The Tiny Seed By: Eric Carle

Book Title: The Tiny Seed

Author: Eric Carle

Illustrator: Eric Carle

Genre: Nonfiction

Summary: A story of the cycle

ELA Content Standard 1: Grade 2, Text and Types of Purpose #2- Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

How it Connects:Students can use this book as a guide when writing their own stories based on their research

ELA Content Standard 2: Grade 1, Text Types of Purpose #2- Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

How it Connects: Students can use this book to focus on blending facts and story components together into their writing based on information and research

3 Tiers of  Vocab: 1) seed, flower 2) Autumn 3) seed-pod 

How Children Use Book: Individually and Small Groups

Meets Needs: Gifted students can use this book to talk about how the plants grow (photosynthesis)