1. Grade 3 Module 1

2. Lesson 1
I can talk with my partner in order to record
what I notice and I wonder about pictures.
wonder
I can ask and answer questions about a text

3. VOCABULARY
Notice
Wonder
Norms
Record
Details
Question
Conversation
Power

13. Quote 1:
“The herders like to use „iron
horses,‟ meaning motorbikes, instead
of real horses. Very few people have
telephones, television, or access to
computers, but most people can
read!”
from My Librarian is a Camel

14. Quote 2:
“A driver and a librarian divide the books
into two boxes. They saddle them
on the camel‟s back, which is covered
with a grass mat for protection. A
second camel carries a tent that serves
as the library roof.”
from My Librarian is a Camel

15. Quote 3:
“But the volunteers aren‟t done yet.…
They cross a river in their truck and
drive until they cannot go farther.
Then they unload the boxes of books
to take them to the small villages. From
here they must walk four hours..
crossing log bridges while carrying the
boxes of books on their shoulders.”
from My Librarian is a Camel

16. Quote:4
“The Books-by-Elephant delivery program
serves thirty-seven villages…
They have even designed special metal
slates that won‟t break when
carried on the elephant‟s back across the
rough land.”
from My Librarian is a Camel

17. Quote 5: “The boys take their
young friend for a ride on their sled
as they walk to the post office to pick
up their books.…While the northern
wind howls across the tundra, they
read fantasy and action novels. ”
from My Librarian is a Camel

18. Quote 6:“The country has seven floating
libraries. The Kalimantan Floating Library
consists of a wood boat, 8 meters long
and 3 meters wide.
The boat, which is powered by a diesel
engine, can carry up to five hundred
books.”
from My Librarian is a Camel

19. The Pratham's Read India initiative works in conjunction with Indian state
governments to help ensure that children between the ages of 6 and 14
achieve basic mastery in reading, writing, and math.

20. Children in Africa have benefitted from the work of Worldreader.org, an
organization that provides schools with brand new e-readers.

21. TASIS Elementary School opened its doors as the first English-language
elementary school in Ticino, Switzerland. The school has an international mix of
over 20 nationalities and 21 different languages. It is a college-preparatory
boarding school in Europe and known for excellence in education

22. Children learn to read and write in a primary school in Andhra Pradesh
state, India.

23. First grade student joined the Reading Education Assistance Dogs
program at Golden Hill Elementary School.

24. Afghan children read and memorize the Koran at a mosque in
Jalalabad during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

25. Second-graders at Oasis Elementary School line up with language arts books. A
letter from authors to President Obama says: "Our public school students spend
far too much time preparing for reading tests and too little time curling up with
books that fire their imaginations”

26. 2011 was the first year for a camp in Béléhédé, Burkina Faso, Africa where the
village library opened. 4th grade students were able to participate in the camp,
where they received t-shirts and daily breakfasts and lunches. Each day was
filled with activities geared toward helping them improve literacy skills for the
upcoming school year.

27. Lack of access to education remains one of the biggest challenges women
face in Afghanistan.