Schema: seasons Text-to-Text Connections: City Mouse, Country Mouse Life cycle of a frog This book is a great one to show the seasons. During the season of winter, frog does not come out to play. He could be hibernating since frogs do hibernate. I think the reader can read this book on many levels. For [...]
Schema: school stories, funny spells from old movies such as Freaky Friday Word Choice: This is a great book to share with students who are practicing creative writing skills. The word choice in this book sets the tone and adds to the humor. Check out this great reader’s theater script. This book is an experience [...]
Schema: grandparents, blizzard, Massachusetts, point of view Compare and Contrast the character traits of the two men: This story presents a wonderful opportunity to show students this strategy. A Venn diagram could be used to show the differences and similarities between Fred and Walt, characters based on the author’s grandfathers. It’s fun to read through [...]
Schema: real bears Setting: This book takes place in the woods. Compare and Contrast: This is a great book to use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast real bears and imaginary bears. Real: would not befriend a person, would not stand and hide behind a tree day after day, would not treat books kindly, [...]
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