This week Kindergarten and First Graders took a look at the two Caldecott Honor Medal winners for 2010:
All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon (illustrated by Marla Frazee)
and Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman (illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski).
Seeing such fantastic picture books was great inspiration as students began filming our video about ideas for our own picture books! We will keep you posted on the release date. 🙂
This week 1st grade students were amazed by the video version of The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein.
This Caldecott Award-winning non-fiction book tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a daring French high-wire artist who successfully walked between the Twin Towers on a wire in 1974! The illustrations in this book completely bring the event to life.
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!
It’s Caldecott Time! This week, 1st graders heard a moving story by Jane Yolen: The Emperor and the Kite.
When asked to consider why this book won a Caldecott Award, many students agreed it was likely because of the “beautiful”, “colorful”, and “unique” illustrations. A great way to continue our discussion about the difference between fiction and non-fiction!
As we discussed the difference between fiction and non-fiction books, 1st grade students got to explore the creativity of two wordless picture books by Barbara Lehman: Rainstorm and Museum Trip.
Both stories follow an adventurous boy who is not afraid to explore the unknown and discover completely new worlds. The question is: do all his adventures really happen or are they all in his imagination? Ms. Lehman does a great job of keeping us guessing!
Christmas is fast approaching, so 1st grade students got to hear the silly holiday story Merry Un-Christmas by Mike Reiss.
One reason Christmas feels special is because it’s only once a year. So imagine living in a town where Christmas is 364 days a year! What would you do to celebrate the one day of Un-Christmas?
And as a special treat, First Grade students also got to take a look at a touching holiday film:
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs.
This animated short was nominated for an Academy Award in 1982. The calm pace, colorful animations, and soothing soundtrack make this wordless story a heart-warming classic for the winter season.
In honor of Hanukkah beginning this week, 1st grade heard the story The Magic Dreidels: A Hanukkah Story by Eric A. Kimmel.
What do you get when you mix a curious young boy, a patient goblin, and a mischievous town busybody? Quite a magical tale for the Hanukkah season!
During the week after Thanksgiving, Kindergarten and 1st grade viewed clips from episodes of the hit television series Reading Rainbow in preparation for creating our very own book review show in January!
After seeing how other children spoke about their favorite books, students were very excited to start planning our reviews. Stay tuned!
Kindergarten and 1st graders got a holiday treat this week and heard the fun story Thanksgiving Rules byLaurie Friedman.
This silly book outlines Percy Isaac Gifford’s (a.k.a P.I.G.) rules for making the most of a gluttonous holiday. But in the end he remembers that there’s more to Thanksgiving than just eating; the most important thing is appreciating loved ones.
This week 1st graders were in for a real laugh when they heard the story Wait! No Paint! by Bruce Whatley.
What happens when an illustrator starts interacting with the characters in a classic fairy tale? Nothing less than chaos! This book was tons of fun to read, especially after meeting illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky last week. And it was a great lead-in to our discussion about how to find funny books in the library!
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