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Thursday, December 21, 2017

Caldecott Individual Nomination

Sima, J. (2017). Not quite narwhal. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

This book is very visually pleasing and tells a love story of a wannabe Narwhal. The pictures really fully support the text and make the story very entertaining.

Monday, December 18, 2017

Not Quite a Narwhal written by Jessie Sima

Not Quite a Narwhal
Jessie Sima
AD590L

Kelp the unicorn doesn’t know any life outside of the sea. He believes he is a narwhal like all his friends. He finds out land-narwhals exist (unicorns) and that he is really one of them.

Learning Activity:
The students will listen to the story being read and at the conclusion of the story they will orally answer questions about who Kelp is, what kinds of animals are in the story, and where the story takes place.

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.2.1 - Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.2.5 - Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Goal:
The students will be able to answer basic plot questions about the story and use that information to explain why the unicorn/narwhal and sea/land differences matter in the story’s plot.

Objective:
Cognitive –
The students will listen to the story and answer the teacher about what groups of animals are involved in the story, how are they different from one another, what types of places do they call home, and why is any of this a problem for Kelp?
The students will be able to explain why Kelp remains in the sea by describing how he is in the start of the story, how he feels during the meetings with the unicorns, and what happens when he rejoins his friends at the end.

Outcome:
The students will listen to the story and answer basic questions on what kind of animals are in the story and where it takes place in order to understand the conflict in the plot.

Sunday, December 17, 2017

That neighbor kid, By Daniel Miyares

Miyares, D. That Neighbor Kid. New York; Simon and Shuster Books for Young Readers, 2017.

Lexile Level: AD500L

Individual nomination for Caldecott Honor Award 2017

The Caldecott Honor Award is bestowed every year upon an illustrator whose contribution to a picture book surpasses expectations. David Miyares has produced a masterpiece work that tells a timeless story of friendship between a little boy and girl, without relying on text! When a little boy moves into the neighborhood, the little girl next door can’t help but be curious. As the story unfolds, through two page spreads of black and white pen and watercolor, we see the little girl muster the courage to offer the little boy help in building his treehouse.

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The truly magical part of the story happens when the boy accepts her help. As he passes her a bucket of nails, color appears on the page. Miyares has somehow embodied the purest childhood friendship in two and a half orange and yellow leaves. As you continue reading, the vibrancy of the colored leaves heightens the experience.

NOTES:

The timelessness of the illustrations makes this book accessible to everyone.
The sentimentality the reader experiences is achieved entirely through illustrations.
The pacing is appropriate for young readers, with action building steadily throughout, to the point where that neighbor kid and the little girl are best friends
The story is deep and lasting. A childhood friendship is truly special, and Miyares captures that here.
There is symbolism in the coloring of the story; as color enters, the bonds of friendship are formed and there is a vibrancy on the pages. The children are engaged in building together, and more than a treehouse, they are building their friendship and trust. The treehouse on the final page is a symbol of their friendship, as well as an escape from reality. The world they share in their treehouse is full of joy, laughter, fun, and love.

Learning Activity:

Children will work collaboratively to build a tree house using the app: Build a Tree House & Fix It. Download can be found here: Build a Treehouse and Fix it

They can also build a tree house using blocks.

Learning Standard:

Use a variety of age‐appropriate technologies (e.g. drawing program, presentation software) to communicate and exchange ideas

https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/accommodationsmanual_ccss_k12_techscope

Learning Goal:

Students will build a virtual tree house using an age approproate design app.

Learning Outcome:

Students will work collaboratively to build a tree house using the app.

Learning Objective:

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a virtual treehouse using Build a Treehouse and Fix it, age-appropriate design software.