Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Granite January 2008

School: Granite Elementary
Month/Year: January 2008

Recommended Read-a-loud or Book-talk books:

Title: Bad Dog, Marley!
Author: Grogan, John
Topic: puppies, dogs, families
Grades: K-3

Comments: It was fun! Everybody has had or wants a puppy like Marley.

Title: Exploding Gravy
Author: Kennedy, X.J.
Topic: Poems
Grades: 4-6

Comments: The children took turns reading poems aloud

Pair and Share Topic: Books made into movies
Grades: 4-6

Titles/Authors used: Spiderwick Chronicals by Tony DiTerlizzi, Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss, Chronicals of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, and various others books made into movies

Comments: We talked about why it is important to read the book not just seeing the movies.

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