Today I met an amazing author at the annual Reading/Language Arts Conference for my master's program!!
Alexis O'Neill has written four wonderful stories, two of which are classroom favorites!! She was so sweet and full of energy! She had us singing and acting out her stories, which was tons of fun to do and watch!
This is a GREAT book about bullying where a new kid stands up to a bully by asking her to play! It also happens to be one of my students' favorite read alouds! I can't wait to tell them I met the author!!
One of my favorite parts of the book:
Mean Jean was Recess Queen
and nobody said any different.
Nobody swung until Mean Jean swung.
Nobody kicked until Mean Jean kicked.
Nobody bounced until Mean Jean bounced.
If kids ever crossed her, she'd push 'em and smoosh 'em
lollapaloosh 'em, hammer 'em, slammer 'em
kitz and kajammer 'em.
Until a new kid came to school!
and nobody said any different.
Nobody swung until Mean Jean swung.
Nobody kicked until Mean Jean kicked.
Nobody bounced until Mean Jean bounced.
If kids ever crossed her, she'd push 'em and smoosh 'em
lollapaloosh 'em, hammer 'em, slammer 'em
kitz and kajammer 'em.
Until a new kid came to school!
And as she said, she didn't want to just "tell" that Jean was mean, she wanted to "show" it! Great example for students when they are working on their own writing! Going from just saying, "Jean was mean," to showing it with lots of great details!
Estela's Swap
This is another sweet story about a girl who tries to sell her music box at a swap meet in order to earn money for Ballet Folklorico lessons. It is a great lesson on selflessness and generosity!!
The next two books were new to me! One of them I bought today, and the other one they didn't have so I ordered it online!
Loud Emily is a fun story about a girl who was loud since the day she was born and her quest to find somewhere she fits in! Another great story, which many students I'm sure can relate to! :)
This is the book that wasn't available today, so I ordered it online! It is a book about friendship and the divide that sometimes occurs when a new kid joins the class! Again, another great book that all kids can relate to! This one is perfect to follow The Recess Queen because it focuses on boy characters, whereas the other story featured two main girls. Also, the illustrator included pictures of the characters from The Recess Queen! So fun!
I LOVE children's books and am always excited to add new ones to my collection for read alouds!!
Awesome. The Recess Queen sounds like a great 'anti-bullying' book
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I'm going to have to check out "Loud Emily." I have a student who is always loud.
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The Recess Queen is one of my favorite books! It's a great book to read the first week of school. I haven't read any of the others, but I'm going to the library today, so I'll keep my eyes open!
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Owl Things First
The Recess Queen is a great book. I use it to teach about bullying at the beginning of the year.
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Smiling In Second Grade
I love The Recess Queen and look forward to reading more of her books! That's an awesome experience!!
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Learning Is Something to Treasure
How COOL!! I use the Recess Queen at the beginning of the year and then we do a reader's theater of it later in the year which the kids love!
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Tori's Teacher Tips
I love meeting authors! It feels like I am meeting a rock star! I love the Recess Queen and will have to check out these other great books.
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