There is a bird on your head...

My Friend Matt

I was reading a wonderful book by Mo Willems with my good friend Matt today. The book is called There is a Bird on Your Head and after reading my text book I was able to apply what I read in Chapter 4 of our textbook Picture books: Beyond Words and Illustrations. The book falls under the Easy-to-read books category. The book contains strong charicterization and themes that engage young readers. The simple and repetitive words make learning to read fun and easy. 

Planning Sheet

So this week I worked on my Planning Sheet, it allows me to know what books I am going to read this summer for my Children's Literacy class. I used many online resources such as Barnes & Noble, and Scholastic's websites to choose my books. I also went to the local public library to check out some books. The Librarians turned out to be fantastic resources, they are so knowledgable about children's books! I got a library card and currently have 25 children's books with me while I am at camp this week! I am so excited about reading them! As hard as it was to find books to fit under each category I learned a lot from the experience! 

I Broke My Trunk...

So this past week I was able to practice reading allowed to students by reading I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems to some of my friends. After reading chapter 2 of our text How Children Respond to Literature, I was able to use some of the tips to help entertain my friends. They thought it was really funny because the story is pretty close to how I broke my foot a few weeks ago. Mo Willems is the author that I am doing the Author Study on so it allowed me to get a jump start into that. 

By Mo Willems