Media Activity for the month of February 2010
Recommended Read-a-louds
Title/Author: Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay up Late by Moe Willems
We love this author and are fortunate to have several of his books. The younger students (K-2) will “play along” as the author engages them with the pigeons requests for a hot dog, a puppy, or, in this case to stay up late. When I yawn, as you must when you read this book, several of the students respond with yawns of their own – Its great!
Pair & Share Topic: India, the country (Used for grades 3 – 6)
We have a reading incentive program underway here. Our library mascot is traveling the globe and sending us letters each week from a new country.
The location this week is India. Capitol New Delhi, continent of Asia.
It is a land of many people – the second most populated country in the world behind China. They are known for silks, spices, tea, rice, and cotton. Their embroidery is beautiful and clothing is distinctive. The main languages are Hindi and English. The main religion is Hinduism and many Indians are vegetarians. We showed pictures from our country books and also talked about the importance of Gandhi to this country politically. They are one of the world’s youngest democracies thanks to Gandhi’s non-violent efforts to uphold the civil rights of people in India. We ask students who this reminds them of and every class brings up Martin Luther King. We point out that Dr. King was inspired by Gandhi. It is interesting to note that the game Parcheesi and the practice of Yoga both originated in India. We use the globe so the students can get a sense of perspective for the location of each country we travel to with our mascot.
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