Archive for the 'Rhyming' Category

Robot Zot by Jon Scieszka

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 [...]

Pirates by David L. Harrison

Schema: Pirates or sailors on ships, missing a hand or a foot, we can infer that they take risks if they are missing a limb, they wear funny hats, have parrots for pets, brave, hunt buried treasure, modern pirates steal and harm Text to self connections: Pirates of the Caribbean’s Jack Sparrow, Peter Pan’s Captain [...]

Sky by Ariane Dewey and Twister by Darleen Bailey Beard

Schema:  clouds, things that we see in the sky, different types of precipitation Text-to-Text Connections: Both books are about weather and the sky. The rhymes in Sky will make a connections from nursery rhymes. Text-to-Self Connections: Some kids will have seen a double rainbow, snow, fireworks, and tornadoes. Sequencing: Notice in Sky that there is [...]

Teacher’s Pets by Dayle Ann Dodds & What Do Teachers Do (after you leave school) by Anne Bowen

Schema: teachers after school may grade papers, meet with other teachers, play with the class pet, call parents, make copies, go home Text-to-Text Connections: Both books are about teachers and what they do at school; Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss. Compare and Contrast: What teachers do during school with what they do after [...]