Blog #6

Books

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” - Stephine King

For this blog, we are supposed to be looking at the books that we will be using for our unit lessons. My first lesson will be Making Prediction (The book used “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” by Jan Barret) This book is a very well written and illustrated version or the original story. The book is easy to follow and does not have any strange twist or turns to it. It will be very easy to use to help my students make predictions. I might also pair up a non-traditional version of the story as well. I like the book Deep in the Forest, By Briton Turkle. In this story, the baby bear stumbles across a cottage in the woods. It would be fun to make comparisons and predictions between the two.

    

My second lesson will be Asking and Responding to Relevant Questions (The book used “This is Not My Hat” by Jon Klassen) This book follows a fish who has stolen a hat from a much larger fish. The little fish thinks that he will not be caught but the reader sees the chase that is happening that the little fish does not. This book gives students a lot of room to ask questions before, during and after they read. It would also be paired up well with its partner book "I want my hat back" by Jon Klassen. Using these books together would help students make connections and generate lots of questions.

     

Lesson three will be Retelling Main Idea (The book to be used “Big, Blue Whale by Nicola Davis)

In this story, the narrator describes a Big, blue whale, and the adventure that the whale takes around the world. I might also read White Owl Barn Owl by Nicola Davis much like the Big, Blue Whale, the story describes the journey of White Owl

   

Lesson four will be the Main Idea in Sequence (The book to be used “The Going to Bed Book” by Sandra Boynton) This is a cute little story that follows a group of animals on a boat as they get ready for bed. Sometimes they do normal things like brush their teeth but other times they do odd things like exercise. This is a fun book and has a very clear sequence of events. The Napping House by Audrey Wood is also great for sequencing as everyone piles on to the bed to sleep.

     

My final lesson will be Retelling Main Idea (The book to be used is "Max's Words" by Kate Banks) In the story Max's brothers each have collections that they will not share so Max decides to create a collection of his own. He starts cutting out words. I think that I would pair this book up with I Lost my Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakite. Both of these books have strong main ideas and are beautifully illustrated.