| Description |
In this study group, participants will listen to book readings and take part in related activities. During each meeting, the leader will use one Caldecott-winning picture book as the theme, beginning with a reading of the book, and followed by related activities. Group leaders will generally use and/or expand on the activities described in the book, Using Caldecotts Across the Curriculum by Joan Novelli and geared toward the K-2 grade level. Activities will range from acting and crafts to language arts and arithmetic.
Sample books include: Make Way for Ducklings, The Snowy Day, Officer Buckle and Gloria, Saint George and the Dragon, Ox-Cart Man.
Sample activities include: (Examples are for The Snowy Day theme). Define and make a list of onomatopoeia words starting with those used in the book (e.g., crunch, plop); create a collage to tell a story using materials like those used in book’s illustrations; go outside and re-create the types of footprints in snow that Peter makes (e.g., toes out, toes in, dragging feet slowly); pantomime different types of snowflakes falling (e.g., fluffy flakes, icy snow). |