Re: Good books about art/ artists for oral reading?
Posted by Sara on 9/22/08
The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - is a work of
fiction for children but it centers on a statue - is it or is
it not a real Michelangelo?
The children run away from home and hide out in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art - sleeping in a queen's bed,
checking out the mummies after dark and scooping up the coins
thrown in the fountain to buy food in the Museum's cafeteria.
One morning - show them some images of real Michelangelos in
your ten minute block - before you finish the book. Ask them
to consider how to tell whether it's a real Michelangelo.
Have fun - it is a fun book and art figures into it mightily.
After reading it, my son asked me to take him to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art!
> In November it is my turn to read. Each month a teacher
> takes a turn orally reading during a.m. supervision time,
> about 10 minutes or so, when the kids are waiting for the
> morning bell to dismiss them to their classrooms. I teach
> art, so I want to read something art related, of course.
> Does anyone know of any good books, fiction or non, that a
> gym full of 4 - 6 graders would enjoy listening to, that
> have to do with art,artists, etc.? I'd like it to be a
> longish book, so it will last me the whole month. Thanks!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Good books about art/ artists for oral reading?, 9/19/08, by KGray.
- Re: Good books about art/ artists for oral reading?, 9/22/08, by Sara.
1996 - 2008. All Rights Reserved. Please review our Terms of Use, Mission Statement, and Privacy Policy.
