For this weeks CRR I used the book, Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson. This book was about a little boy who got jealous of his best friend when he began to play with the little boy who just moved to the neighborhood. He began to think if the other boy as his enemy. Then his dad told him about this recipe he had that would help his son to get rid of his enemy, but it was a secret and the little boy was not allowed to know it! While the father was preparing the "enemy pie" the little boy went and asked the new little boy to come play with him, after a little while he began to have fun with his enemy. Then after lunch and playing even more, he began to like the little boy even more! So finally when the dad comes and calls them for dinner, they are having too much fun they didn't want to go in. After dinner, the dad brings out the enemy pie and begins to cut and serve it. His son tries to give him hints that he is friends with the new little boy and that he should not serve the enemy pie. The little boy gets so nervous then finally tell the other little bot that it is poisoned and the dad begins to laugh and then he realizes that it's just a typical pie, and it won't do anything to his "enemy"! This book was so cute!
Chapter Three was about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) where you have to make sure to include all students and make sure they are all getting equal treatment and opportunities (page 43). This ties into the story because right off the bat the little boy marked the new little boy as his enemy and never gave him a chance. Everyone one deserves a chance and equal opportunity that everyone else has. The chapter also talked about motivating your students and other ways to be a good teacher and that ties in with the dad's role in the book. He was the one who had the idea for enemy pie and he was also the one who told his son to go talk to the new little boy and ask him to play; these events lead up to all positives for both little boys and they learned to get along and to give people a chance.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
CRR 2
A Bad Case of Stripes was about a little girl who worried too much about what other people thought about her. No one could figure out who or what she really was! In the end, she learned to not be anything but herself. Even when the other kids thought she was weird for something she liked like lima beans, she was proud and did not care what they said about her, she was herself and that’s all that matters.
Chapter two was about how children learn and interpret things through observations and experiences. It talks about the roles that linguistic, cognitive, social and emotional factors have an effect on children’s development. For example, in the chapter it talked about her friend’s daughter Rachel who absolutely loved a certain book because of her mom’s positive attitude and emotions during the reading, the social dialogue that happens during the story, and the language that is used to get her to really think and understand the story. The chapter also talks about students’ responses and what they get out of books because of their backgrounds. This has to do with the story because it talks about how all kids are different and no one kid perceives things how everyone else does. Each student needs to be confident in them self and have confidence in where they came from and how they perceive things. Students feed off of others so it’s important to have an overall positive outlook on children’s literature.
Chapter two was about how children learn and interpret things through observations and experiences. It talks about the roles that linguistic, cognitive, social and emotional factors have an effect on children’s development. For example, in the chapter it talked about her friend’s daughter Rachel who absolutely loved a certain book because of her mom’s positive attitude and emotions during the reading, the social dialogue that happens during the story, and the language that is used to get her to really think and understand the story. The chapter also talks about students’ responses and what they get out of books because of their backgrounds. This has to do with the story because it talks about how all kids are different and no one kid perceives things how everyone else does. Each student needs to be confident in them self and have confidence in where they came from and how they perceive things. Students feed off of others so it’s important to have an overall positive outlook on children’s literature.
CRR 1
The book was about a little girl who was very close to her family and all her family members were able to read on time. When it came time for her to be able to read, she couldn’t. She soon began to lose confidence in herself and began to think that she would never be able to read. After her grandmother passed away, her and her family moved away from the farm. She thought she could have a whole new life and have a fresh start where her peers wouldn’t know she couldn’t read. Well, that was not how it worked out when she finally began classes at her new school. Other students would tease her and make comments at her, especially the boy who sat behind her. Thanks goodness Mr. Falker was able to her reduce the bullying she had to put up with and gave a little more confidence, but the one boy just kept pushing her buttons and calling her names. One day she skipped recess and went to her typical hiding spot and the boy found her and began to say mean things to her. Mr. Falker heard the commotion and came to her rescue. She was never teased again and Mr. Falker worked with her every day on her reading skills and in no time she was able to read. He explained that she just saw the letters and numbers on the pages in a different way from the other students.
Chapter one was about the importance of children’s literature. It talks about how it’s evolved throughout time and how far it’s come. It explains how important reading is for children because it helps them to understand things from everyday things to rare occurrences. For examples some books are about children who have parents going through a divorce, children at younger ages can relate to that. It talks about the importance of reading at a young age as far as developmental reasons; better language acquisition, reading comprehension, vocabulary, story patterns, fluency, writing skills, and an overall positive attitude towards reading. This related to the book because the little girl was unable to read and in the grandfathers saying when he put the honey on the book, reading is how she would pretty much gain knowledge. Books are great ways for children to learn morals, lessons, right from wrong, and ways of dealing with difficult times. The little girl was unable to read and it caused her to have a lower self-esteem and that lead her to not wanting to read. Children’s Literature is extremely important for children’s development.
Chapter one was about the importance of children’s literature. It talks about how it’s evolved throughout time and how far it’s come. It explains how important reading is for children because it helps them to understand things from everyday things to rare occurrences. For examples some books are about children who have parents going through a divorce, children at younger ages can relate to that. It talks about the importance of reading at a young age as far as developmental reasons; better language acquisition, reading comprehension, vocabulary, story patterns, fluency, writing skills, and an overall positive attitude towards reading. This related to the book because the little girl was unable to read and in the grandfathers saying when he put the honey on the book, reading is how she would pretty much gain knowledge. Books are great ways for children to learn morals, lessons, right from wrong, and ways of dealing with difficult times. The little girl was unable to read and it caused her to have a lower self-esteem and that lead her to not wanting to read. Children’s Literature is extremely important for children’s development.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Introduction
My name is Kirstin Machain and I am 20 years old. I am from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where I attended Northampton Community College for two years before I transferred to Lock Haven University. I'm pretty much a sophomore all over again because half of my credits didn't transfer and I had quite a bit of experience working with children already. One of the things that I liked most about working with elementary school students was when I was tutoring 3rd graders and they had one of those "Aha!" moments. I enjoy working with children and I can not wait to have my own classroom. I have three dogs, Kramer, Stella, and Dutch (my dog). I am shy when you first meet me, but after a little while I open up and like to have fun and laugh. For fun I like to go shopping, watch movies, work out, play/watch sports, go to the club, going to the beach, visit with my family, and just hanging out with my friends. I am all about Philadelphia teams; Eagles, Phillies, and the Flyers. I am not a chocolate fan, i find it disgusting. I am the youngest of five children; three brothers and one sister. I have three dogs, Kramer (mutt), Stella (Jug), and Dutch (boxer) who is my actual dog. I am not big on reading, unless it's something that I am actually interested in which is very rare. That's pretty much it!
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