Sharing Your Love For Reading
As Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis states in Strategies That Work, "one of the best reasons to read a picture book to a group of students is simply because you love it. Sharing our thoughts about why we love a book allows students to get to know us better and shows them how discerning we are about what we read."
Please list your top five books(and author)that you enjoy sharing with your students. Briefly explain why you would recommend them to others in this course.
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As Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis states in Strategies That Work, "one of the best reasons to read a picture book to a group of students is simply because you love it. Sharing our thoughts about why we love a book allows students to get to know us better and shows them how discerning we are about what we read."
Please list your top five books(and author)that you enjoy sharing with your students. Briefly explain why you would recommend them to others in this course.
Please click on the comment icon below to submit your entry.
posted by Christi Slowey at 6:22 PM
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Here are five of my favorite books that I share with my class and why I like them:
1. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sacher
I like this book because it is really silly and third graders love silly books. Each character has something uniquely silly about them. As you read through the sequels these same characters pop up and the students get really excited. There are a lot of jokes in it for teachers as well that the kids don't always catch.
2. The Witches by Roald Dahl
I always read this one around Halloween. It is a twisted story. I like it because the head witch in the story talks with a strange accent and I read it like that. The kids love the strange ways she says words.
3. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo
I really like her books. I like the way that she tells a story. In this one she takes breaks from the plot a lot to talk to the reader. The students like that and it has an interesting story.
4. Squids will be Squids by Lane Smith and John Scieszka
This book makes fun of fables. They are twisted fables with strange morals. I think it is funny. My student really like the strange morals at the end of the stories as well as the illustrations.
5. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate Dicamillo
I like this story as a change of pace from some of the other stories I read. I tend to read a lot of funny books or books with magic in them because that is what the students like. While this book has some funny parts in it, it is a little more serious but not too serious for third graders.
My sociology students buy one of the following books and the last week of the semester is spent with the groups of 4 or 5 discussing them with each other while the class listens and asks questions. When choosing their book they always ask which one is best, and I always say that they are all great books. I recommend them all to them and to everyone.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum (#1 Bestseller). A collection of eclectic observations in short essay form concerning everyday and not so everyday life. He looks at life in such a different way by focusing on the little things and giving them meaning. Get the older version if you can because it seems less jaded than the revised version.
Anthem by Ayn Rand. A futuristic science fiction work concerning a guy who chooses to use his mind in a mindless society and the consequences of his actions. It speaks to the concept of individualism and the importance of refusing to conform to society’s requirements. It’s similar to 1984 or Harrison Bergeron.
The Measure of Our Success by Marian Wright Edelman (#1 New York Times Bestseller). A personal description of the author's life, and her advice to her children and others. This is a book of great advice for all people on how to live a useful, meaningful, and just life. She has experienced a lot in her life and seeks to share what she has learned with others.
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom (New York Times Bestseller). The true story of a sports columnist who rekindles the relationship with his very ill college professor, and in the process learns life's greatest lesson. It will make you cry, but it will inspire you to want to be a mentor and role model like Morrie, and a mentee and student like Mitch. Morrie is the ultimate teacher. He lived life to its fullest and enjoyed the people he interacted with.
Nickel and Dimed, On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. New York Times Bestseller. Inspired by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, the author joined the ranks of poverty-level wage earners. She tells the story of how she took the cheapest lodgings available and accepted work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. It’s an important account of how people who work hard and play by the rules still can’t get by or get ahead in the United States.
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