Share Books
by Themes Celebrating
the works of one author is just one way I share favorite books with
students. Often I share a favorite book as it relates to a particular
unit of study. The possibilities for using the unit approach are
endless. Animals, Life in the Ocean, Dinosaurs,
and The Land of Make-Believe are four of my favorite thematic
units. A week of Read-Alouds during our study of The Land of
Make-Believe would look something like this:
Monday:
The
Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka
Tuesday:
The
True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Wednesday:
Babushka
Baba Yaga by Patricia Polacco
Thursday:
The
Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
Friday:
Fritz
and the Mess Fairy by Rosemary Wells
"Bird
week" of our Animal unit might include these favorites:
Monday:
Owl
Moon by Jane Yolen
Tuesday:
Feathers
for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
Wednesday:
Cockatoos
by Quentin Blake
Thursday:
Flute's
Journey by Lynn Cherry
Friday:
Song
of the Swallows by Leo Politi
Favorite
Seasonal Read-Alouds
I
am sure to share favorite seasonal books as they relate to special
days or themes of the school year:
