Literacy Speed Dating

New Entrant Teacher Mt Pleasant School

Looking at art and responding to Big Books.
Vivid goes onto stationary list so that each class has a set of black vivids
for ard.

To Town (Big Book)
Make a road map of children going to town in different transport modes.
Using a range of old recycling containers to make a transport that they could use
to go to town.

Bubbles (Reaing to read)
Make own bubble blowers (language experience), try them out using bubble
mixture then write about their experience the next day. (Photos of children
using their blowers)

Smile said Dad
Mirror so children could make different expressions and see these
expressions.
Changed the story to Smile said Mr Murphy with photos of every child
doing something. Made into a big book for Library Corner. Also a black and
white copy for each child for home

Greedy Cat
Using adjectives to describe different things that Greedy Cat does.
Using thinking hats to provide ideas about Greedy Cat

The Publishing and Display Handbook , by Sheena Cameron (keen going
back to this)


Story Bags (Story Sacks)
Wendy Dobson


Tricia Carroll
Deputy Principal @ New Brighton

Getting the most out of picture books.
What do authors think is important about the book (all authors have a
message they are portraying)
Props
Imagination

Fancy Nancy, by Jane OConnor think about props
Pete the Cat, by Eric Litwin youtube & retellings on this book
The Black Rabbit, by Phillappa Leathers
Oh My George!, by Chris Haughton
The Lion and the Mouse add actions to retelling
Collections of books fables

Imagine, by Norman
Good G&T book