Thank You Mr Falker, The Bee Tree, The Keeping Quilt, Thunder Cake, Picnic at Mudsonck Meadow, When Lightning Comes in a Jar, My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother, Chicken Sunday, whoops, I think I exceeded 7.Also, her autobiography Firetalking is great if you're planning on doing an author study on her. ALL of her books are wonderful. I would add as many as you can get, you will use them and your kids will love them. Also, you may know this, but Scholastic has a Patricia paperback collection of several of her books for very cheap.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Zey, Melissa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Wow! Where do you start with Patricia Polacco. They are all so fabulous! > My all time favorite is The Bee Tree. Then Thank you Mr. Falker (caution: > this one will bring you to tears), Chicken Sunday, Mrs. Mack, Picnic at > Mudsock Meadow, Thunder Cake, and When Lightening Comes In a Jar. All of > these make great read alouds--discussing vocabulary, strategies, etc. I use > The Bee Tree to introduce my classroom library and Thank you Mr. Falker to > talk about how we are all different and each subject in school is going to > have strengths and weaknesses for all of us. I don't think Patricia > Polacco's books are the best for a classroom library in second grade since > there are so many rich topics and incredible vocabulary words--the teaching > moments are too precious. > > Melissa Zey > Third Grade Teacher > Farmington Elementary School > 651-463-9032 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shannon Lauer [ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] What are your top 7 favorite Patricia Polacco books? > > I'm ordering for my second grade class and need lots of suggestions. > (these can be used as read-aloud/think-alouds or classroom library > books) > > Thanks, > > Shannon > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > -- Elisa M. Kifer Third Grade Literacy Teacher Fox Meadow Elementary "Love of reading and writing is not taught, it is created. Love of reading and writing is not required, it is inspired. Love of reading and writing is not demanded, it is exemplified. Love of reading and writing, is not exacted, it is quickened. Love of reading and writing is not solicited, it is activated." -Russell Stauffer, 1980 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
