For kids or adults who love popcorn, food history, or cooking and to inspire fun classroom science and history lessons, popcorn. Fact vs opinion popcorn by speech therapy 101 teachers pay. Our popcorn themed printable materials make it quick and easy to address both speech and language goals. A popcorn machine goes haywire in this rhyming, easytoread level 3 book for beginning readers. Great freebie lesson using popcorn to teach fact and opinion.
Popcorn popped corn, popcorns or popcorn is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated. Many children struggling with social language and perspective taking have difficulty differentiating between facts and opinions. The first european explorers of the new world described the toasting of popcorn by the indians for food, for scattering in religious ceremonies, and for wearing as decoration in the hair. We have been so busy with understanding what the difference is between fiction and nonfiction, and learning the features of nonfiction selections, i thought i had better slip. The illustrations are inviting and cute and the prose is simple enough for young children to grasp, yet. Fact and opinion sort fact and opinion, fact and opinion. I enjoyed the book and the history of the different popcorn. Some things are factslike the number of robots in this book. Today the united states grows almost all the worlds popcorn. Whoever has the most popcorn at the end of the game or session wins. How to play and assembly instructions are included.
Americans consume 17 billion quarts of popped popcorn each year. Why you should ignore the plant paradox by steven gundry. According to the oxford english dictionary, the word popcorn dates back to 1838 for a type of corn that pops or to. See more ideas about fact and opinion, reading comprehension and opinion writing.
After reading the book we discuss what facts we learned about popcorn. Kinds of popcorn, ways of making popcorn in the past, interesting facts about popcorn, and how popcorn is used today. Understanding the difference between fact and opinion is a critical skill. Fact or opinion popcorn cards speech therapy ideas. It may also be used as a fact and opinion interactive notebook in your literacy centers or stations. Opinion is an expression of judgment or belief about something. In fact, illustrator brian lies is so talented that the entire book is a visual joy to flip through. In 1948, herbert dick and earle smith discovered small heads of corn and individually popped kernels deep in a dry cave known as the bat cave. Popcorn 1 war crimes 1 show all subjects related tagmashes. Your students can also strengthen their writing skills with creative writing activities such as. Miss sofies story time kids books read aloud 72,946 views 8. On halloween night, sam invites all of his friends to his house for a costume party. Do you know the difference between a fact and an opinion.
Do your students need extra practice discriminating between facts and opinions. In fact, those acres are typically field corn, which is used largely for livestock feed, and differs from both sweet corn and popcorn. Most microwave ovens have a popcorn control button. Brothers tiny and tony are hungry for a snack, and their mother allows them to make some popcorn. Print large fact and opinion cards for each student in a group. Popcorn book report beacon learning center lesson plans. Popcorns scientific name is zea mays everta, and it is the only type of corn that will pop. In 1948, popped kernels around 5,000 years old were discovered in caves in new mexico.
Students take turns drawing pieces of popcorn from the container and labeling the comment as being fact or opinion. He is also widely described as a cardiologist but he is not, he continue reading why you should ignore the. When popped, popcorn kernels can reach a height of 3 feet. The skeptical cardiologist first encountered the blather of dr. The two boys learn about the history of popcorn in the americas, how much popcorn is eaten on an annual basis, and methods of popping corn. The students will color, cut, and paste sentences under flaps while determining if each sentence is a fact or opinion. In this printable activity, your students will examine the concept of fact and opinion by reading various sentences about school. A hands on science experiment, poetry, comparing and contrasting, circle maps, and. This festival attracts over two hundred thousand people. This version does a good job of including more native nationspecific facts about popcorn and its preparation, with lines such.
Thousandyearold kernels of popcorn have been found by archaeologists in peru and utah. Students move around the room to decide if the statement on the card is a fact or an opinion in this activity. So one brother gets the encyclopedia and begins reading all about it. Description this activity is a great way to get children excited about recalling events of a story. The difference between fact and opinion on the following grounds. The twin boys are making popcorn and want to know more about it.
At archaeological sites in peru and mexico, scientific diggers have found popcorn more than 6,000 years old. I bought several for children on my bus as birthday gifts with a bag of popcorn. Christopher columbus allegedly introduced popcorn to the europeans in the late 15th century. In this particular case, the reader follows a cheery raccoon as he leads the viewer through various popcornrelated gags and parcels of information. Persuasive writing, reading facts, teaching writing. Foldable fact and opinion interactive notebook activity, grade literacy fact and opinion. Sam bear invites his friends to an impromptu halloween party and asks them. The raccoon is done so well though that it never appears as an annoying sight gag. The fact is an objective reality whereas opinion is a subjective statement. Facts some fun, weird and interesting facts about popcorn. Discuss any sentences that provide proof for anticipation guide statements.
The popcorn book probably represents my first forray into foodthemed literature. Find out how he and his friends handle the delicious surplus in this reissue of a classic picture book from celebrated and awardwinning author and illustrator frank asch. The peak period for popcorn sales for home consumption is in the fall. According to the guinness book of world records, the worlds largest popcorn ball measured 12 feet in diameter and required 2,000 pounds of corn, 40,000 pounds of sugar, 280 gallons of corn syrup, and 400 gallons of water to create.
Fact vs opinion popcorn by speech therapy 101 teachers. Difference between fact and opinion with comparison chart. It recently made me smile to revisit one of my favorite books from childhood. Enjoying a bag of popcorn is a common american pastime, as evidenced by the 3 billion popcorn bags sold every year. Your students will practice differentiating between facts and opinions in nonfiction texts. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Our popcorn themed printable materials make it quick and easy to address both. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be. People have been enjoying popcorn for thousands of years. The only thing i didnt like was the children in the book making the popcorn over the stove. Sams halloween party is poppingwith a massive amount of popcorn.
Have the students hold up either their fact or opinion card after you read a statement. Popping popcorn is one of the number one uses for microwave ovens. We did a fun learning activity just before thanksgiving with popcorn. Opinion worksheet read tomie depaolas popcorn book first. This activity has students reading 16 statements over 2 cootie catchers to each other and then asked to either identify the statement as either fact or opinion or to identify the opinion when given two. The diary of a popcorn kernel, 5 senses popcorn minibook, and a popcorn invention activity. Gundry came across my radar screen due to the popularity of his useless supplements and his pseudoscientific justifications. Fill in graphic organizer information web web categories. It is a fact that we were really busy today reading and writing nonfiction it is my opinion that the little fictionnonfiction activity we did today was my favorite. See more ideas about fact and opinion, reading facts and teaching reading. Using these cards that contain statements about popcorn, you. These fact or opinion cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning the difference between fact and opinion. Students are able to select their own reading material and then illustrate and retell the events of the story on.
The fact is described as the statement that can be verified or proved to be true. Popcorn by frank asch meet your next favorite book. Discover more about brian lies and check out all of his great books and art on his website. Who needs popcorn and a movie when you can have popcorn and a book please have your child bring in one of their favorite books to read and share tomorrow. Fact relies on observation or research while opinion is based on assumption.
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