Bookworms
- As teachers we always complain that children have stopped reading. Though it is absolutely true, we have to ask ourselves if our children have stopped reading because we have stopped reading as well. We also have to ask if we have stopped teaching reading the way it should be; fun. Too many reports, quizzes, tests and deadlines may well spoil the fun. What follows is a list of books I like to read even as an adult, and try to use or hope one day to be able to use in one of my classes.
Mystery Books for Restless Young Minds
- Mystery books are a great way to sparkle that mystery flame in a classroom. It keeps the kids on their toes, exercises the brain and is a good way to teach inference and problem solving skills.Above all it is absolutely fun.
The Case of the Chocolate Fingerprints (Clue Jr. #3)
Eight cases for your students to solve within minutes! Time for some careful reading and catching the culprit!I use it for quick lesson starts in unruly classes and as a model for creative writing projects. The possibilities are endless.In weeks to follow I will include a creative writing project we did with my older students based on this book. The children in pairs wrote their own mystery stories that the rest of the class tried to solve. A kidnapped queen, a questionable policeman and a murdered bookshop owner were some of the characters the children made up. We sure had fun!!
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