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POSTAL INFORMATION: My Big World with Clifford™magazine (USPS 021-674/ISSN 1539-8773) is published monthly: September, October, and January through April; bi-monthly November/December and May/June (8 issues) by Scholastic Inc., 2931 East McCarty St., P.O. Box 3710, Jefferson City, MO 65102-3710. Periodical postage paid at Jefferson City, MO 65102 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTERS: Send notice of address changes to My Big World with Clifford™magazine, 2931 East McCarty St., P.O. Box 3710, Jefferson City, MO 65102-3710. ©2015 Scholastic Inc., SCHOLASTIC My Big World with Clifford™and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Materials in this issue may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or format without special permission from the publisher. March 2015 3 Read Together Help children understand how the flowchart on pages 2-3 works. Point out the number 1 at the top of the circle. Show how the dotted lines lead to each step around the circle and back to step 1 again. Then read the text aloud. You might have a volunteer come up and trace the dotted lines from one step to the next as you read. To reinforce the skill, have children describe each step sequentially in their own words. Later, children can re-create the sequence with the life-cycle reproducible in this Teacher’s Guide. Common Core Practice: RI.K.3 Math Egg Carton Match-Up Materials: empty egg cartons, plastic eggs, markers, dried beans (or other counters) Directions: • Use the topic of eggs for a number game. Write the numerals 1 through 12 inside an egg carton, one numeral in each cup. Then mark 12 plastic eggs with matching numerals. Place the eggs in a basket and invite children to put each egg in its matching cup. Have them name the numbers as they match them! • Extend the game by adding a counting dimension. Give children a cup of dried beans (or any counting manipulative) and have them put the matching number of beans inside each egg. numbers and counting Science Indoor Egg Hunt Materials: plastic eggs, toy animals, or pictures of animals Directions: • Teach that different animals hatch from eggs by going on an indoor egg hunt! Cut out pictures of egg babies: duckling, bird chick, lizard, snake, alligator, fish, and turtle. (You can use our online egg-animal printable or your own stickers or plastic animals.) Gather plastic eggs and place one animal in each, making sure there will be an egg for every child. Hide the eggs and let children hunt until everyone finds one. Gather together so children can reveal what animals they found inside! life cycles/living things What Will Hatch? Online Resources www.scholastic.com/mybigworld Video: Eggs Big and Small Game: What’s the Order? Printable: Eggs in the Coop Printable: What Hatches From Eggs? (use with activity above) Skills in the Issue: • Science Focus: life cycles • Clifford’s BIG Word: vocabulary • Think BIG!: counting/visual discrimination Editor’s Note: Like you, I’m on the lookout for teachable moments. I try to embed them in each issue. For example, the cover of this issue shows a brooding hen with exactly 10 eggs. It’s a perfect opportunity to practice counting to 10 together! —Janice ILLUSTRATIONS, PAGES 3-4: DANNY E. RIVERA EXPLORE EDUCATIONAL ST. JUDE FUNDRAISERS. SCHOLASTIC.COM/STJUDE Read and Extend School-Readiness Spotlight: sequencing 5 6 7 8 l 2 3
