But not Cam. She counted them. As Eric walked past, [Cam] whispered to him, "I have something to show you. Everyone but Eric sat down.
He was out of the game. Bell took one chair away and turned on the music again. When Robert walked past Cam whispered to him, "And I have something to show you. Everyone but Robert sat down. Robert was out of the game.
He told Cam. Vigilantism at it's finest, brought to you by Cam Janson! Unfortunately, if the story happened exactly as described, Mr. Bell would have easily determined that something went awry with the dino game at the time the winner was called, and Cam's mental recall would not have been necessary.
Consider the facts: Mr. Bell read the guesses. Then he showed it [the slip] to everyone. Bell read the guesses one by one. Bell looked at the next slip of paper. He read, " Then Mr. Bell held up the last slip of paper and read, " We know this because the illustrations show the slips of paper several times, none with names. Every guess was announced and the children acknowledged whose guess was whose.
So who took credit for the 1, dinosaur guess? Wouldn't Mr. Bell realize that someone put in an extra slip of paper when no one claimed it as their guess? Being an adult, and with the winning guess being right on the money, wouldn't he deduce at that point that some hanky-panky had gone on? There were only seven children present, so it should have been obvious to him. Perhaps Mr. Bell was frazzled by the party.
Seven elementary school kids can certainly feel like seventy some days. Nov 05, Jorye Harris Perry added it. Cam is short for Camera. They call her Cam because of her memory. She has a picture in her head of everything she has seen. In this book, Cam and her friend were invited to a birthday party.
On the way there her Dad gets lost and cannot remember the address on the invitation, but luckily he has Cam who remembers the address. Once the friends arrive at the party they are given a piece of paper to guess how many dinosaurs are in the jar. If their guess is the closest then they win all the dinosaurs in the jar. Some of the children discuss their guesses among each other to figure out if they won. The dad begins to pull the slips of paper out of the jar and calls out everyone's guess.
One child guessed the correct answer and won the jar. Cam soon realizes that one child changed their answer after the correct answer was announced. She brings it to their attention and they confess that they changed their answer. The child then proceeds to tell the adult that they cheated and to get the prize to the real winner. I would share this mentor text with first and second graders. This is a great mentor text about making a guess, honesty, memory, and sharing.
This is a critical age group when it comes to honesty and sharing. Some children really do not like sharing and some refuse to share. It is also hard for some children to be honest. You do not have to be taught how to tell a lie, it just comes out sometimes.
But it takes courage to tell the truth at times. This book could lead to a mini discussion on honesty and consequences when you do not tell the truth. This book could also lead to a mini-lesson on memory. There is a memory game at the end of the book that children can participate in. You could also incorporate different memory games that correspond with different subjects such as math, social studies, and science.
Mar 08, Grace VanKirk rated it it was amazing Shelves: chapter-books. Jennifer Jansen has a photographic memory. That's why people call her Cam. Her special memory helps her dad get her to a birthday party when they forgot the invitation at home and it also helps her solve mysteries. Each chapter tells a different aspect of her friend's birthday party. They eat cake, play guessing games, and musical chairs.
Cam's photographic memory helps make sure the actual winner gets the prize and this leads to sharing. I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars because it is entertain Jennifer Jansen has a photographic memory.
I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars because it is entertaining and it will teach kids a good lesson. Kids will be engaged by Cam's photographic memory because it is unusual. The solving a mystery aspect is engaging as well, especially because it is a mystery that the audience didn't even realize needed solving. Also, the setting of a friend's birthday party is familiar and relatable to kids.
Finally, the story shows kids to tell the truth and that sharing is caring. Sep 30, Amanda Cummings rated it it was amazing Shelves: mystery I gave this book 5 stars because I like how at the end of the book is gives the reader a memory game.
With the memory game, the teacher can ask the students the question to see if they were paying attention. This book is about a girl named Annie who lost her tooth. Her friends go looking for it in different areas of the classroom. At the end of the story, Annie finds her tooth in her lunch box where she had put it after eating her lunch. K - 3 rd , Homeschool. Reading , Literature , Reading Strategies. Formats Included. Word Document File. Add one to cart.
Buy licenses to share. Add to Wish List. Share this resource. Report this resource to TpT. Adler, illustrated by Susanna Natti. Answer key is included. The questions encourage practice with reading strategies such as making inferences, reading with expression, predicting, analyzing character traits, and making connections.
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