Summary: It’s Farmer Brown’s birthday and he makes his daily rounds feeding each of his animals. Then the animals decide what they can do for him on his birthday. The horse and colt pull his load with out a jolt, the cow will give him milk, the sheep will give him wool, the turkey will decorate his Thanksgiving table, the hen will give him eggs, the rooster will wake him up, the duck will give him eggs, the drake will swim on his pond for luck, the dog will guard his house, and the cat and kitten will catch his mice. When Farmer Brown gets inside, his wife has a birthday cake for him!
The Jolly Barnyard is one of my favorite books! Of course I like this book because I grew up on a farm. I also love this book because of its illustrations. They make it seem so real, like you are actually on the farm. Another reason I like it is because it rhymes on every page. For example, “First he took a pan of oats, of course, to the baby colt and the mother horse.” The rhyming it uses makes it fun to read and fun for children to listen to. Another reason I like this book is because I think it is a great book to use to teach a farm animal lesson. It talks about the different animals on the farm and their names. It also mentions what each one eats. And one of the more important things it teaches is the sound the animals make. Once I have my own classroom, I will definitely use this book to help teach my farm lesson!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Sydney White
So I rented Sydney White because it looked like a funny movie, my favorite quote off the preview was, “Sydney White must die a social death.” Who wouldn’t you want to see that, that’s funny! I guess I’m not the sharpest crayon in the box because on the front of the movie it has a picture of Sydney White and a picture of her “Prince” and a picture of the “7 dorks,” yet I didn’t catch on that this was a “college version” of Snow White until one of the “7 dorks” says, “It’s looking grim brothers.” I sat up and thought where do I know that from? That’s when I realized, my English 360 class. So I restarted the movie and watched it closer, sure enough it is a spin off of Snow White.
Summary of the movie: Sydney White’s mother dies when she is young, so she grows up with her father and her father’s co-workers. Her father is a plumber so all of his co-workers are male. Her mom went to SAU and was a member of the Kappa sorority, which makes Sydney a legacy. Sydney moves to college to follow in her mother’s footsteps. The president of Kappa, Rachel, doesn’t like Sydney because the guy she likes, Tyler Prince, was talking to Sydney. So Rachel arranges a way to keep Sydney out of Kappa. Well Sydney ends up living in the Vortex with the “7 dorks” that are all guys that are considered outsiders with no other place to live. Sydney decides that she wants the guys to run for student council president. So they start a campaign, and of course Rachel is the other component and she sabotages the guy that was running for president. So then Sydney decides to be president, running for the Power of 7 and supporting all of the outsiders at the school, in this case the outsiders where those not involved in a sorority or fraternity. Rachel tries to sabotage her some more; however, Sydney wins!
This movies connects to Snow White in many different ways. One of the underlying issues in Snow White is jealousy of beauty, and in this movie, that is also a problem. Rachel is jealous of Sydney because Tyler Prince likes Sydney and Rachel. Also, Sydney moves to number on the SAU Hot or Not. The Hot or Not is on MySpace and it’s like the mirror in Snow White, the students of SAU vote on who they thing is the prettiest. One time Rachel looks at Hot or Not and says, “Still the fairest of them all.” In this movie Rachel is like the step mom, she is the one who plots against Sydney White. She says, again the funniest line I think, “Sydney White must die a social death.” So even though we aren’t talking about actually killing someone, the dieing part is there, just like in Snow White. The 7 dorks in the movie take the place of the 7 dwarfs in Snow White. When Rachel gets kicked out of the Kappa’s, it’s raining and she is sitting on the curb in front of the Vortex, and the 7 dorks take her in and let her stay with them. The prince in this movie is the handsome Tyler Prince. And there is also the kiss. Rachel sabotages Sydney’s computer by getting someone to hack into it and delete her history paper and her debate speech, which is all suppose to happen the next day. So Sydney spends an all nighter in the library finishing her paper and her speech and then she has time for a nap so she falls asleep. Well the debate starts and Sydney is no where to be found. Tyler Prince runs up the library stairs finds her asleep in the chair and kisses her, and of course she wakes up, runs down to the debate, and beats Rachel.
Summary of the movie: Sydney White’s mother dies when she is young, so she grows up with her father and her father’s co-workers. Her father is a plumber so all of his co-workers are male. Her mom went to SAU and was a member of the Kappa sorority, which makes Sydney a legacy. Sydney moves to college to follow in her mother’s footsteps. The president of Kappa, Rachel, doesn’t like Sydney because the guy she likes, Tyler Prince, was talking to Sydney. So Rachel arranges a way to keep Sydney out of Kappa. Well Sydney ends up living in the Vortex with the “7 dorks” that are all guys that are considered outsiders with no other place to live. Sydney decides that she wants the guys to run for student council president. So they start a campaign, and of course Rachel is the other component and she sabotages the guy that was running for president. So then Sydney decides to be president, running for the Power of 7 and supporting all of the outsiders at the school, in this case the outsiders where those not involved in a sorority or fraternity. Rachel tries to sabotage her some more; however, Sydney wins!
This movies connects to Snow White in many different ways. One of the underlying issues in Snow White is jealousy of beauty, and in this movie, that is also a problem. Rachel is jealous of Sydney because Tyler Prince likes Sydney and Rachel. Also, Sydney moves to number on the SAU Hot or Not. The Hot or Not is on MySpace and it’s like the mirror in Snow White, the students of SAU vote on who they thing is the prettiest. One time Rachel looks at Hot or Not and says, “Still the fairest of them all.” In this movie Rachel is like the step mom, she is the one who plots against Sydney White. She says, again the funniest line I think, “Sydney White must die a social death.” So even though we aren’t talking about actually killing someone, the dieing part is there, just like in Snow White. The 7 dorks in the movie take the place of the 7 dwarfs in Snow White. When Rachel gets kicked out of the Kappa’s, it’s raining and she is sitting on the curb in front of the Vortex, and the 7 dorks take her in and let her stay with them. The prince in this movie is the handsome Tyler Prince. And there is also the kiss. Rachel sabotages Sydney’s computer by getting someone to hack into it and delete her history paper and her debate speech, which is all suppose to happen the next day. So Sydney spends an all nighter in the library finishing her paper and her speech and then she has time for a nap so she falls asleep. Well the debate starts and Sydney is no where to be found. Tyler Prince runs up the library stairs finds her asleep in the chair and kisses her, and of course she wakes up, runs down to the debate, and beats Rachel.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Garfield books!
As a little girl I loved to read. I would read or pretend to read anything I could put my hands on. My favorite thing in school was the “Book Fair!” My mom let me buy five books each time our school had one. I remember one year I bought a couple of Garfield books because my little brother loved Garfield. When I brought the books home from school my brother’s face just lit up! I bet I read those books about a hundred times to him because he loved hearing the stories. I am going to school to be a teacher and here lately I have been thinking about my school experiences growing up. I hope that one day I can instill a love for reading into my students like my teachers did with me!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Booya Ranch!
I love the outdoors and wildlife. So I decided to have some fun and write a story about deer cartoon characters!
Once upon a time in far off woods on Booya Ranch, there lived two herds of deer. The dominating group was known as the Wranglers and the other herd was called Rustlers. It was forbidden to have friends that weren’t from your herd. If the leader found out that you were friends with the others, you would be banished from Booya Ranch and had to make it on your own. Well one day, Sally, a deer from the Wranglers group was drinking water by herself. Now Sally is the daughter of the leader, so a lot is expected from her and she has to obey all the rules. While she was drinking water from the pond something caught her eye from the other side of the water. Trying not to stare, she sees a handsome young buck drinking water from the same pond. She starts to blush as the buck walks around the pond to her.
In a deep masculine voice he says, “Howdy! Sure is a nice day, don’t you think?”
Stuttering Sally replies, “W-w-why yes it is a beautiful day.” Clearing her throat she asks, “Are you new here? I’ve never seen you before.”
The buck replies, “Why yes I am new here. I have no family in these parts of the woods. My name is John. John Deere. What is your name?”
Battering her eyelids Sally replies, “My name is Sally.”
They stayed at the pond till dark, running, playing, and talking until they had to go home.
Every morning after that, they would meet and play together all day. One day John told Sally that the leader of the Rustlers asked him to join their herd.
Sally’s voice cracked as she said, “But, but if you join them then we can’t be friends any more.”
John told her, “Well I haven’t been offered a place on the Wranglers herd.”
They spent the rest of the evening crying. The next morning when Sally went to meet John she had a brilliant idea. She ran up to John to share her thought.
“John! John! I have an idea. It’s perfect! Please say you will.”
John said, “Hold on Sally, you haven’t even told me the idea, what is it?”
Sally exclaimed, “Why don’t you come home and meet my father? He is the leader of the Wranglers and if you come home with me I can convince him to offer you a spot in our herd.”
With out blinking an eye John hollered, “Of course I will, let’s go right now!”
So Sally takes John to meet her father and the rest of the herd and everyone fell in love with the handsome buck.
Sally asked her father, “Can John join the herd? He is really nice daddy, he is my friend.”
Looking down at his daughter, he just couldn’t tell her no. “Why of course honey, we will have a ceremony for him tonight!”
That night the Wrangler herd partied as they welcomed John Deere. Sally and John were best friends forever.
Once upon a time in far off woods on Booya Ranch, there lived two herds of deer. The dominating group was known as the Wranglers and the other herd was called Rustlers. It was forbidden to have friends that weren’t from your herd. If the leader found out that you were friends with the others, you would be banished from Booya Ranch and had to make it on your own. Well one day, Sally, a deer from the Wranglers group was drinking water by herself. Now Sally is the daughter of the leader, so a lot is expected from her and she has to obey all the rules. While she was drinking water from the pond something caught her eye from the other side of the water. Trying not to stare, she sees a handsome young buck drinking water from the same pond. She starts to blush as the buck walks around the pond to her.
In a deep masculine voice he says, “Howdy! Sure is a nice day, don’t you think?”
Stuttering Sally replies, “W-w-why yes it is a beautiful day.” Clearing her throat she asks, “Are you new here? I’ve never seen you before.”
The buck replies, “Why yes I am new here. I have no family in these parts of the woods. My name is John. John Deere. What is your name?”
Battering her eyelids Sally replies, “My name is Sally.”
They stayed at the pond till dark, running, playing, and talking until they had to go home.
Every morning after that, they would meet and play together all day. One day John told Sally that the leader of the Rustlers asked him to join their herd.
Sally’s voice cracked as she said, “But, but if you join them then we can’t be friends any more.”
John told her, “Well I haven’t been offered a place on the Wranglers herd.”
They spent the rest of the evening crying. The next morning when Sally went to meet John she had a brilliant idea. She ran up to John to share her thought.
“John! John! I have an idea. It’s perfect! Please say you will.”
John said, “Hold on Sally, you haven’t even told me the idea, what is it?”
Sally exclaimed, “Why don’t you come home and meet my father? He is the leader of the Wranglers and if you come home with me I can convince him to offer you a spot in our herd.”
With out blinking an eye John hollered, “Of course I will, let’s go right now!”
So Sally takes John to meet her father and the rest of the herd and everyone fell in love with the handsome buck.
Sally asked her father, “Can John join the herd? He is really nice daddy, he is my friend.”
Looking down at his daughter, he just couldn’t tell her no. “Why of course honey, we will have a ceremony for him tonight!”
That night the Wrangler herd partied as they welcomed John Deere. Sally and John were best friends forever.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Sarah, Plain and Tall is about a family that lost their mother. Anna and Caleb are the children who live with their father, Jacob. Jacob puts an advertisement in the newspapers for a wife. The response he gets is from a lady named Sarah who lives by the sea. So when she comes out to the country, she goes through a phase where she missed her family and her home. Then she gets Jacob to teach her how to ride a horse and drive the wagon by herself. Meanwhile, Anna and Caleb get attached to Sarah. One day Sarah takes the wagon to town and Anna and Caleb are afraid she won't come back. Sarah does come back to the farm and marries Jacob.
I absolutely loved this book! I actually read it in one sitting because I thought it was so good. I think the main thing for me was that it was based in the country, which is where I grew up and a place that I absolutely love. The lessons that were brought out in this book were things that everyone can relate to. Sarah moves from the sea and leaves her brother and her aunts and everything she loves and goes to the country where everything is different, or so it seemed. I really liked how this book would show how Sarah missed this or missed that and then she found the equivalent of it in the country. For example, when she was talking about the dunes she used to slide down into the sea, Anna and Caleb showed her their dune, a tall stack of hay that they slid down.
My favorite line out of this book is the one that Maggie tells Sarah. "There is always something to miss, no matter where you are." These words are so true, especially for me. I was born and raised in the country and I love everything about the country. So when I moved to College Station I was miserable, red lights were my enemy! Well, after spending time up here when I would go back home I was shocked by what I felt. I missed College Station! While I was reading these words of wisdom from Maggie I felt like she was talking to me. I felt like I could relate to Sarah and how she felt. Sarah missed the sea and I missed the country, but if either one of us would leave, we would miss that too!
I absolutely loved this book! I actually read it in one sitting because I thought it was so good. I think the main thing for me was that it was based in the country, which is where I grew up and a place that I absolutely love. The lessons that were brought out in this book were things that everyone can relate to. Sarah moves from the sea and leaves her brother and her aunts and everything she loves and goes to the country where everything is different, or so it seemed. I really liked how this book would show how Sarah missed this or missed that and then she found the equivalent of it in the country. For example, when she was talking about the dunes she used to slide down into the sea, Anna and Caleb showed her their dune, a tall stack of hay that they slid down.
My favorite line out of this book is the one that Maggie tells Sarah. "There is always something to miss, no matter where you are." These words are so true, especially for me. I was born and raised in the country and I love everything about the country. So when I moved to College Station I was miserable, red lights were my enemy! Well, after spending time up here when I would go back home I was shocked by what I felt. I missed College Station! While I was reading these words of wisdom from Maggie I felt like she was talking to me. I felt like I could relate to Sarah and how she felt. Sarah missed the sea and I missed the country, but if either one of us would leave, we would miss that too!
Outside Reading List
Outside Reading List
Book 1:
Title- Sarah, Plain and Tall
Author- Patricia Mac Lachlan
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- January 22 (2)
Book 2:
Title - The Jolly Barnyard
Author - Annie North Bedford
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number? January 31 (6)
Book 3:
Title- The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
Author- John R. Erickson
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- February 9 (9 )
Book 4:
Title- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Author- Walt Disney
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number- February 13 (11)
Book 5:
Title- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Author- William Steig
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number- February 21 (15)
Book 6:
Title- In the Small, Small Pond
Author- Denise Fleming
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number- February 29 (17)
Book 7:
Title- Peter Pan
Author- J.M. Barrie
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- March 8 (21)
Book 8:
Title- Eric Carle's Animals Animals
Author- Eric Carle
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number- March 20 (23)
Book 9:
Title- Becaues of Winn-Dixie
Author- Kate DiCamillo
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- March 29 (27)
Book 10:
Title- Esperanza Rising
Author- Pam Munoz Ryan
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- April 9 (32)
Book 1:
Title- Sarah, Plain and Tall
Author- Patricia Mac Lachlan
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- January 22 (2)
Book 2:
Title - The Jolly Barnyard
Author - Annie North Bedford
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number? January 31 (6)
Book 3:
Title- The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
Author- John R. Erickson
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- February 9 (9 )
Book 4:
Title- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Author- Walt Disney
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number- February 13 (11)
Book 5:
Title- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Author- William Steig
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number- February 21 (15)
Book 6:
Title- In the Small, Small Pond
Author- Denise Fleming
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number- February 29 (17)
Book 7:
Title- Peter Pan
Author- J.M. Barrie
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- March 8 (21)
Book 8:
Title- Eric Carle's Animals Animals
Author- Eric Carle
Picture Book? yes
Posting date and/or number- March 20 (23)
Book 9:
Title- Becaues of Winn-Dixie
Author- Kate DiCamillo
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- March 29 (27)
Book 10:
Title- Esperanza Rising
Author- Pam Munoz Ryan
Picture Book? no
Posting date and/or number- April 9 (32)
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