Kindergarten: Gingerbread Mouse by Katy Bratun. A mouse loses her home and finds a new dwelling inside a gingerbread house.
Grade 1: Silent Night, Holy Night: The story behind our favorite Christmas Carol by Myrna Strasser.
Grade 2: Sorry, Miss! By Jo Furtado and Frederic Joos. A series of minor tragedies befalls a boy’s library book as he gets overdue notices every month for a year.
Grade 3: Countdown to Christmas by Bill Peet. Santa goes on a modern kick; he repaints his sleigh with untraditional colors, hints that he’ll get a jet engine next year (to the dismay of the reindeer) and throws out his old, well worn gift sack with terrible yet hysterical results.
Grade 4: It’s Christmas by Jack Prelutsky. A collection of poems and stories about the “ups and downs of Christmas”.
Grade 5: PART ONE: Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco. A heartwarming story adapted from presentations by Dr. Clarence Riedenbach and heard on the “Hour of Power” with Robert Schuller. In the story, a tapestry brings together a couple that was separated by war.
Monday, January 11, 2010
RABS November 30-December 4, 2009
Kindergarten: Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field; Catfish by Jill Newton. After reading these two, we compared the illustrations as a class.
Grade 1: May I Bring a Friend? By Beatrice Schenk De Regniers.
Grade 2: May I Bring a Friend? By Beatrice Schenk De Regniers. After reading this book with grades 1 and 2 classes, we discussed why authors would want their book to win awards (such as the Caldecott Medal or Honor).
Some reasons:
1. For popularity, can sell other books that the author has written
2. Can sell lots of books as they are featured, higher demands by libraries and readers so publishers to reprints
3. Books get translated around the world
4. More ideas?
Grade 2’s were very excited to find out what the medals mean and their value. Allowed them to vote by show of hands if they thought this book deserved the Caldecott Medal award- all said yes!
Grade 3: Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires (first half) Introduction to comic style illustrations in this humorous story of a cat with a lot of imagination. A great time to share our graphic novel style Bible books.
Grade 4: African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways- Poems by Avis Harley. This is just an awesome book with terrific photography and clever poems. Discussed use of photography as illustrations in book making. Fits in with Grade 4 poetry unit.
Grade 5: African Acrostics by Avis Harley.
Grade 1: May I Bring a Friend? By Beatrice Schenk De Regniers.
Grade 2: May I Bring a Friend? By Beatrice Schenk De Regniers. After reading this book with grades 1 and 2 classes, we discussed why authors would want their book to win awards (such as the Caldecott Medal or Honor).
Some reasons:
1. For popularity, can sell other books that the author has written
2. Can sell lots of books as they are featured, higher demands by libraries and readers so publishers to reprints
3. Books get translated around the world
4. More ideas?
Grade 2’s were very excited to find out what the medals mean and their value. Allowed them to vote by show of hands if they thought this book deserved the Caldecott Medal award- all said yes!
Grade 3: Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires (first half) Introduction to comic style illustrations in this humorous story of a cat with a lot of imagination. A great time to share our graphic novel style Bible books.
Grade 4: African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways- Poems by Avis Harley. This is just an awesome book with terrific photography and clever poems. Discussed use of photography as illustrations in book making. Fits in with Grade 4 poetry unit.
Grade 5: African Acrostics by Avis Harley.
RABS November 23-27, 2009
Kindergarten: McDuff’s Christmas by Rosemary Wells
Grade 1:
Grade 2: Paddington Bear and the Christmas Surprise by Michael Bond
Grade 3:
Grade 4:
Grade 5:
Grade 1:
Grade 2: Paddington Bear and the Christmas Surprise by Michael Bond
Grade 3:
Grade 4:
Grade 5:
RABS November 16-20, 2009
Kindergarten: All Aboard the Dino Train by Deb Lund
Grade 1: It Happens to Everyone by Bernice Myers
Grade 2: Sven’s Bridge by Anita Lobel
Grade 3:
Grade 4:
Grade 5:
Grade 1: It Happens to Everyone by Bernice Myers
Grade 2: Sven’s Bridge by Anita Lobel
Grade 3:
Grade 4:
Grade 5:
RABS November 9-13, 2009
Kindergarten: The Silence in the Mountains by Liz Rosenberg
Grade 1: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (Last half)
Grade 2: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (Last half)
Grade 3: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (Last half)
Grade 4: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (Last half)
Grade 5: Sadako by Eleanor Coerr (Last half)
Grade 1: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (Last half)
Grade 2: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (Last half)
Grade 3: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (Last half)
Grade 4: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (Last half)
Grade 5: Sadako by Eleanor Coerr (Last half)
RABs NOVEMBER 2-6, 2009
Kindergarten:
Grade 1: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (First half)
Grade 2: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (First half)
Grade 3: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (First half)
Grade 4: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (First half)
Grade 5: Sadako by Eleanor Coerr (First half)
Grade 1: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (First half)
Grade 2: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (First half)
Grade 3: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (First half)
Grade 4: A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes (First half)
Grade 5: Sadako by Eleanor Coerr (First half)
RABS October 26-30, 2009
Kindergarten: Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Grade 1: Tiger Can’t Sleep by S.J. Fore
Grade 2: The Library by Sarah Stewart
Grade 3: Wild about Books by Judy Sierra/A turkey for Thanksgiving Eve Bunting.
Grade 4:
Grade 5:
Grade 1: Tiger Can’t Sleep by S.J. Fore
Grade 2: The Library by Sarah Stewart
Grade 3: Wild about Books by Judy Sierra/A turkey for Thanksgiving Eve Bunting.
Grade 4:
Grade 5:
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