I just found a website for a museum called "The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art". It was such an awesome site. It gave me information on authors and picture books. If you have time it's a really good site to check out. It may even give you ideas for projects in your classroom.
http://www.carlemuseum.org/Home
Friday, June 7, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Frindle
This book is by Andrew Clements and in my opinion it would be a great read in a third grade classroom. It is about a boy who always has a plan in school to liven things up. Until he meets his match, his Language Arts teacher Mrs. Granger. Between the two of them you never know what will go on next. This is definitely a book that students will not want to put down till they know the end.
This book is by Andrew Clements and in my opinion it would be a great read in a third grade classroom. It is about a boy who always has a plan in school to liven things up. Until he meets his match, his Language Arts teacher Mrs. Granger. Between the two of them you never know what will go on next. This is definitely a book that students will not want to put down till they know the end.
Chapter 10: Nonfiction
Literature that is nonfiction captures the minds of students today. Books that are nonfiction allow students to learn more then just opening up a text book. These books are engaging and filled with facts. This is what nonfiction books are; books that consist of biographies and information. It can be about someones life, a subject in school, cultures around the world, or exploration of new things. There are different ways to evaluate and select a nonfiction books. Two ways is to put them in categories depending on what you are interested in or learning about. According to a research done by Duke University with the primary grades, lack of exposure to nonfiction at an early age has lasting effects throughout school. This is because children are not provided with the instruction on how to read nonfiction texts early in school will not have the necessary strategies for content area reading that helps students later on in school.
I am excited about using nonfiction in my classroom for many reasons. The first being that I will not be a worksheet/textbook kind of teacher. Yes, I know that there will be times when I will have to be that way, but when it is up to me we will be working in many different kinds of books. I have already borrowed some ideas from fellow teachers on how to use nonfiction in my room. One thing I know I will do is take a trip around the United States. Here we will use different books about the regions we are learning about in class to discuss landmarks that are in that region. For this particular unit we will need tons of nonfiction books.
Literature that is nonfiction captures the minds of students today. Books that are nonfiction allow students to learn more then just opening up a text book. These books are engaging and filled with facts. This is what nonfiction books are; books that consist of biographies and information. It can be about someones life, a subject in school, cultures around the world, or exploration of new things. There are different ways to evaluate and select a nonfiction books. Two ways is to put them in categories depending on what you are interested in or learning about. According to a research done by Duke University with the primary grades, lack of exposure to nonfiction at an early age has lasting effects throughout school. This is because children are not provided with the instruction on how to read nonfiction texts early in school will not have the necessary strategies for content area reading that helps students later on in school.
I am excited about using nonfiction in my classroom for many reasons. The first being that I will not be a worksheet/textbook kind of teacher. Yes, I know that there will be times when I will have to be that way, but when it is up to me we will be working in many different kinds of books. I have already borrowed some ideas from fellow teachers on how to use nonfiction in my room. One thing I know I will do is take a trip around the United States. Here we will use different books about the regions we are learning about in class to discuss landmarks that are in that region. For this particular unit we will need tons of nonfiction books.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Chapter 7: Realistic Fiction
Realistic fiction books are wrote with settings, characters, and events. These books can be depicted by ones events in life but are made up. Realistic fiction holds the attention of many children making it easier to expand their knowledge. Teachers can use this genre in read alouds, journals, and open ended discussions. Using realistic fiction in your classroom has many benefits. It allows students to see the world from others perspectives, children get to use writing to show human problems and relationships with honesty in a depth they never have before.
I cannot wait to use realistic fiction in my classroom. I have so many great ideas of how I would incorporate creating new knowledge with fun activities. In the beginning of the year I will allow each of my students to write down a few books that they enjoy reading. I will make sure my library holds a majority of those books. During the year we will have read alouds of these different books. Once we get into the lesson more I will have the students work in groups to create and illustrate a realistic fiction story. Children love to work in groups and creating for a final product is always fun. We will share our stories with others.
I did something similar to this with 6 ESE kindergarten students and they loved it. They decided what they wanted to be when they grew up. We made play-do people, illustrated, wrote about what they would do when they got older, and took realistic pictures. At the end of the lesson we put together their books and they shared them with each other and then brought them home to their parents. In my classroom, I would want to keep these books in my library to show classes to come.
Realistic fiction books are wrote with settings, characters, and events. These books can be depicted by ones events in life but are made up. Realistic fiction holds the attention of many children making it easier to expand their knowledge. Teachers can use this genre in read alouds, journals, and open ended discussions. Using realistic fiction in your classroom has many benefits. It allows students to see the world from others perspectives, children get to use writing to show human problems and relationships with honesty in a depth they never have before.
I cannot wait to use realistic fiction in my classroom. I have so many great ideas of how I would incorporate creating new knowledge with fun activities. In the beginning of the year I will allow each of my students to write down a few books that they enjoy reading. I will make sure my library holds a majority of those books. During the year we will have read alouds of these different books. Once we get into the lesson more I will have the students work in groups to create and illustrate a realistic fiction story. Children love to work in groups and creating for a final product is always fun. We will share our stories with others.
I did something similar to this with 6 ESE kindergarten students and they loved it. They decided what they wanted to be when they grew up. We made play-do people, illustrated, wrote about what they would do when they got older, and took realistic pictures. At the end of the lesson we put together their books and they shared them with each other and then brought them home to their parents. In my classroom, I would want to keep these books in my library to show classes to come.
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