Bend but Don't Break / Building with Flexible Materials
Rosen REAL Readers: STEM and STEAM Collection
Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In this brightly illustrated fictional narrative, follow as a young girl learns about a diving board and the reasons behind why the board bends, but doesn’t break. This fiction book is paired with the nonfiction book, Building with Flexible Materials, for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies. The use of materials can change the aspect or feel of what one is building. When using flexible materials, the product and texture will remain flexible. Arm your readers with the understanding of materials and how different materials can influence the outcome of their project with this theme set.
