TIPS Literacy on the Web

TIPS Volume 3, No. 8
April, 2003

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Editor: Jeffrey L. Jones,
District Tech Resource Teacher
jjones@fayette.k12.ky.us

This website is intended for the instructional use of students and staff of Fayette County Public Schools.

TALK
Literary Book Club

Spring Story

http://teach.fcps.net/talk/lesson_display.asp?lessonID=142

Students in Ms. Duke's class at Meadowthorpe Elementary are exploring the world with their five senses. One activity they did was to read this PowerPoint book and discuss the many new things that appear during spring.

After the discussion, they completed this Kidspiration activity in which they identified things they could use their five senses for during spring. The spring book is from this site: http://www.dltk-teach.com/minibooks/spring2/

Submitted to TALK by: Mike Johnson
Grade Levels: Primary
Technology Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint, Kidspiration
Content Area(s): Science, Language Arts
Keyword: spring

We would love to include your technology based literacy activities on this site as well! If you would like to submit your own lessons, use our submission page, or you can contact Adam Brewer by email for assistance with any part of the site.

Submitted by Mike Johnson

Attention, Teachers! Below is an example review from the Literary Book Club. Have your students submit their own book reviews! All grade levels welcome! Instructions are on the site.

Attention, kids! Students with featured reviews get free books!

Title:	The Pig Who Ran a Red Light	Reviewer:	The whole class!
Author:	Johnson, Paul Brett	Teacher:	Pingleton, Stacy
Illustrator:		School:	Breckinridge Elementary

Review:
This story has a pig who drives a truck. He runs a red light. The pig acts like the cow. The pig's name is George and the cow's name is Gertrude. The pig drives on the wrong side of the road. Why did the pig drive the truck? Keep reading to find out.

The setting was on the farm. Another place in the setting was in the town. Another place was in Miss Rosemary's house.

George is a pig who is the main character. Gertrude is a flying cow. The police officer didn't believe that a pig could drive a truck. Miss Rosemary was the owner.

George thought he could fly like Gertrude, but he fell off the porch into the petunias. George wanted to drive like Gertrude. He drove the truck. Miss Rosemary called the police to get George. The police didn't believe that a pig could drive a truck. The officer gave George a ticket for driving on the wrong side of the road without a license. Did George ever fly? Keep reading to find out.

Brooke likes this book because it is funny. Austin likes this book because the pig thought he could fly. Justice likes this book because the pig drove the truck. Tori likes this book because George ran into the petunias. Faizon likes this book because the pig thought he could drive.

Submitted by Adam Brewer