Ok 4th graders - here is the link: http://padlet.com/wall/xxdyvxeziq
We can't wait to see what you've been reading!
: ) Mrs. Lussier
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I can't wait to hear about what 4th graders have been reading this summer. So, since I see them on the first day of school, I decided to make a padlet for them to share their great reads with all of us!
Ok 4th graders - here is the link: http://padlet.com/wall/xxdyvxeziq We can't wait to see what you've been reading! : ) Mrs. Lussier
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I have a burning desire to know and understand things. All kinds of things - so I read. A lot. That's a subject for another whole post. But I have been curious lately about what books people love - those books that as an educator, you just find yourself turning to over and over again for inspiration, ideas, and a desire to understand. Here are the ones I have been attached to in the last year or so. What others do you have that you cannot live without? 1) The Book Whisperer by D. Miller 2) Igniting a Passion for Reading by S. Layne 3) Readicide by K. Gallagher 4) Energize Research Reading and Writing by C. Lehman 5) Comprehension and Collaboration - Inquiry Circles in Action by S. Harvey and H. Daniels 6) Connecting Comprehension & Technology - S. Harvey, A. Goudvis, K. Muhtaris & K. Ziemke 7) What Readers Really Do by D. Barnhouse & V. Vinton 8) Summer reading - R. Allington 9) Book Love by P. Kittle 10) Notice and Note by K. Beers & R. Probst 11) The Daily Five by G. Boushey & J. Moser 12) The CAFE Book by G. Boushey & J. Moser 13) Real Revision - K. Messner 14) Mindset by C. Dweck 15) Teach Like a Champion by D. Lemov 16) Teach Like a Pirate by D. Burgess 17) Make Just One Change by Rothstein & Santana 18) The Reading Zone by N. Atwell 19) Invent to Learn by S. Libow & G. Stager 20) Children's Book-a-day Almanac by A. Silvey This post was a little delayed, but here it is . . . Poems of all kinds were shared this week as classes from all over the United States celebrated Poem in Your Pocket Day. Many schools had spring break on April 18, the official Poem in Your Pocket Day, so we celebrated the following week instead. Some friends were well known to us, but we made some new friends as well. Many thanks to Laura D'Elia from Pine Glen School whose students shared many choral readings of poems. Check out my animoto video for Poem in Your Pocket Day! Toward the end of the 12-13 school year, I talked with the 2nd graders at Brewster School about what they could share about their school since they were moving on to Korn next year. They had lots of ideas as you can imagine!
But then I asked them to consider something new: audience. Who would they be sharing with and how did this change what kinds of things they would want to share? After much discussion, we figured out that there were 3 general categories of people with whom we would be sharing: new kindergarten students, faraway friends from the Skypes and connecting we do, and friends & family. 2nd grades thought that the new kindergarteners would want to know about where things were in our school - the lunchroom, the gym, the art room, music, library and who the teachers are. They thought faraway friends might be interested in what specials we have (important stuff to 7 and 8 year-olds). Friends and family would want to know about the favorite parts of Brewster. While some of these overlap - it was an interesting and important discussion to have with them. First students planned out what they wanted to include - some used a storyboard and some sketched it out on paper. We used the iPad app Creative Book Builder to create eBooks. It took a little longer than I thought to plan them out, so many of the books are not finished, but they are pretty neat! Students quickly became experts at adding photos, headings, captions, text, and a few even tried using a Table of Contents, since part of my goal was to have them include some of the informational text features we had explored this year. Below are a few of the books we created. Please note, in order to see them, you must use an iPad or device that will read .epub. For more of our books, please visit the Student Work page. 10 of my favorite picture books right now! This was so much harder than I thought! I could go on for days! Thank you to Cathy at Reflect and Refine and Mandy at Enjoy and Embrace Learning for hosting this amazing event! My 10 picture books are ones that I love to read in the library or with my own kids - you know, the ones you read OVER and OVER again! So here we go . . . 1) Chalk by Bill Thomson - If you have never read this, go and get it now! When I finished reading it to 1st graders, they immediately said, "Read it again!" I can't keep it on my shelves. It is a bonus that Bill Thomson is only 20 min. away from us and will be visiting us to celebrate #dotday! 2) The Dot by Peter Reynolds - An invitation to "make your mark and see where it takes you". This book is followed by Ish and Sky Color in a "Creatrilogy". An essential part of our #dotday celebration. 3) Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal - Is it a duck? Is it a rabbit? You decide. This was the 1st book by the author that I read and I just loved it! Any chance we can get to have kids and grownups to look at things in new ways is excellent in my book. 4) Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell - In our world of gadgets, this book is a wonderful reminder of the beauty that exists outside. I love that it shows a child taking action to get the rest of her family to notice too! Illustrations are so special! 5) John, Paul, George and Ben by Lane Smith - Laugh out loud funny historical fiction! Humor for kids and grownups alike! I am sure people in my building think I am crazy when I shout the lines from the book, "Underwear! Extra-large underwear!" But the kids love it and the book is never in my library for long. 6) Otis and the tornado by Loren Long - Kids love Otis and how he risks everything in this wonderful book about friendship and loyalty. There are more Otis books to savor too! 7) Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin - This book and its booktrailer even have the most grownup 4th graders singing and dancing! Another series that I can't keep on my shelves, Pete the Cat is just pure fun! 8) Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills - Who can resist Rocket? And the little yellow bird? He loves to read and now he wants to write a story, but needs some ideas. Be curious. Be inspired. 9) Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran - All you need is some imagination to go to Roxaboxen. Creating towns with just whatever you have around you: rocks, sticks, boxes - magical. This is a book my kids and I read over and over again. It is a delight, especially with Barbara Cooney's gorgeous illustrations. 10) Skippyjon Jones Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner - Another favorite to read again and again. Kids love to sing along and practice their Spanish! It is also so much fun to imagine what goes on in your closet! Skippito is just fun for all! |
AuthorMrs. Lussier is a Library Media Specialist at Brewster Elementary School in Durham, CT and at John Lyman Elementary School in Middlefield, CT. I am passionate about getting kids reading (ok, everyone!), wondering, using technology and having FUN! President of CT Association of School Librarians Blogroll
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