Africa Dream – E. Greenfield – New York: Harper, 1989 The Blind Man and the Elephant – L. Quigley – New York: Scribner’s & Sons, 1959 Brother Eagle, Sister Sky -A message from Chief Seattle – New York: Dial Books, 1991 Dragonfly’s Tale – K. Rodanas – New York: Clarion Books, 1991 The Golden Deer… Read more »
Bamboo Hats and a Rice Cake by Ann Tompert Borning Room by Paul Fleischman Catwings by Ursula LeGuin A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Children’s Book of Virtues by William Bennett (pages 64-82) Dawn by Molly Bang Dick Whittington and His Cat retold by Eva Moore Dogger by… Read more »
This month, the journey continues with the story of “Jumping Mouse” with an emphasis on courage, perseverence, vision and goals, compassion,integrity, and balance. The unit highlights skills of intuitive and critical thinking, literary elements of plot, literary comparison and contrast, notetaking, drawing, speaking, and drama. There are a number of versions of this story. Steptoe… Read more »
Historically, all cultures, regardless of whether they had an oral or written tradition, used stories to communicate their core values from one generation to the next. Indeed, that intergenerational transmission of values has always been the most important work of a civilization. There are a number of reasons why stories are so effective in communicating… Read more »
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Carrick and Carrick-Old Mother Witch Cohen-The Carp in the Bathtub Dalgliesh-The Courage of Sarah Noble Daugherty-Andy and the Lion D’Aulaire-Abraham Lincoln De Clements-Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade Estes-The Middle Moffat Flack-Ask Mr. Bear Godden-The Mousewife Greene-Mother Teresa Hughes-Nutty for the President Keats-Louie Korschunow-The Foundling Fox Low-Don’t Drag Your Feet McCloskey-Make Way for Ducklings Morey-Gentle Ben… Read more »
Light in Dark Times: highlights literature, multi-cultural traditions, cross-curricular springboards thematically based on light. This month’s column features more of an idea-bank than specific instructions for unit. Please, share additional ideas with us, or let us know what you did with the theme! (dhamry@scdsschool.org) Brainstorm as many action verbs for light as students can think… Read more »
Harvest, Gratitude, Sharing Highlight include: N.W. Cultures, Totem Poles, Potlatch-Give-Away, Chief Sealth’s Speech This month’s activities will culminate with a popular N.W. tradition, the potlatch or “give-away.” The various N.W. coastal tribes have unique traditions, but all include sharing with each other and “give-away” as well as feasting. I like this very much because it… Read more »
Addy Saves the Day by Connie Porter Annabelle’s Un-Birthday by Steven Kroll Awful Thursday by Ron Roy Book of Virtues by William Bennett Boy Who Cried Wolf by Aesop Boy Who Held Back the Sea by Thomas Locker Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink The Cay by Theodore Taylor Children’s Book of Virtues by William Bennett… Read more »
A Reading List The Bridge Dancers – C. Saller – Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1991 Call It Courage – A. Sperry – New York: Macmillan (Collier Books), 1978 The Courage of Sarah Noble – A. Dalgliesh – New York: Scribner’s & Sons, 1954 El Chino – A. Say – Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990 The… Read more »
