In honor of March being Women’s History Month, 2nd grade students heard the amazing story America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertude Ederle by David Adler.
Ms. Ederle made headlines when she became the first woman in history to swim across the English Channel in 1926. What an inspiration!
Click here to check out a brief video clip about her.
This week 2nd graders heard the story Wiley and the Hairy Man by Judy Sierra.
Students thought the book was hilarious because the hairy man kept getting tricked!
This week 2nd grade students heard Sukey and the Mermaid by Robert D. San Souci.
This Southern tale is rooted in the supernatural. Stories involving magic and superstition often provided a welcome escape from thinking about the hardships of daily life.
This week 2nd grade students discussed The Gold Cadillac by Mildred D. Taylor.
The book’s portayal of an African-American family living in the South during the Civil Rights Movement gave students a glimpse into what life might have been like during those difficult times.
As a follow-up to learning about Beverly Cleary and her work, 2nd graders were in for a treat: watching a video version of her classic book The Mouse and the Motorcycle!
The laughter in the library was contagious as students went along for the ride with Ralph S. Mouse.
This week, all classes talked about the 2010 Caldecott and Newbery Award winners:
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney won the Caldecott Award
and When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (a Dalton parent!) won the Newbery Award.
Congratulations to these two very talented individuals!
This week 2nd grade learned all about Beverly Cleary, a reknowned children’s book author and Newbery Award winner.
After hearing excerpts from some of her books, many students couldn’t wait to check them out for themselves!
The Newbery Award is granted to the best chapter books of the year. The 2010 winners will be announced on Monday, January 18th so 2nd grade students are now learning more about the noteworthy books that have won the medal in the past.
In honor of this festive season, 2nd graders got to hear great holiday stories this week!
Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story – a touching book by Cynthia Rylant
and
The Power of Light: Eight Stories for Hanukkah – a beautiful collection by Issac Bashevis Singer.
This week 2nd grade students got quite a laugh hearing the story King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood.
This Caldecott Honor Book is so odd, students were a bit dismayed! The quirky story about a stubborn king and queen really sparks the imagination.