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Re: One Book, One School
Posted by cynthia hiryak on 9/11/08
On 5/19/08, Angela Young wrote:
> 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.
- Re: One Book, One School, 9/11/08, by cynthia hiryak.
- Re: One Book, One School, 9/11/08, by cynthia hiryak.
- Re: One Book, One School, 10/08/08, by SaraW.
- Re: One Book, One School, 10/20/08, by Katrina Hatch.
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