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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders, fantasy
*Young boy as main character
*Rating: Dr. Seuss is at his best in If I Ran the Zoo–from made-up creatures to fantastical places to those ever-clever rhymes.
Short, short summary: Gerald McGrew says that his local zoo is a “pretty good [...]
March 2, 2010 in Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Dr. Seuss, Elementary Educators, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, Tuesday Tales, Writing Skills
Tags: Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss books, Dr. Seuss's birthday, If I Ran the Zoo, March 2, NEA, Read Across America | No Comments »
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*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*A skateboarding cow and other critters as main characters
*Rating: A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe is a fun, crazy read that will leave kids laughing and wanting more. Cute ending!
Short, short summary: In rhyme and with super illustrations, Barbara Odanaka and [...]
February 16, 2010 in Art activities, Books with Health Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Odanaka Barbara, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Research Ideas, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, Tuesday Tales, White Lee
Tags: A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe, Barbara Odanaka, Lee White, rhyming picture books, table manners | 4 Comments »
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*Picture book for preschoolers (However, this can be used with elementary students during a poetry unit.)
*Young boy as main character
*Rating: Red Sled is a clever book about a night time sled ride for a boy and his dad. Not to mention, there’s wonderfully bright illustrations!
Short, short summary: A sad [...]
January 31, 2010 in Creative Writing activities, Demarest Chris L., Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Special Sunday, Thomas Patricia, Writing Skills, poetry
Tags: Chiasmus, Chris L. Demarest, Patricia Thomas, Red Sled, rhyming words | 5 Comments »
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Before I write about this super cute book, Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo, I want to announce the winners of Clara Gillow Clark’s Hattie books from the contest I held on Tuesday and Wednesday. And the winners are. . .
*1st place: Tami R.
*2nd place: Shelby S.
*3rd place: Bailey
Thank you to [...]
January 22, 2010 in Art activities, Books with Health Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Redmond E. S., Research Ideas, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills
Tags: book giveaway contest winners, books about fighting germs, Clara Gillow Clark, E. S. Redmond, Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo, Hill Hawk Hattie | 1 Comment »
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*Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, contemporary
*Young boy as main character
*Rating: Looking Like Me is a rhythmic self-esteem-builder journey for young children by father/son duo Walter Dean and Christopher Myers.
Short, short summary: Looking Like Me is basically a list of all the things that a boy/girl can be. [...]
November 27, 2009 in Adjectives, Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Myers Christopher, Myers Walter Dean, Personal Connections, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: Christopher Myers, Looking Like Me, picture books about self-esteem, Walter Dean Myers, writing activities | No Comments »
*Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, contemporary fiction
*Elementary-school-aged boy as main character
*You will want to be-bop with Doo-Wop Pop over and over again!
Short, short summary: Doo-Wop Pop by Roni Schotter tells the story of Elijah Earl, who is a shy kid who keeps to himself. He knows there are a few other shy kids [...]
November 24, 2009 in Collier Bryan, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, poetry, six traits of writing
Tags: Bryan Collier, Doo-Wop Pop, Picture books about music, picture books about self-esteem, reading skills, Roni Schotter | No Comments »
You may be familiar with Jez Alborough’s duck series. His first book, which has also been set to music and played in preschools across the country, was Duck in the Truck. I can hear the song in my head now about how the truck gets stuck in the muck–and I will probably be singing [...]
November 17, 2009 in Alborough Jez, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Tuesday Tales
Tags: Duck in a Truck, Jez Alborough, reading skills, rhyming picture book, rhyming words, Super Duck | 3 Comments »
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