I try every year to read at least one of the chapter book Bluestem nominees to my fourth and fifth grade classes even though it takes a bit of time. There's so much that can be done with a chapter book. This year we read the fabulous and strange Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman and it has been so much fun.
I have a confession though. When I read it on my own last summer I didn't really like it. It just wasn't for me. I thought maybe I was wrong about it since it was written by Neil Gaiman. He wrote Coraline! and The Graveyard Book! It has to be good! I have now read it six times to six different classes and I have decided this is a book that is absolutely made for reading aloud.
Students have been responding in writing to the book as we've read. Now as we're finishing up they're doing a little investigating into Neil Gaiman himself using his website www.mousecircus.com. Then they shared what they learned with one another via Padlet.
Take a look at what they found out.
Ms. Stumbras's class
I have a confession though. When I read it on my own last summer I didn't really like it. It just wasn't for me. I thought maybe I was wrong about it since it was written by Neil Gaiman. He wrote Coraline! and The Graveyard Book! It has to be good! I have now read it six times to six different classes and I have decided this is a book that is absolutely made for reading aloud.
Students have been responding in writing to the book as we've read. Now as we're finishing up they're doing a little investigating into Neil Gaiman himself using his website www.mousecircus.com. Then they shared what they learned with one another via Padlet.
Take a look at what they found out.
Ms. Stumbras's class
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