tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38964737220219506102024-03-14T01:25:37.331-07:00Stephanie's Literature Blog“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
-Dr. SeussStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-29312934102232948132011-09-11T13:01:00.000-07:002011-11-22T05:37:40.433-08:00Monsters of Men<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQmenpwOQAI6-mI38oVdVRWXYwpk8kowUcuDBQXCHDqt4XyW8YiahVg6bHCI7H8-TJsk7KRJrOsMD0BMqklsziqe0QDM1cd1tjGEQF-TU444iNwQmwd7gcFEzXBz5ZGzP_7c05h1AWzQ/s1600/monsters+of+men.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQmenpwOQAI6-mI38oVdVRWXYwpk8kowUcuDBQXCHDqt4XyW8YiahVg6bHCI7H8-TJsk7KRJrOsMD0BMqklsziqe0QDM1cd1tjGEQF-TU444iNwQmwd7gcFEzXBz5ZGzP_7c05h1AWzQ/s320/monsters+of+men.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651195090254333490" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Title</span></span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Monsters of Men</span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Author: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Patrick Ness i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n 2011, won the CILIP Carnegie Children's Medal for this book. He is an American journalist and lecturer who lives in London, although he holds an American citizenship. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Publisher: Candlewick Press (2010)</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Fiction</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: 6-8</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Brief Synopsis:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></b><span class="results"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace. Throughout the story Todd and Viola question all they have known, through horror and outrage leading the reader to a shocking finale. </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:12px;"></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Theme/Skill: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Language Arts/Social Studies/ Decision Making</span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pre-activity: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Have the students write in their journal what they think this book is going to be about. (2-3 paragraphs)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Post-activity: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As we read through the chapters the students must write a blog for each chapter. They must also comment on each other blogs. (5-6 comments)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I feel this is a great novel for young teens. This book provides various narrators by the use of different fonts. It is about problem solving in teen life's. </span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-19327714547668089102011-09-11T12:59:00.000-07:002011-11-22T05:34:01.449-08:00Here Lies Arthur<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2msJNCw4TgvKEnmSLyb9hZ13hKAv1O_lcEu_3ZLJmCP4RRZlPPtila5wkTMS31FHx0sE1KZ2RlvBJSPTk1xQf4TqoW-xHS_VT9ZETq_l1fz5n_QNXcIn1-d_LSpRL6wquWVRoMepep1s/s1600/here+lies+arthur.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 115px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2msJNCw4TgvKEnmSLyb9hZ13hKAv1O_lcEu_3ZLJmCP4RRZlPPtila5wkTMS31FHx0sE1KZ2RlvBJSPTk1xQf4TqoW-xHS_VT9ZETq_l1fz5n_QNXcIn1-d_LSpRL6wquWVRoMepep1s/s320/here+lies+arthur.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651194572433211538" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Title</span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">: Here Lies Arthur</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Author: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Philip Reeve's was born in 1966 in Brighton, he is a British author and illustrator. His</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"> first book for older readers was </span></span><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Engines" title="Mortal Engines" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Mortal Engines</span></span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"> which won the </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Smarties_Book_Prize" title="Nestlé Smarties Book Prize" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Nestlé Smarties Book Prize</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"> Gold Award</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Publisher: Scholastic Press (2008) </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Genre</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">: Fiction</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Grade Level</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">: 6-8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Brief Synopsis: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="results"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">When her village is attacked and burned, Gwyna seeks protection from the bard Myrddin, who uses Gwyna in his plan to transform young Arthur into the heroic King Arthur.</span></span></span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;font-size:12px;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Theme/Skill: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Language Arts/ Social Studies/ War</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Pre-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Have the students write in their journal what they think this book is going to be about. (2-3 paragraphs)</span></span></span></span></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></o:p></b></p></span><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Post-activity: </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">As we read through the chapters the students must write a blog for each chapter. They must also comment on each other blogs. (5-6 comments)</span></span></span></span></b></span><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I feel this is a great novel for young teens. It really makes them think throughout each chapter as well as provides battle scenes that some young teens find very interesting. </span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-10654325847514215862011-09-11T12:33:00.000-07:002011-11-22T05:39:00.349-08:00The Very Hungry Caterpillar<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY67hQynHydRpWtQdCyM-m9wdLvkhw3TyW2q54tAOYR0Qdgc7Ai6H5b5FpyJA32SAvedF9_HMWveO0vmyFKn9J4cn5IdvIdXhVzpVwAzqxQDIqR_G9bujDdsye29DF6phrcgwra0hJ0iU/s1600/the+very+hungry.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY67hQynHydRpWtQdCyM-m9wdLvkhw3TyW2q54tAOYR0Qdgc7Ai6H5b5FpyJA32SAvedF9_HMWveO0vmyFKn9J4cn5IdvIdXhVzpVwAzqxQDIqR_G9bujDdsye29DF6phrcgwra0hJ0iU/s320/the+very+hungry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651188591128131954" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Title</span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">: The Very Hungry Caterpillar</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Author: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York in 1929. This book is his most popular selling over 33 million copies. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Publisher: Philomel (1994) </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Genre</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">: Fiction</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Grade Level</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">: 1-4</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Brief Synopsis: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">This is a story about a caterpillars journey through life to become a butterfly. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Theme/Skill: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Math/Counting/cycle of a caterpillar<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Pre-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Have the students predict what they think this book is going to be about from just looking at the cover of the book. I will then have some of the students share their responses and write them on the board.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Post-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Have the students create a venn diagram comparing what they thought the book was going to be about compared to what the book was actually about. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I like this book because it takes you through the journey of a caterpillar before it becomes a butterfly. I also enjoy the illustrations and pop-ups throughout the story. Pop-ups are very engaging to students. I feel it is a great book for elementary students. </span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-61255377017403262962011-09-11T12:32:00.000-07:002011-11-13T10:08:56.203-08:00Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i3e36Lht5_1QQjnRTDT8-zq6Jl0EPotTlQcgC8nrmdlxYfxN_oG23CEoQTFiuuXEB_MGBgmy3SNAZzfYoMsUGnGyVr9-EDupmPOV3P-fJQCCDLb8HfkRRlIYtlz1wF44R79U5oR1ELo/s1600/brown+bear.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i3e36Lht5_1QQjnRTDT8-zq6Jl0EPotTlQcgC8nrmdlxYfxN_oG23CEoQTFiuuXEB_MGBgmy3SNAZzfYoMsUGnGyVr9-EDupmPOV3P-fJQCCDLb8HfkRRlIYtlz1wF44R79U5oR1ELo/s320/brown+bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651189248148488082" border="0" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Title</span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Author: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Bill Martin Jr is the author of more than 300 children's books. Eric Carle has illustrated more than 70 books, many were best sellers. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Publisher: Henry Holy and Co. BYR Paperbacks (2008)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Genre</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">: Fiction</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Grade Level</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">: 1-3</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Brief Synopsis: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is a story about a bear who sees a different animal and than that animal sees another animal. The storyline takes you on a journey through different types of animal colors.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Theme/Skill: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Teaching children the different types of animals and colors those animals have/Sequencing/Order/Mathematics <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Pre-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Have the students create an animal that is mentioned in the book. Then put the animal on a popsicle stick and when the animal is mentioned throughout the story the student must hold up that animal.</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Post-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Have the students write the order of each animal and what that animal saw in order as the book. Then as a class we will go over the students list. After that I will have the students stand in line in order of when there animal that they created was mentioned in the story. This will happen as I read the story again to the class. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">I enjoy reading this book because of the illustrations that fit the script of the story. This story provides easy predicting the next rhyme. I also like how it helps children learn different animals and this story helps children learn their colors. This story also provides participation for students. </span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-62602966295640955312011-09-11T11:42:00.000-07:002011-11-22T05:40:23.740-08:00Chicka Chicka Boom Boom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjdPQebrrzC3GRG1gwPRm4u2aR5X6S4ffexjQpCQLktnDWvUaFTyupQd_K1lxqKzL4EQffwHPlXKW-akzFXakIT_tUWVyUX0Si1uEVYY1d4ugFUcqBDG5WmiyuiiGRSIMBkDezGV7nHI/s1600/chicka+chicka.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651173661339983570" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 194px; height: 260px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjdPQebrrzC3GRG1gwPRm4u2aR5X6S4ffexjQpCQLktnDWvUaFTyupQd_K1lxqKzL4EQffwHPlXKW-akzFXakIT_tUWVyUX0Si1uEVYY1d4ugFUcqBDG5WmiyuiiGRSIMBkDezGV7nHI/s320/chicka+chicka.jpg" border="0" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Title</span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">: </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</span></i><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Author: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Bill Martin Jr went on to earn his doctorate degree in early childhood education from Northwestern University in 1961 John Archambault wrote this book and dedicated it to his son 15 years ago. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Publisher: Beach Lane Books (2000)</span><br /><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Genre</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">: Fiction</span><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br /></span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Grade Level</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">: 1-4</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Brief Synopsis:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> This is a children's book about the letters of the alphabet. Throughout the book there is a lot of rhyming to grab the students attention. </span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Theme/Skill: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Creativity/Rhyming using the alphabet letters/Language Arts</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Pre-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Have the students create a KWL chart as a class before reading the story.</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Post-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Finish filling out the KWL chart after reading the story as a class.</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); ">I have always enjoyed reading this book. I have read it since I was a little girl in elementary school. I enjoy the storyline with the alphabet letters and the rhyming that occurs throughout the story.I think this story uses appropriate speech patterns and follows a sequence of rhyming events.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" width="320" height="266" contentid="FAILED"></object></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-49211118967720812552011-09-11T11:16:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:01:07.648-08:00Ten Little Caterpillars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZkuW68HYqkyF4W1d5Y2ybWwSrx_uRLq-9_w_j1CbZf9qVkFavzNEehzojA3SRDTukRA8_2z2zv-bnt4vbu5EsczlGOtDU7Ku0K8zsOT6SQQl6m3kbdLQ5nbsOtCA_Zd53Km8r1tDECY/s1600/caterpillars.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651171013806155890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZkuW68HYqkyF4W1d5Y2ybWwSrx_uRLq-9_w_j1CbZf9qVkFavzNEehzojA3SRDTukRA8_2z2zv-bnt4vbu5EsczlGOtDU7Ku0K8zsOT6SQQl6m3kbdLQ5nbsOtCA_Zd53Km8r1tDECY/s320/caterpillars.jpg" /></a><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Title</span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">: Ten Little Caterpillars</span></i><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Author: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Bill Martin Jr truly was "America's favorite children's author." He wrote for almost 60 years. His first book was called <em>The Little Squeegy Bug-The Story of the Firefly</em> published in 1945.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Publisher: Beach Lane Books (2011)<br /></span><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Genre</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">: Fiction</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Grade Level</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">:K-3</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Brief Synopsis: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This is a story about ten different caterpillars that do different things. At the end the tenth caterpillar turns into a butterfly.</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Theme/Skill: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Science/ Taking the children through the life of the different caterpillars/Counting</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Pre-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Create a KWL chart on the board before reading the book with the class.</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Post-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Add information of what the students learned to the L section after reading the story. Discuss the different life cycle of a caterpillar through a diagram on the overhead projector. </span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); "><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); ">I liked this book because it shows the different types of caterpillars their are. I also like how the book can involve the students by having them count. I also enjoyed looking at the illustrations throughout the book. This story also provides a very dynamic visual stunning illustrations. </span></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-32147692523473373232011-09-11T10:43:00.000-07:002011-11-13T10:15:22.043-08:00Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF5_t0S-b84OCj8B4HO5Z_rLZsytu8N02AIejFzUnaigtkQ4dlEjYbgqLrKxJxz20kCPEmmddkCxK4b_d2yZdPuosMtayt_mYNieXADULlpRmEr317B27gwXJDU3cvNrpeYF_euSGdgU/s1600/click+clock.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651167520035195026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF5_t0S-b84OCj8B4HO5Z_rLZsytu8N02AIejFzUnaigtkQ4dlEjYbgqLrKxJxz20kCPEmmddkCxK4b_d2yZdPuosMtayt_mYNieXADULlpRmEr317B27gwXJDU3cvNrpeYF_euSGdgU/s320/click+clock.jpg" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Title</span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">: </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type</span></i><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Author: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Doreen Cronin published this book during the time she was practicing law in downtown Manhattan. She since has left her job as an attorney to write children's books. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Publisher: Antheneum Books for Young Readers (2000) </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Genre</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">: Fiction</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Grade Level</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">: First-Third </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Brief Synopsis: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">This story is about a farmer who finds out his cows know how to use a type writer. They begin to type the farmer a complaint saying it is too cold in the barn at night and they want electrical blankets to sleep with. The farmer is distraught about the whole idea that cows knew how to type. The farmer does not full-fill the cows wishes so the cows go on strike and do not produce milk anymore. The next day they got the chickens involved and wrote a note to the farmer about what the chickens want. The farmer does not full-fill the chickens wishes either so they also go on strike with the cows and do not produce eggs. The farmer decided he needed to do something about this fast so he decided he was going to have the cows exchange the type writer and he will give all the animals electrical blankets. At the end everyone agreed and it all worked out. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Theme/Skill: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Compromising/prediction (Language Arts)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Pre-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Have the students write in their journals about what they think the story is about just by looking at the front cover of the book. Then as a class we will have a discussion about their predictions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Post-activity: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">Have the students create a venn-diagram comparing and contrasting their predictions to what really happened in the book. Then I will have some of the students share their venn-diagrams.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;">I enjoyed reading this book a lot! It had a lot of rhyming throughout the story. This story alos provides cooroperting learning (give and take). I feel that elementary student children will enjoy reading this book because it is very funny. </span></p>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-25356692366139181912011-09-06T11:56:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:03:39.618-08:00If You Give a Pig a Pancake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPZGpFHSwSEjnlPqVsYpR3woPtqEdjzw3ZNLhEOefVsdSWOGq6dsWSa03SmmMtLOkgLQpJXicdEZfdzcpvmtRxnqS7m-Mz8RHkmrFjfWQIuIqzhgKpbW4qlfvMjRLeX_szunpuWTOgBI/s1600/if+you+give+a+pig.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 209px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649324329756747554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPZGpFHSwSEjnlPqVsYpR3woPtqEdjzw3ZNLhEOefVsdSWOGq6dsWSa03SmmMtLOkgLQpJXicdEZfdzcpvmtRxnqS7m-Mz8RHkmrFjfWQIuIqzhgKpbW4qlfvMjRLeX_szunpuWTOgBI/s320/if+you+give+a+pig.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Title:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">If You Give a Pig a Pancak</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">e</span></span></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Author:</span></span></b></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Laura Numeroff grew up in Brooklyn, New York surrounded by books, music, and art. Many of her books can be read because her books can come in a different lagnugae. This is great for a child who does not speak English as a first language. </span></span></span><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Publisher: HapperCollins (1998)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Genre</span></span></b></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Grade Level</span></span></b></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: K-4<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: This is a story about a pig who eats pancakes. The story takes you through what happens to the pig while he eats the pancakes and what he has to do to clean up from the mess.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Theme/Skill</span></span></b></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Reading Sequence of events/ Language Arts/Cause and Effect<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Pre-activity:</span></span></b></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Have the students create a sequence of things they did throughout the day (timeline).<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Post-activity</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">: Students will create a storyline of events that occurred throughout the story, beginning with first, second, third and so on.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;"><br /><br />I really like this particular book in the serious because you can have the students create a list of the events in order that occurred throughout the story. This helps the students build comprehension and reading sequencing.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-32161544186124429602011-09-06T11:46:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:04:43.121-08:00If You Give a Cat a Cupcake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF2adMUPaPfbqfPdLTsMIyr0rablc1vCTII41HjSvJU1mkuqzJRQUzyNDP7nnTE6NmlsHx5-1tTGsjkfDGv5M7O-TP_SdqYaktk1iXp5nM9RFsmNV1bvV_Y_3_Zs871XAmxonBO34t2Q/s1600/if+you+give+a+cat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 211px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649320659183016018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF2adMUPaPfbqfPdLTsMIyr0rablc1vCTII41HjSvJU1mkuqzJRQUzyNDP7nnTE6NmlsHx5-1tTGsjkfDGv5M7O-TP_SdqYaktk1iXp5nM9RFsmNV1bvV_Y_3_Zs871XAmxonBO34t2Q/s320/if+you+give+a+cat.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Title</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">: </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">If You Give a Cat a Cupcake</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Author</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">: Laura Numeroff was born on July 14, 1953. She is an American author and illustrator. Laura enjoys meeting new people and going to museums and looking at the dinosaur bones. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Publisher: HaperCollins (2008)<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Genre</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Grade Level</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">: K-3<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Brief Synopsis</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">: This story is about a cat who gets a cupcake that takes you on a journey of what the cat will ask for next to go with the cupcake. Some places the cat goes is to the beach, karate class, and the park.<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Theme/Skill</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">: Imagination and Creativity/ Language Arts<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Pre-activity</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">: Have the students imagine they are a cat for the day. Have them give you some ideas of what they would do throughout the day being a cat. List these ideas on the board.<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Post-activity</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">: Have the students create a timeline and pretend they are the cat. Have them use their imagination and describe what they think the cat should ask for next using the places the cat goes throughout the story.<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br />I really enjoy these serious of books! I think it brings out the creativity and imagination in children. I enjoy listening to the children's ideas of what they think will happen next. I feel this story builds on imagination for children.</span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-42323705120207636532011-09-06T11:35:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:06:31.870-08:00If You Give a Moose a Muffin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLiQEIf_oWhVGwZIJgIWgdY4Hd5S_El1Y3uO49kHXF0zUhDd_Jm8vtZLi1BsYsIu45WhPS9am0SJU9hhFZ6PpcsXGgDU1sI_ag8hF_m0kYB8YOu5pQIR5JE_slW1F3qTaU4b20cKpaqg/s1600/give+a+moose+a+muffin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 225px; display: block; height: 225px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649317630419294674" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLiQEIf_oWhVGwZIJgIWgdY4Hd5S_El1Y3uO49kHXF0zUhDd_Jm8vtZLi1BsYsIu45WhPS9am0SJU9hhFZ6PpcsXGgDU1sI_ag8hF_m0kYB8YOu5pQIR5JE_slW1F3qTaU4b20cKpaqg/s320/give+a+moose+a+muffin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Title:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">If You Give a Moose a Muffin</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Author</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">: Laura Numeroff series "If You Give A..." was rejected nine times before it was accepted by Harper. Some of her favorite animals are horses, raccoons, otters, cats, pandas, dogs, and many more. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Publisher: HaperCollins (1991)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">: K-3<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">: This is a story about a little boy's imagination about what a moose would do if you gave him a muffin. This story takes you through the day of what the little boy thinks the moose will do with the muffin throughout the day.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">: Imagination/Journey/ Language Arts<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">: Have the students imagine they are a moose for the day. Have them give you some ideas of what they would do throughout the day being a moose. List these ideas on the board<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Post-activity:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> Have the students create a timeline and pretend they are the little boy. Have them use their imagination and describe what they think a moose would do with the muffin throughout the day.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><br />My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><br />I really enjoy these serious of books! I think it brings out the creativity and imagination in children. I enjoy listening to the children's ideas of what they think the moose would do throughout the day with the muffin. I feel this story builds on imagination for children as well as providing a fun read.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-1840021558970074342011-09-06T10:34:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:07:04.573-08:00The Dog Who Cried Wolf<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwVf3asFg2cakO5nWoRgABnomFY7hcgKeZrxQaxE7pH3SphXmL3NhRu_rv8ThBKDpTEprRys6hv_sTSm6lMftuoNkMdJvl5wY9L9c7c4oL8gSmqNApbqyjnnGExQ5qfvbURRJG5pV8tk/s1600/dog+.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649303686141890754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwVf3asFg2cakO5nWoRgABnomFY7hcgKeZrxQaxE7pH3SphXmL3NhRu_rv8ThBKDpTEprRys6hv_sTSm6lMftuoNkMdJvl5wY9L9c7c4oL8gSmqNApbqyjnnGExQ5qfvbURRJG5pV8tk/s320/dog+.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Title:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Dog Who Cried Wolf</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Author</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Keiko Kasza was born on a small island Inland Sea of Japan. In 1973 she came over to the United States to continue her education. In 1976 she graduated from California State University at Northridge with a bachelor's degree in graphic arts.<br /><br />Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (2005) </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Genre</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: 1-4<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: This is a story about a little girl and a dog. The little girl reads a story about a wolf to the dog. When the little girl finishes with the story the dog wants to try and become a wolf. The dog decides to run away and be a wolf. He did not like being a wolf at all and he missed the little girl. He decided to go back home and when the dog saw the little girl they both were so happy!<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Theme/Skill:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Running away from your problems does not make things better/ Language Arts/Problem solving<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Have the students brainstorm what they think the story is about by just seeing the cover of the book. I will list their ideas on the board.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: After we read the book as a class we will go through the list we brainstormed before we read the book. By using a venn diagram we will compare and contrast what the story was really about, to our list of what we thought the story was going to be about. Comparing and contrasting the two.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I think this is a great book for students to realize that by walking away from a situation it does not always make it better in the end. It also shows the students that sometimes the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Overall, I think this is a great book to read to students! I enjoy reading it everytime I get a chance too!</span></span></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-28862748888961404642011-09-06T10:24:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:09:05.936-08:00You Can Do It, Sam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5mv_T-6KC19OERkYPEK4hScy1GHgm9na7WhNK6ZSsQRU-wCcC4Ru2M2qUbTc0vNS8bAKFZrw02nVSpTJKXpwLv051KX-qXjBSAHaW5y9b7uxTJTFbVWjjdAyDisAujuNzmP27VXVSys/s1600/you+can+do+it.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649307591220091858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5mv_T-6KC19OERkYPEK4hScy1GHgm9na7WhNK6ZSsQRU-wCcC4Ru2M2qUbTc0vNS8bAKFZrw02nVSpTJKXpwLv051KX-qXjBSAHaW5y9b7uxTJTFbVWjjdAyDisAujuNzmP27VXVSys/s320/you+can+do+it.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Title</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">You Can Do It, Sam</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Author</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Amy Hest is an author of more than thiry books for young readers. Many of her books affectionately discuss family and intergenerational themes.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Publisher: Candlewick (2003)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: 1-3<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: This is a story about a little bear and his mother who bake cakes for people. The little bear delivers the cake all by himself in the snow, while his mother watches him. At first the little bear was scared to do it alone, but when he returns home he was so proud of himself for delivering the cake all alone.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Independence/Life Skills/ Language Arts/ Generosity<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Have the students brainstorm the first time that they can remember ever doing anything alone. Then have some of the students share their stories with the class. During this time I will ask them questions about how they felt before they did the task independently and then after they completed the task.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Have the students complete a KWL chart about the winter season.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br />This is a book about teaching children independence. This book can be used in classrooms where students do not see the snow. This book can help students explore what snow is. I think it is a great book for all teachers to read to their class. I also think it is a great book for the winter season.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-16965918810725343662011-09-06T10:10:00.000-07:002011-11-13T10:22:25.120-08:00The Snowy Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-rztkHrlrtA5VaeIe85Jr6FWFyJWyCsIlDHS67QgnRIOZp4nX7-tJhoOyrAXxzeZOSda9-t7EA23EXTuejYSi-S0rheCMVxZf_VE69jScX70-jrFCLHjm3N7pckF35SweBC5OGTP24M/s1600/the+snowy+day.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649308034037800834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-rztkHrlrtA5VaeIe85Jr6FWFyJWyCsIlDHS67QgnRIOZp4nX7-tJhoOyrAXxzeZOSda9-t7EA23EXTuejYSi-S0rheCMVxZf_VE69jScX70-jrFCLHjm3N7pckF35SweBC5OGTP24M/s320/the+snowy+day.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Title:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The Snowy Day</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> Ezra Keats was one of the most important children's literature author of the 20th Century. <em>The Snowy Day</em> was a Caldecott-Winning book.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'lucida grande'; ">Publisher: Viking Juvenile (1996)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Genre:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">: 1-2<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">: This is a s tory about a little boy taking an adventure through the snow. When he returns home he tells his mom all about his adventure. When he goes to bed that night he has a dream that all the snow has melted away. When he wakes up he realizes his dream was not true because it was snowing out.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">: Activities throughout the winter season/Language Arts/Science<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">: Create a concept map about the activities you can do in the winter time.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">:Have the students write three to four sentences about their favorite winter activity. They can then draw a picture of their activity and share it with the class.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />I have loved this book ever since I was a young child. I have always enjoyed my mother reading it to me. I think it is a great book for children who live in Central New York because they can relate to the snow and the little boy in the story. I also like this book because as an educator you can do so many activities after reading the story to your students.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-53505370991332836172011-09-06T10:00:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:10:01.950-08:00Hondon & Fabian<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjD7JW-nLAqa9ek2K8AZ0rTTKj38bZiA5Y3kCfekaMkvim6oOrP9X82SUuzKB1Nzs-mdmVRtA8AZ8Q98EkATUyLUfW_TmXytvzL4Pjb3QFp3aSCxtGQ8E2DkqI2hhLflaulfpj8m0N2A/s1600/hondon+and.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649308486090521570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjD7JW-nLAqa9ek2K8AZ0rTTKj38bZiA5Y3kCfekaMkvim6oOrP9X82SUuzKB1Nzs-mdmVRtA8AZ8Q98EkATUyLUfW_TmXytvzL4Pjb3QFp3aSCxtGQ8E2DkqI2hhLflaulfpj8m0N2A/s320/hondon+and.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Title</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">: </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Hondon & Fabian</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Author</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">: Peter McCarty was born in 1966 in Westport, Connecticut. In 1992 he graduated from School of Visual Arts in New York City. Today he teaches an art class there.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (2002)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">: 1-2<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">: This is a story about a cat and dogs close relationship. It shows how two different types of animals get along so well.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">: Relationships/ Language Arts/Compromising and getting along/Friendship<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Pre-activity:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;"> Have the students brainstorm two types of animals that do not get along. While the students are giving you the examples make sure you list them on the board.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;">Post-activity:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;"> As a class we will create a list of two types of animals that do get a long. After this is done we will compare and contrast the two lists the students came up with.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;"><br />My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc9933;"><br />I really enjoyed reading this book! I found it to be very useful in a school setting because it shows how different animals that do not enjoy doing the same things can get along so well. The characters have a gentle charm. I feel that it will help in a classroom especially with students that do not have the same interests.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-11200588278457345952011-09-06T09:43:00.000-07:002011-11-13T10:25:44.455-08:00Kittens First Full Moon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJrBgq_HU67tPb4Iei1vOerLJaRor9fQq0p9QIZaXHTuw5rlXFt8jHgX5Ev7JbvoI9LUicVqBxY4Xy723Kr2YH1Q4WMRxp1WLoZJtMtDKATuVLDVsCd4cwqesIe_lg6d49CRENJ9IpdA/s1600/kittens+first.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 75px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 75px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649309185268477906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJrBgq_HU67tPb4Iei1vOerLJaRor9fQq0p9QIZaXHTuw5rlXFt8jHgX5Ev7JbvoI9LUicVqBxY4Xy723Kr2YH1Q4WMRxp1WLoZJtMtDKATuVLDVsCd4cwqesIe_lg6d49CRENJ9IpdA/s400/kittens+first.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Title</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">:</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> Kittens First Full Moon</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> Kevin Henkes is a children's book illustrator and writer. He is known for winning both the Caldecott Medal for illustrations and Newbery Honor for writing. In 2005 he recieved the Caldecott Medal for this book, <em>Kittens First Full Moon.</em></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><i>Publisher: Greenwillow Book (2004)<br /></i><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Genre:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">: 1-2<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Brief Synopsis:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> This is a story about a little kitten that sees a full moon and thinks it is a bowl of milk. The kitten tries to get to the moon by stretching its neck, sprang from the top of the porch, chasing the moon down the sidewalk, and runs to the tallest tree to climb it. In the end the kitten realizes nothing is going to work. The kitten then decides to go home where she finds a bowl of milk waiting for her.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">: Realizing that we mistake many objects from a distance. This is called object relations. / Language Arts/ Science<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Pre-activity:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> Take the students on a nature walk. Throughout the nature walk I will point out objects from a distance and have the student write down what they think it looks like. Then when we get closer to the object the students will write down what the actual object is.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Post-activity:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> After we read the book I will explain the method of object relations and how depending where you stand the object can look different compared to when you are close to that object. I will then have each student share their list from the nature walk with the class about what they saw from a distance and what they saw up close. </span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><b>My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</b><br />I really enjoyed reading this book! I thought the book had a very cute story line! The book is an ensuring comedy. I think it is a great book for all ages. I would definitely recommend it for teachers to read when they are teaching a lesson about object relations.</span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-19099915966204917922011-09-06T09:30:00.000-07:002011-11-13T10:27:18.600-08:00The Happy Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM1HHfQ2ZcC9P1_YgZ0ksI6KGwmMtM5Jo2H0wnNp1Z4-8e3u5_w32Nc9kuv41MXVW2z5YJjsx0sA3MeIQrmwDu0JUiq-IMIgu5zETvmiNpeFXVnJGEFu8-A8NPYkSvaELPyB7GdvqASw/s1600/the+happy+day.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649309513172973442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM1HHfQ2ZcC9P1_YgZ0ksI6KGwmMtM5Jo2H0wnNp1Z4-8e3u5_w32Nc9kuv41MXVW2z5YJjsx0sA3MeIQrmwDu0JUiq-IMIgu5zETvmiNpeFXVnJGEFu8-A8NPYkSvaELPyB7GdvqASw/s320/the+happy+day.jpg" /></a><br /><b>Title:</b> <i>The Happy Day</i><br /><br /><b>Author</b>: Ruth Krauss was born on July 25, 1901 in Maryland. She was a graduate from Parson School of Design.<div><br /></div><div>Publisher: HaperCollins (1989)<br /><br /><b>Genre</b>: Fiction<br /><br /><b>Grade Level</b>: 1-3<br /><br /><b>Brief Synopsis:</b> This is a story about field mice, bears, snails, squirrels and ground hogs that sleep throughout the winter.<br /><br /><b>Theme/Skill</b>: Hibernation cycle/ Science<br /><br /><b>Pre-activity</b>: Create a concept map using the word Hibernation. List all the words the students come up with when they think of the word Hibernation.<br /><br /><b>Post-activity</b>: Have the student choose an animal that hibernates and have them create a timeline of that animals hibernation process.<br /><br /><b>My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</b><br />I really enjoyed reading this book! This book can be used as a filler in the classroom that children will be interested in. It is a great book to read to your students about the hibernation process.</div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-54574646040869936562011-09-06T08:43:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:11:18.038-08:00Moses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCv-xM5TO5Q022ZdTlxfLYf8b6I_p6jhtwK1yp6q6fnqPrKX5rqUqlkQ5R1MedRxHAwjnotFdKUM44GH9vT3JJTy9cSKkj_ggv-MUG-dH1V9RX56zczIa1aLC5TTF9AYSZqgGr8N9gkg/s1600/moses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649310082892108306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCv-xM5TO5Q022ZdTlxfLYf8b6I_p6jhtwK1yp6q6fnqPrKX5rqUqlkQ5R1MedRxHAwjnotFdKUM44GH9vT3JJTy9cSKkj_ggv-MUG-dH1V9RX56zczIa1aLC5TTF9AYSZqgGr8N9gkg/s320/moses.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Title:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Moses</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Carole Weatherford graduated from University of Baltimore with her Masters of Arts in Publications. She also graduated from the University of North-Carolina-Greensboro with her Masters of Fine Arts. The book <em>Moses</em> recieved the Caldecott Honor. She is currently teaching at Fayetteville State University.<br /><br />Publisher: Hyperion Book (2006) </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Genre:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Non-fiction<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: 1-4<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: This is a story about Harriet the main character. When she was a little girl she escaped from slavery to get away. This story takes you through her journey to find freedom. She eventually rescuses her family from the south and brings them to Canada where there is freedom.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Slavery/ Social Studies/Suffering<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pre-activity:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Create a concept map with the word slave in the middle. Ask the students what comes to mind when they first hear the word Slave.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Have the students create a KWL chart about slavery.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I feel this is a great book to introduce the Social Studies topic on Slavery. The illustrations and words create a sense of the harsh slavery. The book is very knowledgable and it opens students eyes about what happened in their own country many many years ago.</span></span></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-69995427874623988202011-09-06T08:34:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:13:57.885-08:00Owen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCm7kFX_s354tKugfwwTI3XSsusfW0Klf0AhEQXm4hQt_O8KDJAcL1tJUw02LZWJ4zf1fc1Mc_troRCbegAaKjMShDSOWxJeemK-V5HS-soq1hyphenhyphenZctSsLDUl1ykqxz-fyq9PGw-iI1bwQ/s1600/owen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649310608621432850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCm7kFX_s354tKugfwwTI3XSsusfW0Klf0AhEQXm4hQt_O8KDJAcL1tJUw02LZWJ4zf1fc1Mc_troRCbegAaKjMShDSOWxJeemK-V5HS-soq1hyphenhyphenZctSsLDUl1ykqxz-fyq9PGw-iI1bwQ/s320/owen.jpg" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6666;"><br />Title: </span></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6666;">Owen</span></b></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6666;"><br /><br />Author: Kevin Henkes was born on November 27, 1960 in Wisconsin. His first book was called <em>All Alone</em>, published in 1981 by Greenwillow Books. He wrote his first book while he was a freshmen in college. Henkes also writes young-adult fiction. </span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6666;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6666;">Publisher: Hardcover (1993)<br /><br />Genre: Fiction<br /><br />Grade Level: 1-2<br /><br />Brief Synopsis: This is a story about Owen who carries a blanket with him everywhere he goes. His mother and father think he is too old for the blanket and they want him to get rid of it. The parents come up with a plan to cut the blanket into pieces so Owen can use the peices as a handkerchief.<br /><br />Theme/Skill: Problem Solving/Language Arts/Growing up<br /><br />Pre-activity: Have the children bring in their favorite stuffed animal or blanket they might sleep with. Then have the children share this memorable object with the class.<br /><br />Post-activity: Have the children write two to three sentences about their favorite object and why it is important to them.<br /><br />My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:<br />I liked this book because it shows problem solving and it shows the children that sometimes we out grow our favorite things and its time to get rid of them or make it into something else so it is still apart of the child's life.</span></b></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-57616566963048915902011-09-06T06:22:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:16:51.454-08:00Truck<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbe8DYiLklWnDPFFML-_YVkUJ6zhWGOdf8X0ImE0icvo9H9lQVA_lvIYazigKObYioJkkx9xj61UqSwY_PouATC2XI_qte6pkvmAJHWq5uLxEjMx80Te6pZFghXGmfWeR0r-6WBIgooIE/s1600/truck+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649311530209685426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbe8DYiLklWnDPFFML-_YVkUJ6zhWGOdf8X0ImE0icvo9H9lQVA_lvIYazigKObYioJkkx9xj61UqSwY_PouATC2XI_qte6pkvmAJHWq5uLxEjMx80Te6pZFghXGmfWeR0r-6WBIgooIE/s320/truck+1.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Title</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Truck</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Donald Crews was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1938. In 1980 <em>Truck</em> won the Caldecott Honor. Crews stories do not often involve humans. His common subjects are modern technology (travel vehicles) and childhood memories. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Publisher: Greenwillow Books (1991)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: 1-2<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Brief Synopsis:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> This is a picture book about the road. This book shows different signs like east, west, north, and south. It also shows different types of bridges and speed limit signs.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Direction/ Social Studies/Navigation of the road.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: I will draw a compass on the board and explain the importance of directions in terms of north, south, east, and west.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Students will draw a picture of a map. The map must include; bridges, street signs, roads, and the use of labeling the directions (north, south, east, and west).<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br />My Refection of the book persuading people to read it</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">:<br />This is a great book to introduce mapping for the younger grades. The book provides creative striking illustrations to help children understand the journey of the road. The book uses very simple terms for the children to understand when talking about directions and mapping. </span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-27411722109777087452011-09-06T05:57:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:18:10.659-08:00The Train of States<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHYIuxx8VLxJR-2u8na-d9-EbiGou-p8S_SwpReqZ5ObJE4FHOFsSJBM-GLC2-cyOmBYSXn4h4gXNb7iQutj9P8SQwYUYhx6fOztnu5ypmyZjtaj-T6qlE0f0lG2hT9731b80w5E94rc/s1600/the+train+of+states.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 128px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649311833494255618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHYIuxx8VLxJR-2u8na-d9-EbiGou-p8S_SwpReqZ5ObJE4FHOFsSJBM-GLC2-cyOmBYSXn4h4gXNb7iQutj9P8SQwYUYhx6fOztnu5ypmyZjtaj-T6qlE0f0lG2hT9731b80w5E94rc/s320/the+train+of+states.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">Title</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">: </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">The Train of States</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">Author</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">: Peter Sis is an award winning children's book illustrator and writer. Peter attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London. He was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1949. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">Publisher: Greenwillow Books (2007)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">: 3-4<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">: This is a story about the fifty states in the United States. It takes you on a journey by using hundreds of facts, symbols, moments from history, and tidbits. The book also includes the date of statehood for each state, what the state is known for, and they symbol for each state.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;"><br />Theme/Skil</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">l: 50 States in the U.S./ Social Studies<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">Pre-activity:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;"> Write a list of all fifty states on the board as the students are naming them off.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;">: Students will work in groups of 3-4. The students will compare and contrast two different states using a venn diagram. They will then use poster paper to create the venn diagram and present to the class.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;"><br />My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00cccc;"><br />I think this is a great book for students to learn their fifty states. The book uses details throughout each page. Many of the details are open to interpretation; several of them the topic of ongoing debate. This means the teacher can use this book for a debate or open ended question. Overall, I think every student will learn and take away a lot of valubale information about the states.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-91599044145644059762011-09-06T05:36:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:20:24.323-08:00Best Counting Book Ever<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LRozkVpwif7xjiXzL5ITzyvLR_GyyeLTKt1Lx_H12nvTK-9Am849QgwZ44OWtMjTsm5eqDhdnCD9rL4s8r3GNm6CfiuHweHcDQuFWaMuDiOk6iCG_y6bBPr0WkAH8T3t9XiKBwprlXY/s1600/best+counting+book+ever.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 206px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649312516819319746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LRozkVpwif7xjiXzL5ITzyvLR_GyyeLTKt1Lx_H12nvTK-9Am849QgwZ44OWtMjTsm5eqDhdnCD9rL4s8r3GNm6CfiuHweHcDQuFWaMuDiOk6iCG_y6bBPr0WkAH8T3t9XiKBwprlXY/s320/best+counting+book+ever.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Title</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Best Counting Book Ever</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Richard Scarry is an American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books. He was born on June 5, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Publisher: Sterling (2010)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: 1-2<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: This book introduces numbers and counting from one to one hundred, as Willy the bunny counts all the things he sees in one day. For example one day he counts two eggs on his daddy's plate.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Counting/ Math<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: As a class we will count to 100 together aloud.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: Have the students use their favorite number only using numbers 1-100 and create a page so that the class can put together a number book using everyones number. The students must include an illustration that goes along with their number they chose.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I think this is a great book to help children learn numbers. There are so many different activities an elementary teacher can use to go along with the story. I also like how the students can participate throughout the story by counting the objects throughout the story.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-89743463792545355322011-09-06T05:30:00.001-07:002011-11-22T06:24:01.509-08:00How Many Mice?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwayUU0bzLTW6FbROoEjmVRlRJu9hx_7aZ3Xd69K4FD8U6dXcET6L3Bjx0RiavEfevz1pFhYUpf2xHmveaQZuOtVRnr5uzGn9xJTXSvoiA2TuflmlmXIR3DOmQMI8JjtZqkzr6bih87R4/s1600/how+many+mice.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 160px; display: block; height: 148px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649312833841760034" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwayUU0bzLTW6FbROoEjmVRlRJu9hx_7aZ3Xd69K4FD8U6dXcET6L3Bjx0RiavEfevz1pFhYUpf2xHmveaQZuOtVRnr5uzGn9xJTXSvoiA2TuflmlmXIR3DOmQMI8JjtZqkzr6bih87R4/s320/how+many+mice.jpeg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Title:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">How Many Mice?</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Author</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">: Michael Garland graduated from Pratt Institute in 1974. He began his career as an illustrator, he since has written and illustrated books. He has illustrated several enchanting picture books, that include <i>The Mouse Before Christmas</i>. Garland lives in Patterson, New York.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); ">Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (2007)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); ">Genre</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">: Fiction<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Grade Level</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">: K-2<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Brief Synopsis</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">: Ten hungry mice set out in a mission to find some food, facing hazards and dangers along the way. As you are reading along on each page there is a question for the student to answer.<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Theme/Skill</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">: Counting and using mathematical skills. Math & Language Arts<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Pre-activity:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> Use a real life explain to introduce counting and how often we use it throughout the day. For example have the students go around the room and count a certain object that is in the classroom. (desks, computers, chairs....)<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Post-activity</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">: Each student will create a number book using the number 1-10. When each student has finished they will then share their number books with the class.<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">:<br />I think this is a great book for teachers to use to introduce numbers. This book does not only introduce the numbers 1-10, but it also shows the importance of counting in everyday life. It follows a sequence and uses appropriate speech patterns. The collages of scanned fabrics provide interesting patterns and textures. Overall, this is a great book for students!</span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-63205450505284832112011-09-06T05:19:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:26:36.977-08:00Ten Red Apples<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG4O0vXnbinIhKDOooaLA88LHmOzpdd6qmSxnsFs13hIiu8i41odLJUSh0TowPo2B8zxRIIu6tPn9X_uYTnKfZvIiI9WdFuzmWnk2Pxz6WF0yhbT1Ljw0kEplXqYQ0wAjuHb7SjNx8Nw/s1600/ten+red+apples.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 252px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649313134282756098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG4O0vXnbinIhKDOooaLA88LHmOzpdd6qmSxnsFs13hIiu8i41odLJUSh0TowPo2B8zxRIIu6tPn9X_uYTnKfZvIiI9WdFuzmWnk2Pxz6WF0yhbT1Ljw0kEplXqYQ0wAjuHb7SjNx8Nw/s320/ten+red+apples.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:webdings;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Title</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">: </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Ten Red Apples</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> Pat Hutchins is an English illustrator and writer. She was born on June 18, 1942 the sixth of seven children. Her first book called <em>Rosie's Walk</em> won the ALA Notable in 1968. She has written five novels and twenty-five picture books. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Publisher: Greenwillow Books (2000)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">: 1-2<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">: This is a story about ten apples that start off on a tree. Every time an animal comes by one disappears. This continues to happen until all the apples are gone. This because a problem for the farmers wife because their are no apples for her to make an apple pie, until they see another apple tree in the distance.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Theme/Skill:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> Counting/ Math and Language Arts/ Long Vowel Sounds<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">: As a class we will create a concept map describing an apple.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">: Have the students create a number book using their favorite type of fruit. When each child is finished they will read their book aloud to the class. I will then hang the books up around the room.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">:<br />Overall, I feel the children will really enjoy this story in the fall. The illustrations consist of bright colors. Since fall is about apples and making apple pie. There are a lot of pre and post activities that teachers can use to go along with this story. This story can provides a self-confidence booster for beginner readers.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-22987180604205445332011-09-06T05:03:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:29:37.560-08:00Hello, Fish! Visiting the Coral Reef<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr0msgKXPw0zdfb5V0BH7G2wsrL8G2fWKYtCdwDoK-nnLHMrkN5J7XryMWLeFb-jO-lQBw7e7PJVe-duju50w43HydaM6fKIKPHn0haXoJVkRCKtrrCmVBqvB6m5uOSIKTBcREbiUomk/s1600/hello.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 160px; float: left; height: 190px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649313425244700082" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr0msgKXPw0zdfb5V0BH7G2wsrL8G2fWKYtCdwDoK-nnLHMrkN5J7XryMWLeFb-jO-lQBw7e7PJVe-duju50w43HydaM6fKIKPHn0haXoJVkRCKtrrCmVBqvB6m5uOSIKTBcREbiUomk/s320/hello.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Title:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Hello, Fish! Visiting the Coral Reef</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Author</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">: Sylvia Earle was the cheif scientist for the U.S. National Organic and Atmospheric Administration from 1990-1992. Sylvia earned her B.S. degree from Florida State University in 1955, her M.S. in 1956 and her PhD in 1966 both from Duke University. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books (1999)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">: Non-Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Grade Leve</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">l: 1-4<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">: This is a story about the different fish in the sea. It explains the different types of fish in the tropical sea. It also mentions where the fish are found and what they do. For example it consists of twleve different types of fish that surround the reef.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">: Tropical fish survive in the sea/Fish Species/Science.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">: Discuss with the children that different types of fish live in different types of climates to survive. For example saltwater or lakes.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Post-activity:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> I would have the students write two facts about their favorite fish that was mentioned in the story. They would then draw their favorite fish that they wrote about and share it with the class.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br />This is a great science book about fish. It has great in-depth pictures of fish for the children to enjoy! I also liked it because it is a non-fiction science story, which is hard to find for the elementary level students. I feel this story motivates children to learn!<br /></span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896473722021950610.post-58031023328638241142011-09-06T04:55:00.000-07:002011-11-22T06:31:48.123-08:00Duck & Goose<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HY5Dzlxz-siazNOGWeESGyVG4qHna9jPtFcpg5gs99FtsidWB2OvZfbI7qEw6cmpq7BfaEb18N82m-HZUBThrqVebLuN3L3JwU57HelJDudRXDkwdkjnfuqVTUCwrntESsBgfAALsUw/s1600/duck+and+goose.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649313769587986818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HY5Dzlxz-siazNOGWeESGyVG4qHna9jPtFcpg5gs99FtsidWB2OvZfbI7qEw6cmpq7BfaEb18N82m-HZUBThrqVebLuN3L3JwU57HelJDudRXDkwdkjnfuqVTUCwrntESsBgfAALsUw/s320/duck+and+goose.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Title:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Duck & Goose</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Author</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Tad Hills grew up in Norwell, Massachusetts. Tad had a love for wildlife and nature. He grew up surrounded by many acres of fields and forests. All the grown-ups in his life encouraged Tad's creativity. He spent a lot of time with his grandmother who was an artist. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Publisher: Schwartz and Wade (2006)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Genre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Fiction<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Grade Level</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: 1-2<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Brief Synopsis</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: This is a story about a duck and a goose that fight over an egg that they found. Eventually they decide they both can take care of it when it hatches. So they sit and wait till it hatches. They both eventually realize it is not an egg it is a ball.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Theme/Skill</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Sharing/Getting Along/Language Arts & Science.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Pre-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: Bring in an egg and a ball. As a class we will use a T-chart to compare the two objects.<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Post-activity</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">: In the students journals they will write about the importance of sharing. When finished I will choose a couple of student to read aloud their response.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br />My Refection of the book persuading people to read it</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">:</span></span><span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class="Apple-tab-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><br />This is a great book to read to your class in the beginning of the year because it shows the importance of sharing and getting along. The characters have great expressions and are very sweet towards one another. I think every teacher should read it to their class at the beginning of each school year.</span></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521535008572288882noreply@blogger.com0