Kelly Collova Professor Rich ELD 307 February 19, 2013 Childrens Literature Exploration 1.

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. New York: Greenwillow, 1991. Print. Summary: Chrysanthemum is about a girl named Chrysanthemum that loves her name. She is named after a beautiful flower. On her first day of school, Chrysanthemum is very excited until her classmates make fun of how different and how long her name is. After her classmates make fun of her, Chrysanthemum dreaded going to school and started to hate her name. On the third day of school, Chrysanthemum learns that her music teachers first name is unique too. From that day on, Chrysanthemum learns to appreciate her name even more and enjoys going to school. Genre: Fiction Grade level: 2 Standards: 2.RL.3, 2.RL.5, 2.RL.7, 2.SL.1, 2.SL.2, 2.SL.4, 2.W.3, 2.W.8 Activity: Students will be sitting on rug for read aloud. Teacher will stop reading during key parts of the book and ask students to make predictions, connections, and describe the characters feeling with turn-and-talk partner. A big picture cut out of the character Chrysanthemum will be hung up on the easel. After reading the book, students will write a word or sentence on a paper that is in the shape of a flower that describes the character Chrysanthemum. The students will then tape the paper around the cut out of Chrysanthemum onto the easel.

Supports literacy: This book displays a lot of adjectives such as Chrysanthemums feelings. Students will also strengthen their vocabulary.

2. Enemy Pie by Derek Munson Munson, Derek, and Tara Calahan. King. Enemy Pie. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2000. Print. Genre: Fiction Grade level: 2 Summary: Enemy Pie is about a boy who has an enemy named Jeremy Ross. Jeremy Ross moved down the street from the boy and always picked on him. One day the boys dad told him that in order to get rid of enemies you have to make them enemy pie. The boys dad did not tell him the recipe for this pie. Instead, the boys dad told him that in order for the enemy to eat the pie, the boy needed to be nice to the enemy for one day. So the boy invited Jeremy Ross over and they played all day together. Jeremy was nice to the boy and they got along all day. They boys end up becoming best friends and eat delicious pie together. Enemy Pie teaches children forgiveness, kindness, and how to make friends. Standards: 2.RL.3, 2.RL.5, 2.RL.7, 2.SL.1, 2.W.1 Activity: Story will be read in a read aloud. Teacher will stop reading during key parts of the book and ask students to make predictions, connections, and describe the characters feeling with turn-and-talk partner. Students will also be asked critical literacy questions such as: What is the author really trying to say? Do you agree with the

message of the story? After active read aloud students will answer the question, What are some of your favorite things to do with your friends in one paragraph. Supports literacy: Enemy Pie teaches critical literacy because it teaches forgiveness and kindness without actually saying it. This book promotes a high level of thinking about the meaning behind the enemy pie that the boys father makes.

3. City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems Willems, Mo, and Jon J. Muth. City Dog, Country Frog. New York: Hyperion for Children, 2010. Print. Summary: City Dog, Country Frog is about a dog named City Dog who runs into the country and meets a frog named Country Frog. They became best friends and played different kinds of games together in the spring and summer. When the dog goes to visit Country Frog in the winter, the frog is not there the frog died. City Dog wondered where Country Frog is and waits for him. While City Dog is waiting for Country Frog he meets Country Chipmunk and the two become best friends. Genre: Fiction Grade level: 1 Standards: 1.RL.1, 1.RL.2, 1.RL.3, 1.RL.7, 1.SL.1, 1.SL.2, 1.SL.4, 1.SL.5 Activity: Story will be read in a read aloud. Teacher will stop reading during key parts of the book and will call on students to make predictions about the plot. Teacher will hold up four flash cards individually to the class. Each flash card will say the name of one of the four seasons. When the teacher holds up each flash card the students have to retell what happened during each season of the book.

Supports literacy: Students will be able to summarize what happens during each season of the book.

4. My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives Curtis, Jamie Lee, and Laura Cornell. My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives. New York, NY: Joanna Cotler, 2012. Print. Summary: My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives is about Frankies first time for trying new things such as riding a bike, tying shoes, and loosing her first tooth. After trying new things she realizes that she is brave and is growing up. Genre: Fiction Grade level: 1 Standards: 1.RL.1, 1.RL.2, 1.RL.3, 1.W.2, 1.W.3, 1.SL.1, 1.SL.2, 1.SL.5, 1.SL.6 Activity: Read book as a read aloud. Teacher will stop reading during key parts of the book and will have students make predictions about the plot with turn-and-talk partner. Have students draw a picture of one of their firsts and write two sentences about it. Supports literacy: My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives displays rhyming and can also strengthen students vocabulary.

5. Yucky Worms by Vivian French French, Vivian, and Jessica Ahlberg. Yucky Worms. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2010. Print. Summary: Yucky Worms is about a boy that found worms while digging in his grandmas garden. At first when the boy found a worm he thought it was disgusting and

wanted to throw it away. His grandma stops him from throwing the worm away and tells her grandson information about worms such as where they live, the names of different kinds of worms, and what worms eat. On the bottom and sides of some of the pages there are cartoon diagrams of worm body parts, worm habitats, and other worm facts. Genre: Non-fiction Grade level: 3 Standards: 3. RL.2, 3.RL.3, 3.RL.4, 3.W.7, 3.W.8, 3.SL.1 Activity: Story will be read in a read aloud. Students will fill out a KWL chart about worms. Students will fill out the chart with facts they already know about worms, facts they want to know about worms, and what they learned about worms after reading this story. Supports literacy: Students will learn new vocabulary words such as, slithery, squirmy, vanished, earthworm, cast, and hedgehogs.

6. In the Wild by David Elliott Elliott, David, and Holly Meade. In the Wild. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2010. Print. Summary: In the Wild is a book of small rhyming poems about different kinds of animals and the areas in which they live. Each poem has a different rhythm and rhyme scheme. Genre: Non-fiction poetry Grade level: 2 Standards: 2.RL.4, 2.W.3

Activity: Story will be read in a read aloud. After the read aloud students will write their own poem about an animal. Supports literacy: In the Wild displays different rhythm and rhyme scheme as well as onomonopias.

7. Dear Hot Dog by Mordicai Gerstein Gerstein, Mordicai. Dear Hot Dog. New York: Abrams for Young Readers, 2011. Print. Summary: Dear Hot Dog is a collection of poetry about everyday things such as brushing teeth, clothing, the beach, and fun activities. Genre: Poetry Grade level: 3 Standards: 3.RL.1, 3.RL.4, 3.SL.1, 3.SL.3, 3.W.2 Activity: Read the poems Toothbrush, Pants, and Shoes to students. Do not tell the students the name of each poem. After reading each poem have the students guess what the poem is about. After active read aloud, have students write a poem describing something without saying the name of it in the poem. Supports literacy: Students will learn different kinds of poetry and will learn how to write different kinds of poetry.

8. Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins Hutchins, Pat. Ten Red Apples. New York: Greenwillow, 2000. Print.

Summary: Ten Red Apples is about a farmer that has ten apples on his apple tree. The animals on his farm keep picking an apple off the tree one by one so that there are no more apples to bake an apple pie. Genre: Fiction Grade level: 1 Standards: 1.RL.1, 1.RL.7, 1.RL.10, 1.SL.1, 1.SL.2, 1.OA.1 Activity: Story will be read in a read aloud. A felt board will be next to the teacher. On the felt board will be a flannel cut out of a tree. On the tree, there will be ten apples with animals. As the book is read, have students come up to the board and remove each apple as the animal eats it. After each apple is taken away, count the total number of apples as a class out loud. Supports literacy: Ten Red Apples teaches subtraction as well as alliteration. The alliteration shown in this book is rhyming, onomonopia, and repeating of consonants.

9. Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes Grimes, Nikki, and Cozbi A. Cabrera. Thanks a Million. New York: Amistad, 2006. Print. Summary: Thanks a Million is a collection of poetry about giving thanks for variety of things. The poems are in forms of haikus, rhymes, riddles, free verses, and rebuses. Genre: Poetry Grade level: 2 Standards: 2.RL.4, 2.RL.7, 2.SL.1, 2.SL.2 Activity: Read as a read aloud. Read poems Homemade Card, A Round of Thanks, Even the Trees, The Good Neighbor, Dear Teacher, and The Lunchroom. After reading each

poem ask students questions about the poem. They can collaborate with their turn-andtalk partner. After reading all of the poems, teach will assign students to write either one haiku, rebus, free verse, or rhyming poem. Supports literacy: Thanks a Million displays different types of poems.

10. Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Jennifer Dussling Dussling, Jennifer. Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! New York: DK Pub., 1998. Print. Summary: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! is about different kinds of bugs, bug facts, and bug diets. Genre: Non-fiction Grade level: 2 Standards: 2.RL.7, 2.W.7, 2.W.8 Activity: Story will be read in a read aloud. Students will fill out a KWL chart about bugs. Students will fill out the chart with facts they already know about bugs, facts they want to know about bugs, and what they learned about bugs from this book. Supports literacy: Students will learn new vocabulary words and onomonopias.