Students will dive into a classic story about a bat trying to find her place in a family of birds after being separated from her mother during an owl attack. Students will travel along with Stellaluna on her adventures with a family of birds and discover if she is ever reunited with her mother.
This module offers students opportunities to flock together to learn more about different species of bats and other nocturnal creatures. Students will also use movement and dramatic play to engage with the module’s key vocabulary and the storylines of the texts.
Before you begin...
Each Artful Reading Module is flexibly designed for a 2-3 week duration. Lessons are marked for Before-, During-, or After-Reading to guide your planning. We have added a sample of a During-Reading lesson entitled Don't Say a Word for you to preview.Each lesson is formatted on a Teacher Lesson Card so you have all the information you need at your fingertips when it’s time to deliver.
This module contains the following Teacher Lesson Cards:
- Do the Flock Dance!
- Hunting for Bat Facts
- Stretch Your Artist Wings
- Give Me a B!
- Stick it to Me
- Feelings Fly off the Page
- Her Mother’s Story
- Don’t Say a Word
- Bats Around the World
- Lights! Camera! Action!
- Find My Match
- Like a Fish out of Water
- Sparkling Night Sky
At the end of the module, you will find options for summative writing tasks and optional extensions that can stretch the module further.
Standards Matrix
For your reference, we have added images of the literacy standards matrix for this module.
Key Vocabulary
Swooped, Dodging, Shrieking, Clutched, Clumsy, Perched, Nocturnal, Flock
Note: This module is part of 1st Grade: Series 1. The four modules in Series 1 collectively address all National ELA and Core Arts Standards.