Doctor Gerard Cheshire, from Bristol University, claims he cracked one of the world's most mysterious texts, the Voynich manuscript, a medieval text which has eluded scholars for years.
In this huge list are 50+ texts {including poetry, picture books, and more} that you can use when modeling comprehension strategies to your readers.
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As Junie B. would say, we headed outside "speedy quick" this afternoon when we saw how gorgeous the weather was. As a whole class read aloud, 1st graders have been listening to Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal. This afternoon with our Read and Respond journals in hand and pencil boxes in tote we headed to the back ballfield to do our work with the sun shining above. During our reading of this Junie B. Jones story 1st graders have been focusing on their comprehension strategies. Below are the reading strategies we focus on in class. In their Read and Respond journals, students wrote either a prediction or connection they have to the story. The challenge for 1st graders who made a connection was to decide if it was a text-to-text connection or text-to-self connection. Practice these comprehension strategies at home while reading with your child. Remember good reading is thinking!
OK...I have to admit something. I almost hate to do so because I have no doubts that I will have some pretty discontented kiddos come Monday morning. I only admit it now half hoping to see how many of said kiddos will read this post and let me know all about it! I know that I have mentioned that we have stolen a few minutes at the end of each day to enjoy a read aloud here and there. Our latest adventure has taken us into the Dark Life by Kat Falls. Well, on to confessions...this was my first time to read it, and my kiddos have seemed to like that we were talking through and predicting events together. (Wow! Some deep conversations, for sure!) All the same, after reading it Friday afternoon, the story kept calling to me, and...well, you guessed it: I just could not help but to finish it. Although my kiddos will probably let me know exactly what their thoughts are on this matter come next week, I can promise you it was worth whatever grief I just might face. I have fallen in love with Kat Falls, and the wonderful world she has created in Dark Life. I cannot wait to continue sharing it with my sweet and excited class! I have a few kiddos in mind that are chomping at the bit to see what will happen next, and they will not be disappointed! Ok...now here are a few wonderful picture books for you! The first book is not for the faint of heart, LOL....but it is most surely one to bring hoots of laughter from your kiddos ~ boys more than girls, of course! This new addition to our library was a gift from a student that told me as soon as she saw it, she knew it should be in my classroom. (Not exactly sure what that says about my classroom or my smelly kiddos, hehe) Pee-ew! Is That you, Bertie? by David Roberts is a hysterical look at something no doubt encountered by all classroom teachers. It also doesn't hurt that it is crammed with (you won't be surprised I am sure) tons and tons of thoughtfully crafted onomatopoeia! Didn't take my kiddos long to notice that! Looks like Bertie is not the only smelly one in the family! I also have no doubts that most families have experienced the above. LOL The next book I want to share is Fiona's Luck by Teresa Bateman. I couldn't tell you exactly why I love St. Patrick's Day or leprechaun books as much as I do, but these books are some of my favorites. Maybe it's because I love to try to throw out an Irish lilt here and there as I read, and while I am under no illusion that it is a good one, the kiddos don't seem to mind it. :) Fiona is a beautiful, smart, and sassy character, and I love that she doesn't wait to find luck but makes it for herself! It doesn't hurt that Kelly Murphy did a beautiful job with the illustrations! Last, but not least, Our Children Can Soar by Michelle Cook is stunning look at history and perseverance. I love the story and its message. Michelle Cook did a marvelous job of demonstrating what true inspiration, hard work, and determination can help others achieve. So beautiful! Amazon.com Widgets
The Voynich Manuscript is a document that is notable for its strange text, that to date hasn't been decyphered. Theories range from a secret language or code...
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The school year is winding down—and I find myself thinking more and more of warm poolside days—yet everywhere I turn, rich mentor texts seem to come my way. I’ll find something and think, …
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La Compagnie des Auteurs passe le bac de français avec la complicité d'écrivains et de poètes qui dialogueront avec des lycéens et leurs professeurs, pour répondre à toutes les questions qui se posent à quelques semaines de l’épreuve !
The school year is winding down—and I find myself thinking more and more of warm poolside days—yet everywhere I turn, rich mentor texts seem to come my way. I’ll find something and think, …
Two great champions of reading for pleasure return to remind us that it really is an important thing to do – and that libraries create literate citizens
Understand whether a function is even, odd, or neither with clear and friendly explanations, accompanied by illustrative examples for a comprehensive grasp of the concept.
For the past few years, medieval book historian Erik Kwakkel has been poring over some of the world’s oldest books and manuscripts at Leiden University, The Netherlands, as part of his ongoing research on pen trials. Pen trials are small sketches, doodles, and practice strokes a medieval scribe would make while testing the ink flow of a pen or quill. They usually involve funny faces, letter strokes, random lines, or geometric shapes and generally appear in the back of the book where a few blank pages could be found. More
Genetics is far more than the letters in your textbook. A former high school aims to bring some fun to learning about your DNA.
Teaching math with children's literature can make it come alive! This list includes all the best books to teach multiplication and division in a fun way.
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For the past two weeks, my class has been learning about figurative language and how to use it to enhance writing. We worked through 6 elements of figurative language: similes, metaphors, hyperboles, idioms, personification, and onomatopoeia. Here is a listing of picture books I used to teach figurative language and the activity we completed for each piece of language: My lovely student teacher started off with a T-Chart on the board with "like/as" in the center. She had a variety of pictures and words on magnets. Students came up and moved the pieces to create similes such as "busy as a bee" or "cool as a cucumber." She then read the class "Crazy like a Fox." Afterward, she brainstormed with the class characters and a plot to create a class simile story. Pairs of students were assigned a page and had to write a few sentences, including one .". They are currently working on finishing off the illustrations. This story is great to read to your class even if you aren't teaching figurative language! It's all about a boy who can't help but shout out and the strategy he learns to stop it from happening. I didn't do much beyond read the story as the students were able to easily understand having done similes first. Again, I LOVE this story! There are two sequels as well: "More Parts" and "Even More Parts." They are quite funny. The entire book is an exaggeration, but there's also some idioms in here as well. I started off this lesson by having students wash their hands. They were so intrigued just from that! When they returned to their desks, there was a bowl of Alpha-bits cereal on each table group. I gave them 5 minutes to make as many words as they could. After, I told them "Eat your words." :) I explained that in this situation, I actually meant "eat your words", but that's not what the saying really meant. Only one student has actually heard the saying before, so they explained it to the class. As I read "Amelia Bedelia's First Field Trip" (you could read any Amelia story, they are all full of idioms) the students munched their snack and were on the lookout for other things that sounded one way, but actually meant something else. They were able to find them all! I didn't use a book for this one. We talked about onomatopoeia earlier in the year when working on "great grabbers" for writing. A student did tell me that Batman comics would be really useful for teaching this though. I heard about this book on my favourite website - Pinterest. I ordered it off Chapters website and am very happy I did. The little red pen has a whole lot of marking to do, and none of the other school supplies want to help her. But, when she falls into the Pit of No Return (the garbage can) the supplies get together to help her out. I started off by making a chart with all the supplies as headings. I also had an actual red pen, stapler, eraser, push pin and green highlighter. I had the students describe the items. After reading the story, we added more to the chart based on how the books are in the story. I called a student up to circle any "alive" words. It was at this point I introduced the term personification. Students made their own chart that had the headings: noun, verb and adjective. The added at least 5 items under each. From there, they could create personification sentences such as "the wind tapped softly on my window" or "the car grunted as it slowly climbed the hill". What books do you use for teaching figurative language? Leave me your suggestions in the comments!
Pride and Prejudice is turning 200, and to celebrate its bicentennial, cartoonist Jen Sorensen drew up an illustrated version of the classic.
A simple illustrated book used to help young children learn how to speak in German by teaching words and phrases. You can also read a copy of 'My Very First...
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Some topics—like childhood traumas—can be hard for people to broach, even when they love their partners. But if left to fester, these traumas can have huge repercussions down the line.
This text about the history of clothing is quite difficult and meant for advanced students. There are several discussion topics and a adjective exercise. If you want to revise clothes vocabulary, you can find worksheets here:https://en.islcollective.com/mypage/resources?Tags=fashion&searchworksheet=GO&type=Printables&id=5163 - ESL worksheets
A simple illustrated book used to help young children learn how to speak in German by teaching words and phrases. You can also read a copy of 'My Very First...
Add to your light and sound unit with this mini book and worksheets. They were designed for an integrated science unit on light and sound in first grade (NGSS aligned – 1.Waves: Light and Sound). The mini book can be used in small groups or whole class. Some of the keywords used in the text include waves, vibrations, ears, sound, echo, loud, soft, high, low. The mini book has a cover, 7 pages of text with illustrations and a page for students to write three things that they learned about sound. This product also includes two full page worksheets and answer keys. The first worksheet is for students to write different ways in which they can produce sound. The other is a fill in the blank worksheet with a word bank that is made to go with the mini book and could also be used as an assessment (answer key included). This product goes well with Scrambled Sentences: Sound. You might also be interested in these products on light (also available in Spanish): Light Bundle Thank you for looking!
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