Schema: folktales In this retelling of a folktale from India, a very greedy cat demonstrates his greed by eating everything. Sequencing could be used by sequencing the order of what he eats. Cause and Effect: Because cats eats too much, the effect is that he gets fat and gets cut open. Another effect is [...]
Schema: seeing a full moon Text-to-Self Connections: exploring Point of View: Told from Kitten’s point of view, kitten goes on an adventure to find a bowl of milk after thinking the full moon is a bowl of milk to be sought. Inference: Kitten infers that milk is in the pond when he sees the reflection [...]
Schema: not wanting to cooperate Text-to-Self Connections: story time at the library, choosing a book at the library, having a favorite book Cause and Effect: Beatrice doesn’t want to read until she hears a story at the library. To teach cause and effect, say, ” because Beatrice heard a story the effect is that she [...]
Schema: dogs, pets running from you Poetry: poems depict each dog’s personality Voice: Dog lovers will enjoy hearing Stella’s voice in each poem that details her life and people. Point of View: Retell a poem from the human’s point of view. Mental Image: Can you make a mental image of your own pet “unleashed?” Reader’s [...]
Schema: swimming in the ocean, sea life Text-to-Self Connections: real vs. imaginary, imagining something in the drain or yourself going down the drain The story is a metaphor for growing up and moving away from parents, friends, and those we grow so comfortable being near. The books also goes through the days of the week. [...]
Perfect for teaching cause and effect to young children as Stanley takes the class pet home and then lets the bird out of his cage and it flies away. Inference: By the look on Stanley’s face when he is about to open the cage door, what can we infer that he is thinking? Stanley has [...]
I hope the cover of this book never changes. It’s so mysterious. I show the students the cover and ask them what they think it means: a girl’s bare legs in the woods. At first the reader will think the book refers to a wooded area named Hollis Woods. The story is about a girl [...]
To book talk this one, start reading it aloud, then go to the summary. Bud has so many funny comments throughout the story that it’s really hard not to read on and finish it. Bud says that age six is the year that bad things happen to you. Bud was six when his mama died. [...]
Book talk gold! The obvious reading strategy used is point of view as each chapter flips from Bryce’s to Julie’s POV. The plot follows two kids who live across the street from each other from second grade through eighth. Up until the eighth, Julie adores Bryce. Bryce can’t stand her or any other girl. There’s [...]
Schema: terrier dogs, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Bears, The Gingerbread Man Brainstorm to engage schema about what good dogs do. Read the book and make text-to-text connections with all of the fairy tales mentioned in the story. After reading, add to the list any of the bad things [...]
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