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From: Christine A. Jenkins <cajenkin_at_illinois.edu>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:02:08 -0500 (CDT)
Good Read-alouds
When I was an elementary school librarian, there was a class of 4th graders that I came to dread. It appeared that all they *really* wanted to do was fight. Most of it was verbal, some of it was play, some was real. Needless to say, I found it tiresome and annoying (which I'm sure was part of the fun). I tried a number of strategies to have their time in the library be a pleasurable time *without* the pleasure of fighting. The *only* thing that worked was reading aloud to them. They didn't want anything that resembled a picture book. Their library period was 25 minutes, so I found read-alouds that would last 15-20 minutes, which gave them enough time to look for books, but not enough to really get a good start on fighting.
As you can tell, they went for humor. These ones were the ones they were especially enthusiastic. Imagine a class of self-identified tough fourth grades chanting:
"All RIGHT! Piggle Wiggle! Piggle Wiggle! Piggle Wiggle!"
Betty MacDonald Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.
Ann Cameron The Stories that Julian Tells. More Stories that Julian Tells. Julian, Secret Agent. Julian's Glorious Summer. Julian, Dream Doctor. The Stories Huey Tells. More Stories Huey Tells. Gloria's Way.
Maurice Dolbier. The Magic Shop. (This has been out of print for quite a while, but it's definitely worth looking for.)
Louis Sachar. Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Wayside School get a little stranger. Wayside School is falling down.
Levy, Elizabeth. Something Queer at the Lemonade Stand Something Queer in the Library Something Queer in the Haunted School Something Queer on Vacation (I know I said that they didn't want anything that looked like a picture book, but for these they made an exception).
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Christine A. Jenkins, Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 E. Daniel Champaign, IL 61820 217 244-7452 - voice 217 244-3302 - fax cajenkin_at_illinois.edu
Received on Sun 17 Apr 2011 05:02:08 PM CDT
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:02:08 -0500 (CDT)
Good Read-alouds
When I was an elementary school librarian, there was a class of 4th graders that I came to dread. It appeared that all they *really* wanted to do was fight. Most of it was verbal, some of it was play, some was real. Needless to say, I found it tiresome and annoying (which I'm sure was part of the fun). I tried a number of strategies to have their time in the library be a pleasurable time *without* the pleasure of fighting. The *only* thing that worked was reading aloud to them. They didn't want anything that resembled a picture book. Their library period was 25 minutes, so I found read-alouds that would last 15-20 minutes, which gave them enough time to look for books, but not enough to really get a good start on fighting.
As you can tell, they went for humor. These ones were the ones they were especially enthusiastic. Imagine a class of self-identified tough fourth grades chanting:
"All RIGHT! Piggle Wiggle! Piggle Wiggle! Piggle Wiggle!"
Betty MacDonald Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.
Ann Cameron The Stories that Julian Tells. More Stories that Julian Tells. Julian, Secret Agent. Julian's Glorious Summer. Julian, Dream Doctor. The Stories Huey Tells. More Stories Huey Tells. Gloria's Way.
Maurice Dolbier. The Magic Shop. (This has been out of print for quite a while, but it's definitely worth looking for.)
Louis Sachar. Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Wayside School get a little stranger. Wayside School is falling down.
Levy, Elizabeth. Something Queer at the Lemonade Stand Something Queer in the Library Something Queer in the Haunted School Something Queer on Vacation (I know I said that they didn't want anything that looked like a picture book, but for these they made an exception).
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Christine A. Jenkins, Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 E. Daniel Champaign, IL 61820 217 244-7452 - voice 217 244-3302 - fax cajenkin_at_illinois.edu
Received on Sun 17 Apr 2011 05:02:08 PM CDT
