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Curriculum especially good for homeschoolers!!Mar 02, 2003
By E. Mehlhaff
From the back cover: "Jackdaws are a species of European crow. One of their favorite tricks is taking and hiding small bright objects. Each of the books in the Jackdaws series uses engaging activities with the same purpose in mind--to provide children, as they interact with literature, with a special insight or a nugget (memento) they can take and store as a jackdaw does its treasures." Also: "A collection of connection and extension activities for picture books appropriate for students in every grade from kindergarden through high school. Using 28 well-loved picture books from THE VERY BUSY SPIDER (Carle) and EATING THE ALPHABET (Ehlert) to MERRY-GO-ROUND: A BOOK ABOUT NOUNS (Heller) and THE FURRY NEWS: HOW TO MAKE A NEWSPAPER (Leedy), Carroll presents hudreds of enrichment activities spanning curriculum. Included are reading/writing connections, vocabulary and spelling lists, library activities, and extension activities in such areas as science, art, music, math, health, poetry, and social studies. A 'publishing' activity involves students in creating a classroom display of their work, tied to the theme of each book."I am wholly impressed with Picture Books: Integrated Teaching of Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Viewing, and Thinking (Jackdaws Series, No 1) by Joyce Armstrong Carroll. It is full of interesting ideas and suggestions for teaching a variety of concepts to children from PreK-grade 12. I like that most of the Jackdaws are suitable for varying levels, so one can potentially teach two or more children at once! This brings me to the first reason for assigning a just-less-than-perfect rating of 4 stars to this selection: I am left wishing that there were more Jackdaws specifically for the level at which my child is learning. (Some target PreK-2, for example, while others target grade 9-12.) I think it might better serve me personally if that was the case. Of course, I can just purchase the others in the Jackdaws series to get more...! The second reason I gave this selection 4 rather than 5 stars is that it just isn't long enough! I was in want of even more of the great Jackdaws Carroll provides. If there were one Jackdaw for every school day, or at least a few per month, it would be awesome! My final reason for assigning 4 stars: While this selection is certainly great for homeschooling families, the magic might be lost in a 'regular' school/classroom setting due to all the other 'stuff' teachers are required to do to teach, and because there is less flexibility in a 'regular' school schedule. All-in-all, a great resource for anyone interested in reinforcing learning for children in a fun, engaging way!
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