Picture books have the potential for bringing together ideas, images, content, vocabulary, language, and arts in the minds of any learner. Read‐ aloud can be a strong supporting structure for literacy learning across the school day and can strengthen students’ abilities and achievement in many subject areas. Reading aloud across the curriculum is a practical way to expand teaching and learning and to accomplish literacy‐based goals in four key subject areas – math, social studies, language arts, and science. Classroom read aloud can be used to scaffold understanding and increase student engagement.
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Favorite Book Project Favorite Books from Childhood: Student Reflections The reflections are excerpts from student blog posts. The students responded to the prompt: Write about a favorite book from childhood. My favorite book from childhood is Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now, because it shows you pictures and of how you will think he will leave. Dr. Seuss is a great author that made the books rhyme and make sense. This book also is for kids to know how to spell and write the words. Also, the book has pictures that use a creative way to show what the author is talking about. I chose this book because it is easy and you can understand it. ‐ Erika M.
We all have our favorite childhood books. Mine were the Junie B. Jones books. I loved all of her books, but one of my favorites is Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy. When I was in 4th Grade, I remember reading these books, and how it took me more than a week to read one, but now I read them in, like, 15 minutes. It is amazing how things change. Now I read books that are 300 pages or longer. Junie B. Jones books are only about 70 pages. These books were my favorite because the author literally writes in Junie’s perspective. For example if Junie does not know how to spell a word, the author just writes it the way Junie might think it’s spelled. She makes reading her books fun and enjoyable for little kids. – Roxana S.
I love the story of Cinderella. It’s everything a little girl imagines. It has love, family, and a happy ending. I like how the author makes it funny and unrealistic but what I don’t understand is why, out of all the other animals, he chose rats to be in the story. Girls don’t like rats, or mice. Another thing that I would like to know is why the author chose for the stepmother to be wicked. Why couldn’t her father have died and her stepfather been wicked? In all, the word choice and adjectives the author used is very remarkable. He didn’t choose very hard words, making it seem like he was only trying to capture young audiences, but still made it appealing to older audiences too. ‐ Stephanie M.
Thee Wind Blew w, by Pat Huttchins Thiss amusing sto ory describees the pow werfulness off the wind. Sweeeping away all of the locals item ms, the wind keeps wantting morre. Not satisffied with thee umb brella, the baalloon, the h hat, the kite, the shirt, the hanky, the wig,, the postmaan's letters, tthe f flag, the scar rves, and the e newspaper, it mixed th hem all up aand t throws them m down moving to its next victim: the sea. Mean nt for s small childre en, this storyy rhymes mo ost of its stan nzas such as: "It p plucked a ha anky from a nose. And up and up and up it rose.." Also intended tow wards its aud dience, the p pictures are quite e entertaining g as the villaggers chase after the wind trying to gget t their belong ings back. I rrecommend this book to o be read to c children, the ey will truly like it. ‐ Cath herine A.
Myy favorite boo ok from my chilldhood is If YYou Give A M Mouse A Coo okie. This is m my favorite chilldhood bookk because it is very inteeresting. Thiis book is about how a boy meets this very need dy ouse. Then th he boy wantts to give mo thee mouse a co ookie not kno owing that the mousee is going to ask for theese many things one afteer ano other. When n you read th his book you u are going tto have a sm mile on you ur face and yyou will want to havve a cookie with a glass of milk. Another reason this is my favorite chilldhood bookk M My favorite childhood sttory would h have to be "TThe Cat in th he beccause it’s a H Hat". This bo ook was my favorite beccause it has sso many rhyyming pictture book an nd it is very d detailed. w words and it t has a great story line. I also liked th his book beccause It shows everytthing that th he e every time I would go to o Islands of A Adventure, the first ride that I ouse asks forr, so basicallyy you’re mo a always want ted to ride iss "The Cat in the Hat." Th his story is ggreat seeeing everythiing that’s haappening f for all ages a and I think th hat every child should bee given the in tthe book. So I give you m my word, o opportunity to read this book. ‐ Edw ward G. you u are going tto like this bo ook! So go o out and read d it! ‐ Vanessa D.
Tra ade Books B for Classro oom Read-A R Aloud d Langu uage Arts Currriculum ‐ ALLIT TERATION The W Worrywarts, W Written by Pamela Duncan Ed dwards Illustrrated by Henryy Cole The W Worrywarts is aa fun book to rread, and it is just as clever in n the use of alliteratio on. Wombat assks Weasel and d Woodchuck tto n a walk with her on Wednesday. Wombat is a worrier and go on that h habit rubs off o on her friends as they walk. EEvery time a neew worryy creeps up, th he font is enlargged to help thee reader know w to use his or her voice with the text. AVERY Sociaal Studies Curriiculum ‐ IN THE TIME OF SLA Christtmas in the Bigg House, Chrisstmas in the Quarters Written by Patricia C. McKissack aand Frederick LL. McKissack McKissacks pro ovide the stark contrast betw ween the events of The M “Big TTimes” (Christm mas) in the plantation ownerr’s big house an nd thosee of the slaves who lived in th he quarters. Th he hauntingly beauttiful language richly describe es the tradition ns and scenes o of the holidays in the m mid‐1800s. This is not a one sitting read‐alo oud so plaan for a few insstallments. Takke your time and savor the beauttiful art that so o aptly brings tthe story alive.
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Mathem matics Curricullum ‐ FRACTIO ONS Fraction n Action, Writtten and Illustraated by Loreen n Leedy Have fraactions ever prroved to be diffficult for somee students? Well, th hen pull this bo ook off the shelf and begin to o teach the conceptt through the ccartoons in thiss picture book. The text has aa runningg commentary, but it is the caartoons that teeach. At first, the pages appear to b be busy, but takke the time to examine them m carefullyy. It is really a clever way to eexplain how fractions work. Science Curriculum ‐ LLANDFORMS uds, Written byy Sneed B. Colllard III The Forrest in the Clou Illustratted by Michael Rochman After reeading this boo ok about a trop pical rain forestt high up in thee mountaains of Costa Riica, students w will become fasscinated with the exisstence and will want to learn how the ecosyystem there is being th hreatened. In ffact, the author tells us this ccloud filled landform m is the most tthreatened areea on Earth. Th he detailed artworkk visually depiccts the story ass it unfolds pagge by page. Studentts will get to m meet animals th hey’ve never heeard of that make th heir homes in tthe mountains. A glossary will help them understtand this uniqu ue environmen nt. This is one for your science shelf that you don’t want to o miss.