Unit 5

Make me laugh!

Reader's Notebook

The Science of Snow Fun

The Science of Snow Fun is the last story about the Fenton Street Four.


This story is another great one to practise the predict, infer, connect strategy, so remember to use it as you read. Read the title and look at the pictures.

Reading Strategies Chart

Open

Open Your File

Go to your Documents folder and open your saved Reading Strategy Chart. Complete your predictions to My Predictions for Part One for this story. 
  • Read page 74 in Literacy in Action 4B. Pause and check your predictions. Then write new predictions to My Predictions for Part Two for this story.
  • Read page 75 in Literacy in Action 4B. Pause and check your predictions, think about the inferences and connections of any kind that you made, and complete the rest of the chart for this story.

Your Reading Strategy Chart should be finished now.


Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Reading Strategy Chart file in this format: jsmith_readingstrategychart and save the file to your Documents folder.
  1.  This worksheet is similar to homework, which is an opportunity to practise important concepts in the lesson. The worksheet is NOT for marks.
  2.  However, your teacher may ask you to submit this worksheet to check on your progress so be sure to save it in your Documents folder.

Questions About The Story

Answer the questions about the story on the Reader's Notebook: The Science of Snow Fun worksheet.



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  1. Download the document Reader's Notebook: The Science of Snow Fun .
  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: The Science of Snow Fun .
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Reader's Notebook: The Science Of Snow Fun file in this format: jsmith_scienceofsnowfun and save the file to your Documents folder.
  1. This worksheet is similar to homework, which is an opportunity to practise important concepts in the lesson. The worksheet is NOT for marks.
  2. However, your teacher may ask you to submit this worksheet to check on your progress so be sure to save it in your Documents folder.

Author Mary Borsky


Did you enjoy the Fenton Street Four? You may enjoy other stories by the same author. Look in your library for the Benny Bensky books, also by Mary Borsky. Other titles to look for are the following:

  • Benny Bensky and the Perogy Palace
  • Benny Bensky and the Giant Pumpkin Heist
  • Benny Bensky and the Parrot Napper
 
Mary Borsky is a teacher and writer who grew up in Alberta, Canada and currently lives in Ontario, Canada.
Mary has taught in a number of different Canadian locations as well as locations around the world.