Kristina Faudree

Trade Books

Kristina Faudree

Professor Schilling

Literacy Block

March 7, 2011

Table of Contents

Fantasy

How Deep is the Sea?Create own animal

The Night Before the Tooth FairyLearning how to brush teeth with an egg

Skippyjon Jones Lost in SpicePick a planet to “travel” to and write a story

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneCompare and contrast schools

StellalunaBooklet about birds and bats

Multi-cultural

Pierre PidgeonCreate a small boat and put it into a jar

The Girl who Loved Wild HorsesDescribe in a group a certain native tribe

Skippyjon JonesLearn Spanish song and have a fiesta

Mikko’s FortuneRole-playing with Lamp as Earth and sun

Grandfather’s DreamPick a bird and observe migration

Realistic Fiction

Call it CouragePicture pyramid

Ramona and her FatherBuild stilts out of cans and string

WringerDraw portrait of ideal student

Dicey’s SongCreate a mosaic then 2 page explanation

The Hundred DressesDesign own clothing

Historical Fiction

Across Five AprilsLetter to President

Viking AdventureMake a Viking paper doll

The Courage of Sarah NobleTemplate of Native Americans

Island of the Blue DolphinsCreate map of island

Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryDiary entry

Non-Fiction

St. Patrick’s DayShort story on pot of gold

Columbus DaySkit

Memorial DayDraw American Flag and write Pledge

Three Cups of TeaService project

Dinosaurs, Dragonflies & DiamondsTrunk of Indiana traditions

Other

A Bad Case of Stripes Draw on a partner with face paint

The Upstairs RoomWatch movie version; create Venn Diagram

TitanicCreate a game

Mockingbird Mad/Emotion Box

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!Comprehension Cards to use to continuation

Fantasy

Title of book: How Deep is the Sea?

Author’s name: Anna Milbourne and Serena Riglietti

Genre: Fantasy

Number of pages: 21

Synopsis of story:This story is about a penguin named Pipkin. He is a curious penguin who decides to try and figure out how deep the sea is. In order to do this, he has to swim in the sea and ask other animals how deep it is. He first starts with a seal. The seal only responds that it is deep enough to hold a lot of fish so he can eat them. He then talks to a whale who responds that the sea is deep enough to hold a big whale like him. Pipkin then runs into a dog in a submarine who takes him down to the darker part of the sea. They run into creatures in the dark who tell them that the bottom of the sea is past the mountains. The dog and Pipkin eventually make it to the bottom and find that nothing lives there. Pipkin returns home to his mom to tell her of his adventure.

Activity:

Origin of idea: Website.
Description of activity: For this activity students will learn more about penguins. They will be read certain facts about the penguins. Before hand, they will have been at the zoo to see the penguins. After reading How Deep is the Sea? they will come up individually with an animal that would be able to live in the bottom of the sea. They will draw it and come up with a name for it. If time allows or as an alternative activity, watch either “March of the Penguins” or “Happy Feet” as a class.
Indiana Academic Standard: K.4.1. Give examples of plants and animals. This corresponds with this standard because it goes into detail of a specific animal that they would see at the zoo.

Title of book: The Night Before the Tooth fairy

Author’s name: Natasha Wing

Copyright year: 2003

Genre: Fantasy

Number of pages: 29

Synopsis of story: This story is about a boy whose tooth was very loose and about to come out. He wanted it to come out soon because he wanted the tooth fairy to visit him that night. He wanted to try everything to make sure his tooth fell out. His mom told him to eat an apple, but he didn’t want to eat the tooth. His dad told him to yank the tooth out with a doorknob and string but the boy did not want to do that. When his little brother grabbed their cat, their dog became scared and jumped and knocked over the boy. The tooth then fell out. That night after playing with his new “hole” in his mouth, the tooth fairy came. He saw the tooth fairy take his tooth and then leave him something. He then woke up with a dollar bill under his pillow. He told his family and they shared his excitement.

Activity:

Origin of idea: Website:
Description of activity: In this activity the teacher will give each student an egg for the class to observe. The teacher will compare the shell of the egg to enamel for human teeth. Next, the teacher will pour two cups of vinegar into a large jar to show every student to do the same. Then the eggs will be put into the jar and the lid will be closed for two days. Students will make predictions on what will happen to the egg. After the two days are done, students will see that the egg’s shell was ruined just like their teeth will be if they do not brush their teeth.
Indiana Academic Standard: 1.1.1 Tell how healthy behaviors impact personal health and wellness.

Title of book: Skippyjon Jones Lost in Spice

Author’s name: Judy Schachner

Copyright year: 2009

Genre: Fantasy

Number of pages: 30

Synopsis of story: In this story Skippyjon Jones first takes his mom’s red spice. He puts it into his bed, which then turns into Mars. He meets other animals like him, Chihuahuas, even though he is a Siamese cat. After rolling in the “spice,” he gets lost and runs into a Martian who looks like him, except green and with only one eye. When Skippyjon goes back to his friends, they are all in a frenzy because more Martians were on their way. These Martians were not nice. They took Skippyjon’s monkey. He fought with them and pulled his monkey’s arms. He pulled his arms so hard that he fell back onto Earth. He was no longer in Mars and his mom was wondering what had happened. She let him believe that he had been to Mars and would continue to daydream about being there.

Activity:

Origin of idea: Original.
Description of activity: To help students learn the planets, they will first play a game online to learn the planets. Website ( Then after reading the book and other planet books to them, they will pick a planet that they would want to travel to. They will then write a short story about an adventure they would have on that planet.
Indiana Academic Standard: 3.3.2 Observe and describe that there are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count, but they are not scattered evenly.

Title of book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Author’s name: J. K. Rowling

Genre: Fantasy

Number of pages: 309

Synopsis of story: The story begins with Harry Potter learning that he is a wizard. He is taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft. He meets Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley who become his best friends. Because Harry’s parents died to save his life against Lord Voldermort, Harry has a scar on his forehead and is famous for “killing” Lord Voldermort. Harry’s first year at Hogwarts is filled with adventure and challenges. Not everyone likes him and not everyone is happy that Lord Voldermort is not a threat anymore. Harry and his friends think that someone is going to take the famous sorcerer’s stone so they go out and try to prevent this from happening. They follow the path to get to the stone and Harry ends up running into a professor who has Lord Voldermort attached to him. Harry ends up defeating both of them and the stone is saved. However, this is not the end of Lord Voldermort because he can still come back and try to hurt Harry again.

Activity:

Origin of idea: Website.
Description of activity:Before doing this activity and reading the book, check with students’ parents if they are comfortable with the reading and lesson of this book. Provide an alternative if parents do not allow this book to be read to their child. In this activity students will read the first Harry Potter book as a class and then compare and contrast their school with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft. They will first list off the differences and then they will create an example of what would happen if their school were integrated with magic.
Indiana Academic Standard: 4.2.5 Compare and contrast information on the same topic after reading several passages or articles.

Title of book: Stellaluna

Author’s name: Janell Cannon

Genre: Fantasy

Number of pages: 42

Synopsis of story: This story is about a bat named Stellaluna. In the beginning she is separated from her mother because an owl attacks them. Because Stellaluna is just a baby she cannot fly and does not know what to do. She eventually lands into a bird’s nest. She learns to eat bugs and live like the other birds. When the birds and Stellaluna are old enough, they learn to fly and are able to fly around. Stellaluna gets separated from the other birds and then runs into other bats. One of them is her mother. Her mother then teachers her to eat fruit and act like a bat. She goes back to her bird family and tells them the news. Stellaluna tries to make the birds fly at night, but because they do not have night vision, they cannot do so. She then has to help them fly so they realize that even though they are different, they can still be friends.

Activity:

Origin: Website.
Description of activity:Using the website, teachers will print out a booklet for the students to work on. They will fill out the questions about what they already know about bats, what they want to know, and then after reading the book, what they learned about bats. They will do the same with a bird booklet. They will then compare as a class what they learned about both animals.
Indiana Academic Standard: K.4.2. Observe plants and animals, describing how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.

Multi-cultural

Title of book: Pierre Pidgeon

Author’s name: Lee Kingman

Genre: Multi-cultural

Number of pages: 43

Synopsis of story: A boy named Pierre who lives in Canada lives in an area where boats are always near him. His dad is a fisherman and Pierre likes to help his dad bring in the fish. While his dad is at work, Pierre goes to a store and looks at a bottle with a ship in it. One day he decides that he would like to know how the ship gets in the bottle. The store clerk does not know so Pierre decides that he wants to buy the bottle. It costs a dollar and Pierre does not have one. He asks for a dollar for his birthday but one day while working with his ox, Henri, a lady is in need of help. Pierre helps her and so she gives him a dollar. Pierre immediately goes and buys the bottle and takes it home. When he is going home, his dog gets really excited, causing Pierre to drop the bottle. Pierre is very sad but his dad tells him that he has another bottle. Pierre eventually figures out how to put boat into the bottle and keeps it as his own.

Activity:

Origin of idea:Original with website.
Description of activity:After reading the book, students will create a small boat. They will have to scale down what a boat’s size would be and use materials given. They then will put their boat into a bottle using the same trick that Pierre used.
Indiana Academic Standard:5.6.2. Demonstrate how geometric figures, number sequences, graphs, diagrams, sketches, number lines, maps and stories can be used to represent objects, events and processes in the real world, although such representatives can never be exact in every detail.

Title of book: The Girl who Loved Wild Horses

Author’s name: Paul Goble

Genre: Multi-cultural

Number of pages: 26

Synopsis of story: The main character is a girl who loved horses. She understood horses in a way no one else did. One day she fell asleep listening to the horses eat and move around her. Then a storm suddenly came. She jumped on a horse and tried to get the horse to stop and turn around but it kept going. She realized that she was lost after the horses stopped running. They stayed where they were until she saw a stallion and jumped on it. After a year, the girl’s people found her riding the stallion. They ran away but eventually were caught. The girl was brought back to her family but was very sad. She missed her horses and wanted to go back to them. After a while, her parents agreed to let her go back to the horses. The girl agreed to come visit each year and to bring a colt for her parents. She did this for many years until she died to be with her horses forever.

Activity:

Origin of idea:Original/Website.
Description of activity:Students will get into groups and each group will be assigned a specific Native American tribe. They will become experts on their tribe and write down certain activities they participated in, where they lived, what they ate, etc. Then as a group they will create a short skit to educate the rest of their class on that tribe.
Indiana Academic Standard: 3.1.1. Identify and describe Native American Woodland Indians who lived in the region when European settlers arrived.

Title of book: Skippyjon Jones

Author’s name: Judy Schachner

Genre: Multi-cultural

Number of pages: 30

Synopsis of story: This story is about Skippyjon Jones. He does not think that he is a Siamese cat but a Chihuahua. He frequently likes to act like a dog. In this story his mother yells at him for making noise and not listening to her. He then goes to his room and pretends that he is bandit. He pretends he is Mexico and the other Chihuahua’s like him need someone to save them from the Great Bumblebeeto. Skippyjon says that he will save them. They celebrate and then the next day the Great Bumblebeeto came. Skippyjon used his sword to hurt the Bumblebeeto and then beans fell out of him. Skippyjon had saved the day. His mother had heard the noise he was making and saw his mess but Skippyjon still went to bed thinking of being a bandit.

Activity:

Origin of idea: Original
Description of activity: After reading the book, students will memorize the little song that Skippyjon made up. They then will point out the Spanish words in the book. Next, they will watch Dora the Explorer and learn a Spanish song that way. They will develop their Spanish vocabulary and memorize these songs. As a class, they will have a fiesta, like in the book and they will each have to bring something from the Spanish culture, either food or activities.
Indiana Academic Standard: EAAK.3.5. Sing simple developmentally appropriate songs of the target language and cultures.

Title of book: Mikko’s Fortune

Author’s name: Lee Kingman

Genre: Multi-cultural

Number of pages: 47

Synopsis of story: This story is about a boy named Mikko who lives in Finland. His father is gone at war so it is just him and his mother. Because winter is approaching his mother tells her son that they need a cow. They do not have the money for one but Mikko goes and looks for one. He does not find one. When he gets home from searching for a cow, Mikko’s mother gives him the gifts that his father left him. His father left him a long scarf, a book, and a lantern. At that time Mikko did not see the importance of those gifts. However, the next day he takes these gifts and puts them to use to find a cow. It starts to get cold and snow so Mikko gets lost but runs into three children on a boat. Using his scarf he helps the boat to shore and then leads them to their house. The father of the children is so gracious that he gives Mikko a cow for saving his children. Mikko then takes the cow to his ecstatic mother.

Activity:

Origin of idea:Website.
Description of activity:To do this activity every student will need to learn the concept of night and day. This correlates to seasons because the nights or days get longer or shorter during specific seasons. There will be a flashlight or lamp in the room and every student will role-play being the Earth. They do this at the same time to get the general idea. Each time the student moves or spins, it becomes night. It will be explained that whenever you move to a different area, the light will shine on a different part of the Earth. This will help students picture how exactly the light only touches part of Earth at one time.
Indiana Academic Standard: 2.3.1. Investigate by observing and then describe that some events in nature have a repeating pattern, such as seasons, day and night, and migrations.

Title of book: Grandfather’s Dream