The Shiny Red Apple: Big Bite

Friday, December 2, 2011

Big Bite

Mr. Whitmore came into our classroom today to tell us about his trip to Antarctica and to teach us about penguins. It was a great presentation and everyone LOVED it. Here are some of the pictures that he shared with us. Very cool!

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Choosing a "Just Right Book"

Dear Reader,Choosing a "just right" book is easy to do if you remember a few simple guidelines.

1. The book should make you feel strong as a reader. If the book does not make you feel strong as a reader, it is a "someday book."

2. Do the Five Finger Rule. Turn to the middle of the book and read out loud. Every time you stumble on a word, lift one finger. If you raise five fingers, this book won't make you feel strong as a reader, and is a "someday" book. Raising three fingers means that this book is probably a bit of a challenge and you will need some support from an adult. Raising one finger or less means that this book is "just right," for you.

3. Don't forget to "Clunk it!" Turn to another page and read out loud again. Every time you read a word that you don't understand, raise one finger. If you raise two or more fingers on a page, this is probably a "someday book," for you. Just because you can read the words doesn't mean it is a "just right" book for you if you don't understand the words. For example, I could read the words in a Quantum Physics text book, but I wouldn't be able to understand them, and this book would not make me feel strong as a reader, so it wouldn't be "just right" for me, it would be a "someday book."

4. It is o.k. to read a "vacation," book. Reading "vacations," help improve our reading stamina and help to increase our love of reading. Also, rereading some of our favorite books, especially if they are "vacations," help to improve our reading stamina.

5. Vary your reading diet.Reading a variety of genres helps you to grow as a reader and enables you to be able to have many "talk worthy topics" with other readers. If you only ate one type of food, like candy, you wouldn't grow strong and healthy, even if it seemed like fun. Your brain needs to grow too, just like your body. Trying new genres is like trying new foods, especially vegetables, you never know what you might like!

Read on, Reader,

Love, Mrs. W

Scholastic Book Order-online order

Online Ordering InformationWeb address: scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: GWYFQ
Dear Parent,
Now it’s easier than ever to find the perfect books for your child—shop our NEW online Book Clubs Web site. Choose from a much-wider selection of books than in the printed flyer. Plus, you can send your orders directly to me online and use your credit card to pay.Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.It’s so simple! Here’s how it works:
SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the “Register” button in the “First Time Here?” section. Register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code shown above. This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me.
SELECT the books you’d like to order—choose from thousands of titles—many more than in our monthly flyers.
SEND your order to me online by the due date and your child’s books will be delivered directly to my classroom.
Thanks!
Mrs. Williams

Books for my Old/Older Friends

This list of books is for middle school and high school students as the length, vocabulary and/or themes are not "just right" for fourth grade students. This list reflects newer literature, as opposed to some of the classics, but I am open to your suggestions. It is a "someday" list for fourth graders. The list is done by book title, not author, so as to avoid any confusion with the suggesstions. If you want to make a suggestion, send me an email, or make a comment on the blog. New books will be added to the top of the list. I look forward to hearing from you!

Thirteen Days to Midnight

Chasing Brooklyn
Green Angel
Green Witch
Firegirl
Geek Charming
The Beacon Street Girl Series
The Alex Rider Series
The Book Thief
The Harry Potter Series
Out of The Dust
Witness
Chains
The Hunger Games Trilogy
Falling For Hamlet
Shiver, Linger and Forever

The Shiny Red Apple

Friday, December 2, 2011

Big Bite

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