Using Picture Books As
Mentor Texts in the
Early Childhood
Classroom
January 22, 2016
hello!
I am Dr. Karin Perry
Sam Houston State University
Department of Library Science
kperry@shsu.edu
Twitter: @kperry
Get Ready to Write!
“When you engage the children in
a writing activity before, during,
or after reading, you increase
their facility with and affinity for
both reading and writing.
(Cunningham & Allington, 1999)
“Children’s literature provides a
springboard to teach writing
skills. Through literature
students are able to see and her
quality writing.
(Dierking & McElveen, 1998)
“The research strongly implies
that we learn to write by reading.
To be more precise, we acquire
writing style, the special
language of writing, by reading.
(Krashen, 1993)
Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
(ARMS)
Editing
(COPS)
Drafting
NOT EVERY PIECE OF WRITING NEEDS TO GO
THROUGH ALL THE WRITING PROCESS STAGES
85%
(Murray, 1972)
1%
(Murray, 1972)
(Murray, 1972)
14%
FYI
This presentation and handout will be available for you to view on
SlideShare. www.slideshare.net/karinlibrarian and on Google Drive.
http://bit.ly/1QoiaHc
A PDF document will be available with activity instructions and
templates. http://bit.ly/1OJ63zW
Simile Poems
I’m as white as a polar bear.
I’m slow like a sloth.
I’m as silly as a monkey.
I’m dry like a lizard.
Who am I? I’m Karin
Writing and Sharing
Fortunately by Remy Charlip
Fortunately one day, ___________________________
But, unfortunately, _____________________________
Fortunately, __________________________________
Unfortunately, ________________________________
Etc…. until you want to stop.
Writing and Sharing
The Big Orange Splot
Prepare splots
Read story to students
Discuss (Individuality, Taking risks, Nonconformity)
Give each student a splot
Have students examine their splot and brainstorm what it
could be
Use markers, crayons, or colored pencils to create a picture
using the splot as the focal point
Have students write a story based on their picture
Writing and Sharing
The Important Book
Write a poem about themselves.
Write about an object.
Write about an important person.
The important thing about
Karin is that she has a great
family.
She likes to read.
She enjoys being a librarian.
She loves watching movies.
But, the important thing about
Karin is that she has a great
family.
Writing and Sharing
The Recess Queen
Jump Rope Rhymes
http://www.aacs.wnyric.org/donius/jump_rope/rhymes.html
http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/jumprope/jumproperhymes.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipping-rope_rhyme
http://grandparents.about.
com/od/projectsactivities/tp/Jump_Rope_Rhymes.htm
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.
uk/studentssite/playgroundrhymes.html
http://www.homeschool.co.uk/jump-rope-rhymes/jump-rope-songs-and-
skipping-rope-rhymes/
Write Your Own
Books Books are so handy and fun
Books Books I like to read in the sun
Books Books are so neat
Books Books I turn pages with my feet
Books Books I always need
How many books can I read?
Writing and Sharing
Diamante Poems
Line 1 - THE SUBJECT
Line 2 - Two adjectives describing the subject
Line 3 - three -ing words related to the subject
Line 5 - two different adjectives describing the subject
Line 6 - another word that names THE SUBJECT
Writing and Sharing
Color Poems
Yellow smells like_______________
It tastes like __________________
Yellow looks like ________________
It feels like ____________________
Yellow sounds like ______________
Red stings like a fresh sunburn
after a long afternoon in the pool.
It tumbles over the trellis full of
roses in Grandpa’s backyard.
Red burns like a cinnamon candle
on the counter in my kitchen.
It explodes like the Atomic Fire
Balls I received in my Christmas
stocking.
Red screams like the siren of a fire
truck speeding down the street on
an emergency run.
http://writingfix.
com/PDFs/Pic_Book_Pro
mpt_Worksheets/Many_
Colored_Days_GO.pdf
Writing and Sharing
Writing and Sharing
Other Ideas
Fairy Tales
http://thisreadingmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/FairyTalePrintablePack-ThisReadingMama.pdf
Cute fairy tale graphic organizers and materials.
Creative ideas for fairy tales with a twist.
http://www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com/fairy-tale-writing-prompts.html
Personal
narratives
using
photographs.
You can
write ABC
books about
anything.
Animal reports
that focus on
the gross things
they do.
Have students write
about adventures
using the old and
broken crayons in
the room.
How-To Stories.
Reports about
creepy crawlies.
Write about the
challenges with
keeping an unusual
pet.
Blackout Poetry
Highlight Poetry
Sketchnoting
Why Sketchnote?
We are incredible at remembering
pictures. Hear a piece of information,
and three days later you'll remember
10% of it. Add a picture and you'll
remember 65%.
- Brain Rules by John Medina
From THE
SKETCHNOTE
HANDBOOK by
Mike Rohde.
Paper and Pencil/Markers/Pens
or
Tablet/App/Stylus
What Do You Need to Sketchnote?
You Don’t Have to Be An Artist
My VERY first
sketchnotes.
No color
Stick Figures
A lot of text
April 27, 2015
Getting better.
5-1-15
First Sketchnote taken
from YA Lit.
A lot of white space.
Long quotes
Few pictures.
Last one I did with
paper and colored
pencils.
First one I did using
the iPad.
Most Recent Sketchnoting
Just for Perspective
MISS PEREGRINE’S
HOME FOR
PECULIAR CHILDREN
by Ransom Riggs
Melody, Age 12
thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at
@kperry
kperry@shsu.edu

TCTELA 2016