Ms. Knight Reads- July 2017 Edition

While I had a FUN and busy July, I was still able to get a lot of reading in this month! If there are any books you want to know more about, please let me know in the comments!

Tapper Twins Run for President

The Poppy Lady

The Wall

A Day's Work

The Woman in Cabin 10

Posted

The Seventh Wish

Grimly Jane

A Long Walk to Water

To learn more about Global Read Aloud, check out the website. This is a great way to connect your class with others through the love of reading. I would love to talk with you about GRA and help you get started if it's something you're interested in! :-)

Falcon Wild

The Kingdom of Oceana

The Last to Die

As always, please let me know if there is anything you would like me to differently/add to make this a better resource for you! What did you read in July? Share below! 

Cassie

Follow the Moon Home by Philippe Cousteau & Deborah Hopkinson

When I go to public library, I love to pull out random picture books to read, because you never know what you're going to find! This book, Follow the Moon Home, did NOT disappoint! To make it even MORE exciting?! It's a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee for the 2017-2018 school year! Here are some resources for the book (and others) compiled by the TBA Program Committee! 

I love how this book perfectly aligns with Challenge Based Learning, which is the initiative that my school has taken on! It shows that, yes, even kids can make a huge difference in our world and encourages learners to become environmental activists!! 

Here is how Goodreads describes it:
"Acclaimed Activist Philippe Cousteau and renowned author Deborah Hopkinson team up to offer a story of the powerful difference young people can make in the world. Meet Viv, who has a new home and a new school by the seat, and follow her as she finds her way in a new place and helps bring together a whole community to save the sea turtles of the South Carolina coast.

When I read picture books, I want to 1) enjoy the book and 2) think about how I can use it in my classroom! Here are my thoughts:

Challenge Based Learning (CBL) Idea:
Big Idea: Environment
Essential Question: How can we protect our environment?
Challenge: Be an Activist

While you never know all of the guiding questions your learners will come up, you typically have a good idea, so you can start pulling some resources and creating guiding activities to help them! 

Science Ideas:

• Learn more about Sea Turtles
• The book offers several resources for further investigation in the topic! 
• Life Cycles
• Tides
• Adaptations
• Animal Research 

ELAR:

• Types of Print
• Predicting
• Questioning
• Making Connections
• Inferences
• Drawing Conclusions
• Summarizing
• Sequencing

What ideas do you have for this book? Share in the comments!