Blog #2
For this week's book blog I decided to do it on Dr. Suess's Surprising Word Book, "The Shape of Me and Other Stuff". This book is for Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Another way that you could use this book for would be to have your older students read to a younger class. Having the older kids read to the younger kids can be a good community outreach for the older ages. This book helps students look into the shapes around them. It looks at shapes such as a bug, a balloon and a bed while comparing shapes that are made up such as a Blogg. A Blogg is a made up character that in is many of Dr. Suess's books. At the end of this book it makes sure to show that the characters are happy with the shapes that they are and this shows good moral value. The illustrations in this book are simple yet they show a lot of emotion. This book can be a good tool for every K-2 classroom.
This book can help to boost a junior high age kid's self-esteem because they can read it to the younger kids, and help them to learn how to read better. Also, the made-up words can help to reinforce the children's reading ability to sound words out and pronounce them quickly. If the word rhymes, they read it correctly. This book can be used for a variety of different lesson plans. Good pick!
ReplyDeleteWho doesn’t love Dr. Seuss? I think this book would be beneficial to middle school children as they are beginning to learn about fractions. Shapes and fractions are often used together as visual aids. Also you would be surprised at how many middle school students don’t know all their shapes. This book could be a fun refresher for them! I like that you thought out of "the box" with this book! Good Pick!
ReplyDeleteDr. Seuss books are always a great pick. His books appeal to boys and girls and children from different cultures and back ground because he doesn’t refer to any specific culture. Because of the way Dr. Seuss books are written and the terminology used, these are universal books and I feel that’s what makes them so popular. This book in particular not only appeals to a younger audience but you can also use the book to teach compare and contrast to 3rd-4th grade classes.
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