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Caldecott Decades

Jeopardy 100, 200, 300, 400, 500

Students will learn brief summaries of Caldecott books as well as their titles.

Students will learn the objectives used to award books.

Approximately six weeks period

1 to 2 weeks to read and discuss what caldecott books are

1 to 2 weeks to start prewriting

1 to 2 editing and illustrating

How to sign up

If this project is open for others to participate in, include how to sign up. Include registration deadlines. 3rd, 4th, and 5th Maybe 3 or 4 schools

IP or ISDN?

IP

Learner Outcomes

What state and/or national standards are you addressing? What are the curriculum benchmarks? What do you expect your learners to accomplish?

Methods and Activities

Pre-Activities

• Introduce students to a variety of Caldecott winners and honor books through read alouds, booktalks, united streaming, and videos.

• Teacher and Library media specialists provide students with a background of the award and discuss winning qualities. Compare and contrast caldecott titles to non-caldecott titles.

• Encourage students to check out Caldecotts from the library.

• Bulletin boards and learning displays are created to motivate students to read from the selection.

• Booktalk several titles. Discuss the purpose of a booktalk and what they include. Students work with partners to create booktalks. Booktalks can be shared through a video conference.

• Students write and publish stories.

• Students use a variety of art mediums to create new book jackets for caldecott books.

• Create a timeline of caldecotts through the years. Students put titles in the correct sequence.

• Hold a Mock Caldecott Election

• Read selections without illustrations and allow students to create mental images. Read agani showing illustrations.

Post - Activities

• Publishing celebration where students share the titles they have wrtitten.

• Dress as a favorite character from a caldecott winner.

• Write a letter to an illustrator of a calldecott winner.

What audio/visual aids, handouts, etc. will you use?

Videoconference Details.

Time: The total conference should take no more than 45 minutes.

Responsibilities:

What will students do?

Create name tags and a banner showing where they are from.

What will teachers do?

Teachers need to create Jeopardy game board. Work is divided by decades. Test equipment. Test connections. Familiarize students with equipment (connect with another school)

Preset Cameras to Panelists, game screen.

Agenda:

Time frame: 50 minutes

10 minutes Welcome and Introductions. Classsmates share their location and current information about their school and community.

5 minutes One facilitator needs to explain the game and rules to the students.

30 minutes As a class, students will compete with other classes in a jeopardy style format reviewing Caldecott award winners.

5 minutes Discussion and wrap up.

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