Archive for the 'Sequencing' Category

Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott

Schema: getting a haircut, monsters, Halloween images Text-to-Self  Connections: getting haircut, fall illustrations Sequencing: order the events in this circle story of: leaving home getting to shop changing the pictures on the wall cutting the different monster’s hair cleaning up going back home Point of View:  The fly pages show the humans and their POV [...]

Ghost Eye Tree by Bill Martin, Jr. and Night in the Barn by Faye Gibbons

Schema: full moon, walking outside at night Text-to-Self Connection: mind runs free, letting our imaginations run wild Text-to-Text Connection: Both books are about kids who are outside at night with a full moon. Compare and Contrast: Similarities:  In both books the kids are out after dark, and in both, they are a little afraid of [...]

Piggle A Homer Story by Crosby Bonsall

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

Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood

Schema: stranger danger Sequencing: Days of the week are the names of the children. Sequence four events that move the story forward. Cause and Effect: Because the children let a stranger in, they were turned into food. Drawing Conclusions: The mother asks each child what they would like from the store.  When a witch turns [...]