Friday, September 9, 2011
Pippi Longstocking
Our class is reading the book called Pippi Longstocking. Our favorite part so far is when she is being a Thing-Finder. She tells Annika and Tommy that the old gentlman is a thing, and they can pick him up and bring him home. Our class wants to be Thing-Finder's too! Wohoo! Hooray for Second Grade! :)
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How fun. I bet you will have a student dress like her for fun one day.
ReplyDeleteSounds fun! It is so cool when a book sparks so much enthusiasm in students. I am excited to start a read aloud in my class too. I have read a few picture books already, but I can't wait until we begin reading Freak the Mighty. I love when they laugh at funny parts and ask if we can read more! I am hoping to read more novels with the students this year and foster that motivation/interest for reading right away!
ReplyDeleteI am also excited to start our Read Aloud in class within the next week or so. It is a great book and really gets the students excited about reading. My favorite part is when they come in to class asking if we can start our read aloud right away. It makes me so excited to see all of the enthusiasm about our read aloud. Last year I only got to a few read alouds and would also like to make it a goal to read a few more this year. I love to see the excitement students have for new books and how they love to hold discussions in class on what we are reading :)
ReplyDeleteIn our classroom we have started "Wayside Stories from Wayside School" as it is Mrs. Mulsoff's favorite chapter book. The kids love the goofiness and can really visualize the kids illustrated in the story. My read-a-loud time is taking place at the end of the day and it is a great way to calm down and enjoy story before heading home!
ReplyDeleteI am also trying to incorporate read alouds more frequently into class this year. Last year I used a variety of model texts to teach strategies to students, but this year I am reading The Circuit to my students and teaching strategies with the same book. I just started it yesterday and I hope I will receive the same enthusiasm you have all received. It is about a migrant family, so I think that many of my students can connect to the experiences in the novel. I hope all goes well!
ReplyDeleteI am also trying to incorporate more read alouds in my classroom. I teach 8th grade Social Studies and there are so many great books out there that deal with history in an enjoyable, kid-friendly way. I think children's books are especially awesome and useful in a history classroom (they don't take very much time to read) and they give students another perspective of a historical event. Last year I read "Yertle the Turtle" to my students as a way to introduce oppressive governments during World War II. They loved it!
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