Sunshine State Young Reader Award
Titles for 2008-2009
****Another trial source ... my first NING...
Grades 3-5
The authors have already been linked to a biography page or their own personal web sites. The Editorial Reviews on each of the books are from Amazon.
As the books are read... I will add curriculum ties and lesson ideas to this wiki page. At the bottom of this page I have also attached 2 FileMaker Pro data bases . I will house the question one on a FMPro server for any teachers to access within Pinellas... just send me an email for directions.. The other is a fun way for kids to create reviews sheets by creating a bingo game.. It was created with FilemakerPro also.
Summary from the site:
Last Years Vote Totals....
And the winner was...........
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Outside Resources
http://myssyra.org/grades3_5/35list.html
08Annot3-5.pdf
The New Books for this year......
Lex: 680
Four kids share a secret--a homework machine. Everything is great for a while, but soon the machine becomes more powerful than they ever imagined, and even its inventor is powerless to stop it.
f.m. 6/08 -- haven't read the book yet -- but did read his great article about saving the environment on his web site!.. a must see for all teachers to assign to the kids. Be sure to check it out.....
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8/08-- finished this one now.. READ it You will enjoy it... brings up some good value question and friendship issues.
The Blue Ghost
by Marion Dane Bauer
Lex 440
While visiting her grandmother's log cabin, Liz encounters the ghost of her great-great-great grandmother and suddenly finds that she has been transported back in time. A good first chapter mystery novel for the beginning reader.
Reviews: (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375931791/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)
Outside Resources:
http://www.mariondanebauer.com/bkpages/bk_blueghost.html
another wiki page http://pcsb.pbwiki.com/The+Blue+Ghost
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
Lex: 790
Editorial Reviews http://www.amazon.com/Clementine-Sara-Pennypacker/dp/B0014JVUMS/ref=pd_sim_b_title_5
No Talking.
Lex: 820
f.m.6/08--- Ok this one has taken the lead for me so far! Another great Clements novel! I loved it, loved the ideas of no talking increasing the creativity and thinking skills of the students.. Loved the teachers ideas .. and also the relationships of the students with peers and adults.. a lot of good discussion possibilities... Be sure to check out Title peak for some good reviews of the book. love the connection to Ghandi..
The “unshushables,” Dave Packer’s fifth-grade classmates, are known for being nonstop talkers. After
Dave learns that Mahatma Gandhi practiced being silent one day a week to bring order to his mind,
he decides to try it. An encounter with Lynsey, another fifth-grade talker, initiates a contest between
the boys and girls for the next 48 hours. The principal and teachers negatively react to the contest
and insist that the students return to their previous behavior. Consequently, Dave finds himself in the
middle of a swirling controversy. This fast-paced, thought-provoking story will quickly grab readers
and could lead to interesting class discussions. (Grades 3-6)
by Cynthia Lord
New York : Scholastic Inc, c2006 2007 (1st Schoastic printing).
Lex: 780
fm,6/08 - Great book dealing with a 5th graders reactions to having an autistic brother.. and then making friends with a boy.. having a new neighbor move in - a girl - give lots of hope for a new dream friendship. A great lesson would be having students communicate; using bliss symbols for a day.
The Sloppy Copy Slipup by DyAnne DiSalvo.
Lex 590
9/2008 -- another good book! Since it is about a Fourth-grader Brian Higman and his worries about how his teacher Miss Fromme--nicknamed The General--will react when he fails to hand in a writing assignment, I am sure most of the students will enjoy reading this book. And it is surprising how he ends up being able to tell his story, after all.
FileMaker Pro DB for kids............ questions & an easy to use Bingo card maker.
SSYRA Quest-2008-09 .fp5
Bingo Card maker5.5 copy.....
08Annot3-5.pdf
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