Just So Stories Depth and Complexity + Math Problem Solving BUNDLE

Immerse your students in rich literature with Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, and take learning further with questions based on Depth and Complexity thinking tools and differentiated math problem-solving tasks related to the story!

STORIES INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:

How the Whale Got His Throat

• Thinking Focus: Multiple Perspectives
• Math Strand Focus: Measurement (Length)

How the Camel Got His Hump

• Thinking Focus: Ethics
• Math Strand Focus: Operations

How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin

• Thinking Focus: Rules
• Math Strand Focus: Measurement: Time

How the Leopard Got His Spots

• Thinking Focus: Change Over Time
• Math Strand Focus: Algebraic Thinking

The Elephant’s Child

• Thinking Focus: Patterns
• Math Strand Focus: Measurement (Length)

The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo

• Thinking Focus: Across Disciplines
• Math Strand Focus: Logical Reasoning

The Beginning of the Armadillos

• Thinking Focus: Language of the Discipline
• Math Strand Focus: Patterns in Addition and Subtraction

How the First Letter Was Written

• Thinking Focus: Multiple Perspectives
• Math Strand Focus: Numbers as Symbols

How the Alphabet Was Made

• Thinking Focus: Trends
• Math Strand Focus: Alternate Numbering Systems

The Crab That Played With the Sea

• Thinking Focus: Details
• Math Strand Focus: Graphing Data

The Cat That Walked By Himself

• Thinking Focus: Unanswered Questions
• Math Strand Focus: Geometry

The Butterfly That Stamped

• Thinking Focus: Big Idea 
• Math Strand Focus: Algebraic Thinking

Included in this Resource:
— Implementation Guide
— Full Text, Illustrated Stories with annotation panel for active reading
— Analysis frame based on Depth and Complexity framework to guide deeper thinking about the text
— Suggested vocabulary study words
— Differentiated math tasks with three levels of complexity
—Socratic Seminar implementation guide, including student guidelines
— Suggested questions for exploration in Socratic Seminars based on the Depth and Complexity framework and centered around essential questions
— Analysis 'thinking mats' for each icon of Depth and Complexity to guide thinking through each icon's unique lens
— Rubrics for analysis of the literature as well as Socratic Seminar

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