Posted in General on Jan 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Here are some great books that recently received awards!
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The 2009 Caldecott Medal [...]
Posted in General on Jan 14th, 2009 No Comments »
What happened first? What was next? Then what happened? These questions will help your child think and reflect after reading a book. Just as it is so important to read words correctly, it is also important to think about and remember what was read. One tool that we use to check for students’ understanding is [...]
Posted in General on Jan 10th, 2009 No Comments »
This coming week we will be finishing up our books, Frog is Hungry and Tools. With these books, we have focused on recognizing and reading the H-Brothers (ch, sh, th, wh) and how to retell the events of a book, in sequence and with good details. We have also worked on running back to reread [...]
Posted in General on Jan 5th, 2009 No Comments »
Click on these links to hear us reading A Little House of Brown.
Sunday (Dominyck, Betsy, Grace, Griffin, Luke)
One cold Sunday morning
On my way to town,
I saw one tree shining
In a little house of brown.
Monday (Zac, Danielle, Ellie, Caden)
One cold Monday morning
On my way to town,
I saw two ornaments glittering
In a little house of brown.
Tuesday (Hayden, [...]
