Last week I read the picture book Sock Monkey Rides Again (Cece Bell) to Connie's second grade class. It was very silly and the kids liked it. This book led to a discuss by Connie and myself about the old sock monkey toys of our youth. Connie and I decided that it would be fun to have a "Make a Sock Monkey" party one evening after school. Hopefully other staff members will join us.
I found this site: http://www.sockcompany.com/index.html to have a good price on the red heel socks. Right now you can get two pair for $7.59. The direct site for these socks is: http://www.sockcompany.com/or1.html
Also, this site: http://www.ciaspalette.com/ has sock monkey fabric. Select "Novelties."
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Possible AR Themes
Something to do with travel: Reading is a Grand Adventure ??? with a map displayed in foyer and marker is moved acroos the map from point to point as the school reading points accumulate.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Reminder - Popcorn Day
Talk to Brian about new plan for Popcorn Day: deliver popcorn to the classes after lunch. Teachers use the time for sustained silent reading.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Read Alouds Favorites
I read cowboy-themed books to 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade classes today in preparation for our AR kick-off next week.
The fourth graders loved the book The Toughest Cowboy...great success
First and second graders thought Adventures of Cow Two was very funny and second graders really enjoyed Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy
Add these three books to book order.
The fourth graders loved the book The Toughest Cowboy...great success
First and second graders thought Adventures of Cow Two was very funny and second graders really enjoyed Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy
Add these three books to book order.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Children Book Illustrators from the 50's
Great collection of classic '50s artist/illustrators in collection at http://www.flickr.com/photos/leifpeng/collections/
Professional Books for the Library
May want to come back to these sometime...
Baxter, Kathleen and Marcia Agness Kochel - Gotcha for Guys!: Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited About Reading
Reid, Rob - Storytime Slam!: 15 Lesson Plans for Preschool and Primary Story Programs
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio - Read It! Play It!: Building Literacy through Reading and Play
Baxter, Kathleen and Marcia Agness Kochel - Gotcha for Guys!: Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited About Reading
Reid, Rob - Storytime Slam!: 15 Lesson Plans for Preschool and Primary Story Programs
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio - Read It! Play It!: Building Literacy through Reading and Play
Trelease, Jim - The Read-Aloud Handbook, 2006-07 Edition
Picture Books
Donaldson, Julia and Axel Scheffler, ill. - The Snail and the Whale - Donaldson is the author of The Gruffalo, one of my favorites. This one is cute too with the themes of adventure, teamwork, cooperation. Nice story.
Korchek, Lori and Marshall Taylor - Adventures of Cow Too by Cow - A very excited toy cow takes an adventurous trip to a grocery store. This begs to be read aloud as children discover that what the text says does not match the photograph: Cow is in the middle of pineapples in the produce section and the text reads: "Yum, bananas." There are other books in this series.
Beaumont, Karen; Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, ills. - Duck, Duck, Goose! (A Coyote's on the Loose!) - could be a pre-school, K read aloud choice with an additional book.
Korchek, Lori and Marshall Taylor - Adventures of Cow Too by Cow - A very excited toy cow takes an adventurous trip to a grocery store. This begs to be read aloud as children discover that what the text says does not match the photograph: Cow is in the middle of pineapples in the produce section and the text reads: "Yum, bananas." There are other books in this series.
Beaumont, Karen; Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, ills. - Duck, Duck, Goose! (A Coyote's on the Loose!) - could be a pre-school, K read aloud choice with an additional book.
Unfinished Book - that's okay!
I checked out the book Let Me Finish by Roger Angell. Iwas interested in reading it because the author is the step-son of E.B. White of Charlotte's Web fame. The book is good and interesting enough, but I have a lot of reading material waiting, and what I really wanted to know about was E.B. White and his relationship with his step-son and others. About a third of the way into the book is a chapter entitled "Andy" (Andy is E.B.'s nickname). So now that I've finished reading that chapter which concludes with E.B.'s death, I'm returning the book to the library. What a nice chapter...I'm glad I read it.
More Cowboy-Themed Books
Tucker, Kathy and Nadine Bernard Westcott, ill. - Do Cowboys Ride Bikes? Humorous rhyming answers to fourteen questions about what it's like to be a cowboy.
Wheeler, Lisa and Kurt Cyrus, ill. - Sixteen Cows - Rhyming tale of Cowboy Gene and Cowgirl Sue, whose beloved cows get mixed up when a storm blows down the fence between their ranches. - not sure this would work so well as a read aloud
Frank, John and Zachary Pullen - The Toughest Cowboy: or How the Wild West was Tamed - this is really a neat book, funny with great illustrations; the tough cowboy ends up with a free dog that happens to be a french poodle named "Foofy" - a little crude humor, the kind that boys like, lengthy for a read aloud
Wheeler, Lisa and Kurt Cyrus, ill. - Sixteen Cows - Rhyming tale of Cowboy Gene and Cowgirl Sue, whose beloved cows get mixed up when a storm blows down the fence between their ranches. - not sure this would work so well as a read aloud
Frank, John and Zachary Pullen - The Toughest Cowboy: or How the Wild West was Tamed - this is really a neat book, funny with great illustrations; the tough cowboy ends up with a free dog that happens to be a french poodle named "Foofy" - a little crude humor, the kind that boys like, lengthy for a read aloud
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