Showing posts with label repetition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label repetition. Show all posts

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? 
by Bill Martin Jr. , Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Henry Holt and Co., 2006

Summary:Using repetitive patterns, endangered animals are asked which animal they saw, a different animal for each page.  

Lesson:  My primary purpose for reading this book was as a springboard into a lesson teaching students where to find the non-fiction books in the library.  First we talked about the different  between the wild and domestic animals, then about their placement in the library.  Since this book features endangered animals, it was an opportunity to teach the animal names, in both English and Spanish.  We also talked listed which animals would:  run, swim, or fly?

Level: PreK - 2nd

Friday, July 22, 2011

One is a Feast for Mouse



One Is a Feast for Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale 
by Judy Cox , Jeffrey Ebbeler (Illustrator)
Holiday House, 2008

Summary:  After the humans finish their Thanksgiving feast, Mouse climbs down to take just one pea for his feast.  But his eyes are bigger than his stomach as he adds more and more to his menu.  A repetitive book that kids loved repeating with me as each new item was stacked on top. 

Lesson:  I read this book for Thanksgiving.  The repetition allowed for students to become verbal participants in the storytelling, and to predict what would happen next. 

Level: Kinder-3rd