Schema: trees Personification: The point of view is from the tree. The tree’s voice is heard through a rhyming text about a tree from its roots to its branches. Author’s Purpose: The simple text provides the reader with the basic information about how a tree grows, what lives in it, and what lives below it. [...]
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: letter “P” Looking for the “p” sound? This book is full of them. Introducing Rhyming? The characters also play a game where they think of rhyming words. Sequencing: Sequence the events that led Piggle to find someone to play with him. Text-to-Self Connections: feeling left out
Schema: Robot Zot is not from planet earth, so the things we have in our schema are not in his. He fights with a blender, mixer, coffee maker, toaster, television, and thinks that a dog in a warrior to contend with as well. This book would be a great example of how we have to [...]
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