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Where the Wild Things Are
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This Caldecott Medal winning book is a timeless story about
a boy who dresses as a wolf and causes lots of trouble. After his mother sends
him to bed without supper, his bedroom transforms, as he journeys to the land
where the wild things are. He is dubbed king of the wild things and
participates in a wild romp, he begins to miss his home and leaves behind the
wild things. When he returns home he is greeted with a warm plate of dinner
waiting on him. This timeless book is wonderful for all readers and is a must
read for all.
Lesson Ideas: Vocabulary from the book, cause and effect
discussion, student can be given materials (Popsicle sticks, foil, paper, etc.)
and create a boat that they believe will be able to sail, and create our own
wild things and describe their story.
Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnJn3567UMo
Finding Winnie
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A Caldecott Medal winner, Finding Winnie, tells the true story of a friendship between a
veterinarian Harry, on his way to take care of the horses in World War I and a
baby bear, Winnie. As Harry and Winnie travel together we hear their story and
the ultimate decision of Winnie being taken care of in the London Zoo where she
meets Christopher Robin. This book provides the true story on the tale we all
love Winnie-the-Pooh. This educational story is heartwarming and develops a new
depth to Winnie-the-Pooh.
Lesson Ideas: Discussion on World War 1, take a look at
bears (their lifestyle and the types of bears), and discussion of elements of a
story using Finding Winnie.
Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uGejnaFSRw
Author Information: http://www.lindsaymattick.com/ @lindsaymattick
Because of Winn-Dixie
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This Newbery Honor book, tells the story of Opal and how she
finds her dog Winn-Dixie at the Winn-Dixie grocery store. Over the course of
the summer, Opal and her dog discover many new friends and learn riveting stories
from them. This story tells of a beautiful friendship between a girl and her
dog and the fun they have together. This is a wonderful book for readers.
Lesson Idea: Have students work on writing skills by writing
their mistakes on bottles and hanging them up on a “mistake tree”, work on
characterization by classifying the characters of this story, and have students
craft together a setting from the book.
Author Information: http://www.katedicamillo.com/
Charlotte’s Web
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As a Newberry honor book, Charlotte’s Web was sure to be a delightful tale. This story
discusses Fern as she saves Wilbur, a runt pig, from death. Wilbur moves to a
new farm where he makes friends with farm animals but mostly he befriends
Charlotte, a very helpful writing spider. When talk of Wilbur being slaughtered
occurs on the farm, Charlotte hatches a plan to write words above Wilbur to
keep him safe. The pair take this act all the way to the county fair. This book
is a classic story that touches everyone who reads it. Charlotte and Wilbur
symbolize the meaning of friendship and this book is packed with life lessons
for all ages.
Lesson Ideas: Have children think of their own ways to
create a farm, spelling and vocabulary from the book and specifically the words
in Charlotte’s Web, have the students pair up and create a web for each other
with nice words, and discuss types of farm animals.
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