Tuesday, December 8, 2009

no name presentation

I really likes the no name story. I wish the group had more time to present the material. I thought the fortune cookie ideal was very unique and creative. The cartoon character was terrific. If you were explaining this story in an actually classroom it is an excellent ideal to grab children's attention. I am not sure what the cartoon was but I think it was a character maybe from Hello Kitty Friends. humm not sure.. The story was a story that several children from different diverse families could relate to. It had a positive ending for the main boy in the story.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Mary Pope Osborne







Mary Pope Osborne http://www.marypopeosborne.com/ has created wonderful children's stories/ series books. The books range from a wide variety of topics as to interest kids from different backgrounds. The children enjoy the books. The Magic Tree House, visiting the times of dinosaurs, knights, mummies, pirates, and ninjas, and traveling to the rain forest, the Ice Age, the moon, a coral reef, the Wild West, Africa, and the Arctic



Here is a list of a few books.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Doreen Cronin















Doreen Cronin is the successful author of many bestselling picture books, including Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure; Bounce; Wiggle; Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Dooby Dooby Moo; and the Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. Diary of worm, Diary of fly, diary of spider

presentations on mon

I enjoyed all the presentations on Mon night. I found unique features in all of the presentations. I really enjoyed the Anna Frank activity. I believe the class got a clear picture of the space the people were confined in for such a long period of time. I also thought the acting was very powerful and emotional as we see the view of the child being frightened and torn away from her loved ones.

Friday, November 27, 2009

group press on monday

I would like to thank the wonderful 3 group members I worked with this semester. This has been the most positive group experience I have had. I loved all the ideals each member shared with our group. I enjoyed our personal conversations as well. I would love to work with you guys in the future if we have other classes together. I believe our presentation was great. We all worked hard on it and the outcome was wonderful. Thank you for picking the genra. Thank you for the beautiful drawings. Thank you for the story reader.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

read alouds

I think the read alouds are wonderful. When a teacher is excited to read a book the students are often excited too. I think the ideal of getting the students to relax and the teacher reads helps the struggling readers. I do not read my son bed time stories ( because this guy would only not go to sleep) I read to him in the afternoon. The baby loves it! We go outside with a snack and sit on the grass. He is only 12 months old. He sits there and listens to the story. He smiles at funny parts I am reading. He sometimes touches the book and points to the words on the page. I am sure all children love to be read to. I think an important key to remember is making the area comfy and sounding interesting as you read.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Barbara Lynne Park







Junie B. Jones is a children's series of books. The books are written by Barbara Lynne Park. The age is for elementary students. The books are funny and children find them interesting. Junie B. Jones is first introduced as a kindergartner and is currently a first grader. Barbara Park has won seven Children's Choice Awards, and four Parents' Choice Awards. She has also written many middle grade novels. Such as The Kid in the Red Jacket.
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