Luscious Literature for Language and Literacy Learning
| Pamela Petty, Ed. D. Assistant Professor of Literacy, Department of Special Instructional Programs, Western Kentucky University pam@pampetty.com http://www.pampetty.com |
Kandy Smith Project Coordinator, State Improvement Grant University of Tennessee, Knoxville kandysmith@comcast.net |
| A note from Dr. Petty regarding teaching with humor:
I recommend the following resources for teachers who recognize the power of
using humor as an instructional strategy. I believe that bored
people are not learning people.
Humor As an Instructional Defibrillator: Evidence-Based Techniques in Teaching and Assessment by Ronald A. Berk - Publisher: Stylus Publishing (VA); 1st ed edition (October 1, 2002) ISBN: 1579220630
The Laughing Classroom: Everyone's
Guide to Teaching With Humor and Play
Laughing Lessons: 149 2/3 Ways to Make
Teaching and Learning Fun
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| Building Classroom Libraries Children need access to literature for content learning and for pleasure reading. Well-stocked classroom libraries allow students to have constant access to good books. Here are some suggestions for building a classroom library: 1) Look for and write grants 2) Participate in more than one book club: Scholastic, Troll, Golden, etc. Encourage parents to purchase books that relate to themes or science/social studies/math content that will be happening in your classroom throughout the year. A well-timed newsletter to parents stapled to the book order forms will serve that purpose as will highlighting the books for parents during open houses, parent-teacher conferences and other instances where you have the opportunity to share classroom learning with parents. 3) Investigate to find out what organizations or clubs are in your area to see if you can get them to "adopt" your classroom for the purpose of building a strong classroom library. 4) Look on-line to see what types of offers or deals are available to make the BEST use of any funds you have available to you. One example might be this website for the Literacy Empowerment Foundation: http://www.colorcodedbooks.org/lef/index.htm. They offer FREE books, matching funding for book expenditures, and several other incentives that aid teachers in building classroom libraries. These books do not serve the same purpose as the trade books listed below, but they do provide books for Self-Selected Reading, for connections to content areas, and for high-interest/low-readability for primary children. 5) Design a "book tree" or other visual that allows you to post the titles of desired literature so that parents and others might be able to "pick" an apple off the tree and purchase a book that they know will fit into what you do in your classroom. Suggest these books instead of any holiday or end-of-the-year "teacher" gifts. |
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Prayer For Children by Ina Hughs
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Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); Reprint edition (October 15, 1997) ISBN: 0805055819 |
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Behind the Mask: A Book About Prepositions
by Ruth Heller Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group; Reprint edition (October 1, 1998) ISBN: 0698116984 |
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Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; 1st edition (March 30, 1994) ISBN: 0152928693 |
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Chickerella by Mary Jane, Herm Auch (Illustrator) Publisher: Holiday House (April 30, 2005) ISBN: 0823418049 |
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That
Type by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (February 1, 2000) ISBN: 0689832133
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Finger Rhymes
by Marc Tolon Brown Publisher: Puffin Books; Reprint edition (April 1, 1996) ISBN: 0140558152 |
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Gifts
(used books only) by Jo Ellen Bogart, Barbara Reid (Illustrator) Publisher: Scholastic Trade (April 1, 1996) ISBN: 0590552600 |
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Giggle, Giggle, Quack
by Doreen Cronin (Author), Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; 1st ed edition (May 1, 2002) ISBN: 0689845065
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Girls Hold Up This World
by Jada Pinkett-Smith, Donyell Kennedy-McCullough Publisher: Cartwheel (November, 2004) ISBN: 0439087937 |
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Good Times on Grandfather Mountain by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Susan Gaber (Illustrator)
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Hand Rhymes by Marc Tolon Brown Publisher: Puffin Books; Reprint edition (April 1, 1993) ISBN: 0140549390 |
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Henry Works by D.B. Johnson Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (August 30, 2004) ISBN: 0618420037 |
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I am Too Absolutely Small for School (Charlie and Lola) by Lauren Child
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If... by Sarah Perry Publisher: J. Paul Getty Trust Publications (November 1, 1995) ISBN: 0892363215 |
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Imagine a Night by Rob Gonsalves (Painter) Publisher: Atheneum (June 1, 2003) ISBN: 0689852185 |
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Imagine a Day by Sarah L. Thomson, Rob Gonsalves (Illustrator) Publisher: Atheneum (January 25, 2005) ISBN: 0689852193 |
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Is a Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff, Harriet May Savitz, Marie LeTourneau (Illustrator)
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
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Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney (Illustrator) Publisher: Viking Juvenile (May 5, 2005) ISBN: 0670059838 |
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Llamas in Pajamas
by Teddy Slater, Jennifer Kindert (Illustrator)
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Mine, All Mine: A Book About Pronouns
by Ruth Heller Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group; Reprint edition (October 1, 1999) ISBN: 0698117972 |
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Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Frasier
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Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure by Nancy Kelly Allen, Adam Doyle (Illustrator)
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Olivia by Ian Falconer
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Philadelphia Chickens by Sandra Boynton Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; Book & CD edition (October 14, 2002) ISBN: 0761126368 |
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Publisher: Scholastic (March 1, 1997) ISBN: 0590568639 |
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Play Rhymes
by Marc Brown Publisher: Puffin; Reprint edition (October 1, 1993) ISBN: 0140549366
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Possum Come A-Knockin' by NANCY VAN LAAN, GEORGE BOOTH (Illustrator) Publisher: Dragonfly Books; Reprint edition (August 25, 1992) ISBN: 0679834680 |
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Rap A Tap Tap by Diane Dillon (Illustrator), Leo Dillon (Illustrator)
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Rhinoceros Tap : 15 Seriously Silly Songs by Sandra Boynton (Illustrator), Michael Ford
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Science Verse by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith Publisher: Viking Books (September, 2004) ISBN: 0670910570 |
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The House That Jack Built
by Simms Taback (Illustrator) Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (August 5, 2002) ISBN: 0399234888 |
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The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau, Gail De Marcken (Illustrator)
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The Quiltmaker's Journey
by Jeff Brumbeau, Gail de Marcken (Illustrator)
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The Way to Start a Day
by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnell (Illustrator) Publisher: Aladdin; Reprint edition (May 31, 1986) ISBN: 0689710542 |
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The Wheels On The Race Car by Alex Zane, James Warhola (Illustrator)
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The Wretched Stone by Chris Van Allsburg Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (October 28, 1991) ISBN: 0395533074 |
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To Market, To Market by Anne Miranda, Janet Stevens (Illustrator)
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Tough Boris by Mem Fox, Kathryn Brown (Illustrator) Publisher: Voyager Books; Reprint edition (September 1, 1998) ISBN: 0152018913 |
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (March 25, 2003) ISBN: 0618256288 |
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Wiggle
by Doreen Cronin, Scott Menchin Publisher: Atheneum; 1st edition (April 26, 2005) ISBN: 0689863756 |
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