Semester Coming to a Close

This is my last post for the summer. What I thought would be a very difficult class turns out to be an amazing learning experience. I have read or listened to well over 50 childrens books of all shapes, sizes, themes, and genres. I have had the opprotunity to discover new authors and new website tools for students to be engaged in reading.

Below are websites and books I recommend.


Actors Guild reads books to students: http://www.storylineonline.net/

Between the Lions is a PBS website for children: http://pbskids.org/lions/

Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write Poems by, Jack Prelutsky

Me I Am by, Jack Prelutsky

I hope you have enjoyed my blog... see you soon!

Jack Prelutsky Author Study

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

I was very excited today! I went to check my mail and saw that I had another book come in the mail. It was bigger then I had suspected. When I opened the package I discovered it was the portfolio version of the book I had ordered!

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is a book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. Each page in this book is a picture with a caption at the botton. The different creative writing activities you can do are endless.

My book is not in actual book form but individual pages. So I can hang them up in the front of the class one by one for morning bell work in a journal... the possibilities are endless.

Annotated Bibliography

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Book Description

Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that to heart.

But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school. A horrible bully picks on her on the very first day, but Molly Lou Melon knows just what to do about that.

Enemy Pie

Product Description From Amazon

It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and became neighborhood enemy number one. Luckily Dad had a surefire way to get rid of enemies: Enemy Pie. But part of the secret recipe is spending an entire day playing with the enemy!
In this funny yet endearing story, one little boy learns an effective recipes for turning your best enemy into your best friend. Accompanied by charming illustrations, Enemy Pie serves up a sweet lesson in the difficulties and ultimate rewards of making new friends.

Getting Excited!

So, after realizing that I missed out on some awesome picture books as a kid, I went on to Amazon, started clicking around, and began ordering books. Amazon is such a great place to go and buy books. You can ALWAYS find a book under $2. This means that no one has an excuse for not having books.

Once I received my books, I tore into the packaging, cleared my throat, and began reading aloud... by myself. I read aloud to my dogs. I would read aloud to the boyfriend but I have not had the opportunity to corner him. I even tried convincing the bar I work out that it would be a GREAT idea to read to the drunks.

The next few post will be about the books I just received. ENJOY!