I second the Pigeon books by Mo Willems...even through older grades... Kids find them funny and I use them to hook older kids who like to draw and create their own comics... How simple line drawings can create emotion and humor...
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 22, 2012, at 2:45 AM, "Claire" <fourni...@mac.com> wrote: > How about Mo William books….. Pig and Elephant books and his Pigeon books. > Kids love them! > > On Sep 21, 2012, at 3:00 PM, mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org wrote: > >> Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to >> mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> >> http://mail.literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> mosaic-ow...@literacyworkshop.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. book ideas needed for K - 2 (Judy Fiene) >> 2. Re: book ideas needed for K - 2 (Kathy Stanley) >> 3. Re: book ideas needed for K - 2 (Ruth Weil) >> 4. Re: book ideas needed for K - 2 (Laura Johnsrud) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:41:38 -0500 >> From: Judy Fiene <jfie...@gmail.com> >> To: km...@literacyworkshop.org, "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension >> Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> Subject: [MOSAIC] book ideas needed for K - 2 >> Message-ID: >> <CAC42ANhCi5DGZ9oOsk-4=06+ycvjzsgzqva0m3e0zakhx6a...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> I'm looking for books in a series at the primary level that children in K - >> 2 really enjoy. Also, I'd appreciate any information that could be given on >> topics or themes covered in these grades. >> Thanks for your help. >> Judy >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Judy >> >> Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure >> that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much >> they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." >> --Sir William Haley, >> British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator >> >> Please consider the environment before printing this message. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:04:16 -0700 >> From: Kathy Stanley <k...@whidbey.com> >> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] book ideas needed for K - 2 >> Message-ID: <5aabf645-0e76-4eeb-be12-61b3e8bdf...@whidbey.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Boxcar Children, Magic Treehouse, Horrible Harry, Junie B Jones, Nate the >> Great, Cam Jensen, Bailey School Kids, Henry and Mudge to name a few >> >> Typical themes are animals, habitats, plants, trees, weather, dinosaurs, >> family, neighborhood, communities >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Sep 20, 2012, at 12:41 PM, Judy Fiene <jfie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm looking for books in a series at the primary level that children in K - >>> 2 really enjoy. Also, I'd appreciate any information that could be given on >>> topics or themes covered in these grades. >>> Thanks for your help. >>> Judy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Judy >>> >>> Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure >>> that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much >>> they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." >>> --Sir William Haley, >>> British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator >>> >>> Please consider the environment before printing this message. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:56:02 -0400 >> From: Ruth Weil <weilruth...@gmail.com> >> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] book ideas needed for K - 2 >> Message-ID: >> <CABJSmMQUGhB28bAYgjbVyw6905ga-7avgCriE5cPQJXr06V=8...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Series are kind of hard to think of for the primary kids. I know they >> usually like Amelia Bedelia books. Also Henry and Mudge, George and >> Martha, Frog and Toad, Froggy books, Biscuit books, and maybe Magic >> Treehouse for read alouds or strong readers. Maybe Junie B. Jones, also. >> I also love the Boxcar Children series...they're great for reading aloud >> for primary, but are probably too difficult for independent reading. >> >> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Judy Fiene <jfie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm looking for books in a series at the primary level that children in K - >>> 2 really enjoy. Also, I'd appreciate any information that could be given on >>> topics or themes covered in these grades. >>> Thanks for your help. >>> Judy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Judy >>> >>> Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure >>> that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much >>> they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." >>> --Sir William Haley, >>> British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator >>> >>> Please consider the environment before printing this message. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:45:40 -0500 >> From: Laura Johnsrud <ljohn...@sevastopol.k12.wi.us> >> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] book ideas needed for K - 2 >> Message-ID: <cc81cba4.67d5%ljohn...@sevastopol.k12.wi.us> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> >> I would recommend Mr. Putter and Tabby series, Nate the Great series, Henry >> and Mudge, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series, Robert Munsch books are >> great, Fly Guy, the "Parts" series by Tedd Arnold, Kevin Henkes books, and >> of course Clifford. >> >> Laura Johnsrud >> >> Reading Specialist >> School District of Sevastopol >> 4550 Highway 57 >> Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 >> 920-743-6282, ext. 115 >> ljohn...@sevastopol.k12.wi.us >> >> >> >> >> On 9/20/12 2:41 PM, "Judy Fiene" <jfie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm looking for books in a series at the primary level that children in K - >>> 2 really enjoy. Also, I'd appreciate any information that could be given on >>> topics or themes covered in these grades. >>> Thanks for your help. >>> Judy >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 73, Issue 14 >> ************************************** > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
