Posts tagged ‘Jackie Robinson’
119. Full Count: A Baseball Number Book by Brad Herzog
Retell: A numerical version of his alphabet book H is for Home Run.
Topics: baseball, numbers, Hall of Fame, Women’s League, tee ball, bat boys, Yogi Berra, Joe Nuxhall, Jackie Robinson, Little League, multiplication
Units of Study: Nonfiction, Content Area
Writing Skills: incorporating rhyme and rhythm
My Thoughts: I now have yet another genre to think about when we get to the Content-Area unit: Number Books. This is one number book that fourth graders will find to be quite interesting. Full Count follows the same format as its alphabet companion book–a rhyming poem accompanies a more detailed expository explanation of the content behind the rhyme. This book has an added bonus of having illustrations that can support a unit on multiplication. The illustration for 25, shows five groups of five baseball bats. The illustration for 50, shows 10 groups of five jerseys. If you use the TERC math curriculum you may want to use this book for the Ten-Minute Math activity, Quick Images.
106. H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet by Brad Herzog
Retell: Brad Herzog celebrates the A to Zs of baseball.
Topics: baseball, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson
Units of Study: Nonfiction, Content-Area
Reading Skills: envisionment, determining importance
Writing Skills: using alliteration, using dashes, crafting rhyme
My Thoughts: I normally don’t use alphabet books very much throughout the course of the year. This book inspires me to change my mind. This book is more sophisticated than your average alphabet book. Each page has both a rhyming description of an aspect of baseball and a more detailed description in the sidebar. I’m considering proposing alphabet books as a way to publish Content-Area pieces. During Social Studies students could make alphabet books as a way to assess their understanding of the content of a unit.
Often I’m scrambling to find read alouds that fit within one of our units of study. However, sometimes it’s nice to read something that will connect with a current event or a current class interest. For those who want to celebrate the upcoming World Series, H is for Home Run is a good choice.
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