Oh yes!!! My first graders love the Frog and Toad books. I neglected to
mention earlier that my top group of 1st graders didn't get to the Magic
Treehouse, Marvin Redpost, etc. series until March. Then we (my asst. and
I--who also instructs a guided reading group) worked hard to provide background
knowledge via resources found online, in our school library, etc.. Believe it
or not, I have found some of my best resources for building background on
YouTube. A group of my students were reading about Kate Shelly (true story
about a young girl who saved a train full of passengers from crossing a bridge
that had been washed out). I found a clip on YouTube that showed a train
crossing the repaired bridge. This gave my students a perspective on how high
and long the bridge was and the bravery exhibited by this heroic young lady.
Also, there were several clips depicting what the Titanic looked like inside
and out as well as the passengers and the type of clothing they wore. This
helped my children get a grasp of this different time period in history thus
helping them understand the Magic Treehouse book dealing with this tragedy. Of
course I always preview all clips before I share them with the kids. We all
know there are clips on this site that are not acceptable for children so I
would never turn them loose on their own.
Jeanne
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:44:15 -0700
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders
>
> Does anyone read the Frog and Toad books anymore? The stories are easy
> but the content can be pretty thought-provoking and conversation
> facilitating and connection-making oriented. When I taught third grade
> the Frog and Toad books were standard reading fare in my classroom.
>
> Renee
>
> On Jun 14, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Felicia Barra wrote:
>
> > It's the end of first grade and my strong readers are reading magic
> > tree
> > house books, aly cat takes over first grade and a really cute one
> > called
> > Daisy Dawson (donated to my class from a scholastic book fair-reminds
> > me of
> > Dr. Doolittle).
> >
> > Felicia
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patty Cook
> > Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:32 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas of book titles for those first-graders who
> > are
> > REALLY READING. Next year, we are implementing a Literacy Block using
> > an
> > RTI model, where the kids will regroup based on needs. With those
> > tip-top
> > kids, we would like to offer them some more challenging books that are
> > still
> > appropriate for a first-grader. I would be grateful for any ideas.
> >
> > THanks, Patty
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