Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
Margaret Chodos-Irvine (2003)
Caldecott Award
I wanted to see what kinds of book children were picking up to read, so I went to the recently returned shelves in the ICPL. One book I came across was Ella Sarah Get Dressed. I thought the cover was funny and the colors were very bright. This story is about a little girl who is adamant about what she wants to wear for the day! Her parents and sister try to convince her that her silly outfit is too fancy to wear, when in reality, they think it is plain hideous! Turns out that all of Ella Sarah's friends are dressed just the same with their wacky pants, dresses, hats, and shoes! I would use this in a K-1 classroom and my students would draw their own selves dressed in crazy clothes! We would talk about how we can express ourselves through fashion, music, interests, etc. We would then write about what we chose to wear and why! They could expand upon why it's their favorite article of clothing and how it represents their individuality. I think this would be interesting because it gives a chance for students to talk about why they like certain things, and what makes them unique. Personalizing their learning is how students gain deeper appreciations and understandings of a concept.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
It's Snowing! It's Snowing!
It's Snowing! It's Snowing!
Jack Prelutsky (2006)
I used the book It's Snowing! It's Snowing! in my text set as well. I was first introduced to Jack Prelutsky in class and was super excited when I found out he wrote a poem book about winter and snow!! I want everyone to know about this as well, because this is also another simple book with poems ALL ABOUT winter and snow! I liked how easy it was that all of these poems about winter and snow were found in one book! AND that they are written by Jack Prelutsky! This book has fun poems that children can read and also models how to write poems! This would be fun to use during the winter: students can create their own poems about winter and snow! Then they could share their poems with each other during a poetry reading. This book provides teachers ideas with how to teach students about snow/winter and how to write poems and/or stories about it! This is a good resource that teachers should also have in their classroom, if they are looking for ideas to expose their children to quality and different literature about snow.
Jack Prelutsky (2006)
I used the book It's Snowing! It's Snowing! in my text set as well. I was first introduced to Jack Prelutsky in class and was super excited when I found out he wrote a poem book about winter and snow!! I want everyone to know about this as well, because this is also another simple book with poems ALL ABOUT winter and snow! I liked how easy it was that all of these poems about winter and snow were found in one book! AND that they are written by Jack Prelutsky! This book has fun poems that children can read and also models how to write poems! This would be fun to use during the winter: students can create their own poems about winter and snow! Then they could share their poems with each other during a poetry reading. This book provides teachers ideas with how to teach students about snow/winter and how to write poems and/or stories about it! This is a good resource that teachers should also have in their classroom, if they are looking for ideas to expose their children to quality and different literature about snow.
White Snow, Bight Snow
White Snow, Bright Snow
Alvin Tresselt (1988)
Caldecott Award
The book White Snow, Bright Snow is a story about how people react to the first snow of the season, how they feel during winter, and how they feel when spring returns. I also used this in my text set about precipitation. We would be talking about snow at this point in the unit, and how some people like or dislike snow and why. I think it is important to bring feelings about subjects into the classroom, because it makes it more personal. The students would then write their own responses about how they feel about snow and share it with the class. I want other people to know about this book because this book models and represents how people feel and act under certain circumstances. It is a simple book that can create and evoke feelings in children that can inspire them to write about themselves. I also really enjoyed the illustrations. This would be a good book to read to your class on the first snowfall of the year!
Alvin Tresselt (1988)
Caldecott Award
The book White Snow, Bright Snow is a story about how people react to the first snow of the season, how they feel during winter, and how they feel when spring returns. I also used this in my text set about precipitation. We would be talking about snow at this point in the unit, and how some people like or dislike snow and why. I think it is important to bring feelings about subjects into the classroom, because it makes it more personal. The students would then write their own responses about how they feel about snow and share it with the class. I want other people to know about this book because this book models and represents how people feel and act under certain circumstances. It is a simple book that can create and evoke feelings in children that can inspire them to write about themselves. I also really enjoyed the illustrations. This would be a good book to read to your class on the first snowfall of the year!
Snowflake Bentley
Snowflake Bentley
Jacqueline Briggs Martin (1998)
Caldecott Award
One book I want EVERY ONE to know about is Snowflake Bentley!! It may be my passion for science speaking, but this book is SO AWESOME. It tells the true story of Wilson Bentley, the first man to really investigate and research...SNOWFLAKES! This is a kid friendly story that does not make it seem like you're just reading a boring biography. The illustrations are awesome and the story is intertwined with societal and science issues and concepts. It is an interesting and great read! I used this book as part of my text set to help aid in learning the concept of precipitation! I would use this book in a 1-6 classroom though. We would look at the science of snowflakes, draw our own, discuss how to become a scientists, the scientific method, and much more. Besides illustrations, the book also uses Bentley's real life pictures of snowflakes that he took with his microscope over a hundred years ago!!
Jacqueline Briggs Martin (1998)
Caldecott Award
One book I want EVERY ONE to know about is Snowflake Bentley!! It may be my passion for science speaking, but this book is SO AWESOME. It tells the true story of Wilson Bentley, the first man to really investigate and research...SNOWFLAKES! This is a kid friendly story that does not make it seem like you're just reading a boring biography. The illustrations are awesome and the story is intertwined with societal and science issues and concepts. It is an interesting and great read! I used this book as part of my text set to help aid in learning the concept of precipitation! I would use this book in a 1-6 classroom though. We would look at the science of snowflakes, draw our own, discuss how to become a scientists, the scientific method, and much more. Besides illustrations, the book also uses Bentley's real life pictures of snowflakes that he took with his microscope over a hundred years ago!!
Owl Moon
Owl Moon
Jane Yolen (1987)
Caldecott Award
After all this talk about Jane Yolen and Owl Moon, I FINALLY picked it up! (It was on my intend to read list as well...) This book and its illustrations tell the story of how a little girl goes owl hunting with her father. IT describes the scenery, the sounds, and how the girl feels about seeing her first owl and what it is like spending time with her dad. I thought this story was interesting, because how often is it that you hear about someone going owling? I have certainly never heard of it1 I would use this in a 1-3 classroom. We would discuss what types of things we do during the winter and things that we like to do with our friends, siblings, and parents. We would journal about this and share with each other. We could also discuss things that make us a little nervous, and how we can overcome those things! It's a simple book with great meaning and illustrations behind it.
Jane Yolen (1987)
Caldecott Award
After all this talk about Jane Yolen and Owl Moon, I FINALLY picked it up! (It was on my intend to read list as well...) This book and its illustrations tell the story of how a little girl goes owl hunting with her father. IT describes the scenery, the sounds, and how the girl feels about seeing her first owl and what it is like spending time with her dad. I thought this story was interesting, because how often is it that you hear about someone going owling? I have certainly never heard of it1 I would use this in a 1-3 classroom. We would discuss what types of things we do during the winter and things that we like to do with our friends, siblings, and parents. We would journal about this and share with each other. We could also discuss things that make us a little nervous, and how we can overcome those things! It's a simple book with great meaning and illustrations behind it.
The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney (2009)
Caldecott Award
In an interesting twist, Jerry Pinkney's version of Aesop's classic fable The Lion and the Mouse, tells this classic story through pictures only! I LOVED THIS BOOK! Every greatly detailed illustrated page tells the story of how the mouse and the lion become friends and save eachother. I would use this in a k-6 classroom and the students would either write their own stories using the pictures from this book or create a reader's theater, where they will be responsible to telling the class about this story by writing a script and acting it out. This book is so awesome, and I want every classroom teacher to have this in their classroom! This book's illustrations are beautiful and starts on the cover pages, before the story even begins. I was weary about this book before I opened it up. There was no title on the cover, so I was confused as to what was going to be instore for me. One of the things that drew me to this book, however, was just the fact that all that is on this cover is just the lion's face, while on the back is the mouse. It really intrigued me and caught my interest!
Jerry Pinkney (2009)
Caldecott Award
In an interesting twist, Jerry Pinkney's version of Aesop's classic fable The Lion and the Mouse, tells this classic story through pictures only! I LOVED THIS BOOK! Every greatly detailed illustrated page tells the story of how the mouse and the lion become friends and save eachother. I would use this in a k-6 classroom and the students would either write their own stories using the pictures from this book or create a reader's theater, where they will be responsible to telling the class about this story by writing a script and acting it out. This book is so awesome, and I want every classroom teacher to have this in their classroom! This book's illustrations are beautiful and starts on the cover pages, before the story even begins. I was weary about this book before I opened it up. There was no title on the cover, so I was confused as to what was going to be instore for me. One of the things that drew me to this book, however, was just the fact that all that is on this cover is just the lion's face, while on the back is the mouse. It really intrigued me and caught my interest!
One Fine Day
One Fine Day
Nonny Hogrogian (1971)
Caldecott Award
One Fine Day is a story about a fox, who after traveling on a hot day, gets very thirsty and drinks a woman's pail of milk. She is not pleased, so she chops his tail off! He is embarrassed by this, so he pleads with the old woman to sew his tail back on. She will, on one condition: if he gives her back her milk! In order to this, the fox goes on an adventure of meeting people that could help him, if they get something in return as well. It seems like everyone will only give something if something is returned, until the fox meets a generous farmer who is willing to help the fox with out asking for anything in return. The fox eventually gets his tail sewn back on. I would use this book in a K-1 classroom. We would use this to talk about manners and right and wrong. We learn how we should ask before using or borrowing things, and why that is polite. We will talk about consequences and why people would be upset if things were taken from them without asking. I enjoyed this book's illustrations as well. The whole covers of the book are one big illustration and their are pictures before and on the title page as well. This is an indication of a quality picture book.
Nonny Hogrogian (1971)
Caldecott Award
One Fine Day is a story about a fox, who after traveling on a hot day, gets very thirsty and drinks a woman's pail of milk. She is not pleased, so she chops his tail off! He is embarrassed by this, so he pleads with the old woman to sew his tail back on. She will, on one condition: if he gives her back her milk! In order to this, the fox goes on an adventure of meeting people that could help him, if they get something in return as well. It seems like everyone will only give something if something is returned, until the fox meets a generous farmer who is willing to help the fox with out asking for anything in return. The fox eventually gets his tail sewn back on. I would use this book in a K-1 classroom. We would use this to talk about manners and right and wrong. We learn how we should ask before using or borrowing things, and why that is polite. We will talk about consequences and why people would be upset if things were taken from them without asking. I enjoyed this book's illustrations as well. The whole covers of the book are one big illustration and their are pictures before and on the title page as well. This is an indication of a quality picture book.
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