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Today on the Kennel Club Radio Show we have Kaydence reading the December poem, Snow Toward Evening by Melville Cane.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Book Review
Alex recommends that you read A Color of His Own by Leo Leonni. It sounds good to me. What do you think? Tell us what you like about this book if you've read it before.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Kennel Club Radio Show
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Welcome to the Kennel Club Radio Show! This is our Second Grade Podcast. Today we have Lucia reading the November poem, Fly Away by Christina Rossetti.
Monday, December 3, 2012
December Holiday Rainbow
BOOK CHALLENGE: DECEMBER HOLIDAY RAINBOW
This book challenge will have you reading a rainbow of books about December holidays! Here are ten books that go along with this theme. To meet the challenge you must read three December holiday books and they each must have a different color. Here are ten suggested books, but you can read other books on this theme too:
Red: Chanukah (available on Bookflix)
Red: Crafts for Kwanzaa by Kathy Ross
Orange: When Washington Crossed the Deleware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots by Lynne Cheney
Yellow: Eight Chanukah Lights by Annie Auerbach
Yellow: My First Kwanzaa Book by Deborah Newton Chocolate
Green: Christmas Presents: Holiday Poetry (I Can Read Book) by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Blue: Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
Blue: The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola
Purple: Dragon's Merry Christmas by Dave Pilkey
You can read these books at home or in class. Just remember to put them on your reading log! Almost all of these books can be found in either the Morris Plains or the Morris County Library and many of them are available in our classroom.
Use the comments section to make comments, ask questions, or tell us other great December holiday books you've read.
Happy reading,
Miss Kramer
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Colonial Life Rainbow
BOOK CHALLENGE: COLONIAL LIFE RAINBOW
This book challenge will have you reading a rainbow of books about colonial life and Thanksgiving! Here are ten books that go along with this theme. To meet the challenge you must read three colonial life books and they each must have a different color. Here are ten suggested books, but you can read other books on this theme too:
Red: Thanksgiving by Trudi Strain Trueit (available on Bookflix)
Orange: Squanto and the First Thanksgiving by Joyce K. Kessel
Orange: Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams by Avi
Yellow: Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl by Kate Waters
Yellow: Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy by Kate Waters
Green: 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey
Green: 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston
Blue: Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano
Purple: Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne
Purple: My America: Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary by Patricia Hermes
You can read these books at home or in class. Just remember to put them on your reading log! Almost all of these books can be found in either the Morris Plains or the Morris County Library and many of them are available in our classroom.
Use the comments section to make comments, ask questions, or tell us other great colonial life books you've read.
Happy reading,
Miss Kramer
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Seymour Simon
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http://www.seymoursimon.com/
Seymour Simon is super smart and super cool! He wrote Super Storms, See in 3D Wild Weather, See in 3D Planets, and many more books in our classroom library. He has his own website with a blog--just like us. Check it out. You can watch videos, look up words in the science dictionary, find out what books he has out right now, and read posts/write comments on his blog. What do you like about Seymour Simon's writing?
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Miss Michelle's Whatif Monster
Who remembers when Miss Michelle visited our school last year? Didn't you just LOVE her?!? I did! She has a new website for her book Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster. Click the link to explore. I'm going to buy a copy for our classroom. I can't wait to read it! What color from our rainbow will this book be? Write a comment if you've read this book. Tell us about it!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Ruby Bridges
Here's a video book trailer from Scholastic to get you interested in the book Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story by Ruby Bridges. What do you think?
Citizenship Rainbow
Book Challenge: Citizenship Rainbow
Welcome to your first book challenge! This one will challenge you to read a citizenship rainbow. Here are ten books that go along with the citizenship theme. To meet the challenge you must read three citizenship books and they each must have a different color. Here are ten suggested books, but you can read other citizenship books too:
Red: Being a Good Citizen: A Book About Citizenship (Way to Be!) by Mary Small
Orange: Writing the U.S. Constitution (Our American Story) by Lori Mortensen
Orange: Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty by Linda Glaser
Yellow: Living in Rural Communities by Kristin Sterling
Yellow: Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson
Green: The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan
Blue: Clifford's Good Deeds by Norman Bridwell
Blue: The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
Purple: Class President (Marvin Redpost, No. 5) by Louis Sachar
Purple: Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble by Cynthia Rylant
You can read these books at home or in class. Just remember to put them on your reading log! Almost all of these books can be found in either the Morris Plains or the Morris County Library and many of them are available in our classroom.
Use the comments section to make comments, ask questions, or tell us other great citizenship books you've read.
Happy reading,
Miss Kramer
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