THE BULLY FROM

THE BLACK
LAGOON
COMMUNITY BUILDING-LESSON 1
OBJECTIVES

• Reading- Campers will read a text with expression, considering what is happening in the story
and how the characters feel about what is happening.
• Listening and Speaking- Campers will practice their oral presentation skills in small groups by
role-playing a conversation about a student welcome campaign.
• Writing- Campers will write an informational piece to introduce themselves in a positive way
to fellow campers.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Pun- a joke that uses a word in a different way

• Bully- a person who frightens or intimidates others to get their way
READ ALOUD: THE BULLY FROM THE
BLACK LAGOON
• What is a black lagoon? What feeling does the title give you about the book?
• How do you think this book will fit into our unit on community building?
DURING READING

• How is Hubie feeling right now? Page 9

• What do you think carrot-tea is supposed to mean? Where have you noticed other puns, or
wordplay, in the text? Page 22
• Hubie has thought about different strategies to protect himself. Do you think any of these
strategies are good options? Why or why not? Page 24
• Look at the picture on this page. Is this how you imagined that Butch would look? Do you
think this is how Hubie imagined Butch would look? Page 29
AFTER READING

• Why do you think the author chose this title for his book? Do you think this is a good title for
this text? Why or why not?
• What did Hubie learn in this story that could help us build our camp community?
BRING THE TEXT TO LIFE: WELCOME
CAMPAIGN
• Work in pairs to create posters that include strategies to make new students feel welcome.
• Posters should be eye catching so that new students will want to read it.
READING POWER: READING WITH
EXPRESSION
• It is important to read a text smoothly and with expression. By doing so this helps to make the
text come to life. The choices we make as a reader are based on what is happening in the story
and how the character is feeling about the events that are occurring.
• Lets look at the beginning of the text and try to do this by re reading.
YOUR TURN

• With a partner, reread pages 20-21

• Think about what is happening?
• What is the character feeling?
• How should you re - read the text based on those feelings?
• Practice reading aloud the text to your partner in that tone.
• Fill out the graphic organizer based on your reading.
INDEPENDENT READING TIME

• You will read your independent leveled books on your own.

• After reading you will have a chance to discuss with your partner the following: retell the story,
share what you have learned, show certain characteristics that are cool or appealing,
recommend the text, or share any other thinking about the text.
COMMUNITY LIT: GUESS THE OBJECT

• Two volunteers secretly choose an object in the room that is visible to everyone. Together they
prepare 5 sentences that describe this object.
• After they share their first sentence, campers will try to guess the object.
• Volunteers continue to give all five clues if needed.
WRITING POWER: INTRODUCTIONS

• Today you have learned that the only way to really get to know someone is to have a
conversation with them. Think about how you’d like to introduce yourself to someone here at
camp.
• Sharing facts about yourself will help your fellow campers get to know you so we all have an
opportunity to learn, grow and have fun together.
CLOSING

• Turn knee to knee and discuss this question with your partner. What is something that fellow
campers could do to help you feel welcomed and part of the community?
TESTING THE ICE

COMMUNITY BUILDING – LESSON 2

OBJECTIVES

• Reading- Campers will analyze cause-effect relationships in the text to identify what happened
(the effect) and why it happened (the cause).
• Listening and Speaking- Campers will engage in persuasive conversations using details from a
text to back their claims.
• Writing- Campers will create an infographic to share information about themselves.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Barrier- an obstacle that prevents something from happening

• Flashback- an event in a story that took place before the events in the main story
• Memoir- a true story based on important events from a person’s own life
READ ALOUD: TESTING THE ICE

• Have you ever been nervous to do something, but then did it anyway? How did it make you
feel?
• How do you think this title, Testing the Ice, will relate to the story?
DURING READING

• The author chose to begin this text with the story of winning the World Series, and then a
flashback to earlier that year. Why do you think the author did this? Page 7
• Look at these words. Why did the author choose to write the words, “That was a sweet victory”
in such large letters? Page 17
• In a memoir, an author shares events and emotions from his or her own life. What do you
notice about who the author of this story is? How does this affect the way the story is being
told? Page 31
AFTER READING

• Why do you think Jackie Robinson chose to do some things that were scary or that challenged
him?
• What can we learn about Jackie Robinson from Sharon Robinson’s memoir that can help build
our LitCamp community?
READING POWER: CAUSE AND EFFECT

• Biographies or memoirs not only show events or what happened in a person’s life, but they also
tell why these events happened. We call what happened the EFFECT and why it happened the
CAUSE.
• We are going to look at events in the life of Jackie Robinson. We will then explore why those
events happened or the causes of those events.
YOUR TURN

• Another event in Jackie Robinsons life was being the first African American in major league
baseball. Think about why that happened, or what caused this to happen.
• Turn and talk with your partner.
• We can better understand accomplishments and the memorable events by looking for WHY
these things happened, specifically what caused the events and accomplishments,
BUNK TIME- INDEPENDENT READING

• Today you will be reading for 20 minutes. The first ten minutes will be independent reading
and then the second ten minutes will be partner reading.
• When discussing with your partner you may answer the following:
– Share what you have read so far, retell the story, show certain book characteristics that are cool or
appealing, recommend the text, or share any other thinking about the text.
CAMP CHAT

• This is a way for us to talk about books and to share ideas.

• Today I want to start by revisiting Testing the Ice. Lets talk about why the lake in the story is
significant.
• Talk with your partners about these questions-
– Why is the lake important in this book? Consider the lake during different seasons.
– Why did the author choose to include the fact that Jackie Robinson couldn’t swim?
– Now that you have read the book, why do you think the author entitled it Testing the Ice?
WRITING POWER: HEART MAP

• We will create heart maps to help us find out ways we are similar and ways that we are unique.
• Within your heart map think about the following:
– What are your talents? What do you like? What are your strengths? What is unique about you
CLOSING CAMP

• Turn knee to knee and discuss these questions with your partner:
• Why is it important to ensure that we create a safe and strong community at LitCamp?
• What are some ways in which you can do this?
BECAUSE OF
WINN-DIXIE
BELONGING LESSON 3
 OBJECTIVES

• Reading- campers will get to know the main character in the novel and discuss her personality
traits using details from the text.
• Listening and speaking- campers will follow agreed-upon rules for discussions, act out assigned
roles, and listen to others with care.
• Writing- campers will write an opinion about a character and include evidence from the text to
support it.
 WORDS OF THE DAY

• Fortunate- being very lucky

• Compassionate- having concern and caring about others
• Mangy- not looking very nice, clean, or put together (often describes a dog or other furry animal)
 READ AL0UD- BECAUSE OF WINN-
DIXIE
• Belonging means identifying as needed , loved, and respected member of one’s community and
the world.
• Questions to consider:
– How do you think it feels to be someone new in a community?
– Who or what has helped you feel like you are a part of a new place or situation?
 DURING READING

• After reading this first chapter, how would you describe opal? What are some things you have
learned about her so far? After Chapter 1
• How would you describe opal’s father, the preacher? What are some details you are noticing
about Opal’s relationship with her father? After chapter 2
• What are some new things you learn about opal by how she acts and what she says to winn-
dixie? After chapter 3
• Why do you think it is so important to opal to know those things about her mother? After chapter
4
 AFTER READING

• What was a moment, scene, or place that really stood out for you, one that you could really
picture in your head? Why did it stand out?
• What thoughts do you have so far on how Opal might get to feel as if she belongs?
 READING POWER: UNDERSTANDING
CHARACTERS
• We learn about characters through their thoughts, words and actions.
• Watch as I start a character sketch about opal and then you will continue to add on a few
sentences to the character sketch.
 COMMUNITY LIT: WHO AM I?

• One camper at a time we will have a volunteer give a statement about a character in the book and
we will try to guess what character they are.
 WRITING POWER: OPINIONS

• Think about Opal and your opinion about her.

• You need to support your thinking with examples or quotes from the text
• You can form an opinion about a person, place or thing from your independent reading books.
 CLOSING CAMP

• Turn knee to knee and discuss this question with a partner: how can you makle someone else feel
like they belong?
BECAUSE OF
WINN-DIXIE
BELONGING LESSON 4
OBJECTIVES

• Reading- Campers will revisit the text to identify key events and details; campers will note the
author’s craft in helping readers visualize details.
• Speaking and Listening- Campers will come to the discussion prepared and will further analyze
the text in small groups.
• Writing- Campers will utilize their understanding of the text to write from the point of view of
a chosen character from the novel.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Installment plan: a way of spreading the payment of a large sum out over a long period of time
into smaller chunks
• Peculiar: unusual, surprising, or strange
READ ALOUD BECAUSE OF WINN-
DIXIE
• Turn and talk to retell the events from Chapters 1-4
• How has finding Winn-Dixie changed Opal’s life?
• What do you predict will happen next?
DURING READING

• Close your eyes and make the picture in your mind of this funny, action-packed scene in which
Winn-Dixie disrupts the preacher. Page 34
• What new ideas do we have about why Opal is struggling to feel like she belongs in this new
community? After chapter 5
• Why do you think Opal offered to be friends with Miss Franny? After chapter 7
AFTER READING

• What do you think is starting to change for Opal? Why do you think so?
BRING THE TEXT TO LIFE: GALLERY OF
STAND OUT MOMENTS
• Meet in groups and create sketches from a moment or scene that stood out to you.
• We will share your art work and pieces and explain to others why you chose that specific
scene.
READING POWER

• When I read I picture the story being told almost like it is a movie that is playing in my mind. I
can visualize the scene in my mind and to do this I can investigate quotes to help.
• Watch me – Chapter 7 page 41
• You try by revisiting your scene and write a quote on the top of your sketch!
BUNK TIME: INDEPENDENT READING

• Choose texts that you would like to read during this independent reading time. Know that we
are going to continue to build our reading stamina, so we are going to really push ourselves
today.
CAMP CHAT

• What are some things you saw in your mind while you read?>
• What details did you add with your mind? Why?
WRITING POWER: POINT OF VIEW

• Take on the perspective of a character and write from his or her point of view.
• We have to pretend to be that character.
• Pick a character from the book and write a journal entry from the characters point of view,
include as many details as possible.
• For example: how would you describe yourself to someone who has never met you before?
Write about what has happened to you so far in the book, what are you feeling or thinking
about those things and how do you feel about the other characters in the novel?
CLOSING CAMP

• Turn knee to knee

• Can you think of a time when someone helped you feel like you belonged in a new place or
situation?
BECAUSE OF
WINN-DIXIE
FRIENDSHIP- LESSON 5
OBJECTIVES

• Reading- campers will get to know the secondary characters in the story and discuss their
personalities, traits, wants, actions, and feelings as they relate to the main character.
• Listening and Speaking- Campers will paraphrase parts of a text by creating visual scenes.
• Writing- Campers will use evidence from literary texts to support their thinking.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Trembling: shaking with fear or excitement

• Transfixed: totally focused on something because it is so amazing or surprising
• Chaos: a state of being completely disorganized and out of control
READ ALOUD

• This new part of the book will be a great opportunity for us to discuss what it means to be a
good, true friend.
• What are some things you think are important in a friendship?
DURING READING

• What are some ideas you have about Gloria Dump based on the things she does and says to
Opal? After chapter 9
• What are some things you notice about the way the relationship between Opal and the preacher
is changing? After chapter 10
• How do you think Winn-Dixie is making a difference in Opal’s life? After Chapter 11
• What are some ideas, thoughts or questions you have about Otis? How do you imagine him or
see him in your mind? What kind of person does he seem to be? On page 84
• Why do you think Opal is collecting stories for her mother? After chapter 12
 AFTER READING
• How is Winn-Dixie helping Opal make new friends?
BRINGING THE TEXT TO LIFE: THREE
SCENES
• You are going to recreate the 3 scenes below by posing your characters bodies.
• Scene 1: When Otis is playing and the animals are transfixed.
• Scene 2: When the spell is broken and the chaos breaks out
• Scene 3: When Otis plays again and Opal helps put the animals back in their cages.
READING POWER

• Because of Winn- Dixie is a story about belonging and friendship.

• Every one of her friends has positive traits and enriches her life in some way.
• In order to better understand secondary characters we need to analyze their words and actions.
• As readers we can learn valuable lessons through the characters and their relationships.
BUNK TIME: INDEPENDENT READING

• Stretch out and move around a little before settling in on your independent reading space.
WRITING POWER: FRIENDS

• Analytical readers provide evidence from the texts they read to support their ideas.
• Pick two to three characters from the texts that you would like to know.
• Name the character and write why you feel that character would enrich your life
– Be sure to include evidence from the text that supports the positive character traits you feel that
character has.
CLOSING CAMP

• Turn knee to knee

• After the chapters we read today in Because of Winn-Dixie, why do you think it is important to
stay open to new people or new friends whom you might not otherwise get to know?
BECAUSE OF
WINN-DIXIE
FRIENDSHIP LESSON 6
OBJECTIVES

• Reading- campers will compare the way the theme of facing challenges is addressed in Because
of Winn-Dixie to the way it is treated in other texts.
• Speaking and Listening- Campers will follow rules for discussing and sharing their artwork as
well as discuss unexpected friendships.
• Writing- Campers will describe, in depth, a character, drawing on specific details, such as the
character’s thought, words, or actions.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Complicated: not simple; being more than just one way and sometimes difficult to understand
• Sorrow: deep disappointment and sadness; suffering caused by loss or terrible misfortune
• Theme: a subject or a topic of a piece of writing or a scene
READ ALOUD

• What seems to be going well for Opal at this point in the story? What is Opal still struggling
with?
• What are we predicting or hoping will happen for her as the story continues?
DURING READING

• Do you think Opal should follow Gloria Dump’s advice and play with the Dewberry boys?
Explain your thoughts. After page 91
• What are some things Gloria Dump is teaching Opal? How do you think these lessons are
helping her? After page 97
• Why do you think the author included the story Franny tells about Littmus? Why do you think
Opal says, “It was important to me hear how Littmus survived after losing everything he loved.
After page 109
• Do you think it’s possible that Amanda and Opal might become friends? What in the story
makes you think that? After page 117
AFTER READING

• It seems like Opal is learning big things from both Franny and Gloria Dump.
• What do you think she is learning from them?
• What is Opal doing or saying that makes you think that?
BRING THE TEXT TO LIFE: LITTMUS
LOZENGES
• Today we are going to design and illustrate our own personal Littmus Lozenges.
• As you are designing yours think: what is the sweetness in your life that makes you strong?
What are the happiest ingredients that help you when you are faced with a challenge?
• Include words or pictures on your candy that represent the sweetest parts of your life that help
you face challenges.
READING POWER

• We have learned that challenges can make people stronger.

• Let’s think back on Testing the Ice. I’m wondering how this idea of challenges making people
stronger might be inside that book.
• So multiple books are showing that they can have the same theme, it is not just only found in
one text.
• What other books showed us that challenges make people stronger? What examples did each
book use to teach this lesson?
BUNK TIME: INDEPENDENT READING

• Stretch and move around before you find your spot for independent reading. Once you are
settled get right into your books and focus today on what lesson the book is teaching you.
WRITING POWER: FRIENDSHIPS

• Today we are going to write about the friendship between Opal and Franny, or Gloria Dump
and compare it to a friendship that we have in our own lives.
– Write about why you think the friendship is unlikely and also how you think the friendship enriches
Opal’s life. Remember to include specific examples from the story that show how these friendships
are helping Opal, like Opal’s thoughts, words, or actions.
– Then, compare their friendship to a friendship in your own life that is unlikely, but important to you.
How is your friendship similar to Opal’s friendships?
CLOSING CAMPFIRE

• Turn knee to knee

• When have you had a friend who was different from you? What did you learn from that
friendship?
BECAUSE OF
WINN-DIXIE
KINDNESS- LESSON 7
OBJECTIVES

• Reading – campers will refer to examples in a text when drawing inferences from the text.
• Listening and Speaking: Campers will paraphrase portions of the text.
• Writing: Campers will utilize details and their understanding of a literary scene as support for
an opinion about a book.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Melancholy: a feeling of true sadness

• Aching: feeling sore with pain or in the matters of the heart; feeling full of sorrow
• Companionship: feeling friendship or fellowship; a feeling of closeness
• Inference: reaching an idea or conclusion after examining evidence and details.
READ ALOUD

• Retell the important information that we have learned on our last day of reading Because of
Winn-Dixie.
• We are going to begin our kindness unit today. Kindness is when we are giving and caring
toward others.
• As we read today, focus on the ways that Opal is treating other characters in the book.
• Focus on the acts of kindness between Opal and the other characters.
• Think back on a time when someone was kind to you, or when you were kind to someone else.
Describe what happened and how you felt.
DURING READING

• How does this important information change your opinion of Amanda? After page 125
• What do you think might be changing about Opal’s relationship with her dad? What seems
different between them from the beginning of the story? After page 126
• How does Opal show kindness toward Otis? Make inferences to explain what Opal’s actions
toward Otis tell us? After page 132
• Why do you think Opal decided to throw a party? Why do you think Gloria Dump said yes to
the idea? After page 137
AFTER READING

• What do the acts of kindness in these chapters tell us about the characters?
• Do you think everyone Opal invited to the party will come? Why or why not?
BRINGING THE TEXT TO LIFE:
INVITATIONS!
• Work with a partner to act out each invitation Opal makes to another character.
• Each partnership will choose an index card with two character names on it: one name will be
Opal and the other will be one of the characters she invited to the party.
• Try to use the words from the book but it doesn’t matter if they don’t match exactly.
READING POWER: MAKING
INFERENCES
• Today we will list some specific examples in our Paying Attention to Kindness graphic
organizer and make inferences about what those actions tell us about characters.
• When I make an inference, I take what I see in the book, think about it, and make a judgement
to figure something out about the character or theme of the story.
• After you list the examples, think about them and use them to make?a judgement about the
characters. What can you now infer about the characters
BUNK TIME: INDEPENDENT READING

• Stretch move around and find a space to continue your independent reading.
COMMUNITY LIT- WHAT GOES
AROUND COMES AROUND
• Reflect on a time that we were kind to someone or when someone was kind to us.
• Think about how you felt before, during and after that act of kindness
• What words would you use to describe your feelings?
• Choose one of these words to share with the group.
• When everyone has their word, we will share them aloud one by one.
• After we have gone around the first time, we will go around a second time so that you can
share a word that stood out that another camper has said.
WRITING POWER: A MOMENT OF
KINDNESS
• Think back on a moment of kindness from Because of Winn-Dixie that has stood out to you.
• Describe that moment.
• Tell what was happening in the scene and what the character did that was an example of
kindness.
• Then write why that moment stoof out to you.
CLOSING CAMPFIRE

• Turn knee to knee

• Discuss the following:
– Sometimes acting in kind ways means doing something quietly without anyone even knowing- like
when Opal sweeps the floor slowly without telling Otis she’s doing that on purpose in order to keep
him company. Can you think of quiet ways in which we can be kind to each other that can make a
difference to someone?
BECAUSE OF
WINN-DIXIE
KINDNESS LESSON 8
OBJECTIVES

• Reading- Campers will describe the characters’ actions that show kindness and care for one
another and consider characters’ motivation for being kind.
• Listening and Speaking- Campers will demonstrate their own ideas about kindness, building on
the class discussion and activities.
• Writing- Campers will explore the concepts of kindness and caring through researching animal
care and writing about their findings.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Considerate: thinking carefully about the feelings and needs of others

• Motivation: the reason for acting a certain way
READ ALOUD

• As we read today pay attention to how Opal and all of the other characters demonstrate acts of
kindness, consider the characters’ MOTIVATION for being kind to others.
• What acts of kindness-big or small- has Opal done for others over the course of the book?
What are the reasons behind those acts of kindness?
DURING READING

• Why do you think that it is so important to Gloria that Opal thanks Dewberry boys for coming?
After page 158
• Opal makes a list of ten things she knows about Winn-Dixie. How does this list show how
much she cares for him? After page 163
• Opal was very upset with the preacher. What changed to make her show kindness and to
comfort her father? After page 166
• Do you think Opal and the preacher will be okay if they do not find Winn-Dixie? Why? After
page 168
AFTER READING

• One thing we learned today is that it is important to treat others with kindness even when you
are facing a challenge or when you are feeling worried.
• Opal is very upset when Winn-Dixie runs away. Was she still able to think about other’s
feelings even as she was searching for Winn-Dixie?
BRING THE TEXT TO LIFE

• Work in groups to create kindness commercials- or advertisements that will teach others how to
be kind.
• You will write a short script, rehearse and perform your commercial for the class.
READING POWER: CHARACTER
MOTIVATION
• Today we are going to consider the reasons why characters act the way they do. This is called a
characters MOTIVATION.
• Think about the actions in the book and then think about the motivation behind the action.
• Then you will complete the character motivation chart by finding other examples of kindness.
BUNK TIME: INDEPENDENT READING

• Continue reading your independent reading books for a longer period of time today.
COMMUNITY LIT: CAMP CHAT

• Answer the following question:

– How do you think kindness has changed the lives of the people living in Naomi, Florida? Talk with
your chat group. Use details from the book in your answers.
– Let’s practice kind listening and speaking. Make sure you each take turns and wait until another
person has finished speaking to offer a comment or as a question.
WRITING POWER: PET CARE FACTS

• We are going to look at a non fiction book called Everything Pets.

• With a partner choose a pet and learn what it takes to be a kind owner of that pet.
• Like Opal, had to learn how to take care of Winn-Dixie, your group will make a list of at least
four facts about the pet you choose.
• Use these facts to then come up with ideas about how to care for your pet based on those facts,
• Use the index of the book to help you find facts.
• I will start by showing you how to do so with a gerbil on page 14 of the text.
CLOSING CAMP

• Turn knee to knee

• What have the character from Because of Winn-Dixie taught you about kindness?
BECAUSE OF
WINN-DIXIE
C E L E B R AT I O N - L E S S O N 9
OBJECTIVES

• Reading-Campers will determine the theme of the text by analyzing character actions and
interactions in key moments.
• Listening and Speaking- Campers will follow agreed-upon rules for discussion, using what
they know about the book’s characters’ personalities and traits to answer specific questions.
• Writing- Campers will reflect on their experience reading Because of Winn-Dixie and record
their thoughts as a book review.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Harmony- in music, when people combine their voices or instruments to create a beautiful
sound
• Resolution- a satisfying ending
• Symbolize- to represent or stand for something else
READ ALOUD: BECAUSE OF WINN-
DIXIE
• As we read today, pay attention to the characters’ actions, thoughts, and relationships. We
think about these key moments to consider the lessons the characters are learning, as well as to
uncover the themes in the story.
– What are some of the big lessons that Opal has learned in this book?
DURING READING

• When Opal looks around the room and her heart swells up inside with “pure happiness,” what
do you think that shows about how things have changed for her? After page 176
• Why do you think the author has Opal revisit her tree? What do you think Opal’s tree
symbolizes? After page 178
• Let’s compare the way Amanda, Opal and Dunlap treat each other in the last chapter with the
way they treated each other earlier in the book. Did this change surprise you or did you predict
this change might happen? Explain your reasons.
AFTER READING

• What do you think this book was trying to teach us? What do you think Katie DiCamillo was
trying to teach us about life and about some of the strengths we are learning about in LitCamp:
belonging, friendship and kindness?
BRING THE TEXT TO LIFE: CHARACTER
INTRODUCTIONS
• You will work in pairs, each pair will receive the name of one character from the book and you
will work together to discuss how the character you are portraying would respond to the
following questions
– What is your name?
– What is important or special to you?
– What is one way you have been kind to another person in the story?
– What is one way someone else has been kind to you?
– Who is a special friend in your life?
READING POWER: DETERMINE THEME

• We are going to look at key moments that occurred within the text and then re read them. As
we do this we are going to examine the actions and interactions of the characters and think
about the lessons the characters learn. This will help us to determine the main idea, or theme.
BUNK TIME: INDEPENDENT READING

• Stretch and move around before you find a seat and continue your independent reading.
COMMUNITY LIT: STAND OUT QUOTES

• Each camper will choose one quote from Because of Winn-Dixie.

• You will read the quote to the other campers and the others will try to remember who said the
quote.
• If campers cannot remember they are allowed to ask yes or no questions to help them
determine the character that stated the quote.
WRITING POWER: BOOK REVIEW

• Today we are going to write a book review like the ones that are found on websites.
• This is a chance to tell others what you liked best about Because of Winn-Dixie, who your
favorite character was, and what you will always remember from the book.
CLOSING CAMPFIRE

• Turn knee to knee

• What is one character, lesson, or scene that you’ll always remember from the book Because of
Winn-Dixie?
BUTTERFLY BOY

L E S S O N 1 0 C E L E B R AT I O N
OBJECTIVES

• Reading- Campers will identify key details about the characters and the setting of Butterfly
Boy.
• Listening and Speaking- Campers will analyze the illustrator’s style and use it as an inspiration
to create and describe their own artwork.
• Writing- Campers will write letters from the point of view of a story character.
WORDS OF THE DAY

• Crimson: a shade of red

• Attracts: causes to come to a place or having a liking for
• Pleaded: begged
• Sweltering: temperatures so hot as to have become uncomfortable
READ ALOUD : BUTTERFLY BOY

• This book is a good way to help us celebrate the strengths we have discussed: Belonging,
Kindness, and Friendship.
• Let’s look closely at the cover illustration. What do you notice?
 DURING READING

• What have you learned about Abuelo and Emilio so far? How does Emilio know that
“Abuelo was smiling inside” ? Page 9
• Why do you think the author includes these scientific facts about the red admirals in this
fiction story? How might these details, such as the admirals being attracted to white
surfaces, be important later in the story? Page 15
• What is happening here? Why is Emilio pleading with his father? Which other words in
the text give you clues to how Emilio and his father are feeling? Page 23
• How did Emilio convince his father that having a white garage was important? How does
Papa’s new plan show that he values kindness? How does Mrs. Salazar show that she is a
good friend? Page 31
AFTER READING

• What do you think the author wants readers to appreciate about Abuelo and about the strengths
of kindness, friendship, and belonging?
• The illustrator chose not to use a realistic style when he created the images for this book. How
did the artwork help show that Abuelo was enjoying nature and had a strong sense of belonging
to his family and neighborhood?
READING POWER: SETTING

• When we read fiction it is important to pay attention to the setting.

• The setting is the place and the time that events are occurring.
• Let’s try and look into the book to identify the details from the setting and the ways in which
these details will affect the character’s actions.
INDEPENDENT READING

• Stretch, move around, and find a spot in which you will continuously read silently on your
own.
CAMP CHAT

• Think about all the characters that we have met in the stories we have read so far.
• How did these characters show belonging, kindness, or friendship? How did they get you
thinking about how to use these strengths in your own life?
WRITING POWER: A LETTER FROM
ABUELO
• Think like Abuelo and pick a character in which you will write to and what you want to share.
Write your letter from Abuelo’s point of view.
• This letter should include what you want this person to know about you.
CLOSING CAMP

• Turn knee to knee

• In our reading today, Emilio understood Abuelo’s love of nature and showed kindness to him
by helping him enjoy the world around him.
• Discuss:
– How can you show kindness to a family member or friend today?