Flip+for+Non-fiction!


 * || **Strategy Name:** Flip for Non-Fiction!


 * Description/Name of the class in which you used the strategy**: First Grade--any area of learning

I wanted my students to be able to identify 4 main facts or concepts from their non-fiction text. This book gives them a way to visually see each fact separately. It also allows them to illustrate the fact, contributing to their comprehension of the text and vocabulary.
 * Rationale**:


 * Procedure**:
 * After reading a content area book, have students choose four of their favorite facts.
 * Create and print flip book from www.readwritethink.org. --choose labels that pertain to the book, or have students create their own categories.
 * Have students illustrate each concept or fact.
 * Share with the class or partners!

I was very pleased with this lesson, and was constantly thinking of more ways I could use the flip book to help my students organize their thoughts. . I think that having the categories laid out helped some of my lower students to see how each fact fit into the book. My visual learners really connected to the illustrations, aiding in their comprehension. Making the book after printing it off from the site was really easy for my students, which will make it an easy resource in the future as well. I think using the post-its to organize their ideas helped them even more to transfer the information to the book, since both are relatively the same format/idea.
 * Diverse Learners:**


 * Potential issues:**
 * Reviewing main idea and summarizing will be important to keep students from simply copying the text.


 * Implementation Strategies:**
 * You may want to remove the labels from the book and have students use their main idea skills to create their own categories. They may see the book’s ideas/concepts in a completely different way than I did!
 * I think this could be used for any grade level and any content area. Math could use the flip book to write multiple strategies or formulas. Science could apply vocabulary concepts. I think this is such a general resource that it could be applied to almost any area, fiction of non-fiction.


 * Resources:**
 * //Flip Book.// Retrieved April 25, 2009, from http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook/.
 * Harland, D. (class lecture, March 4, 2009). ||