Now more than ever STEM is making its way into elementary classrooms. Students are using their critical thinking and problem solving skills each day in our classrooms. Teachers are encouraging their students to love science and mathematics, which is why we are spotlighting Ada Twist, Scientist on the blog this week. This is such a great book to get students interested in science while learning about problem solving and perseverance. We also love that the story is based on real life problem solvers, giving teachers a chance to integrate history. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
The book Ada Twist, Scientist is about a little girl who is very curious. She wonders about the world around her and tries to find answers to her questions, specifically, what the cause of a bad smell might be.
As she conducts experiments to answer her questions, her parents get very frustrated with her. Eventually, the whole family gets involved with Ada’s curiosity and they work together to find answers to Ada’s questions.
This story is sure to inspire young readers to ask questions about the world around them and find answers to their own questions. Students will enjoy the fun illustrations, rhyme, and humor throughout this book.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Ada Twist, Scientist is a great resource as a read aloud, or you can turn it into a longer integrated unit. Either way, it lends itself to rich instruction and engaging activities. Teachers can use this book to introduce new grammar concepts, teach reading strategies, discuss social emotional skills, and engage students in writing. Even better, this book is rich with vocabulary to expand students’ word knowledge.
- Encourage students to make predictions about the plot as you read the book. Making predictions while reading encourages students to be actively thinking about a story.
- Ask students to make connections to the characters and events in this book. By making connections, students will have a better understanding of the story, and enjoy it even more!
- Encourage students to create pieces of writing rich with descriptions based on events in the story.
- Tie in science by asking students to write procedures for conducting experiments.
- Teach grammar lessons about proper punctuation and synonyms.
- Discuss the importance of patience and goal setting.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
Our Starts With a Story Book Companion is packed with resources to help you in the classroom. Your students are going to love these learning experiences, thanks to Ada Twist, Scientist.
GET THE PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES
ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will also love these similar books:
- Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
- The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashely Spires
- Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty
- Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
TRY OUT A SAMPLE COMPANION
It's hard to explain how amazing the Starts with a Story book companions are because there is just so much goodness included in each one. It's best if you experience using one for yourself. Sign up below & we'll send you an entire book companion to try out for FREE!
