MW 3321 Book/Author

For my last author profile entry I thought it would be fitting to post a book about Christmas. The book is called:

The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever
Author: Steven Kroll

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1598

Illustrator: Jeni Bassett

Ages 4-8

Paperback7.9(L) x 7.9(W) x 0.1(H) inches

It's the day after Thanksgiving, and Clayton and Desmond feel the chill in the air. The cool weather makes them think of Christmas . . . and Christmas makes them think of Christmas trees! Who'll find the biggest one? In the newest installment of this beloved, bestselling series, Clayton the town mouse and Desmond the country mouse team up to bring the spirit of Christmas to Mouseville-in a BIG way.

I also found this website that give some ideas for activities for this very special season

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Christmas.htm

MW 3321 Presentations (12/2/09)

I really loved the first presentation today. It kept my attention and sometimes that is a hard thing to do. I thought it was a great idea to incorporate two books into the lesson. The first one, The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle which was a great introduction then the next book called The Spinning Spiders by Melvin Berger I think, gave us alot of facts. I learned alot and definitely will "Borrow" this presentation for my classroom.
The next book was interesting. I am not going to be teaching high school, but the beginning of the presentation makes me want to go out and get those books to read for myself. They did not get to finish the presentation but I am looking forward to seeing it on Monday.