We are now beginning "Charlotte's Web", an animal fantasy genre, and looking closely at our core author, E. B. White. We will be using literature circles as the organization of the presentation of this unit. While the class reads and discusses "Charlotte's Web", I will be reading "Cricket In Times Square" to them.
Find out more about Beverly Cleary's characters and books when you click on this link. It even has a character game! http://www.beverlycleary.com/index.html
Hear an interview with Beverly Cleary by students at this site. http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/cleary
A nice site to discover more about E.B. White. http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/08/03/lifetimes/white.html
A great link to activities for "Charlotte's Web" http://school.familyeducation.com/literature/childrens-book/34670.html
Cricket in Times Square, vocabulary activities http://www.quia.com/hm/172266.html
Children's book reviews...check out what other children think about the book you are reading or one you are thinking about reading. http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/title.php3?grade=&title=The%20Cricket%20in%20Times%20Square