An Integrated Solar System Unit for Third and Fourth Grade Students Using Nonfiction Children\u27s Literature

This project was based on a review of literature in the areas of vocabulary development, curriculum integration, and using children\u27s literature in the content areas. The purpose of this project was to provide third and fourth grade teachers with a handbook designed to increase the use of nonfiction, informational children\u27s literature in the content area of science. The solar system-themed handbook consists of 10 comprehensive lessons containing vocabulary building activities, stories to be read aloud by the teacher, and hands-on science experiments. The handbook is intended for individual use, either as a compliment to the current curriculum or to be used in isolation