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Author: Amy Kincaid

The Sequel to Interrupting Chicken

Posted in reading skills

Second graders read the sequel to Interrupting Chicken, Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise in the Jackson Library. They put the picture of the elephant in each traditional story and thought it was so very funny! At the tables, they created door hangers – one side with ‘Interrupt Me!’ and one with  ‘I’m Reading!’  I adapted these from the Candlewick Press activity kit by drawing little chicken on one side and Papa on the I’m Reading side.

Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise
interrupting chicken and the elephant of surprise
Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise Safeshare
Candlewick Press Activity Kit
Interrupt or I’m Reading Doorknob Hangers
Spanish
No interrumpas Kika

Mummy Cat

Posted in TTESS 1819

Third graders enjoyed learning about Egyptian beliefs and customs during the historical fiction story, Mummy Cat.  As we read the book, I introduced terms like pharaoh, serene, and hieroglyphics. We analyzed the artwork in the story and how it contributed to the narrative, to the point that there was a second story within the first! After the story and questions, we walked “Like an Egyptian” and wrote our name in hieroglyphics. The story even prompted kids to look for more books about Egypt!

Review

mummy cat

 

Walk Like an Egyptian – kids

Jean Darnell: Awaken Librarian! website

Jean Darnell: Awaken Librarian! website

2015 dance

 

Computer Station

Hieroglpyphic Typewriter

My Teacher for President!

Posted in apps, holiday, and Uncategorized

Last week in the Jackson Library, first graders read My Teacher for President by Winters and looked at similarities between their teacher’s job with the president’s job. At the tables, they wrote about what their teacher would do as president. We used festisite to put the teachers’ faces on twenty dollar bills. Scroll through to read their papers!

bulletin board
my teacher bb
my teacher bbd 2
Festisite to put faces on money
ms c
writing paper 
Comparing jobs
my t for president

Fourth Grade Reads a Recipe

Posted in nonfiction lesson, and TTESS 1819

Last week in the Jackson Library, fourth graders used critical reading skills when analyzing a recipe for a Snowball Salad.  They worked in pairs to answer TEKS-based questions like inference when asked, “Why do you think an adult is needed for Step 1?” 

4th recipe

Snowball Salad
Hawaiian Snowball Salad  stu questions
Hawaiian Snowball Salad KEY

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