Things Mrs. Bruce Said I Needed to Know For the Final
This book, written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll, was the first children's book written solely for entertainment
What is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
These German brothers wrote down folk tales of the German people, stories are often more "scary" than what we think of
Who are the Grimm brothers?
This classroom practice has students "perform" a play through reading a script, a fun way for students to read & reread a passage
What is Readers Theater?
These two things work together to tell a story in a picture book
What are words & illustrations?
The Library of Congress called this "America's Homegrown Fairy Tale"
What is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
These "fairy tales" are broken, they are not traditional, we know their author
What are fractured fairy tales?
You should always do this before reading a book aloud to a student
Book clubs for kids where students read books then get in small groups to discuss them
What are literature circles?
This 19th century illustrator contributed so much to children's literature that a special award for picture books is now named after him
Who is Randolph Caldecott?
Universal theme(s) found in fairy tales
What is rich vs. poor, good vs. evil, weak vs. strong, young vs. old, beautiful vs. ugly?
These picture books are unique in that they don't have words, but instead rely solely on the illustrations to tell the story
What are wordless picture books?
Questions that are not answered with yes/no, should open up conversation
What are compelling questions?
A major children's literary award was named after this 18th century English publisher, known as the "Father of Children's Literature"
Who is John Newbery?
The ability to form good ideas about what is good & right, fairy tales help feed & grow this in children
What is the moral imagination?
Clapping out syllables, rhyming words, & manipulating phonemes all support this pillar of literacy
What is phonemic awareness?
Quite possibly the best thing a parent can do for small children to give them a great foundation in literacy
What is reading aloud?
The term "picture book" does not describe a genre but instead describes this
What is format?
This Danish author included religious themes in many of his works, one of which is "The Snow Queen"
Who is Hans Christian Andersen?
These are picture books that you can use with students to model for them a particular writing skill, example of high-quality writing
What are mentor texts?
Characters in these stories are not well-developed, don't change much during the story, some don't even get proper names!
What are folk tales?