In between sickness and holidays, I've fallen behind on my blogging...My apologies!
A palindrome is a word that is spelled the same forward and backward. When Bob unwillingly becomes the poster boy for palindromes in his classroom, he panics as he realizes that palindromes are all around him. Mom and Dad are Palindromes: a Dilemma for Words...and Backwards by Mark Shulman is a fun introduction to the world of palindromes. The forward-backward words hide throughout the edgy graphic illustrations and 2nd Graders had fun spotting them.We figured out that there aren't any palindrome names in 2nd Grade, but we did have fun saying our names backwards!
Preschool and Junior Kindergarten: Have you ever had a zower in your shower? How about a vug under the rug? To celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday week, we read There's a Wocket in my Pocket, a classic Seuss story highlighting the author's love of rhymes and nonsense words. During each reading I asked students to give me a thumbs-up every time they heard a made-up word. We put up our thumbs for Suess's yeps on the steps, the nooth grush on the toothbrush, the yottle in the bottle and the jertain on the curtain!
Kindergarten: Kindergarteners followed the clever quest of Ananse the Spider Man in A Story A Story by Gail E. Haley. In this brightly illustrated Caldecott winner, we learn how all the stories of the world came to the earth. Based on an African folktale, this book marks our first stop in a "world tour" of stories from the seven continents.
2nd Grade: See opening post.
3rd Grade: We lost ourselves in Galileo's world of stars in Peter Sis's Starry Messenger. Peter Sis, a Czech-born illustrator, author and filmmaker, is one of my favorite illustrators and the recipient of three Caldecott awards. Sis's detailed drawings are awash with soft watercolors and glow with the story of a man who dreamed of looking at the heavens.
5th Grade: A bit of truth from The Little Prince:
" Where are all the people?" The little prince finally resumed the conversation. "It's a little lonely in the desert..."
"It's also lonely with people," said the snake.
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