Monday, June 30, 2008

Sprucewood Elementary

School:  Sprucewood Elementary                             

Month/Year:  June 2008

 

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

 

Title:"Princess Pigsty"                  

Author: Cornelia Funke                                                                                                               

Topic:    Princesses     

Grades: 1-3                 

 

Comments: Princess Isabella is determined to be her own person.  She doesn't want to live like a princess.  She wants to do the things she enjoys.  The King banishes her to the pigsty for her bad behavior.  She finds that she loves the pigsty and the King finds that he loves her just the way she is.

 

Title: Space Jokes, Monster Jokes, Safari Jokes                                                  

Author:  Pam Rosenberg                                                                                 

Topic:  Jokes 

Grades: 4-6   

 

Comments: We shared a variety of jokes from each of the different books.  The kids loved these books.  This was a good way to involve the kids.

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