Today the Bookworms began reading the work of our second author concentration of the session, Adam Rubin. The students were read Rubin's latest publication, Robo-Sauce and wow did they love it. Maybe it was the all the wonderful onomatopoeia or perhaps the book turning into a robot. Whatever it was, each bookworm gave the book well over 5 stars (many of them gave it more than 1,000 stars).
We used Robo-Sauce to discuss the concept of conflict. Afterwards, the children used their imaginations to draw what they would look like as robots and what they would do with their new abilities. They came up with some pretty clever ideas.
We meant to get around to our manuscript edits this afternoon, but a project got us way over our heads. As a group, the children created their own Bookworms robot out of boxes, foil, tape, markers, and construction paper.
Our robot has yet to be named, but as you can see, he/she has several levers, buttons and gadgets with a variety of functions. Arms and fingers will be added next week. In the meantime, the robot is residing in my home office, awaiting his finishing touches and the book release party at the end of the session. According to the bookworms, it will be our honored guest.
Til next week, everyone!
EARLY LITERACY BOOSTERS
- Discuss the concept of conflict with your children... not just in books but in everyday situations. Encourage them to use that vocabulary word aside from "problem" in order for them to understand their interchangeability.
- Visit Adam Rubin's website with your child in order to learn a little more about him: http://adamrubinhasawebsite.com/
- Look up book reviews for Robo-Sauce with your child. Do they agree with them? Why or why not? This dialogue offers wonderful opportunities for your child to reflect upon what their reading and their own opinions.
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