Archive for the 'First Day of School' Category

Bailey by Harry Bliss

Schema: first days of school, steps to getting dressed and ready for school Text-to-text connections: being prepared with homework, participating in music, p. e., share time Cause and effect: Because Bailey eats paper, the effect is his stomach hurts Point of View: the story is told from Bailey’s point of view in 3rd person This [...]

February 6th, 2012
Posted in Animal behavior, Cause and Effect, First Day of School, Genres, Picture Books, Point of View, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Science
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Jake Starts School by Michael Wright

Schema: beginning a new school year, going to a new club, church, or class Text-to-text Connections: Miss Mingo and the First Day of School by Jamie Harper;  First Grade, Here I Come by Nancy Carlson Text-to-Self Connections: leaving parents to go to school, being afraid to try something new; what connection did Jake make with [...]

January 6th, 2010
Posted in Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, First Day of School, Genres, Picture Books, Poetry & Figurative Language, Rhyming, Synthesis
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