Grade Five students are sharing some of their favorite books with each other in the form of booktalks.
The purpose of a booktalk is to convince someone to read a book just as the purpose of a movie trailer is to get someone to see a movie.
Booktalks are meant to capture the listener’s attention, lead up to a climactic moment, and stop, without giving away important parts in the book. Most importantly, a booktalk never gives away the ending! A good booktalk involves the audience so they become not merely listeners, but participants.
Within the booktalk, each student is required to include aspects of the setting, characters, theme, and problem of the book. The class then offers feedback to the presenter and asks questions about the book.
Students used many creative approaches in their talks such as video recordings, PowerPoint presentations, involvement of audience volunteers, and acting out of scenes from the book. Hopefully, students will inspire each other to read some great books through their talks!
Grade 1 students enjoyed reading the Caldecott winner The Snowy Day. In the book, students met the character Peter who marvels at a heavy snowfall in the city. Peter is the star of several of Keats' other books including Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, Goggles!, A Letter to Amy and Pet Show! Students watched a few animated versions of the stories and also viewed a BrainPop video about Keats' life and work. We will use Keats' collage technique as inspiration for our own art work. Stay tuned!
The students in K2 are learning all about the differences between fiction and nonfiction books. In our first lesson together, we compared Watchful Wolves, a nonfiction book by Ruth Berman, and The Wolve's Chicken Stew, a fiction book by Keiko Kasza. During our next visit, students explored Penguins, a nonfiction book by Claire Robinson, and Penguin Post, a fiction book by Debi Gliori.
the Caldecott Medal for his highly acclaimed book Where the Wild Things Are. This week, K1 students brought Max's imaginary journey to life with a collection of character puppets from the story.
Outside Over There, and Pierre. Children love Sendak's funny characters and surprising situations. Stop by and take a look at some of these well-loved books.
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