Before After Reading Activities Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to tap into what your child or students already know about the topic This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum about in the book’s chapters 1 Look at the cover of the book What will this book be 2 What do you already know about the topic 3 Let’s study the Table of Contents What will you learn about 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think you might learn about it from this book Why or why not 5 Use a reading journal to write about your knowledge of 6 Read the book 7 8 After reading the book complete the activities below In your reading journal record what you learned about the topic and your response to the book this topic Record what you already know about the topic and what you hope to learn about the topic Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean counterweight hangar bay hydraulic inspections observation deck pressure pulley residential tenants After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 How does a building’s use affect elevator design Asking Questions 2 What factors need to be considered when designing an elevator Summarize 3 Why is it important for elevators to move people quickly Infer 4 What are some safety features in modern elevators Summarize 5 Have you ridden in an elevator in a tall building How tall was it What do you remember about the experience Share your thoughts about it Text to Self Connection Extension Activity Engineers carefully plan elevators for pleasant passenger experiences Wash out a milk carton Cut open one side This is your elevator cab Decide what type of building it services and how far it will need to travel Decorate it for passengers What would make an elevator experience more comfortable or more memorable Add safety features Share your design with your classmates and family Explain your choices
LIFTING UP LOWERING DOWN How do you move people animals and materials to different heights and down again safely and quickly Ancient humans made ladders carved handholds and built steep stairways into rock walls An elevator would have been helpful 4
The Sinagua people built cliff homes in the13th and 14th centuries where Arizona is today 5
