I suggest any and all of the non fiction Rookie Read About books by Allan Fowler. They are wonderful and have a picture glossary to activate prior knowledge before reading. Excellent for all.
On 6/15/09, Jeanne Petty <jag_39_1...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I was able to prove the educational value of this site to our school > administration. We were currently reading a story about Lance Armstrong and > the Tour de France. Knowing that many of my children would never get a > chance to see this amazing race, I found a 12 min. clip of various stages of > this race. It depicted the French countryside and was set to classical > music. I showed this clip to my administrators, and they directed the > school's tech guy to let this site through. I use it whenever I can to build > background. We also read a story this year about Bill Bo Jangles. I was > able to find a clip of he and Shirley Temple dancing down a set of stairs. > My children were amazed at the black and white footage wanting to know why it > wasn't in color. Please make sure that you preview all clips that you plan > to show to your children beforehand. > > Jeanne > > > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:36:41 -0700 > > From: jgou...@hotmail.com > > To: beverleep...@gmail.com; mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders > > > > I was wondering that too. YouTube is blocked on our school computers. > > Jan > > > > > > On 6/14/09 3:27 PM, "beverleep...@gmail.com" <beverleep...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > But the trick is - how could you get YouTube past your school's firewall? > > > ------Original Message------ > > > From: Jeanne Petty > > > Sender: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org > > > To: mosaic listserve > > > ReplyTo: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders > > > Sent: Jun 14, 2009 4:23 PM > > > > > > > > > Oh yes!!! My first graders love the Frog and Toad books. I neglected to > > > mention earlier that my top group of 1st graders didn't get to the Magic > > > Treehouse, Marvin Redpost, etc. series until March. Then we (my asst. and > > > I--who also instructs a guided reading group) worked hard to provide > > > background knowledge via resources found online, in our school library, > etc.. > > > Believe it or not, I have found some of my best resources for building > > > background on YouTube. A group of my students were reading about Kate > Shelly > > > (true story about a young girl who saved a train full of passengers from > > > crossing a bridge that had been washed out). I found a clip on YouTube > that > > > showed a train crossing the repaired bridge. This gave my students a > > > perspective on how high and long the bridge was and the bravery > exhibited by > > > this heroic young lady. Also, there were several clips depicting what the > > > Titanic looked like inside and out as well as the passengers and the > type of > > > clothing they wore. This helped my children get a grasp of this different > > > time period in history thus helping them understand the Magic Treehouse > book > > > dealing with this tragedy. Of course I always preview all clips before I > > > share them with the kids. We all know there are clips on this site that > are > > > not acceptable for children so I would never turn them loose on their own > > > > > > > > > Jeanne > > > > > >> From: phoenix...@sbcglobal.net > > >> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:44:15 -0700 > > >> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders > > >> > > >> Does anyone read the Frog and Toad books anymore? The stories are easy > > >> but the content can be pretty thought-provoking and conversation > > >> facilitating and connection-making oriented. When I taught third grade > > >> the Frog and Toad books were standard reading fare in my classroom. > > >> > > >> Renee > > >> > > >> On Jun 14, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Felicia Barra wrote: > > >> > > >>> It's the end of first grade and my strong readers are reading magic > > >>> tree > > >>> house books, aly cat takes over first grade and a really cute one > > >>> called > > >>> Daisy Dawson (donated to my class from a scholastic book fair-reminds > > >>> me of > > >>> Dr. Doolittle). > > >>> > > >>> Felicia > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org > > >>> [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Patty Cook > > >>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:32 AM > > >>> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > >>> Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders > > >>> > > >>> Hi everyone, > > >>> > > >>> Does anyone have any ideas of book titles for those first-graders who > > >>> are > > >>> REALLY READING. Next year, we are implementing a Literacy Block using > > >>> an > > >>> RTI model, where the kids will regroup based on needs. With those > > >>> tip-top > > >>> kids, we would like to offer them some more challenging books that are > > >>> still > > >>> appropriate for a first-grader. I would be grateful for any ideas. > > >>> > > >>> THanks, Patty > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Mosaic mailing list > > >>> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > > >>> mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > >>> > > >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Mosaic mailing list > > >>> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > > >>> mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > >>> > > >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > >>> > > >>> > > >> "The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can asks his > > >> pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he > > >> inspires them to ask which he finds hard to answer." > > >> ~ Alice Wellington Rollins > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Mosaic mailing list > > >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > >> > > >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > >> > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! 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