Oak Hollow January 08

School: Oak Hollow Elementary MonthlY ear: January 2008

Recommended Read-a-Ioud or Book-talk hooks;
Recommended Read-a-Jouds(for single book)
Underline one: K·2

Title/Author: Terrible Storm by Hurst

Pair & Share Topic: Diversity in our culture
Underline one: 3-6

An Egg is Quiet by Aston Ellis Island by Stein
Hero for Civil Rights by Adler
The story of the Incredible Orchestra by Koscielnaik Dragon Dancing by Schaefer
The Butterfly by Polacco
My Dadima wears a Sari by Sheth Sitting Bull Remembers by Turner The Sneetches by Seuss

We posed the question to each class 'Who has relatives from another city, state or country?" Almost every hand is raised and we point out that we live in an incredibly diverse country. There is great beauty in diversity i.e. An Egg is Quiet and The Orchestra. There is also great wisdom in diversity i.e. Sitting Bull remembers, and My Dadima wears a Sari. There afe many many books that speak to the blessings that OUf diverse cultural backgrounds bestow upon us. We also talked briefly about human civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. partly because it was his birthday and partly because his message has much to do with tolerance of diversity. Our school will be celebrating diversity during the month of February.

Recommended Read-a~louds(for single book)
Underline one: K·2
Title/Author: Tackylocks and the Three Bears by Helen Lester

Pair & Share Topic: Environmental Books
Underline one: 3·6

Just a Dream by Van Allsburg Oil Spills by Pringle
Fight Air Pollution by Llewellyn Water Pollution by Donald Toxic Waste by Greeley Climate Crisis by Hawkes
The Lorax by Seuss

We told the "Just a Dream" story and showed the pictures as a lead in to various kinds of pollution. We asked for a show of hands to show how many homes had more than 2 cars, boats, trailers, lawnmowers, snow blowers etc. We highlighted the pollution books and
. said they were from the 363 section of Nonfiction. We ended with the reading of a page from The Lorax that begins. . . I meant no harm . . “ and asked students to think about what they can do to care for our environment.