Support Materials for
Playful Sea Lions of Los Ilotes
Four Useful Tools for introducing and expanding the story of the sea lions are included below
Nonie's Words: Vocabulary to introduce
Nonie's Into: Activities to Prepare for reading
Papa's Beyond: Ideas for follow-up at different levels of complexity
Standards Not Standardization: California Grade Level Standards supported by Playful Sea Lions of Los Ilotes
Nonie's Words: Vocabulary
Some words you might want to introduce before reading the story
adventure: an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience
barren: land too poor to produce much or any vegetation
cave: a large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff.
circumnavigation: a sailing trip all the way around the world
Creola: the name of Nonie and Papa’s sailboat
fins: an underwater swimmer's flipper
flipper: a flat rubber attachment worn on the foot for underwater swimming
gear: equipment that is used for a particular purpose (see scuba gear in Nonie's Into)
Gulf of Mexico: The body of water bordered by Cuba, Mexico, and Texas through Florida in the U.S.
Los Ilotes: two small rocky islands in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, that are a rookery for the California sea lion
Mexico: A country bordered by the United States on the north and central America to its south
nibble: take small bites out of
Pacific Ocean: The largest ocean in the world lying between north and south america and asia
pictures: a photograph
quibble: a slight objection or criticism
scuba: acronym from self-contained underwater breathing apparatus., an aqualung
somersault: an acrobatic movement in which a person turns head over heels in the air, on the ground, or under water and lands or finishes on their feet
Spicey: the name of Nonie and Papa’s dinghy
tunnel: an artificial underground passage, esp. one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river
barren: land too poor to produce much or any vegetation
cave: a large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff.
circumnavigation: a sailing trip all the way around the world
Creola: the name of Nonie and Papa’s sailboat
fins: an underwater swimmer's flipper
flipper: a flat rubber attachment worn on the foot for underwater swimming
gear: equipment that is used for a particular purpose (see scuba gear in Nonie's Into)
Gulf of Mexico: The body of water bordered by Cuba, Mexico, and Texas through Florida in the U.S.
Los Ilotes: two small rocky islands in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, that are a rookery for the California sea lion
Mexico: A country bordered by the United States on the north and central America to its south
nibble: take small bites out of
Pacific Ocean: The largest ocean in the world lying between north and south america and asia
pictures: a photograph
quibble: a slight objection or criticism
scuba: acronym from self-contained underwater breathing apparatus., an aqualung
somersault: an acrobatic movement in which a person turns head over heels in the air, on the ground, or under water and lands or finishes on their feet
Spicey: the name of Nonie and Papa’s dinghy
tunnel: an artificial underground passage, esp. one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river
wander: walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way
wonder: a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable
Nonnie's IntoIf you scroll down on this blog you can find information helpful to "framing" the story.
There, you might want to review “The Adventures of Nonie and Papa”, “Who Are Nonie and Papa?”, and “Who Are Creola And Spicey?”.
Additional ideas for introducing (into) the story.
Build shared understanding with the students about the following:
What is a sea lion?
Where do sea lions live? (fresh water or salt water?)
What do sea lions eat? (sea lions are carnivores, They eat fish, shell fish)
Where is Mexico?
Where are the Los Ilotes islands?
What is scuba gear?
Mask
Regulator
Tank
Fins/Flippers
Papa's Beyond
Questions to Explore Different Levels of Complexity
Knowledge-Remember:
Who swam with the sea lions? Where did the sea lions live? What are some things the sea lions did? What did the mother sea lion do? What “toy” did the sea lion bring?
Understand-Describe, Explain:
Why did Nonie and Papa go to Mexico (“follow the Mexican sun”)? Why did the sea lions all go away? When Nonie does a somersault, what did the sea lion do? What does “monkey see and monkey do’” mean?
Apply:Sea lions really like to play. What are some words that rhyme with “play”? What questions would you like to ask Nonie and Papa?
Analyze: Explain why did Nonie and Papa wear scuba gear? Do you think the sea lions liked playing with Nonie and Papa? Why?
Evaluate: If you wanted to swim with sea lions like Nonie and Papa, what would you have to do?
Create: Sea lions cannot breathe under water. They have to hold their breath just like people. Draw a picture of a sea lion wearing scuba gear so they can stay under water for a long time.
Here is photo of sea lion at Los Ilotes. Write a verse of poetry to go along with this photo.
To Teachers: Feel free to add questions that have worked in your class. Simply add you question, it's Bloom's level and the grade level you teach to the comment section below. We will periodically add them to this list. Thank you for contributing to helping others.
For more detail on question stems go to www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm
Standards Not Standardization
Pre-K Standards
Who swam with the sea lions? Where did the sea lions live? What are some things the sea lions did? What did the mother sea lion do? What “toy” did the sea lion bring?
Understand-Describe, Explain:
Why did Nonie and Papa go to Mexico (“follow the Mexican sun”)? Why did the sea lions all go away? When Nonie does a somersault, what did the sea lion do? What does “monkey see and monkey do’” mean?
Apply:Sea lions really like to play. What are some words that rhyme with “play”? What questions would you like to ask Nonie and Papa?
Analyze: Explain why did Nonie and Papa wear scuba gear? Do you think the sea lions liked playing with Nonie and Papa? Why?
Evaluate: If you wanted to swim with sea lions like Nonie and Papa, what would you have to do?
Create: Sea lions cannot breathe under water. They have to hold their breath just like people. Draw a picture of a sea lion wearing scuba gear so they can stay under water for a long time.
Here is photo of sea lion at Los Ilotes. Write a verse of poetry to go along with this photo.
To Teachers: Feel free to add questions that have worked in your class. Simply add you question, it's Bloom's level and the grade level you teach to the comment section below. We will periodically add them to this list. Thank you for contributing to helping others.
For more detail on question stems go to www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm
Standards Not Standardization Using "The Playful Sea Lions of Los Ilotes"
can help attain the following standards:
Pre-K Standards
Reading and Comprehension and HighReach Learning Objectives
Recognizes rhyming words
Attends to story for more than five minutes
Identifies parts of book
Holds book appropriately
Retells a story
Responds to questions
Demonstrates understanding of new vocabulary words
Uses new vocabulary words in conversation
Uses new vocabulary words in conversation
Listens to book, story, or poem
Demonstrates an understanding of rhyming words
Demonstrates an understanding of rhyming words
Retells story in own words
K-3 Standards to Come
K-3 Standards to Come
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