Journalistic Quest

Part VI: In which our heroine begins teaching in Federal Way, WA.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Taking Another Look at Things

These books give students the opportunity to look at letters and images in a different way than they usually do.


The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book, Lisa Campbell Ernst

Each letter of the alphabet is turned 45 degrees at a time to reveal a new picture (K becomes a cat's whiskers, a bird's beak, etc.). This is a good opportunity to challenge students to find different pictures in abstract blocks of color.



Look! Look! Look!, Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

Three mice discover an art postcard and each explore their interpretations of the painting based on color, line, and shape. The mice also talk about how to write and send a postcard. Just think of the activities you could springboard from this!

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