Chris Van Allsburg's Two Bad Ants provides third graders with an opportunity to examine point of view and how the point of view of others may differ from their own.

Concepts

point of view, reading comprehension, close reading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide individuals with a digital camera, ask them to take photos of a single object from different perspectives, and create a poster on which they cluster these shots around a full picture of the object
• Read kids the story The Blind Men and the Elephant and/or The Real Story of the Three Little Pigs

Classroom Considerations

• The approach used and the text-based questions asked would be more appropriate for advanced readers and/or older students

Pros

• The 11-page packet includes links to supplemental resources, suggestions for accommodations, and extensions

Cons

• The approach used and the text-based questions asked would be more appropriate for advanced readers and/or older students

Common Core

RL.3.1 W.3.1.a SL.3.1.a