M & W 3321 Presentation(11/30/09)

Today my group presented on the Empty Pot by Demi. I am very happy with the outcome and I think our preplanned get together's helped us achieve a smooth transition from one person to the next which led to a successful lesson plan. I loved working with Elizabeth, Monica and Steve and would definitely do it again.
The second presentation was on the book, Pink and Say. It was a very good book and it gave us some insight to that era. It is a very touching story and the movie maker was a great idea so we could see pictures while we were being read to. I also liked how they separated the room to do two separate activities.

M & W 3321 Presentation (11/23/09)

I had alot of fun with today's presentations.
The first presentation was based off the book, "Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky" by Elphihstone Dayrell. There were lots of great ideas that I learned, for instance using the milk cartons for masks. The house made out of cardboard, and getting the classroom involved was great. They were very creative in their presentations. Job well done!!
The second presentation was about the "10 thinks I can do to help my world" I do recycle and know alot of information about this subject. I like how they came up with that PowerPoint presentation. The music was perfect for the subject. I think it can get some of the kids in the classroom to gear up and recycle. I also like the posters. It gives the students to use hands on activities to engage in and help keep them focused.

MW 3321 Author/Book

I have been wanting to read this book and found out it is coming to the movies in Feb. 2010
Now I know what I will be doing over the Christmas break!
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1) by Rick Riordan
(Paperback)
Age Range: 9 to 12
Pub. Date: April 2006
392pp

Here are some ideas for lesson plan

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=10864&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FisParent%3DY%26query%3Dthe%2Blightening%2Bthief%26Ntt%3Dthe%2Blightening%2Bthief%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26y%3D4%26N%3D0%26x%3D49%26_N%3Dfff%22+class%3D%22endecaAll%22%3EAll+Results%3C%2Fa%3E

MW 3321 Author/Book

Charlie and Lola: I Am Too Absolutely Small for School

Lauren Child
Ages 4+

32 pages

Paperback

Lola is not so sure about school. After all, why would she need to count higher than ten when she never eats more than ten cookies at a time? And why write letters when you have a telephone? Once again, it's up to ever-patient big brother Charlie to persuade Lola that school is worthwhile - and that her invisible friend, Soren Lorensen, will be welcome, too.

Charlie and Lola is a series of picture books made by Lauren Child and now is a children's TV show. Each half-hour format show contains two segments with different plots, each starting off with Charlie saying, "I have this little sister, Lola. She is small and very funny."

I also found this website http://www.charlieandlola.com/ it has information on the seris and games that kids can play online.

Genre Presentation Research

We are having a lot of fun working on our Genre Project. I have found several websites that have help guide our group to hopefully a successful Lesson Plan. One of the sites that I found very helpful is the Educators Publishing Service on Guided Reading Strategies from Hand prints. www.epsbooks.com
It is a two page walk through on how to guide your students before the reading, during the reading as well as the after the reading.
We also were able to order supplies for our project using www.amazon.com and Oriental Trading company at www.orientaltradin.com which had loads and loads of stuff. It was really hard to narrow down items we wanted to use. I did register at the http://rubistar.4teachers.org and played with a rubrics.
The lesson plan we found at www.bu.edu
we did modify the lesson plan but it was very helpful.

M & W 3321 Author/Book

I thought I would add some Thanksgiving books for the season!!!

Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving

by Joseph Bruchac

(Grades K-3)

I the Scholastics website I found a lesson plan and worksheet that goes with the book.

http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/detail/?id=39039&ESP=PRT/ib//acq/EasyReader2PRT///mb_proddetail/txtl/crosspromo///

Travel back to 1620 as an English ship called the Mayflower lands on the shores inhabited by the Pokanoket people. As Squanto welcomes the newcomers and teaches them how to survive in the rugged land they called Plymouth, young readers are treated to a story ending with the two peoples feasting together in the spirit of peace and brotherhood.

Milly and the Macy's Parade

Imaginative story based on a true story helps kids learn about American culture.

by Shana Corey

illustrated by Brett Helquist
Scholastic Inc./Scholastic Press
$16.95 US/$26.99 CAN
0439297540
October, 2002
40 pages/hardcover
ages 3 and up

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/books/milly/?ESP=Teachers/ib/20091104/awa/milly_activity_set_2_5///balp/tout////

The above website have some ideas on lesson plans for the classroom that are going to be very helpful!!

M & W 3321 Author/Books

Marcia Thornton Jones

http://marciatjones.com/

Debbie Dadey

http://www.debbiedadey.com/

Keyholders SERIES

Released MAY '09:

#1 - This Side of Magic

Starscape,

April 2009

Grade Range: 2 to 5,

Age Range: 7 to 10

#2 - The Other Side of Magic

Coming NOVEMBER '09:

#3 - Inside The Magic

#4 - The Wrong Side of Magic

Three kids, a dragon, a unicorn, and rat discover that they are the Keyholders to a magical realm! A Keyholder's job is to guard the border between the real world and the magical world. But, Penny & Luke aren't sure they even want to be apprentice Keyholders. But when they meet their "links" -- magical helpers from the other side of the border -- they change their minds. And just in time! The evil Queen of the Boggarts is determined to invade Penny & Luke's world...and only the Keyholders and their links can stop her!

3321 MW Books/Author

This last weekend I went yard sale shopping, well OK OK I happen to be driving by a house that was having a yard sale and saw some books, slammed on my brakes and hit the jack pot!!
I found:
I Am Special!
based on I Like Myself!
by Karen Beaumond http://karenbeaumont.com/
and Illustrated by Davie Catrow http://www.catrow.com/ (this website is a must see!)
Grades: K–3
View and print the student activity sheet (PDF)

This is a delightfully illustrated rhyming book in which the main character knows she is different and special and that’s what makes her so wonderful! The pictures and words will make each reader smile and feel good about being an individual. The students will surely want to read this story again and again! The next book on my list is "I Like Myself!"


How I Became Champion of the Universe

Author:Kenny Harrison
http://plaidpup.com
Hardcover:
Illustrated: 32 pages.
Publisher:
Tricycle Pr (08/01/2002)
ISBN:
1582460779
ISBN13:
9781582460772
Reading Level:
Age: 3 - 5
For the young hero of this story, seeing Mighty Max live in the ring is the ultimate in entertainment. So when Atom Smasher from Planet Z challenges Max to compete for the title of the universe, Dad scores front row tickets. But Atom Smasher cheats, so it's up to the world's biggest little wrestling fan to use his secret weapon to teach a lesson in fair play... and clinch the championship! Readers will be tickled to learn what the secret is.


Franklin and the Tooth Fairy

Author: Paulette Bourgeois
Illustrator: Brenda Clark
age:4-7
Franklin's friends are losing their teeth — but not Franklin, who's toothless. (Turtles don't have teeth!).
In this endearing tale featuring the popular turtle-hero, Franklin learns it's okay to be different.

Franklin and the Thunderstorm
by Paulette Bourgeois
Illustrator Brenda Clark
age range 5-8
32 pages
As a thunderstorm approaches, Franklin's friends help him cope with his fear of stormy weather.


Thanks to hitting my own personal jackpot, ........if you see me at a yard sale,.......you know what I am looking for........ :)

3321 MW Chapter 11

I found this book on the internet called, Shared or Guided Reading books

Yellow Brick Roads: Shared and Guided Paths to Independent Reading 4-12

by Janet Allen, Philippa (Ed.) Stratton, Philippa Stratton (Editor)

$24.00 List price
ISBN-13: 9781571103192
Edition Description: New Edition
Edition Number: 1
Pub. Date: January 2000
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers

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I also found a website that is called, Kindergarten and Preschool Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Phonemic or Phonological Awareness and Predictable Charts

http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=43

The site shows examples of SHARED READING,

ECHO READING

where, the teacher reads a word or sentence. The children echo what she just read. She continues to touch each word as they read.

CHORAL READING
The children read at the same time as the teacher.
FILL IN THE WORD
The teacher leaves out a word or phrase. The children fill in the missing word or phrase. This is a very good strategy to use when teaching the concept of rhyming.
TEACHING THE ALPHABET - ALPHABET READERS
I am definitely going to add this site to my favorites to refer to.