Resource Material: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
Target Audience: Pre-K- Kindergarten
Discussion: This book describes various feelings creatively By using colors. It is wonderfully illustrated and can be used to teach children that they can express their feelings in various ways. This will allow children to learn to express their emotions with not only words, but also with art.
How to Teach It: "Okay class, this week will be making a book of our many colored days. This activity will continue throughout the whole week. Each day will have an allotted time in the day to continue this activity. Today I will read My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss." Discuss how the feelings were linked to colors in the book. Also ask the students what colors and feelings in the book that they enjoyed the most. Have five sheets of construction paper for each child. Each sheet of paper will already be labeled with each day of the week (first sheet labeled Monday, second sheet Tuesday, etc.). Also have tiny squares of different color tissue paper already cut out. Give each child construction paper labeled for that particular day. Place several tiny squares of tissue paper of various colors on their table. Ask each student how they were feeling that day and what color(s) they thought would best describe their emotion. Then have them glue on pieces of the tissue paper onto the construction paper in any way they like to demonstrate their emotion. By Friday each child will have five sheets of construction paper demonstrating how they were feeling each day of that week with color. Then punch holes in the sheets and have each student use string to keep the sheets together. Each child will then have their own book of their many colored days. Have each child share their book with the class.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Craft Lesson 2: Learning more about other cultures and traditions
Resource Materials: I love Saturdays y domingos by Alma Ada Flor
Target Audience: 2nd Grade
Discussion: This book is a great book to use to demonstrate the differences between cultures and heritages. It can be used to teach about the many ways birthdays can be celebrated among different cultures. In a class with much diversity, children will get to know more about their classmates. Children will get a better understanding about other cultures and gain knowledge of the difference in celebrations among various people.
How to Teach It: Today I will be reading the book I love Saturday y domingos.
Okay class, now that we have read this book, what were some of the differences between the two cultures in the book? In what ways were both sets of grandparents different? Did they share anything in common? What did you think about how they celebrated the girl’s birthday? How does your family celebrate birthdays? Do you know of birthday traditions from other cultures?
Now we will be writing about your own family birthday traditions and compare it to a birthday tradition of another culture. (Allow students some time to research other cultures in the school library as well as in the computer lab.)
Now that we have written our papers, who would like to share what they have written first?
Target Audience: 2nd Grade
Discussion: This book is a great book to use to demonstrate the differences between cultures and heritages. It can be used to teach about the many ways birthdays can be celebrated among different cultures. In a class with much diversity, children will get to know more about their classmates. Children will get a better understanding about other cultures and gain knowledge of the difference in celebrations among various people.
How to Teach It: Today I will be reading the book I love Saturday y domingos.
Okay class, now that we have read this book, what were some of the differences between the two cultures in the book? In what ways were both sets of grandparents different? Did they share anything in common? What did you think about how they celebrated the girl’s birthday? How does your family celebrate birthdays? Do you know of birthday traditions from other cultures?
Now we will be writing about your own family birthday traditions and compare it to a birthday tradition of another culture. (Allow students some time to research other cultures in the school library as well as in the computer lab.)
Now that we have written our papers, who would like to share what they have written first?
Craft Lesson 3: Rhyming & Repetition
Resource Materials: Miss Mary Mack by Ann Hoberman
Target Audience: Kindergarten – 1st grade
Discussion: Miss Mary Mack is filled with rhyme and repetition. This book could be used to teach students about rhyming and to help students learn to come up with their own rhyming words to either make a story or song. This book could also help with teaching children about repetition. When something is repeated several times, you could cover up some of the repeating words and have the children guess what will be said next.
How to teach it: Okay class, today I will be reading Miss Mary Mack to you. This is also a song. Has anyone heard of this book or of the song? What do you think this book is about? Well, let’s read it and see. Now that I have gotten halfway through the book, can you tell me about the wording in the book? Is there rhyming? Are some words repeated more than once? Can you tell me of a few words that are repeated? Do you see a pattern? Okay, what if I covered part of the sentence, would you be able to tell me what will be said next? Can you tell me a rhyming word or a repeated word to complete the sentence? (Continue to cover up some of the sentences throughout the rest of the book and ask the students to guess what is covered up.) (i.e. repetition: Miss Mary Mack, Mack, ____ or rhyme: Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, All dressed in ____)
Now that we have read the book, what did you notice the most? Was there a lot of rhyming? Were you able to see the pattern of repetition?
Now let’s add to the story. I will place you with a partner. You and your partner will come up with four lines in which will have rhyming words and words that are repeated. When we are done, we will read the book again along with our very own additions to the story.
Now that we are done writing, let’s read the book again adding what we have written.
Target Audience: Kindergarten – 1st grade
Discussion: Miss Mary Mack is filled with rhyme and repetition. This book could be used to teach students about rhyming and to help students learn to come up with their own rhyming words to either make a story or song. This book could also help with teaching children about repetition. When something is repeated several times, you could cover up some of the repeating words and have the children guess what will be said next.
How to teach it: Okay class, today I will be reading Miss Mary Mack to you. This is also a song. Has anyone heard of this book or of the song? What do you think this book is about? Well, let’s read it and see. Now that I have gotten halfway through the book, can you tell me about the wording in the book? Is there rhyming? Are some words repeated more than once? Can you tell me of a few words that are repeated? Do you see a pattern? Okay, what if I covered part of the sentence, would you be able to tell me what will be said next? Can you tell me a rhyming word or a repeated word to complete the sentence? (Continue to cover up some of the sentences throughout the rest of the book and ask the students to guess what is covered up.) (i.e. repetition: Miss Mary Mack, Mack, ____ or rhyme: Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, All dressed in ____)
Now that we have read the book, what did you notice the most? Was there a lot of rhyming? Were you able to see the pattern of repetition?
Now let’s add to the story. I will place you with a partner. You and your partner will come up with four lines in which will have rhyming words and words that are repeated. When we are done, we will read the book again along with our very own additions to the story.
Now that we are done writing, let’s read the book again adding what we have written.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Made You Look by Diane Roberts
This book is about a boy named Jason who's parents decide to surprise him with a dream trip. They drive from their home in Texas to Los Angeles to be on a game show called Masquerade Mania which is Jason's absolute favorite game show. Jason's friend Freddy is invited to go with them. Just about everything that you hate about traveling happens. They camp along the way and find themselves crammed in the car like sardines. When they arrive they get to go on the game show. Jason plays against a familiar person and wins many prizes. I really did enjoy this book and think that young readers would enjoy it as well.
The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
I thought this was a very cute book. After the teacher announces that there will be a talent show, Clementine panics. She does not have any talents, or does she? She tries to do all she can to find what her talent is. During the talent show, Clementine demonstrates an unexpected talent and surprises herself. This could be a great book to teach children who think that they do not have a talent to look within and they may be amazed as to what they find.
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