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Re: One Book, One School
Posted by Angela Young on 5/19/08
On 4/18/08, Candy Devlin wrote:
> On 3/05/08, Amanda wrote:
>> I'm wondering what other schools read for one book, one
>> school. We have already read The Water Horse and are
>> looking for other book titles.
> Carmel Elementary just completed a One Book, One School
> project. It was very successful. Our PreK-Grade 5 school
> (240 children) all read The Raft by Jim LaMarche. The books
> were distributed to every familyfor at home reading; each day
> for a week I asked questions during morning announcements to
> generate interest and classroom discusssions. One the last
of
> the week, we had a whole school book club. Children were
> divided into groups of six, each led by an adult. We have
> been practicing book conversations for this school year, so
> the conversations actually happened very easily. Community
> members led some of the groups and gave me feedback for
> improvement. It was a really good experience. I am a media specialist in a large elementary school in
Florida (k-5). We have done "One Book, One School" two years
in a row. The books are given to the classroom teachers and
read aloud every day for a month. I love the idea of using
the news to ask questions! I used Charlotte's Web last year,
and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane this year. Both
books were very well-received. We kick things off with an
evening event in the media center to celebrate the themes of
the book, and end things with a movie night in the cafeteria.
It's been a huge hit, and now I am looking for a book for next
year that will appeal K-5. I would love some ideas. I think
I will try the whole school book club next year. I love that
idea!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- One Book, One School, 3/05/08, by Amanda.
- Re: One Book, One School, 4/15/08, by The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Ha.
- Re: One Book, One School, 4/18/08, by Candy Devlin.
- Re: One Book, One School, 5/19/08, by Angela Young.
- Re: One Book, One School, 5/23/08, by Corm.
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