We started off the month celebrating Free Comic Book Day and May 4th which is "Star Wars Day." "May the 4th be With You!" So we thought it was a great time to discuss the genre of graphic novels. So many of our kids LOVE and are OBSESSED with graphic novels, but others may not really understand them or realize all of the cool learning opportunities that they hold! So Mrs. Young, our LS graphic novel expert, did a lesson with our 1st-4th graders on the subject. The kids loved it and we all (including me) learned a lot!
Duck & Goose Go to the Beach by Tad Hills
Flip Flop Bop by Matt Novak
Read to: CDC and Pre-K
Skills: Summer Fun!
With Summer on our brain I decided to read these two fun books about going to the beach and what you might wear to the beach, Flip Flops! The kids had fun and lots of them told me about beach trips that they had gone on or were planning to go on this summer. After reading, they then decorated and designed their very own pair of flip flops. I saw some very creative pairs of shoes that I sure would love to wear this summer!
Chalk by Bill Thomson
Doodleday by Ross Collins
Read to: Kinder and Primer
Skills: Focusing on the problem and solution in each story and comparing and contrasting the two stories.
These two books were so fun to read! Both of these books have been around awhile, but they are all about drawings coming alive whether by magical chalk or if it is a day called, Doodleday! Both of the stories also have very clear problems that kids can easily identify, but the solutions are different so I of course wanted to emphasize that if the kids didn't catch it first. After reading both I had the kids draw something that if it came alive it would cause a problem. Then they had to exchange papers with a friend and each person then had a draw something that could solve their problem. They had fun! The next time I saw these classes so many of them asked, "Is today Doodleday?" Ha!
It's Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr
The OK Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Read to: CDC, Pre-K, Kinder
Skills: Understanding that it is ok to be ok!
I was reintroduced to The Ok Book at a recent seminar I went to and we just happened to get Todd Parr's book It's Okay to Make Mistakes this year, so I wanted to share them with the kids at the same time. Our lesson was all about discussing mistakes we may have made and how we fixed them, as well as talking about things we are just ok at. I then found a fun activity page that kids could write or draw about something they are just ok at. Afterwards each of the classes made a class Ok book of their own.
TumbleBook Library
Shared with Pre-K and Kinder
The last week of school I shared this cool resource with our Pre-K and Kinder students if they want to do some reading over the summer, but don't have time to go to the library. It is called, Tumblebooks, and it is an online collection of animated books. We provide this database for our students so I wanted to be sure they knew about it. I have taught all of our other students about it, but just now had a chance to share it with our youngest ones.
While I taught our youngest students about Tumblebooks, I reviewed how to access our ebook collection with the 1st through 4th graders.
Dog vs Cat by Chris Gall
This Book Just Ate My Dog by Richard Byrne
Read to: First Grade
I have been dying to read all of the below books with the classes because they are just fun books! With first grade we had a pet themed story time. The kids love all books by Chris Gall, and so they were excited about this newer one. For the Richard Byrne book, every time I read it the kids would ask at the end, "So, did that book REALLY eat her dog? Looks that way! It is so funny how serious they get about it all!
This is a Moose by Richard T. Morris
Read to: 2nd and 3rd Grade
This is a Moose was another just plain silly read aloud. I love it when I can get the crowd rolling with a funny book! I won't spill the beans on why this book is so great but it is definitely one to check out this summer if you haven't read it.
The Book With No Pictures by B.J Novak
Audio book played for: 3rd and 4th Grade
And finally, The Book With No Pictures! This book has been out for a while, but we just purchased the audio book of it where B.J. Novak reads the book. I mean what is better than hearing the author read his own book? So, I played it for the 3rd and 4th graders and they loved it, even if they had heard it several times before.
So we wrapped up this school year with some great read-alouds and activities. All in all it was a super ending to a super year. I hope you all have a great summer and read some fantastic books!
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