Lolly's%20classroom
During our last class meeting, we will be holding six mock book award sessions. There are four Caldecott groups and one each for Geisel and Sibert. Check out the books they have nominated here and tell us which one would get your first vote.Charlotte's Web has been my last class...
During our last class, students will meet in mock award groups. We did this for the first time last year and it went surprisingly well. This year the class is larger, which means there will be four Caldecott committees instead of two. Like last year, we will follow the terms...
For our class on April 2, we are reading four books and one article. I like combining these two genres because both need to be read aloud in order to really appreciate them.Folklore has to have a strong voice, as it comes from an oral tradition where storytellers have individual...
There are so many stand-alone folktale picture books that it's hard to choose just one for us to read together. But I've used this one for several years because of its humor, voice, and authenticity. Interestingly, it also represents two story types: noodleheads (heroes or heroins who are a bit...
One of the fascinating and mysterious things about folklore is that the same story types appear all over the world. Here's a single picture book that tells a Cinderella-type story as found in several different cultures.I think children would need to first be familiar with a single, cohesive version of...
As you know if you've read Susan Lempke's article, there are lots and lots of books with poems about a particular subject — enough to read one every day of the school year. As she says, some work better than others as poems.What do you think of this one? Florian...
This is one of those books for kids that tends to be an eye-opener for most adults, too. Who knew there were this many poetry forms out there?!Notice how the book could be enjoyed by just reading the poems. OR, if you want to learn more, you can see what...
Our next class will be in two weeks, on April 21. We'll be talking about four information books: Actual Size by Steve Jenkins Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart, illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill, illustrated by Bryan...
We are reading four information books for our next class, all picture books but for various ages.Steve Jenkins's Actual Size could be read with very young children or with older ones depending on how you choose to share it. There is basic information in large type and details for older children...
363 articles
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN
We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN
Thank you for visiting.
We’ve noticed you are using a private browser. To continue, please log in or create an account.
