Unit 4

How Do Games Influence People?

Lesson 5

Reader's Notebook

When Children Play, the World Wins


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There are many charities throughout the world whose main goal is to help children.


The focus of this selection is a charity called Right to Play. They believe that play increases the physical, social and emotional growth of children.

Open Literacy in Action 5B to page 18. Preview the selection, making sure to pay attention to the titles, headings and captions under the pictures.

You will be using the reading strategy of using what you know to answer Questions 1 and 2 in the Before Reading section on the Reader’s Notebook: When Children Play, the World Wins worksheet.




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  1. Download the document Reader’s Notebook: When Children Play, the World Wins.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens: 
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document Reader’s Notebook: When Children Play, the World Wins.

  3. Print the document.
Remember to use the strategy of visualization when you read this selection. Picturing what you are reading as you are reading will help improve your understanding of this selection.

Read pages 18 to 21 of Literacy in Action 5B. As you read the selection, answer Questions 1 to 4 in the During Reading section on the Reader’s Notebook: When Children Play, the World Wins worksheet.



Dikembe Mutombo (photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Tahmina Khan (photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Catriona Le May Doan (photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Clara Hughes (photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
 
This passage contains a lot of important information. Your first task is to summarize this passage onto the When Children Play, the World Wins! Organizer. Fill in the organizer with important information from the selection.




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  1. Download the document When Children Play, the World Wins! Organizer.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens: 
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document When Children Play, the World Wins! Organizer.

  3. Print the document.
Your second task is to answer the Questions 1 to 3 in the After Reading section on the Reader’s Notebook: When Children Play, the World Wins worksheet.

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How to save a file:

  1. Scan the document to your computer.
  2. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  3. Name your Reader’s Notebook: When Children Play, the World Wins file in this format: jsmith_rnwhenchildrenplay and save the file to your Documents folder.

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Think About It


  • In what parts of the world is the Right to Play charity most active? Why do you think what you do? (Give reasons based on the selection)
  • Should all children have the right to play?
Be sure to add any information from this lesson to your Games Graphic Organizer.
Add any new words you found in this selection to your Vocabulary Chart.
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.