At Waverly Belmont, we
dove into our second week with The Wild
Robot, written by Peter Brown. The Wild Robot is the story of Rozzum unit 7134, a robot who wakes up
for the very first time to find that she’s alone on a remote, wild island. Roz
doesn’t know how she got there, or where she came from: she only knows that she
wants to stay alive. And by robotically studying her environment she learns
everything she needs to know.
During Roz’s time
on the island, she comes to adopt an orphaned gosling. Roz must learn how to take care of the
gosling, such as providing food and building a nest. This week, the third
graders had the opportunity to build their own nests. The students had the
choice of using play-doh, cotton balls, popsicle sticks, string, glue, markers
and/ or paper plates to construct their homes. They had a lot of fun exploring what
materials were necessary in building the “best” home.
Our fourth graders started their book
clubs by discussing places in the text that provide evidence for Roz being a
“Super Mom.” The students were able to find several examples that displayed Roz’s
love and affection towards the gosling. Some of the evidence that the students
found included Roz teaching the gosling how to swim even though Roz could not
get in the water herself.
Waverly Belmont students are also
getting the exciting opportunity to hear from the author of The Wild Robot, Peter Brown, as the
author will be visiting their school next week! Our third and fourth graders
spent some time brainstorming what questions they might want to ask Brown when
he visits. We are all very excited to hear more about his book and the
inspiration behind it!
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