HIT: Elem:2&3Gr.HelpPt.1

[Micki Johnston <mjohns@PANTHER.WSC.K12.AR.US>]

Thank you to the many who took time frombusy schedules to share.
Here are some of the helps shared.  I will submit others as time
permits.

Anything Shel Silverstein  (THE GIVING TREE by  Silverstein
was one specific recommendation))

Patricia Polocco Books coupled with Reading Rainbow video in some
instances
Her books make good unit study books: (these have worked
well with 2nd, but some would also be good with 3rd gr.)
   Amish - JUST PLAIN FANCY
   Meteors - METEOR!
   Weather - THUNDER CAKE
   Bees - BEE TREE
   Russia and Psanky  - RECHENKA'S EGGS
   Christmas/Hanukkah - THE TREES OF THE DANCING GOATS
   Civil War -  PINK AND SAY
   Art and imagination - APPELEMANDO'S DREAMS

Start the year with THE LIBRARIAN FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
and THE LIBRARY DRAGON

Divide the 40 min. session into story, lesson/activity, check out
time
Encourage lessons on ABC order by having students formulate lists and
alphabetizing them.
Teach table of contents
Teach book parts
Little research projects

Second graders really enjoy Bill Peet; ALIENS FOR BREAKFAST (read
aloud over three sessions then make cereal box similar to the one in
the story)
Caldecott winner or honor book; read a winner then do
an acitivity with the book using CALDECOTT ACTIVITIES by O'Steen
or ABC's OF THINKING WITH CLADECOTT BOOKS by Bernhardt
or THE NEWBERY AND CLADECOTT BOOKS IN THE CLASSROOM
by Comfort.  One person note that her focus on Caldecott books
took place in late winter after the winners have been announced. She
continued with, "I do not tell which books won, and kids almost never
have known. Introduce the idea of the award...Then I select 3 or 4
books which were nominated...tell the class what makes a good picture
book...read one or nominated books a week & discuss goood/not good
about each.  After 3 or 4 have been considered, hold an election.
Reveal which they voted for, which other classes voted for and which
was the pick of the real Caldecott committee.  FUN!"
 GO AWAY BIG GREEN MONSTERS
HECKEDY PEG by Wood
DINORELLA by Edwards
THE LITTLES by Peterson (boys & girls enjoy)
NOBODY'S MOTHER IS IN SECOND GRADE
WHAT DO YOU SAY, DEAR? (beginning of school)
HERE IS THE ARTIC WINTER
BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAKPITI PLAIN
AMAZING GRACE by Hoffman


Third Grade:  Robert Newton's ---- SOUP...books    Can combine with
matching videos SOUP FOR PRESIDENT was a most enjoyable
This same info applies to RAMONA books by Cleary
Nantalie Honeycutt's THE ALL NEW JONAH TWIST
ITCHY RICHARD
HOW HUMANS MAKE FRIENDS by Leedy
MIRETTE ON THE HIGH WIRE
SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by Steig
JUMANJI by Van Allsburg
Guide words, dictionary use, encyclopedia use (print & CD ROM)


No Grade Specified:
BIO poems / use in April (Nat'l. Poetry Month)  discuss different
types of poems  including pattern poems which is BIO poems
Consider these poets:  Jack Prelutsky, Kalli Dakos, S. Silverstein

STEPHANIE'S PONYTAIL by Munsch
"STANDBACK,"  SAID THE ELEPHANT, "I'M GOING TO SNEEZE"
OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA
TOPS AND BOTTOMS by Stevens
THE UNBEATABLE BREAD
THE MITTEN (read it to the children then have them recreate the story
in sequence)
FROGGY GETS DRESSED

Folktales works well in both levels   MOSS GOWN, THE BOY AND THE
GHOST, BRER RABBIT; Comparing corss culturally is good; Extend to
geography; Cinderella tales are great - a classic Perault version,
Yeh Shen by Ai-Ling Louie, Scarface (Native American), and The
Egyptian Cinderella by Climo    There are also Rumplestiltkin
variations:  Whuppity Stoorie and Duffie and the Devil
Chart folktales noting for each one country of origin, who was her
protector, what were the magic objects, what were the characteristics
of the main character

 Act out nursery rhymes; also divide into groups to act
out THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF, GOLDILOCKS, THE THREE BEARS

Piggyback Songbooks from Totline (ed. by Jean Warren) Excellent
resource because theses use familiar melodies with new words

Any book by Laura Numeroff (IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE)

Judy Freeman's books BOOKS KIDS WILL SIT STILL FOR
also - MORE BOOKS KIDS WILL SIT STILL FOR

Read several children's books per night.  Children like to hear about
them and will want to read them.

I will submit more helps sent my way in Part 2 when time permits.

Thanks to all  -  Micki




Micki Johnston, Media Specialist
Pyron Elementary School (K-3)
1903 Clark Road
Clarksville, AR  72830
(501) 754-2893
mjohns@panther.wsc.k12.ar.us

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