tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9954683801214148502024-03-19T01:50:45.993-05:00Cardigans and CurriculumCasey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-46598367458699000762016-11-09T12:55:00.001-06:002016-11-09T12:55:30.828-06:00I've MovedI've moved!!! I've started a new website that includes resources for teacher and parents as well as a new section of pressure cooker recipes. Please check out my new website at <a href="http://caseyorrblog.wordpress.com/">caseyorrblog.wordpress.com</a>!<br />
<br />Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-86077770801410516972016-08-03T06:57:00.000-05:002016-08-03T06:57:07.578-05:00Caroline's Favorite Board Books 12-20 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<i>This originally appeared on my old blog. I'm adding it here for consolidation! These books are still much loved nearly a year after this originally posted. :-)</i></div>
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<b>1) Karen Katz: "Where is Baby's...?" Books</b></div>
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These books are bright, simple and have plenty of flaps to lift. (and rip) Gotta hand it to Karen Katz. She found a formula that works and added in every item under the sun including, Where is Baby's....</div>
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<b>2) Madeline Board Books</b><br />
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<i>Madeline Loves Animals</i> is so cute and fun. Many one-year-olds can start saying the sounds of the familiar animals in this book.</div>
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I actually liked the illustrations in this book so much that for a while I had it displayed on a shelf opened to the page that has a picture of Madeline and her yellow lab. </div>
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I will always be sentimental about this book, because it was her very first favorite book. She took to it instantly, and this book was our life's obsession from months 8-13. One of Caroline's first 10 words was "girl." because of this book right here. These little board books take the old classics, and add just one to two words per page, such as "girl", "chores", "mean stepsisters", "pumpkin" etc...</div>
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They are the cutest little books. You can add on as much or as little to the story as your heart desires. </div>
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As cute as this book is, I did get really tired of it after the 900th time. I tried to hide in many times and Caroline would crawl around the books saying "gurrrl?" until it reappeared. She also went through a phase where she had to rock with it alongside her blankie.</div>
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Eventually, we moved into other Fairytales in the series, and they're all so fun to read! These are just adorable, and would make a great little gift for the baby girl in your life!</div>
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<br />Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-91463155042050209942016-07-26T07:31:00.000-05:002016-07-26T07:31:35.819-05:00BabyLit ArtChildren's literature illustrations are hands-down my favorite type of art. I think they're magical. One of my favorite children's literature companies is offering tons of awesome prints of their artwork.<br />
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When working to decorate Caroline's nursery, and then later her big girl room, I knew I wanted to decorate with some of these illustrations. Maybe another day I'll show you some more of those pics...<br />
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(And yes, I would tear apart a book for a picture. Still cheaper than buying a print somewhere else.)<br />
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Anyways, I found these precious books from <a href="http://babylit.com/" target="_blank">BabyLit</a>. The BabyLit books take an old classic such as Pride and Prejudice and uses it to teach counting. Sense and Sensibility is used to teach opposites. Emma is used to teach emotions, etc.... (Truth be told, my girls don't love to read these books, but I think they are super cute!)<br />
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I fell in love with the art in all of these books, but since they were board books I opted not to cut any up to frame the pics. So, I just chose one to leave open face on a shelf:<br />
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Cutest little <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-BabyLit%C2%AE-Counting-Primer/dp/1423622022" target="_blank">Pride and Prejudice book</a>!!!</div>
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My favorite page is the very first one!</div>
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I still think the little open book is pretty cute, but if I were doing the girls rooms again, I would probably purchase some of <a href="http://pure-sugar.com/shop/babylitprints/" target="_blank">these prints from the illustrator's website</a>.<br />
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Aren't these so cute and whimsical?!?! And, they have all kinds of themes that would tie into almost any nursery design whether it be nautical, woodland animals, florals, jungle, travel, pirates, and so on!<br />
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I absolutely love these prints...Check out these books or look into buying the prints. Either way, you will enjoy some eye candy with these illustrations.</div>
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Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-77386936671133745632016-07-25T14:29:00.001-05:002016-07-25T14:29:10.995-05:00Perspective Biographies <div style="text-align: left;">
I love this time of year; anticipating the fresh start of a new school year around the corner. I love striving to do better than I did the last. And one goal I always have is to help all students connect better with literature that fits them. I believe in using a wide variety of literature in mini lessons, in hopes that a few kids will connect and go on to read more. I've written about many biographies <a href="http://cardigansandcurriculum.blogspot.com/2015/09/biography-week-just-being-audrey.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://cardigansandcurriculum.blogspot.com/2015/09/biography-week-on-beam-of-light.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://cardigansandcurriculum.blogspot.com/2015/10/favorite-biography-when-marian-sang.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Different historical figures connect with different students, and it is fun to use a variety.</div>
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Past biographies I've written about are picture books that could probably be read aloud in completion. The books I'm featuring today are great biographies that are longer. I like to use a few pages for a mini lesson and provide copies for students to read independently if they choose.</div>
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The other cool thing about these books is that they are both written from a unique perspective!<br />
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<i>Lewis and Clark and Me</i> is written from the perspective of Meriwether Lewis's dog, Seaman. It is so fun to experience the expedition from the dog's eyes! This book is 64 pages broken into 9 chapters. Each chapter has a beautiful illustration. The text size is a bit larger than your average novel, making it a not-so-intimidating chapter book. I also found this book to be very ELL friendly for many of my intermediate 5th graders because the pictures in each chapter provide great support, there is a great map, and not too much confusing jargon. </div>
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<b>Preview and Predict: </b>If you introduce it being from the dog's perspective and show the map, then you can have student's predict what types of things a dog would think about on a journey like this. (How would he eat? Would he hunt? Would he have to protect the men during danger? Is he a guard dog?)</div>
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You can play around with this book and use it in many ways. The chapters are very episodic, so you could easily pick one from any point in the book and read it aloud to suit your lesson purposes. The last chapter is a sweet chapter that connects to anyone who has a strong relationship with a pet. It's very sweet. This would be a great book to enjoy with your students or your own children! :-)</div>
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<i>Play, Louis, Play! </i>is a biography of Louis Armstrong told from the perspective of his horn! Kinda extra cool that it's written from an inanimate object, and that gets me going with all sorts of writing ideas. Anyways, this book is 112 pages and feels like you're reading a novel and not a non-fiction biography. </div>
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This story is a beautifully told tale of trials and obstacles Louis overcame. You can use this book to discuss theme, perspective and author's purpose. And SO much characterization of Louis. One of my favorite things in this book is Louis response to kids calling him names like "Sachelmouth"...Louis would keep smiling and say "A good nickname is hard to find." He never let anyone get his goat. It's an inspirational book for students! </div>
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My kids also loved watching YouTube clips of Louis singing. This book is a great read! </div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit;"><i> “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit;">Fear is the root of so much evil. People do such hateful things to others out of fear of the unknown…”…they fear each other because they don’t know each other…”</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit;">Wonder, by RJ Palacio discusses fear of the unknown through the story of a fifth grader named Auggie Pullman. Auggie has severe cranio-facial abnormalities. Due to multiple surgeries and issues, Auggie has been home-schooled up until 5th grade. This story follows his journey through 5th grade. RJ Palacio weaves an incredible story and shares from the perspectives of friends and family as they walk along Auggie. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit;">I don’t want to give too much away, because I believe that almost anyone would enjoy this book. And, if you haven’t read it, you must. But, one huge plot point is how other children fear Auggie because they don't know him. If you buy the extended version with "The Julian Chapter" you will get a 5th grade appropriate dose of the type of hate and evil seen during Nazi occupied France. The fear of people who are "different" is weaved through the 1940s all the way into today's times. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit;">At the end of the school year I read this book to my 5th graders for a few minutes each day, and it is so powerful. The kids are so drawn in, and they love the message. This wasn't a big "novel study" and there were no tests given. But, we did watch this video during the last week of school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Through the book, my students always wanted to see a picture of Auggie, but being fiction, there isn't one. And, there are no illustrations in the book. So, it is interesting to see the various, unique and beautiful faces seen in this short video! After watching we wrote Kindness Pledges </span></div>
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit;"> and did some writing that reflected on the type of people we wanted to be as we moved forward in our lives. (And onto middle school!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit;">If you're looking for something to read with your kids or your students to encourage students to celebrate differences and look beyond appearances, this is your book.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit;">I could go on and on, but I'll leave you with a two of my favorite quotes. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit;">“There are always going to be jerks in the world, Auggie,” she said, looking at me. “But I really believe, and Daddy really believes, that there are more good people on this earth than bad people, and the good people watch out for each other and take care of each other.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4859212.R_J_Palacio" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">R.J. Palacio</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">, </span><span id="quote_book_link_13510287" style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/16319487" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wonder</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit;">“what I want you, my students, to take away from your middle-school experience,” he continued, “is the sure knowledge that, in the future you make for yourselves, anything is possible. If every single person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary—the world really would be a better place. And if you do this, if you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4859212.R_J_Palacio" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">R.J. Palacio</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">, </span><span id="quote_book_link_13510287" style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/16319487" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wonder</a></span></span>Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-9184097490124503262016-07-12T11:20:00.000-05:002016-07-13T14:58:49.821-05:00Books for the Times<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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in their beds, blissfully unaware of the world’s sorrows. I thought about my
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Early on I was guilty of this. It’s uncomfortable
and hard. I didn't know what to say, and was fearful of missteps. As my teaching career continued, I felt the need to be open about past and present racism in an age-appropriate way. By a certain age,
kids are aware of what is happening in the world at large, so you can't avoid the topic. I worked to incorporate literature in
my classroom that dealt with racial relations in our country, but I also looked
for literature with strong themes such as diversity, tolerance and acceptance. <span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a mother, I’ve recently been wrestling with how to begin discussing racial diversity with my preschoolers. I want my daughters to grow up aware of the differences and the struggles faced by the oppressed. I pray they are loving, tolerant, and quick to embrace those who are different from them. I pray they are salt and light in this hurting world, and they are not too young to begin learning. As a teacher and children’s book enthusiast, my first response tends to be “Let’s find a book for that!” I believe in the power of story and it’s ability to make a better world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week I'd like to share some books, resources and thoughts on this matter. For today, I'm sharing three book lists, broken down by age. (I've had a hard time narrowing it down, but these are my favorites!) The books for older students share more specific stories of racism and prejudices in America. The books for very young children tend to focus more on embracing differences and openly speaking about color and race. My hope is that this list can be a great resource for teachers and parents.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Through
My Eyes </span></i><span style="font-family: "times";">is an important autobiography that helps children walk in Ruby’s shoes
on her first days of school. One of the most poignant parts to read to students
is when Ruby recounts seeing protesters holding a black doll in a coffin. It is
powerful to have students empathize with Ruby and infer her emotions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Marian-Sang-Recital-Anderson/dp/0439269679/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468268617&sr=8-1&keywords=When+Marian+Sang"><b><span style="color: #420178; font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">When Marian Sang</span></b></a></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times";">When
Marian Sang</span></i><span style="font-family: "times";"> is a biography of opera singer Marian Anderson.
She faced many racial obstacles in her career, one of which was being banned
from singing at Constitution Hall. Ultimately, she ended up singing at ‘My
Country Tis of Thee’ a The Lincoln Memorial. Her encore song was ‘Nobody Knows
the Trouble I’ve Seen.’ Her story is powerful, and the poetry of lyrics weaved
into this book make the story even richer. This was hands-down my favorite
picture book to read to my class each year.
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Benno the cat is loved by
Jews and Gentiles alike in his community in Berlin, Germany. His world is
changed as he watches his peaceful city becomes violent and hateful during
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass). This story is appropriate for students
who are not quite ready for full-blown Holocaust history, but are ready to
learn the horrible implications of racism around the world.<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Erika was thrown from a cattle car headed for a
concentration camp in 1944. A German woman rescued her and raised her while
risking everything. This is another powerful Holocaust story that is
appropriate for older elementary students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Personally and professionally, this is one of my
favorite books of all time. This New York Time’s best-seller tells the story of
Auggie, a 5<sup>th</sup> grader with severe cranio-facial abnormalities. His
journey through 5<sup>th</sup> grade is told through the perspective of Auggie
as well as others in his life. It discusses prejudice, judging by appearance,
and overcoming being afraid of those who are different than yourself. This is
an extremely powerful novel for parents to read to their children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stay on their sides. They strike up a friendship and dodge the rule by sitting
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<span style="font-family: "times";">This biography of Ruby Bridges is a great telling
of her story that is a little less intense than her autobiography. But, of
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Talk About Race</span></i><span style="font-family: "times";"> has a great opening as it explains that we all
have a story. Our race is a part of our story, but in so many ways our stories
are the same. I liked this book right away because I like how forward the title
is. I believe it is important for us to become more comfortable being up front
about race, racism and discrimination.<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Grace loves to perform, but when it’s time for the
school to perform Peter Pan, she is discouraged because Peter wasn’t black.
(Spoiler alert, she gets the part!) This is a sweet story about achieving your
goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">This book is not so much about racial issues/tension;
rather it is about the sharing of cultures. Patricia was born into a
Russian/Ukrainian Jewish family. In this story she shares friendship, culture
and traditions with an African American Christian family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">This rhyming book uses many metaphors to describe
skin colors. It is a fun nursery-rhyme read with preschool children, however
the metaphors could make for interesting discussion with students who are a bit
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Karen Katz is a master writer of preschooler books!
This one tells the story of a young girl who learns to see the many shades of
brown in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">The lovely illustrations
in this book make for great conversation about cultures all around the
world. This book is beautiful poetry
with words and pictures. “Joys are the same, and love is the same. Pain is the
same, and blood is the same…” Whoever you are. <span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Many teachers might be scared about how to address this in the classroom, and perhaps some conversations need to arise as how to appropriately deal with this. But, I feel we can all agree that teaching students about past and current racism has to be addressed. It's part of our history, and I pray that through honest discussion and the power of story that we can make our world better in the future. Be open, be honest, and be inspired to read transforming literature to the children in your life!</i></div>
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This <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Play-Learn-ABC-Roger-Priddy/dp/031251638X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447846426&sr=8-1&keywords=play+and+learn+ABC" target="_blank">Play and Learn ABC</a> book might be the greatest value of purchase ever made if you calculate the cost and times read. Honestly, I'm kind of tired of this book, because Caroline's been on a kick with it for 6 months. However, some of this book's features lend itself to be done independently...</div>
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The book features a few textured pictures, flaps to lift, and includes colors and shapes. It's a pretty solid book all around for all of the words you would be working on with a toddler. </div>
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We love our old ABC book, but this next book was too good not to share! I think your kids will love it.... <a href="http://www.amazon.com/B-See-Elizabeth-Doyle/dp/1481436996/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447846698&sr=8-1&keywords=AB+See" target="_blank">A B See</a>.... Look at that title?! Wish I had come up with it.</div>
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The letters are built from pictures of things that begin with that letter. Not only is this book super cute, but it is super awesome for identifying letters, working on words that start with that letter, or simply identifying pictures for toddlers.</div>
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Caroline loves looking through each letter and finding all the items she knows. It has been a great carseat read for her. </div>
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Now, a few of the letters have specific animals, plants or objects that were unfamiliar. Thankfully, the back has lists of what each letter is built of in case you need some help. ;-)</div>
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Both of these board books would make awesome Christmas gifts for any 1-2 year olds in your life!</div>
Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-64488698572828168792016-07-07T14:10:00.000-05:002016-07-07T14:10:02.686-05:00The Art of Miss Chew<div style="text-align: center;">
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Patricia Polacco is a powerful story teller, and my class has always loved getting swept up in her books. Like many of her other books, <i>The Art of Miss Chew </i>is a personal story from Mrs. Polacco's life. (My students always love hearing a "true story.") Polacco formed a special relationship with Miss Chew when she took her special art class. </div>
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Polacco had reading challenges, and when her classroom teacher was called away for a few weeks, Mrs. Chew came to her aid when the substitute made things difficult. Miss Chew inspired Polacco to be the artist she is today! It's a powerful story about tackling obstacles and finding your strengths through the help of good teachers. This story is particularly inspiring for any child who has struggled academically, especially with standardized testing!</div>
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This would be a great story for parents or teachers to read with their students. It is long, 40 pages...So, it might be better to break apart for a classroom read-aloud.</div>
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<b>*ART! </b>This book talks about perspective, negative space and other art concepts. This could be integrated into an art lesson, or this book could simply be a great recommendation for a budding artist in your class. If you have elementary age kids, this would be a fun book for a summer read-aloud, and then you could practice some of the art concepts with your kids! </div>
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<b>*Letter in the Book Jacket-</b> There is a letter addressed to readers from Patricia Polacco in the back flap of the book jacket. Students love hearing this...The letter does describe the sad fact that arts programs are often not funded in schools. I hate to dwell on the negative with my students, but I think it's fair enough for older kids to know that the establishments aren't perfect. I readily admit to my students that I wish there was more time and money for the arts. </div>
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<b>*Theme-</b> I say this with many books, but Patricia Polacco's books always come with a strong theme to discuss. </div>
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<b>*Negative Space Vase/Face Picture- </b>On the page where Miss Chew teaches about negative space they discuss the picture that could look like an illustration or two faces looking at each other depending on how you look at it. If your students haven't seen that they will love looking at it! </div>
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Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-58665153425727057312016-07-06T08:49:00.001-05:002016-07-06T08:49:39.482-05:00What We're Reading Wednesday- Highlights for Toddlers<i>This post originated on my other blog before the consolidation...At the time, Caroline was reading Hello Highlights non-stop. Now, Molly Kate is the one loving these! :-) </i><br />
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Highlights magazines always makes me think of a pediatrician's office. I loved highlights as a kid, but I had no idea they have a toddler version until my aunt ordered them for Caroline's first birthday last year.<br />
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<a href="https://store.highlights.com/highlights-hello-magazine-for-kids" target="_blank">Hello Highlights</a> have become one of our favorite things. Caroline has had at least one of these read to her every single day for the last 9 months. She does not tire of them. And they are ALL OVER our house.<br />
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*Geared toward ages 0-2<br />
*16 pages<br />
*It's smaller, has durable, wipeable pages, rounded corners<br />
* Includes short stories, simple to-the-tune-of songs, poems, and the ole highlights "Find It" section<br />
*Pictures tend to have lots of colorful objects for words you would be working on with your 1 year old.<br />
*Filled with little parent tips for other ideas for using the magazine to further their language and literacy.<br />
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***Bonus, these are small and fit great in a diaper bag or purse, unlike bulky board books you normally use for toddlers. Great for traveling when you're short on space.<br />
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*****Bonus bonus, we have traveled with these, slept with them, spilled milk on them, etc. They have survived a lot, which I'm thankful for, because as Caroline outgrows them later, Molly Kate will still be able to enjoy them!<br />
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She is currently 22 months. When we first got these, I would have her "point to the slide, point to the dog," etc.... Now, I just ask her what she sees on the page and she will tell me every word she knows. Now we are trying to add in shapes, size words, position words, etc. </div>
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I'll leave you with a little video of my Billy Ray Cyrus Baby in mismatched pajamas. In this video she was 16 months. It is hard to tell, but she starts out "reading" a page that had a story, then she breaks into singing when she turns to the page with a song. </div>
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<br />Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-82420939472978455842016-07-05T16:21:00.000-05:002016-07-05T16:21:11.837-05:00Our Favorite Potty Training Books<i>I originally posted this on my other blog before deciding to consolidate....When I wrote this originally, we had not potty trained. I'm pleased to say that we've now survived potty training our oldest, and these books still remain some of our favorites. ;-) The rest of the post is still written from our pre-training perspective! </i><br />
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-Baby Jo Jo still wears diapers, and changing her diaper is part of the book. Shows contrast between babies who need diapers, kids who are learning, and kids like Elmo who have pretty much mastered it all.</div>
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Oh y'all. I hesitate to even post this one, because it says "panties" so.many.times. And, I know what a strong aversion many people have to that word. I get it. It's not my favorite either. However, this book has probably made her more excited about potty training than any of the others. She asks to where the said article of clothing at least 6 times per day. So, if you're looking to pump them up, then this book is great. It could also be a great white elephant gift, so do with it what you choose.</div>
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Seeing Arthur makes me want a Juicy Juice Box from the old commercials on the PBS show? Anyone remember those? These two Arthur books are her absolute favorites right now, but she enjoys others as well. I wondered if some of these were even in print, and most all of the Arthur books can be purchased for pretty low prices on Amazon. Most of the books we've read have been ones my mother in law saved or books from the public library. Most of the libraries around us are full of these little treasures. I've also seen many of these at Half Price Books. </div>
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Children love books that are reflective of their lives, hence the popularity of shows like Daniel Tiger...they're relatable to young children! The Arthur books are a bit older, but still have that appeal. "Mommy Artur eat dinner wiff his family and I eat dinner wiff my family...Artur got a baby sister and I got a baby sister." Caroline likes connecting with these books, and I'm just happy to be reading more books with plots!</div>
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This book. We've read it so.many.times. This is an old classic full of pigs, cats and bunnies, and it really is such a great book for beginning to count! </div>
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Eric Carle books and merchandise have infiltrated our home, and I love it! I've always loved his work. I loved using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Tiny-Seed-Eric-Carle/dp/088708155X" target="_blank">The Tiny Seed</a> when I taught second grade. I loved doing Eric Carle inspired art projects, and I really thought about doing Pottery Barn Kid's Very Hungry Caterpillar bedding in Caroline's nursery.<br />
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First of all, I have LOVED <a href="http://www.gymboree.com/promo/campaign/ericcarle/eric-carle.html?utm_source=ericcarle&utm_medium=vanity&utm_campaign=ericcarle" target="_blank">The World of Eric Carle and Gymboree</a> line. Here is Caroline sporting her Caterpillar pajamas from winter of 2014. She had mismatched pants in the first pic, but you can see the cute polka dots in the second pic! <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Update, Gymboree does not have an Eric Carle line anymore, but I wish they would make more!!!)</span></i><br />
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So, my genius mom took an early childhood teaching ideal/principle I learned in school and applied it to Caroline's room. In the classroom it is recommended to have many literacy items such as the alphabet or a word wall down on the child's level. I had never thought to hang a canvas like this so low in a bedroom, but it totally works. As you can see below, Caroline at 18 months was already enjoying it! :-) Now, we can actually discuss the letters/animals and use a pointer to tap the peacock, letter o, etc etc. This canvas would be an awesome piece to hang down low in a hallway, playroom, behind a door, etc. (Thanks, mom!!!)<br />
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Published in 1992, this is an old classic now! It is full of colorful farm animal illustrations. Some of the funniest illustrations include an egg cracking on a girl's head and a pig riding a school bus. Caroline thinks those are the funniest things ever, and I'm pretty excited to be reading her a book with a plot!</div>
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A few of our other farm-book favorites all come in board book form and are very inexpensive...</div>
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By the author of <i>Goodnight Moon</i>, this book carries a sweet tone, and I swear it could lull me to sleep. It's just a perfect little nighttime read for a farm-loving kid.</div>
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<br />Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-48437420057292383442016-04-12T15:33:00.002-05:002016-04-12T15:33:14.765-05:00How I Saved this Smock from Major Stainage<div style="text-align: left;">
So, if yesterday's literature post was a "curriculum" post, then today is definitely a "cardigan"-type post. ;-) Just thought I'd share this little method, because I'm honestly shocked that it worked. This dress was in BAD shape.</div>
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Before I had time to pull out a bib, Little Miss Molly Kate grabbed a super juicy strawberry off my plate. At that point, I didn't even bother messing with a bib. I just let her eat, and decided I'd figure it out later! (Also, by the end of the meal it looked way worse than this picture even shows, so I undressed her and carried her out of the restaurant in only bloomers.)</div>
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Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-5065853092124567972016-04-11T15:06:00.000-05:002016-04-12T15:06:15.315-05:00Must Have Monday- The One and Only Ivan<div style="text-align: left;">
<i>The One and Only Ivan </i>has become a must-have for my classroom and my home. I was very apprehensive about reading it, because any book involving caged, trapped or abused animals just rips my heart. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to watch Water for Elephants.The plot of this book involves these issues, but it is done in a very mild and appropriate manner. I laughed and cried in equal amounts while reading.<br />
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<i>The One and Only Ivan</i> is narrated by Ivan, a mall gorilla with a knack for art. His world changes when Ruby the elephant moves in. Ivan finds something greater to strive for, and a beautiful picture of friendship unfolds.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Only-Ivan-Katherine-Applegate/dp/0061992259" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The One and Only Ivan</span></a></div>
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(Currently only $6 in paperback on Amazon!!! This would be a great book to grab a small set of for a book club, etc.)<br />
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<b>Age Range: </b>I've had many fifth grade students read this book, and they all enjoyed the read. This book is pegged for grades 3-6 but, I think students as young as 6 could enjoy this book as a read-aloud with parents! I can't wait to read it to Caroline in a few more years.</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ivan-Remarkable-Story-Shopping-Gorilla/dp/0544252306" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla</span></a></div>
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Today I wanted to do a little review of a neat little biography of Abraham Lincoln called <i>Looking at Lincoln</i> by Maira Kalman. President Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 (assassinated April 14th) So, if for some reason you didn't cover Lincoln during February, this would be a grew time to honor him and enjoy a great biography!</div>
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<b>Age Range: </b>Most likely 1st-3rd grade...But, this would be a great book to use with English Language Learners grades 4-6. The book covers major concepts of his life with great picture supports. </div>
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<b>Fun Features: </b>This book is great for younger readers because it is full of fun and light-hearted facts about Lincoln such as he hid notes in his hat, he always had an apple on his desk, and he loved vanilla cake. The book also features really stunning illustrations. It is my absolute favorite part of the book. These illustrations could lead to great discussions about why the author chose specific colors, etc.</div>
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I loved the art so much that I ripped it up to hand an illustration on the wall. The side-by-side frames on the top right feature a beautiful illustration of the cherry blossoms in D.C.. I know it is hard to tell here, but the pinks and magentas are very vivid and beautiful. </div>
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<b>Other: </b>This book does attribute the Civil War to the issue of slavery. We know that it is not that simple, but for our youngest learners, this is a place to start. Think about your objective with this book- your objective probably isn't for students to understand the causes of the Civil War, but rather to understand Lincoln's contributions to the country. This book can do the latter. </div>
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We are all-things-Mickey over here lately. (Unless we flip our switch and become All-Things-Paw Patrol...but unfortunately we don't have any Paw Patrol books.) So, as for reading life, we are currently very into Micky Mouse. While these might not win any awards for being stellar works of literature, they hold the attention of my two year old. Here are the four Mickey books we've been wearing out...</div>
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We only own one other book that plays animal sounds, but this is our only book that actually reads the whole story. I probably won't invest a ton of money in other books like it, but it is pretty cool that Caroline has figured out how to press the picture that corresponds with each page so that it will read her the story. I also hear her playing with it in her bed in the morning while I continue drinking coffee. I like that. </div>
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This board book gives reasons why each character loves Mickey. I love Mickey, too. However, I don't like how this book yes "yup." It actually spells it "yup." But, Caroline likes it. </div>
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I bought this book at SAMs right before Halloween, and we are STILL reading it regularly. It was a little cheaper at SAMS, but $8.99 on Amazon Prime is still a great deal on this book! I would highly recommend this one, because there are so many fun things to work on in this book. There are pages of shapes, numbers and colors. You can work on position words, and there are many action words you could work on describing in the pictures. The numerous flaps make it a great car book.</div>
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This is a really great first "look and find" book. Like the Halloween book, there are tons of things going on in the pictures, so there are many things to discuss and describe. This book has been very well loved! </div>
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Cardigans and Curriculum has always been a little internet outlet for me to write about life, teaching etc. I don't know why I felt the need to make it strictly about classroom teaching. So, I've decided to put it all back together, and blog it all here. I will slowly move some of the book lists I'd made on Cowtown Caroline over here. My goal has always been to encourage people to share great literature with children in their lives, whether that be students in your class, your own children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, etc. I'm SO excited to keep doing that here! Thank you SO much for following along!<br />
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Here is something that might have made blogging challenging these past couple months...<br />
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Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-25540009165164219202015-11-01T14:24:00.000-06:002015-11-01T14:24:42.730-06:00Favorite Biography- When Marian Sang Part 3If you're new here, welcome!! Today I'm wrapping up some writings on my favorite biography, When Marian Sang.<br />
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<a href="http://cardigansandcurriculum.blogspot.com/2015/10/favorite-biography-when-marian-sang.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> was an introduction and brief summary of the book.<br />
<a href="http://cardigansandcurriculum.blogspot.com/2015/10/favorite-biography-when-marian-sang_30.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> included a few lesson ideas.<br />
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Today I'll finish up by discussing a few more ideas you could use with this book.<br />
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While this book is primarily written about Marian Anderson, you learn a little bit about Eleanor Roosevelt, too. <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/eleanor-anderson/" target="_blank">This article</a> from PBS has more information about Marian Anderson and Mrs. Roosevelt. The Daughters of the American Revolution owned Constitution Hall, where Marian was set to perform. When the DAR would not allow her to perform, Roosevelt resigned from the group and helped make the arrangements for her to perform at the Lincoln Memorial.<br />
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This could transition right in to extending learning about first ladies.<br />
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If this book extends right into Eleanor Roosevelt, it also extends right into learning a bit about the Lincoln Memorial. You can learn about it's significance, symbolism, etc. The beautiful words inscribed at this memorial are worth taking time to discuss.<br />
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I know that it would be completely impossible for anyone to use all the ideas I'm listing, but this one is easy! Just showing them a few pictures would help them form that deeper connection to the place. I visited the Lincoln Memorial after a couple years of using this book in my class. So, when I went I had to stand on the spot and take pictures!!!<br />
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My view from the memorial! I loved asking kids to imagine themselves standing right there looking over the crowd.</div>
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This totally depends on your own teaching situation, so I encourage you to look through the book with the vocabulary lens for your class. Here were just a few that I liked discussing, and using as context clue examples:<br />
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So yesterday was part 1 of writing on this great book. Not to be terribly confusing, but today I want to start writing classroom ideas for this book, and then follow up with more ideas tomorrow.<br />
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The song lyrics in this book range from spirituals, to patriotic, to Anderson's powerful encore on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial when she sang "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen..."</div>
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However, when I used this book, I gathered up all my courage and sang ALL of the songs to my students as I read. At first some of them giggled a little, but then they got over it. Some of them began to sing some of the songs with me. I think they enjoyed it because it was something different.</div>
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I mentioned this yesterday, but as you read the book you realize that the author has pieced together songs from her life that mirror the emotions of the events. So, those are wonderful discussion topics! </div>
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You can use the songs as poetry. You could also extend by having students bring in a song that represents an event in their life. Students can write about their connections and share.</div>
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If kids get really into writing about connecting lyrics with life events, you can have this as a choice in a writing station.</div>
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I feel like I say this with every book, but this book would be outstanding for working on themes. Like most books, there are many themes represented but, you could practice choosing one by having various themes written down, and then for each theme listing pieces of evidence that would prove the theme. You could make various Anchor T-Charts. Or, have students do their own and come back to discuss.</div>
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All 3 of these themes would be strong, for this story, but you will have students who will throw out things like love or friendship. If you have those students really look for how many examples of evidence go with "love" you will come up weak, and that can help students learn to really dig into the text to find the overall theme. </div>
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I was saving my favorite biography for last, but then life, baby reflux and the stomach bug got the better of me.<br />
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But, before I delve in, I would like to tell you my non-research, nonacademic, teacher-opinon on biographies.<br />
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I think there are two types of biographies. For our purposes, I'll refer to them as "set biographies" and "story biographies."</div>
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Every elementary library probably has a nice little series of biographies. Maybe they are in the reference section, maybe not. It might be a set of all the U.S. Presidents, or famous athletes, etc. These are the Set Biographies. They may all have been written by the same person. Each of these biographies use the same structure.</div>
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Set Biogprahies are fine. They are informative. They teach features of a biography such as use of chronological order, timeline, photos, etc. They're fine.</div>
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So, these little sets of biographies in the library. The presentation of the events is chronological at best. It's almost too simple.<br />
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Literary language? Haha. These are written in such a matter-of-fact way that I don't feel that they carry the beautiful language of Story Biographies. Story Biographies are like the types I've shared with you. Biographies that use more of a story structure to share the person's life. In my humble opinion, the rich story-like biographies work better with the standards and provide way more engagement for students!<br />
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Thank you for bearing with me...Now onto the most beautiful Story Biography...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439269679?keywords=when%20marian%20sang&qid=1446168274&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1" target="_blank">When Marian Sang</a></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Summary: Marian Anderson is one of the most famous African American singers in U.S. History. She had great talent, and traveled the world singing. However, she was denied the opportunity to sing at Constitution Hall in D.C.. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was furious, and worked to give Ms. Anderson the opportunity to perform on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial! And, to a much larger audience.</span></div>
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"When Marian Sang" uses such beautiful flowing language, that you feel like you are gliding through her life. The illustrations are lovely. I have read this book to 10 different sets of 5th graders, and every single group of students is enthralled. The toughest guys, to the most withdrawn girls.</div>
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The story begins with Ms. Anderson growing up singing in church choir, and then continues her journey as she struggles to grow as a singer and performer because of the oppression of racism.</div>
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The journey wraps up with Anderson singing at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and then later accomplished her ultimate dream by performing at the Metropolitan Opera.</div>
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Along the way, there are song lyrics embedded. Songs that Marian sang. Each song represents what Anderson was going through at that time. This leads to some AMAZING discussion. I never like to spoon-feed that to my kiddos. Ask, "why do you think the author chose those lyrics?". or "What can you infer about Marian's feelings from the lyrics?"..Strong writing prompts, too. </div>
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Both the lyrics and the text itself offer figurative language by using phrases such as "sometimes I feel like a motherless child." </div>
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Casey Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540879402875429356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995468380121414850.post-3291607911340328442015-09-23T14:38:00.002-05:002015-09-23T15:00:35.126-05:00Biography Week- On a Beam of Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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- This is shorter and easy to read aloud to a class in one sitting. It would be perfect for 3rd graders who are learning about biographies.</div>
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- This book does not use the term "dyslexia" or "disability," but it does discuss his struggles with school. I'm a reading specialist by degree, so I appreciate anything that sends the message that you can be successful in life even if school is challenging for you. I like telling students with dyslexia about Albert Einstein.</div>
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-This book has a little science connection...Not super in-depth, but it mentions light, gravity, heat, magnetism, etc. But, you could totally connect it to one of those topics.</div>
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- The Author's Note afterward has some fun additional information about Mr. Einstein. It has subheadings/subtitles...Those are discussed on STAAR tests so you can utilize the terminology.</div>
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- The illustrations are fabulous...Note that the page that discusses atoms uses a form of pointillism art. You could ask students if they notice that the illustrator did something differently on that page, see if they can make the connection.</div>
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- The author utilizes bold print and different colors of print. You can discuss why. (This is a topic that could totally come up on STAAR.)</div>
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On a Beam of Light is a great little biography to share with your children!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Today on </span><a href="http://cowtowncaroline.blogspot.com/2015/09/babylit-art.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">my other blog</a><span style="text-align: left;"> I wrote about how I love decorating my girl's rooms with children's book illustrations. I would even tear up a book for it. I loved the whimsical art in Just Being Audrey so much that I framed this illustration:</span></div>
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I LOVE that this book focuses on a few key themes of her life:</div>
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This book is amazing for working on author's purpose... (Side note: I feel that when we only use PIE to teach author's purpose, we are really missing the mark. PIE can be a starting place, but there's so much more.)</div>
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I felt that one of the author's greatest purposes in writing this book is to share with us that Mrs. Hepburn was so much more than a beautiful, fashionable actress. Her inner beauty and service to others is the most important.</div>
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But, first I wanted to make a very simple break down of what the Texas TEKS are asking students to do with biographies.</div>
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Students need to know the difference in biography and autobiography.</div>
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Students make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features.</div>
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Students respond by providing evidence.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(9) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and respond by providing evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to explain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography</span></span></div>
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Students need to know the difference in biography and autobiography.</div>
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Students make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features.</div>
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Students respond by providing evidence.</div>
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Students identify similarities and differences between the events and characters' experiences in fictional work and the actual events.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(7) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to identify similarities and differences between the events and characters' experiences in a fictional work and the actual events and experiences described in an author's biography or autobiography.</span></span></div>
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All of the above and...</div>
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Students identify the literary language and devices used in biographies and autobiographies.</div>
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Students identify how authors present major events in a person's life.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(7) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to identify the literary language and devices used in biographies and autobiographies, including how authors present major events in a person's life.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Yikes y'all, that is technical and doesn't sound very fun!!!! Have no fear, the literature we will look at this week is so fun that these TEKS will be incorporated organically.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The library has different types of biographies. There will be the run-of-the-mill series of biographies that will have every president, or 30 famous people, etc etc. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Some of these are great. If you want basic facts, pictures, etc. you'll find them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">But <i>literary language...</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The beautiful storytelling language is not going to be found in those. The author's purpose just isn't as rich with those series biographies. So, I'm excited to spend some time reviewing some rich biography literature with you this week. Stay tuned!</span></span></div>
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If you teach grades 3-5, you need these books in your classroom! They are the perfect books for teaching inferences or drawing conclusions.</div>
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So, I never wanted to beat my head on a wall to explain the difference between making an inference and drawing a conclusion. After getting my master's in reading education, I'm still not sure if I understand! But, I usually think of conclusions as more final- you've got all the evidence and you make your conclusions?....Maybe inferences evolve more? I don't know!!! However you dice it, you can infer and draw conclusions from these books. </div>
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Both of these books are written in the form of letters.</div>
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In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Gardener-Sarah-Stewart/dp/031236749X" target="_blank">The Gardener</a>, Lydia Grace moves to the big city to live with her uncle. Most of the letters are written to her family back home. There are many inferences to make...First of all, you can infer many character emotions Secondly, you can infer what her parents may have written to her, sent to her, etc. </div>
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In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Quiet-Place-Sarah-Stewart/dp/0374325650" target="_blank">The Quiet Place</a>, Isabel writes letters to her Aunt Lupita in Mexico after her family moves to the U.S.. It begins with their road trip North, and continues as they settle into their new life. Once again, you can infer emotions and character traits. You can also infer what her Aunt Lupita is writing to her.</div>
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I suppose that if you are thinking of drawing conclusions as more definitive, then you could apply that to the second letter in The Quiet Place. There are clues about "blue flowers" and a few other clues that make it pretty obvious they are in Texas on the second page, but you have to draw the conclusion because it doesn't come right out and say it. </div>
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Another reason I love this book is because it related to SO many of my students. I taught a high population of students who had moved to Texas from Mexico, so The Quiet Place was an AWESOME book for teaching inferring, because inferring requires you to use your own background knowledge. (You can totally combine a schema lesson with this if you have students who relate to it.)</div>
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I loved how my students could relate to Isabel's fears, concerns, and feelings as she moved to a new place and learned a new language. Getting students to emotionally connect to characters is an important key to comprehension!</div>
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I would highly encourage you to check out these books for your class! And, when you are sharing this book with your class, do not forget to take some time to focus on the amazing illustrations!</div>
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First of all, the illustrations are beautiful, but secondly, you can draw conclusions from the pictures or confirm your conclusions. The pictures offer evidence. </div>
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All of you should click <a href="http://www.davidsmallbooks.com/sketchbook/1hv6aym9c5mwk05xqm8c58col06czz" target="_blank">here</a> to see the illustrator, David Small, and his online sketchbook. I think his art is so whimsical and fun. I really really wish he would sell prints, because I think some of these could be really fun to frame! Believe, me I've googled every combination I could think of to look and see about buying his prints, but I don't think he has any for sale. </div>
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All in all, I hope you can find a way to plug these books into your instruction, because they are lovely in word and image! I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from The Quiet Place.</div>
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"...after lunch when we drove through many, many, many blue flowers. The very next day the sky became that same blue. Chavo said, 'we left a sea of blue at our feet and entered an ocean of blue over our heads. I want to talk like that."- The Quiet Place</div>
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Pretty, isn't it?<br />
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