Light at the end of the tunnel

Still going through the CYRM books. Lesson was ok but needs more active participation. A few kids had great insights, though. One actually figured out that the basket was the narrator because it represented multiple generations. Wow! For the older kids, I need to come up with a lesson that uses active participation and helps them to learn about WWII and the Warsaw ghetto to go along with The Cats in Krashinski Square. Fortunarly, with the LCD, I'll be able to show them some actual photographs and tie it in with Anne Frank.

It'll be interesting to see which books win. So far, My Lucky Day seems the most popular for younger kids. Other LMT's seem to think it's because it's a familiar type story (3 little pigs-ish). The next book, The Best Pet of All, doesn't appeal to me much but, sometimes, kids are delighted by things that don't resonate with adults at all. I'll be interested to see what their reaction is.

Book checkout next week so not much time for a lesson but I'll at least be able to intro the next books and work on some background information.

Monday kids are behind due to holidays. Even though a couple of classes switched with Tuesday or Wednesday groups, they're still mostly behind by 2 or 3 weeks. Sigh.

posted by Bookworm @ 6:09 PM