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Grown-Ups Say the Silliest Things: Individual Title Six-Pack Pouch - Level J by Carrie WestonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book uses language cleverly to demonstrate how grown ups say things which if taken literally can be funny. This book can be used as a guided reading book for children in key stage one, where the adult can ask the children to give examples of what silly things grown ups may say, and the book includes a lot of the high frequency words, which will support children's literacy/reading skills.
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The Hodgeheg by Dick King-SmithMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Yet another brilliant Dick-King Smith book!!! This book plays with language brilliantly and children would find it amusing and possibly difficult to understand to begin with but after one explanation they would really enjoy this book. It could be used for Literacy lessons, a lot of literacy lessons!In KS1. Children could explore road safety together using mind maps or drawings. Children could also create a story board to recollect the events in the book, they could also write their own backward sentences, playing with language. The children couldren could research hedgehogs using the internet and books and write facts about them (Cross-curricular, ICT and Literacy). And much more..............
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Could also use 'Wordle Create' on PC to write key words such as hedgehog and print and stick in Literacy books.
My 5th book review:Herman's Letter by Tom Percival
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Herman’s Letter by Tom Percival
Herman’s Letter is a sweet and simple little read about a pair of best friends, Herman the Bear and Henry the Racoon. They are bestest of friends but Henry has to move far away. This book follows Herman on his epic adventure to deliver a very special letter to Henry.
I really enjoyed reading this book as it is very visual and the illustrations, also by Tom Percival, are very soft and charming. Children will love to admire the illustrations whilst following along with the story. I find it moving but also uplifting, as it is about a strong bond between two quite unlikely characters, a big brown bear and a little racoon, who are pulled apart from each other by distance.
This book would be a good story for children in Reception or Year 1 (aged 4-6) as children will be beginning to secure their own bonds/friendships with other children, therefore allowing them to become familiar with the emotions the book portrays. The book allows for the children to understand positive relationships, it could be read as part of a PSED session, as well as getting them to think about feelings and emotion. The language in the story is very descriptive which is ideal for introducing children to new vocabulary and how to use describing words. Another lovely feature of this book is the lift-flap letters on each page. Herman’s Letter would be a really good topic book that could be used in Literacy, getting children to write their own letters to a friend (suitable for Reception and Key Stage 1). Herman’s Letter is accessible for young children to read independently as well as in a class situation as the language is appropriate for them read, and most of it can be read phonetically.
This is a lovely book with a heart-warming story line that I’m sure children will fall in love with!
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/review/show... The link to your revoew, Iqra. I'm a big fan of Judy Moody too!
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Herman's Letter by Tom Percival
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Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
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I look forward to reading it! One of my favourites- great for settling children into Nursery or Reception.
Full, Full, Full of Love by Trish CookeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read this book to the children and they really enjoyed the story. They started to talk about what they do with their grandmas when they go to visit. This book has a lot of repetition and the children enjoyed repeating the words with me. By the end of the book the children could guess where the repetition is. A great book to read at the end of the day and for children to get involved and build on their communication and language skills as well as listening skills.
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Doing the Animal Bop by Jan OrmerodMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a great book that can be sung to the children. I read this book twice to the children so that they can join in the singing the second time. There were new words in the book like jive, but the children really enjoyed this book and joined in with my singing. A great book for developing expressive arts skills and children were singing together with their friends, watching each other. They were doing this co-operative lay, developing their personal, social and emotional skills. A great book!!!
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Who's in the Loo? by Jeanne WillisMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read this book with my daughter and we found it hilarious! This book has a hidden message directed at everyone. The book would be ideal for use in a hygiene or health and safety lesson, PSHE. The class could explore the importance of washing your hands after you use the loo. Also as a fun activity they could think up other animals who might be in the loo and explore the range of animals used in the book. The children could have a circle time session where they discuss the importance of hygiene. The book can be used across the curriculum. For geography children could discuss the countries or places the animals come from. Literacy they could add a new page and children could predict who is in the loo. I can imagine the range of activities this book could lead to and it is a fabulous book!
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Who's in the Bathroom?
Owl Babies by Martin WaddellMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Read Owl babies to the nursery children . All the children started to count the owls and every time baby owl cried "I want mummy"
All of the children joined in. The children were highly engaged and interacted with the text to a high degree. This book was an excellent book to read to the children, they started to use their skills of repetition, they are building their literacy skills and there was an element of mathematics involved as well. Great stuff!!
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Main Characters: James Henry Trotter, Spiker, SpongeJames’s parents are tragically eaten by a Rhinoceros; he goes to live with his two horrible aunts Spiker and Sponge. He finds that his has become boring because of the lack of fun until one day he accidently drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen.
I like this book because of Roald Dahl’s writing skills; I think reading this book to the class will excite the students and be a good way of them getting to exercise their imagination. The story will get them thinking and the different descriptions of characters portrayed in the novel will help their concentration and understanding of the book. I would see how well they can memories the story by asking questions about the characters such as the names, appearance, age, faults and traits. It will help them recognise the different personalities and give a clear inclination of the individual characters. It would assist the students with their own story writing abilities and further their knowledge on narration with thirst, second and third person point of views.
Roald DahlJames And The Giant Peach
Eat Your Peas: A Daisy BookKes GrayMain Characters: Daisy, MotherThis book is a quick and enjoyable read that includes relationships with mother and daughter and bits of humour. To get Daisy to eat her peas her mum offers a range of different bribes which get more and more outrageous. Regardless of the “bribe� Daisy refuses, she has a strong character and turns the tables on her mum at the end of the book. The story line can help the children with their progression in maths. It helps them understand the mathematical concepts of more than and less than, big numbers and small numbers as well as the increase and decrease of numbers.
The story also promotes the idea of eating healthy and eating vegetables along with the introduction of the moral of compromise. The character of the mother wants Daisy her daughter to eat her peas, but the mother does not like eating broccoli. So the child suggests that she’ll eat her pees if her mother eats her broccoli. It has child friendly illustrations and dialogue in which the children will be familiar with sitting at their own dinner table.
Main Characters: SamGreen Eggs and Ham is a much loved classic, that is not only fun to read, but also introduces the children to the idea of philosophy such as questions about the relationship between beliefs and experiences. Sam-I-Am spends the entire book offering green eggs and ham, to the narrator, who adamantly refuses to try the dish, reason being he does not like Sam-I-Am. He offers to serve the dish in a number of different locations with a number of different partners as a use of persuasion; however his persistence does not succeed until the very end, when the narrator finally caves in and tries it, only to find he loves it, and will eat it anywhere and with anyone. He also overcomes his dislike for Sam-I-Am.
It shows a lesson in not giving up and perseverance helps, teaching us all that we cannot know what we like until we have tried it. Parts of the book are written in rhyming text which will make in enjoyable to the students. The book will ignite their imaginations with wacky illustrations, mischievous characters and entertaining verses.
Dr Seuss + meGreen Eggs and Ham
Main Characters: Three Little Pigs, Big Bad Wolf This is the classic story of the three little pigs and their attempts to not get eaten by the big bad wolf. This book involves science into the students imagination and the gives the children the understanding of different materials and textures, the concept of soft, hard, strong, heavy and light by describing what the houses of each pig were built out of, and the outcome of the wolfs attempts to blow them down. It teaches the class to learn from their mistakes and with each attempt improving until they find success and has a moral of never underestimating the weak.
The Wolf destroys the homes of the first two little pigs. By the end of the story the Wolf dies and the third Little Pig lives happily ever after. This book is another good example of how good over comes evil and bullies do not prosper. The simple narration of the book has a great way of teaching young people sequencing and predicting strategies. Also the scary descriptions of the big bad wolf make it thrilling and for the class to listen to and a happy ending boosts moral amongst the class room.
The Three Little PigsElizabeth Ross
Main characters: Mum, Dad, BearThis is a book that can be enjoyed by children of all ages. It follows the exciting journey of a family as they pass through the grass, river and mud in search of the bear on the other side of the dark forest. I like the book because of its repetitive text that can be well received by a child who enjoys being read to, and allows them to participate and join in as role play for different characters.
The tempo, suspense and witty text draw the reader in so they can imagine themselves going on the hunt with the family. Also the books vivid imagery and illustration are gripping and creatively captured through the use of onomatopoeia. This is a skill that students can pick up from a very young age. The books good use of melody is catchy and engaging which makes of fun for the students. And the use of descriptive words and prepositions are useful in literacy lesson in developing sentences. As well as exclamations marks which are useful in the children’s understanding of intonation and pitch and how to use these in speech as part of the Speaking and Listening. This book could also be useful in Geography, as you follow the family's Bear hunt journey, so it could be a good resource for map planning.
Michael RosenWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
Main Characters: School Children, Pigeon This is an excellent book to read in the class room for demonstrating expressive reading to young students. The dialogue will humour the children as the pigeon in question pleads his case for taking the giant vehicle around the block, perhaps because his reasoning are so similar and to that of young kids' arguing style. The student may be able relate to aspects in the story, as the pigeon is obnoxious and naughty. The double-page, cheeky illustrations add to the comedy of the pigeon's situation.
The story will help the children grasp the concept of right and wrong. The book shows examples of persuasive writing and techniques as the pigeon tries to wheedle, wine and bargain his way into driving the bus and the kids can join in by all responding to “no� to the pigeons efforts over and over again. The pictures are clear s helping the children’s understanding of the pigeon’s emotions as they convey the pigeons tone and expression, when the character gets angry it becomes easily recognisable for students to identify. So this can be good for role play and creativity.
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!Mo Willems
Main Character: Sophie, Mum, Dad, TigerThis book is a funny story with aspects of anarchy which children will find enjoyable as they are fascinated by animals that are magical and mysterious. An unexpected visitor in the form of a Tiger joins a young girl and her mother for tea and ends up eating all the food and drinks all the drinks in the house, leaving nothing for her daddy when he returns home. The book has a moral meaning and gives a strong example of sharing. The young girl did not complain to the tiger for eating or drinking instead she was offering him more. This could be helpful the classroom installing an idea of basic forms of friendship and helping one another.
The illustration is clear, colourful and expressive and creates a believable scenario. I feel the story could be used to help inspire young children not only with creative writing but also with their art skills to create their own extraordinary guest to tea. I would get all of the children involved by asking them different questions; such as what they think might happen next, or what they think the tiger will do next and what types of food might the Tiger find if he came to their homes.
The Tiger Who Came to TeaJudith Kerr
UEL Primary PGCE 2013-14
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