Our school does a book of the month. Each month the principal goes from grade level to grade level (for example, all the third graders would gather together) and reads the same picture book. We have conversations about the book school wide. During morning announcements a reference might be made to the book. The book for November was Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Carol%20McCloud> (Author), David Messing<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_2?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=David%20Messing> (Illustrator). It is about how we all have a bucket, and kindness fills it and meanness empties it. When you say or do inappropriate things to others you are a bucket dipper. When you say or do kind things you are a bucket filler. Jan We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be lit. -Robert Shaffer ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] community book
Our School did a whole school book read on the "Tale of Despereaux." THe families and students loved it! The principal asked questions each morning over the loud speaker. Teachers addressed vocabulary in class and on the last day we had a parade where everyone dressed up as a character of choice. Eileen -------------- Original message -------------- From: Kelly Andrews-Babcock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Kim we did something similar last year as well. I had obtained a grant for > funding the cost of the books, we read, "Isabel of the Whales". We are a K-4 > school, so younger children were read the story in the classrooms or at home by > an adult and older kids could read on their own. We had updates weekly on our > morning announcements and culminated with the author visiting the school and our > very own 30 ft Isabel whale. In the evening we had several activities for > families too. It was a good pick for older children - it was a bit complicated > for our younger students. But I've realized, you can't please everyone! We did > it in 4 weeks and that was just enough time to hold interest. > Some of the suggestions were non-fiction, but it sounds like you were able to do > that as well. You could always look into the more classic children's literature. > My first thoughts are "Pictures of Hollis Woods," "Loser," "Esperanza Rising," > or Zachary Beaver Comes to Town." They are at a level that should be good for > most kids, and allow for serious discussions as a classroom. I'm not familiar > with Zack File books either. > Good luck! > Kelly AB > > > On 12/6/08 5:44 PM, "kim lum" wrote: > > Last year our second - fifth grade school did a book for all families > to read. It was the Mystery on Mackinac Island. We had many activites > including a film and fudge night with a sing along. We did this in > part to encourage all our families to read at home. March is reading > month in the state of Michigan so we culminated this project with an > open house. Familes came to school again to see our writing displays, > art displays and to enjoy an ice cream social. > > We are looking for a title for our next book. Someone suggested the > Zack File books since they are exciting and easy to read. Does anyone > know these books or have a different suggestion? Thanks for your > thoughts. > > Kim > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org<http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org>. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive<http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive>. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org<http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org>. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive<http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive>. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org<http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org>. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive<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.
