field trip to a company.
Prepare for the activity for Day 2. Create flashcards using the directions on step 3 on
page 23.
Read Week 7: What Does it Mean to Produce and Consume? on pp. 25-26.
As you come to a word in bold print, create a vocabulary card for it.
Write the vocabulary word on the front and the definition on the back.
Read From Cotton to T-shirt by Robin Nelson.
Watch the video and let students interact with it: Producers and Consumers.
Follow the link on page 23.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________
Complete steps 4-10 on page 23 on Day 1.
Day 3 | Date: _________________________________
Reread Week 7: What Does it Mean to Produce and Consume? on pp. 25-26.
Read Producers and Consumers by Ellen Mitten.
Complete steps 3-8 on page 24.
Day 4 | Date: _________________________________
Reread Week 7: What Does it Mean to Produce and Consume? on pp. 25-26.
Watch the video Capital Resources. Follow the link on page 23.
Read From Wax to Crayon by Robin Nelson.
Complete steps 5-10 on page 23.
Day 5 | Date: _________________________________
Reread Week 7: What Does it Mean to Produce and Consume? on pp. 25-26.
Read From Tree to Paper by Pam Marshall.
Discuss the main idea of the book and how trees are used as a natural resource.
Watch the video: Made in America. Follow the link on page 24.
Complete steps 5-12 on page 24.