In late October, we read "Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind" (Judy Finchley). In it, if the students read 1,000 books the principal vows to dye his hair purple and sleep on the school roof. Of course, they do and he does! Our students started asking our principal if he would do the same, so we altered the challenge a bit...to raise 1,000 books for a literacy charity donation. If our goal was met, our principal promised to dance like a ballerina in front of the entire school!!!
Did we make it??? Did Mr. Ackerman pirouette and arabesque???
Stay tuned!!!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind
Monday, December 13, 2010
BOOK CLUBS
Thursday, June 17, 2010
SUMMER READING 2010
Hi all,
Here are the Summer Reading recommendations for Grades 4 & 5...the topic is again bullying/respect. SCROLL DOWN to see the posts for these books, and to LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS.
Click on each title to link to the Barnes & Noble page for a description of each book
Of course, all students can read any (or all!) of these choices.
More related recommendations will be offered to accommodate a variety of reading levels.
Students will be responsible to comment on the blog over the summer, and should be prepared for discussions in the fall.
IF YOU READ A DIFFERENT BOOK, click on COMMENTS below on THIS post
1. On the COMMENTS page, type in the TITLE and AUTHOR of he book you read
2. Share your thoughts about your book:
a. Were there any similarities in comparing your life to this book?
b. Does the main character grow or change? How?
c. What lesson was the author trying to teach the reader?
Here are the Summer Reading recommendations for Grades 4 & 5...the topic is again bullying/respect. SCROLL DOWN to see the posts for these books, and to LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS.
Click on each title to link to the Barnes & Noble page for a description of each book
Of course, all students can read any (or all!) of these choices.
More related recommendations will be offered to accommodate a variety of reading levels.
IF YOU READ A DIFFERENT BOOK, click on COMMENTS below on THIS post
1. On the COMMENTS page, type in the TITLE and AUTHOR of he book you read
2. Share your thoughts about your book:
a. Were there any similarities in comparing your life to this book?
b. Does the main character grow or change? How?
c. What lesson was the author trying to teach the reader?
DANGER ON MIDNIGHT RIVER by Gary Paulsen
DANGER ON MIDNIGHT RIVER: ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BY COMMENTING:
1. What was Daniel's problem in this book?
2. How did the problem get solved?
3. Does Daniel change during the book? How?
4. How could this story help you in your life? Or at school?
SUPER EMMA by Sally Warner
SUPER EMMA: ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BY COMMENTING:
1. What was Emma's problem in this book?
2. How did the problem get solved?
3. Does Emma change during the book? How?
4. How could this story help you in your life? Or at school?
Thursday, June 10, 2010
LUNCH MONEY
Why do you think Maura and Greg are always competing? When they finally talk with each other, what do they begin to realize?
Talk about Mr. Z. Why do you think Mr. Z helps Greg when he could be getting into trouble with the principal?
How would you like to help your school?
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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