Hello Parents,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your child has brought home a Traveling Bag of Books.

Provided in this bag you will find:

 

1. A Parent Letter that explains how the bag works.

2. A directions sheet

3. A few related activities for children to complete

4. A Sign off sheet that everything has been complete.

 

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this assignment.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Rutan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I read the following books by David Wiesner with my child:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1.   _____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.     ___________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Child’s Signature: 

 

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Parents Signature: 

 

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Date:  ___________________________________________

 

 

 

Dear Parents:

 

     You can make a profound difference in your child's ability to read by spending time with your son or daughter reading good books together. Help your child become a more successful reader by reading to him or her each day.
     Current research shows that children who are read to at home have a distinct advantage academically over children who are not read at home.  In order to promote a love of reading, I have created a book bag for the children to take home and read.  Your child has brought home a “Traveling Bag of Books” that he/she found interesting.  Inside the bag you will find books with a similar theme or genre that are visually appealing and have notable content.  
      Please take time each evening (approximately 10 - 15 minutes) to read these stories to your child or have your child read to you.  After you have enjoyed these books for a week with your child, please return the bag of books and its contents back to school along with the Parent Sign Off sheet.
Some suggested questions you may wish to ask your child are:
What is the stories theme?  Who are the main characters?  Secondary characters? What is the plot?  Setting?  What happened first in the story?  What happened in the middle of the story?  What happened at the end of the story?
Was there a problem in the story?  If so, what was it?  How was the problem solved?
What is the genre of the story:  fiction?  Non-fiction?  Fairy tale?  Biography?
Did your child enjoy the story?  Why or why not?  How do the pictures add to the storyline?

Thank you,                                                                                                                 

 

Mrs. Rutan

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Activity Sheet for “Flotsam”

 

Please read ”Flotsam” by David Wiesner

After reading the story have your child pick one of their favorite pages from the story and write a paragraph for that page. Some ideas for their paragraph of the scene have your child look for the camera and write about who found it, how the creature found it and how it got to its next destination.  Have them also note what’s believable and unbelievable about the scene.  Then have your child re-create the drawing on the page with paper provided.

Provided is a disposable camera have your child catch two images of things they think are unique!  This is a great brain building activity and is very good for observation skills!  Return camera with traveling book bag,  I will have photos developed after roll is complete and we will view and discuss images in class.  Then we will create our own unique story.

Also enclosed is a magnifying glass and some shells for your child to explore.

Enclosed in bag:

“Flotsam” the book

Magnifying glass

5 shells

Disposable camera

Sheet of white construction paper to write paragraph and draw picture

If you have any questions please contact me at 937-9116  X3202 or mrutan@aldenschools.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity Sheet for” Sector 7”

 

 

Please read ”Sector 7” by David Wiesner

" Wiesner says, the picture book itself is an important way for children to learn to read images.

"It's not just about reading the words, you have to read into the pictures,"

"Recognizing how the characters convey unstated information is as necessary for development as is learning to read."

As you read the story together have your child write down words, in the notebook provided, that he or she feels relates to the story.

Have your child pick his or her favorite page in the story and write a poem to go with the page using the words that they wrote in the notebook.  They should write something that makes sense based on the pictures.

After reading Sector 7, tell your child that they have been asked by the "cloudmaker" to design new clouds. The old models are getting boring and people need to see something new in the sky. On a blue piece of construction paper have your child make their own cloud shapes using cotton balls, glue and construction paper that has been provide for them. Let your child get as creative as they wanted, using the story to generate ideas.

Enclosed in bag:

“Sector 7” the book

Bag of cotton balls

Sheet of blue construction paper to create your new cloud

Line paper to write your poem

Notebook and glue

If you have any questions please contact me at 937-9116  X3202 or mrutan@aldenschools.org

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