[MOSAIC] Summer School Suggestions

[K Dombroske]

    Sheila, I've never been part of a summer school program like the one you described but that sounds like fun.  One question I had was whether you think kids will read the books on their own before school.  I know that has been a real issue in the schools I've worked in before.  If that was an issue, you could always stick to picture books and read them as read alouds on Mondays. 
     As far as topics, I love the idea of fairytales.  You could also do fractured fairytales and compare fairytales from around the world- there are TONS of Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood stories from different cultures.  Along those same lines, porquoi tales are a lot of fun.  These are another way to make the books multicultural in nature and are really fun to read.  A great writing connection would be for kids to write and illustrate their own porquoi tales.  Finally, animals always seem to be  a favorite topic, no matter what the age, especially if kids would be able to make dioramas showing their animals habitats.  You could even take it a level further and study endangered animals. ~Kecia