One+book+One+school

= = = = == =__**Goals of our "One Book One School" event**__=
 * ====Build community school wide ====
 * ====use a mentor text for writing ====
 * ====promote the joy of reading for pleasure ====

=**February 2012**= Introduction to book's author, Kate Banks, via Skype A copy of the book is given to each classroom teacher. || Begin a classroom word collection. || On Friday, February 10 and Friday February 17, each student chooses 1 word from the class word collection, writes it on a 2 x 3 paper and tapes it to the Kennedy Elementary word wall. (Either the bulletin board or wall outside of south doors of the library) Feel free to make these 2 x 3 papers colorful. (no "a", "an", "the", "is", etc.) During the next week, if your students see a word or words on the wall they want for their collection, take it down, write it on a different paper and return the original to the wall. || Post your story on the Kennedy Elementary Word Wall. Feel free to publish the story creatively. ||
 * **January 31 @ 1:30pm** || Introduction of book during school assembly
 * **February 1** || All classroom teachers read the book to their students after our morning announcements.
 * **February 6 - 17** || Continue to collect words.
 * **February 22 - 24** || Use your class word collection to write a story.
 * March 5 - 8 || Choose 2 words from your word collection. Choose 2 students to model those words in our word parade on March 9. (Use the __Miss Alaineus: a vocabulary disaster__ for inspiration.) ||
 * **March 8** || Visit with Kate Banks via Skype in the library
 * tentative schedule**
 * 8:45 -- Kindergarten**
 * 9:30 -- 1st grade**
 * 10:30 -- 4th grade**
 * 11:45 -- 3rd grade**
 * 1:00 -- 2nd grade** ||
 * **March 9 @ 1:45** || Kennedy Elementary Word Parade in the gym (awards will be given) ||


 * Other books about words**
 * Banks. Kate//. Alphabet Soup.//
 * Clements, Andrew. //Double Trouble in Walla Walla.//
 * DeGross, Monalisa//. Donavan's Word Jar.//
 * Falwell, Cathryn. //Word Wizard//.
 * Frasier, Debra. //Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster.//
 * Hepworth, Catherine. //Bug Off! : A Swarm of Insect Words.//
 * O'Connor, Jane. //Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words.//
 * Ringgold, Faith. //Cassie's Word Quilt.//
 * Shulman, Mark. //Mom and Dad are Palindromes.//

Interactive Word games -- [|http://www.wordplays.com]
 * Internet Resources**