This week Kindergarten got to hear another Caldecott classic:
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears byVerna Aardema.
This tale of how mosquitoes came to buzz in people’s ears features so many wonderful illustrations of jungle animals. And students got a treat: we watched the Scholastic video version of the story with awesome animal sound effects and a fabulous reading of the story by renowned actor James Earl Jones!
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 Fever!! This week Kindergarten got to hear a classic Caldecott Award-winner: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback.
Students could tell why this book is Caldecott material immediately because of its unique illustrations and cut-out method.
Taback’s style of mixing real photographs in with his illustrations led to a great conversation about how sometimes fiction books have real pictures and non-fiction books have drawings.
As we talked about the difference between fiction and non-fiction books, Kindergarten students got to see the ultimate in fiction: a wordless picture book, Sector 7 by David Wiesner.
Students were completely engrossed in the adventurous story of a boy who discovers a world in the clouds during a class trip. The way David Wiesner can tell a story through pictures alone is simply amazing!
‘Tis the season to be jolly, so Kindergartener’s got to hear a fun story in honor of the Christmas season:
Santa Claus The World’s Number One Toy Expert by Marla Frazee.
The adorable illustrations in this book give us a peek into the hard work Santa does to make sure that the holidays are a festive time for children everywhere.
In honor of Chanukkah beginning this week, Kindergarten students heard the adorable story The Chanukkah Guest by Eric A. Kimmel.
As Bubba Brayna prepares her famous latkes for friends and family, she’s in for quite a surprise guest at her door! This story is a lovely way to remember that the holidays are a time to welcome everyone and share in the friendly spirit.
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.
Kindergarteners were in for a fun story time with a fabulous Mo Willems’s book, Leonardo the Terrible Monster!
What would you do if you were a monster who just wasn’t scary? Poor Leonardo learns a lesson in friendship when he tries his best to scare unsuspecting Sam. Definitely gave us all a laugh and served as a great lead-in to talking about tricks for finding funny books in a library!
This week students in every grade were introduced to a variety of books illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator who will be visiting Little Dalton on Thursday, November 5th.
Visit Paul O. Zelinsky.com to read more about him and his work!
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