In the primary grades, students explore one book each week in Library. After reading the book, students are provided an extension activity focused on the book's content, author, or illustrations. This week we read Brothers at Bat written by Audrey Vernick and illustrated by Steven Salerno.
This week, students in grades K-6 began their study of this year's Red Clover nominees. Activities vary across grade level to provide age-appropriate extensions of each nominated book. In the primary grades, students explore one book each week in Library. After reading the book, students are provided an extension activity focused on the book's content, author, or illustrations. This week we read Brothers at Bat written by Audrey Vernick and illustrated by Steven Salerno. This true story about an amazing all-brother baseball team tells about the Acerra family of sixteen children; twelve of them boys who formed their own baseball team. They not only played ball together, they stuck together through thick and thin no matter what life threw their way. After reading and discussing, students were able to create their own baseball cards... Third and Fourth grade students are becoming experts on a Red Clover nominee of their choice. After reading their chosen book, they are working with a partner to identify which aspects of the book interest them the most and what questions they have. Next, they are researching their questions using our school's databases and will present their book, along with what they learned to their classmates. They will also use this information to write a book review which will be published on their classroom blog. Fifth and Sixth graders are working together to map out Fayston School's annual Red Clover Day activities. After extending their understanding of their book of choice (ie: learning more about the author, illustrator, artwork, and subject matter) they will create a proposal outlining what activity they suggest their schoolmates participate in to celebrate the nominee. See photos of last year's Red Clover Day here. (PW:FES2013)
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