Reading Log, Wiki Posts, and Field Experience Reflection

Daneika Hunt’s Reading Log for 30 books (to paste into your blog at the end of the term)

• Instructions: List the titles you read under each Genre, and use checklist below for Wiki posts. Then, highlight this material and paste it into a final blog post. I have already included (in the 30) the ones we read for discussion.

Genre / Titles you read

             I.      Non-fiction/Informational (1 reflection required on blog)    

1)      Wild Flamingos by Bruce McMillan (blog post)

2)      American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

3)      Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples

          II.      Poetry (1 reflection required on blog)

1)      What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones (required for discussion)

2)      Dinothesaurus by Douglas Florian (blog post)

3)      Meet Danitra Brown by Nikki Grimes

       III.      Modern Fantasy (1 reflection required on blog)        

1)      Babe the Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith (required for discussion)

2)      Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (blog post)

3)      The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum

       IV.      Historical Fiction (1 reflection required on blog –can be a picture book)     

1)      Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (required for discussion)

2)      Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (blog post-Booktalk)

          V.      Multicultural/Traditional (2 reflections required on blog – one can be a picture book)         

1)      Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola (blog post)

2)      Her Stories; African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales by Virginia Hamilton

3)      The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake (blog post)

       VI.      Realistic Fiction (1 reflection required on blog)

1)      Laugh Until you Cry by Jean Lowery Nixon  (required for discussion)

2)      Are you There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

3)      Flat Broke by Gary Paulsen

4)      Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary (blog post)

    VII.      Picture Books (6 reflections required on blog)

1)      Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr.  and John Archambault (required for discussion)

2)      A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (blog post)

3)      When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant (blog post)

4)      The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsburg (blog post)

5)      The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (blog post)

6)      Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (blog post)

7)      Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting

8)      Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

9)      Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

10)  Stone Soup by Marcia Brown

11)  Owl Moon by Jan Yolen

12)  The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader

13)  The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

14)  The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle

15)  Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola (blog post for Multicultural/Traditional genre)

16)  Dinothesaurus by Douglas Florian (blog post for Poetry genre)

17)  The Food Pyramid by Christine Taylor-Butler

Wiki Checklist

Instructions: Write the number of entries for each category you posted into on the Course Wiki (requirement was four total posts, in four different categories)

__1__ Social Studies

__1__ Science

__1__ Math

____ Music

__1__ Art

__2__ Reading/Language Arts

__1__ Physical Education

____ Other

Field Experience Reflection

I was fortunate to observe the SLMS at my school for one hour of field experience this bi-term.  During this time, Mrs. Barnes (who is amazing I might add) introduced first grade students to the wonderful world of poetry.  She read a variety of poems and allowed students to peruse through various poetry collections by notable authors.  In addition, she had students act out the poem, “When Tillie Ate the Chili” by Jack Prelutsky.  I enjoyed it so much I asked to borrow it immediately after and did the same lesson with my second grade students!  They loved it!

The remaining four hours of field experience were completed by me during literacy instruction.  I used knowledge gained from this course to evaluate and select quality children’s literature.  Books chosen were used to enhance instruction and foster a love for reading and writing in my students.  I implemented many comprehension strategies shared by Dr. Gibson, as well as instructional activities provided by fellow classmates to incorporate children’s literature into all content areas.

If I had to choose one Kentucky Teacher Standard I feel has been strengthened as a result of satisfying the field experience requirement, I would say Standard 2:  The Teacher Designs and Plans Instruction.  I learned how to choose quality children’s literature to supplement instruction.