Something old, something new, something borrowed ... Yesterday it was "something true." to finish our rhyme. Today? Well, it's something
valued.Okay, it isn't a perfect alliteration, but I tried!
Although reading is a timeless skill, what we read - and how we read - change. Some of the books we loved as kids would seem hokey now. Some have references that wouldn't make sense to kids - phone booths? telephone dials? what are they? What hooked us - maybe a classic Nancy Drewor Anne of Green Gables or Heidi or Journey to the Center of the Earth - wouldn't work for many of our 21st Century kids. There was no
realistic fiction back in the day - no edginess, no taboo subjects, and the good guys usually won. It's different now - not better, not worse - different.
Donalyn Miller (aka the Book Whisperer) and her group of rabid readers are going to help us embrace the differences and bring them together. They're talking all kinds of books, sometimes pairing books we loved with modern classics. Whether you're trying to get a pre-reader excited about books or trying to keep a pre-teen reading, they've got lots of ideas.
Here's today's lineup.
- Donalyn Miller has “Something Old, Something New: Pairing Classic and New Favorites” at The Book Whisperer blog
- Danielle Smith has “When I Was Young: The Books That Got Them Started” at There’s a Book
- Tess Alfonsin shares some “Childhood Favorites” at Reading Countess blog
- For some “Dystopian Science Fiction” ideas, see what Kate Sutherland suggests at Kate’s Book blog
- “Read Alouds in the Secondary Classroom” at RAW INcK Blog (still waiting on the URL)
- Professor Nana has “The New Classics: New Books for Tweens on Classic Themes” at The Goddess of YA blog
- Hilde Garcia is sharing some “First Lines from Children’s Books”at The Pen and Ink Blog
Do you have some suggestions of books that bring favorite/classic stories to a modern audience.? We'd love to hear them. Reading is a way to connect with your kids ... share the stories, swap books, laugh, cry ... make these the classics YOUR kids remember!
As has been our practice, we will update the direct links to the individual posts as they go live. You can also follow the discussions on Twitter. We're using the #SAS2010 hashtag.
Kids love nonfiction books.
That's a fact!
Sorry, I couldn't resist. Before you decide nonfiction = boring, you might want to take a stroll around the village today. Nonfiction - particularly nonfiction picture books - may be the perfect lure for reluctant readers.
At the
Reading Zone, today's host Sara Mulhern has two posts. In addition to
introducing Day 3 of Share a Story, she has a great piece about
pairing nonfiction with fiction in the classroom, complete with reviews of a few science/nature books for use in middle school, she links you to great ideas by other nonfiction lovers.
As has been our practice, we will update the direct links to the individual posts as they go live. You can also follow the discussions on Twitter. We're using the #SAS2010 hashtag.
It may still be Day 1 here in the Western Hemisphere, but it's already Day 2 in Australia, where Susan Stephenson (
the Book Chook) lives, so ...
Welcome to Day 2 of
Share a Story ~ Shape a Future. If you're just joining us, then double welcome! We're glad you've found us and can't wait to hear your stories and ideas. (image credit: It Takes a Village logo created by Susan Stephenson at
ToonDoo.com)
When we started brainstorming about the idea of a literacy blog tour way back in the Aughts (08 to be exact), we knew early on that we wanted to create a venue that showed how reading is relevant to a child's development, but also to offer literacy ideas in ways that were accessible to everyone.
Well, today's host, Susan Stephenson of
The Book Chook, has taken that idea to a whole new level (and another continent)! She and her guests are talking about everything from "low-tech" storytelling and singing to letting kids create stop-motion videos. So let's get started ...
We hear stories before we read them, so it only seems natural that Susan opens the day with a pair of interviews with storytellers. Join her for her chats with Francie Dillon and Helen Evans at the
Book Chook. Then *hear* some more stories ...
Sometimes we have to be a little creative when it comes to getting kids interested in activities related to reading. If you're looking for ways to sneak in some literacy ...
- Join Joyce Grant at Getting Kids Reading to get ideas on ways to Get Active Kids Reading.
- Pull out all stops. Amy Mascott shares some of her tips for getting a little sneaky at Teach Mama.
- Think pictures. Rebecca Taylor talks about Combining Art with Liter
The first book that comes to my mind that brings a classic theme and feel to a new audience is The Penderwicks (and the sequel). So lovely!!
Today's posts were a lovely stroll down memory lane, with a few new ideas thrown in, too. Fun!!
It was a lot of fun. It was amazing to me how many books that were memorable but that I had forgotten about. And it was so sweet of Pam to add classics for her Thursday Three at Booklights, too.
Today's posts were great!! It was fun to discover some new classics and revisit some old ones!! Thanks for the memories!!
Once again, I've done my little summary, but also introduced how I'm honoring this week with my weekly feature Fairy Tale Fridays. I hope you can join in with us tomorrow too!!
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