IIST 571 - Children's Literature: Individual Caldecott Nomination

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Monday, December 18, 2017

Uni the Unicorn written by Amy Rosenthal and Bridgette Barrager

Uni the Unicorn
Amy Rosenthal and Bridgette Barrager
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            This is a story of a unicorn who wishes humans were real. Uni maintains her hope of a human friend even though she's told they don't exist. Uni persists in her quest to discovery a little girl and in the end, makes a lifelong friend.

Learning Activity:
The students will listen to the story Uni the Unicorn and think about why Uni believed so hard in the existence of humans. They will consider other make-belief creatures and then draw out what kind of creature they wish existed.

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.1.2 - Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CCSS.ELA-L.SL.1.5 – Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Goal:
The students will listen to the story and be able to compare how humans’ belief in make-belief creatures is how Uni believed in humans.

Objective:
Cognitive -
            The students will listen to the story and answer orally why they think Uni believed so hard that little girls were real.
            The students will answer out loud kinds of make-belief creatures they know.
Psychomotor –
            The students will draw out what type of creature they wish really existed.

Outcome:
The students will listen to the story and be able to compare their believing in make-believe creatures with how those creatures might be believing in them being real.

Uni The Unicorn and The Dream Come True written by Amy Rosenthal and Brigette Barrager

Uni The Unicorn and The Dream Come True
Amy Rosenthal and Brigette Barrager
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The follow up story to Uni the Unicorn, this continues the story of Uni and her human girl best friend. They are separated by the rainbow magic that keeps the unicorn world apart from the human world. They find a way to overcome their troubles and be together.

Learning Activity:
The students will listen to the story as read by the teacher and after the story they will answer how the weather in the story made the characters feel.

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.1.4 - Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.1.7 - Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Goal:
The students will listen to the story and come to see how the setting illustrations represent the same mood that the text is describing.

Objective:
Cognitive -
The students will listen to the story and be able to answer questions orally to the teacher about the weather within the story. They will answer what type of weather was used in a scene.
Affective -
They will be able to describe the scene and characters involved and how the weather reflects their feelings at that time. They will answer why that type of weather is used for that scene and how they would feel during it (raining, sunny, stormy).

Outcome:
The students will listen to the story and look at the illustrations to see how the author/illustrator uses the weather to show how the characters feel.

Selling tool:
Book Trailer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JnG5-4hm09ni1Li3fdTwLfIXuYOgjU1w/view?usp=sharing

Thursday, December 14, 2017

A Perfect Day by Lane Smith

Sam Romano

Caldecott Nomination

My nomination for the Caldecott award is A Perfect Day by Lane Smith. Following the different perspectives of backyard animals, Smith describes the perfect day for all of the critters in the book, including a cat, dog, squirrel, and bear. Not only are the pictures beautiful and expansive, usually going across both pages, but the book is a great way for children to learn about animal habits and ecosystems.

The book can also emphasize point-of-view and perspective. With a 260 Lexile Level, the book is great for young children, and the fun story and colorful pictures are what make it a noteworthy Caldecott nomination.