She lives in a world of silence- unable to talk or write. Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper: Eleven year-old Melody has cerebral palsy. Brilliantly written, Hound Dog True is a powerful book to share at the beginning of the school year when many students feel apprehensive and worry about finding friends. Apprenticing herself to the school custodian, her Uncle Potluck, Mattie hopes to avoid her classmates when school begins. Hound Dog True by Linda Urban: Shy and self-conscious, Mattie Breen dreads starting another school year. Children, often encouraged to apologize when they don’t want to, will appreciate Levine’s honesty and humor and consider writing false apologies of their own. Modeled after William Carlos Williams’ “This Is Just to Say,” Levine presents over 40 insincere apologies for misdeeds. At turns humorous and informative, BookSpeak! is the perfect text to launch a reading year and reinforce a love of reading.įorgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems by Gail Carson Levine. This collection offers 21 poems on everything bookish from characters to indexes to falling asleep while reading. Designed as a conversation starter between parents and children, Ask Me provides a unique resource for writing and discussion topics.īookSpeak!: Poems about Books by Laura Purdie Salas. Engaging illustrations accompany each question and provide further response opportunities. From commonplace (“Who is your best friend?”) to thought-provoking (“Whom do you miss?”) this nifty book of questions invites children to reveal personal information, reflect on their lives, and learn more about each other. Looking through my summer reads and booklists, I have selected a few titles to launch our learning year.Īsk Me by Antje Damm. Reading books together creates shared experiences that foster community-building and literacy development. How my students and I interact creates a climate that supports learning and provides social and emotional safety.ĭuring the summer months, I read and reread books I might use in our classroom and consider how each text serves my students. While standards and learning targets dictate the content I must teach, I construct the classroom environment.
What my students need to learn is important, but the conditions that allow learning to happen concern me more. Successful classroom communities need cultivation to flourish. My students and I will become a family-bonded by shared experiences in a community where everyone has value. I think about laughing and crying together.
I see caring people who embrace our differences and discover what we have in common. Daydreaming about the new school year, I envision our classroom as a supportive place where my students and I take risks and learn.
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