The Rope: A Story From The Great Migration

However, it would be easy to use this story to make more difficult scenarios and number problems. Then using the activity with students from third to fifth grade. I would use the book as a lesson opener to possibly switch up the class flow and allow students to ask questions and work through the story before applying real life people and cookies. Depending on how the students do with the activity I may choose to read the story again as a closer and ask questions on how we could change the story or write our own mathematical story.

Since before a child has been born they have introduced to the world of reading. Reading goes far beyond education, it creates a relationship between parent and child, provides fundamentals of language and speech skills, and helps to communicate society’s values. The values that are taught through books can be positive or negative and be stated implicitly or explicitly. The values that are taught also transition, as a child grows older. In the book, A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams, they discuss the values of empathy and kindness.

The reading of the life of Sally Ride appeared as a very engaging activity to me. While reading, Ms. House would allow simple questions and comments, but knew when to stop them and move on. Her students also seemed to know that when she moved on it was time to be quiet and listen. After reading, the students turned to a partner and discussed the story. This was a great way

An activity that I would have the students do is the sorting of the vocabulary words with similar meanings. I would demonstrate this activity by using the word 'road'. I would have my students pick out the vocabulary word from the story that had a similar meaning as the word 'road', which would be 'lane'. Once they were able to identify the vocabulary word from the story, I would ask them if they could tell me another word that may have a similar meaning from our lists of words. For example, the students would find the word 'street'. Once I had gone over

I would facilitate this activity in a guided reading style where I read the book to the class, but stop frequently to discuss new vocabulary, context clues, and to ask deep order thinking questions about the text. The guided reading would happen one day before our field trip to the theatre. At the theatre, we would watch a wonderful performance about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The next day in class, we would debrief the play by taking about similarities and differences between what we learned from the play and what we learned from our guided reading book. During this discussion, I would encourage my third or fourth grade students to take notes, so that they have helpful information to use when they are writing their letters to their family

This is an informative book about the different states' flags in America. Children will enjoy learning about these flags due to the illustrations given. I would use this in a classroom setting by introducing American history. This book teaches about the national anthem, the pledge of allegiance, the mysterious why about the stars on the U.S flag, Civil War and World War. The youngest readers will enjoy this concise but informative history of the American flag with beautiful and exciting illustrations of colonial life, Betsy Ross and George Washington, Fort McHenry, and more! Included are illustrated instructions on flag etiquette, as well as the Pledge of

Culture influences people’s perspectives of the world and others through their childhood and how, when, and where they were raised. In the essay, “An Indian Father’s Plea,” Robert Lake writes about how his Indian child’s traditional way of learning is different from those in western education systems and that he's not a “slow” learner but learns in a unique way from his peers. In the personal essay, “Two Ways to Belong in America,” Bharati Mukherjee describes her differing views of living in America with her sister, despite both being raised in India. In the poem, “My Mother Pieced Quilts,” by Teresa Palomo Acosta, Teresa how this quilt that her mother made for her incorporates all these pieces of her past that are stitched together. In the short story, “Everyday Use,” a mother describes the effects of living in a low income community and a certain style of parenting that shaped the way her two daughters view their past and their heritage and how both views are completely different. In all these pieces of writing, they all illustrate the effects of beliefs, heritage, and symbolism within a culture and how it molds the way people interpret others and the world.

In a 4th grade classroom the students can begin looking at the language used. For example, “They toss out shoes like they’re throwing footballs.” This is a great example of a simile. “Flames pounce up the side of our building.” This is a perfect example of personification. What does this look like to students? What animals pounce? What would flames pouncing look like? Tone, imagery, theme, symbolism (the two cats from different owners of different races holding paws), foreshadowing, point of view, conflict, diction, etc.; this book is filled with topics to discuss with students. I found myself easily considering bringing this story to use with my 6th graders. In a middle school classroom this book would be great to begin a discussion on racial issues or riots. Also, really understanding and breaking down the text and what the author is creating by the end of the story is something younger grades might not pick up on yet. 6th grade can really comprehend what Eve Bunting was trying to accomplish with this

All Have A Heritage by Sandy Lynne Holman). After, the teacher has finished reading the

Warm Up: Large Group: Activity: Teacher will read the story about Johnny Appleseed. Then chart information of how he was being a good citizen.

Right across the street, five steps, five hops, and 2 giant steps that was all it took for me to get to my grandmas house from my front door to her front door, it was that easy. One glance out the window to make sure her small tan explorer was in there driveway and it was off to grandma's house, the place where most of my childhood memories formed,the place that was so old it traveled from Kentucky to Missouri with my grandparents, the place that meant a lot to me.

A Chair for My Mother is about a young girl, her hardworking mother, and her grandmother who put the coins they have earned and saved into a jar. After a house fired burned their valuable possessions, they want to buy a new comfortable chair with the money they have gathered together. In a 1st grade classroom, I would read this book when talking about responsibility and working together to achieve a common goal. We will read this story to talk about character traits and create a cooperation chart. We will record each person listed in the book and report how they contributed in helping the family. In this book, I really loved description and image of the people in the neighborhood who helped the family after the fire burned down. It is a great

It took me eighteen years to spend some quality time with my mother and discover what an incredible journey she has had with my brothers and me. She is the kind of person who has always been very involved with all parts of our daily lives. In fact, she was the kind of mother who always had time for her three sons, worked full-time and had time to devote to community projects too. Her energy and enthusiasm for all of these things seemed endless and she always tried to teach the three of us to see the value in the idea of giving back to the community. I was always glad that she was present at my games and supported me through school, but it took me over a decade to learn what motivated her to be so

My grandmother’s house has a very special place in my heart. As the family has gotten older and we have all had our own children we do not visit as we should. I visited with my grandmother many times when I was little. Her house always seemed to have something about it that set it apart from all the rest. As you walk into the back door of her house you would notice a long, narrow kitchen that led into the main living and dining room of her house. The smell of food home cooked food was quite evident. Grandmother cooked every day and always cooked big meals on holidays for the family.

A mother is someone who can take the place of all others but no one can take the place of her. There are many different definitions you could use to describe your mother. My mother, Pam Krull, fits every one of those. Today I decided to pick the three that I thought was most important to me. I admire and aspire to be like my mother because of how supportive, how selfless, and how loving she is.