Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
Ira is super excited to spend the night away at a friend's house for the first time, but then he realizes he will have to decide if he should take his teddy bear with him. He always sleeps with his bear. He decides to leave the bear at home but then finds himself scared and unable to sleep after a ghost story! Will his friend understand if Ira wants his teddy bear?
Have you ever done something for the first time and found it scary? Like go to a new school, visit a new place, or try a new sport?
Just like Ira, you could be worried about what others will think of you or be nervous about what will happen. And, because you have felt worried or nervous before, like Ira you can understand that everyone gets scared or worried sometimes!
Making Connections through text to self:
Think about a time you were worried or scared. You could think about the first day of school and how you felt to walk into a new classroom with new people. Take out a sheet of notebook paper and draw a line down the middle. On the left side of the paper, write down how Ira felt without his bear. Then, on the right side of the paper, write how you felt once when you were scared.
How did you solve your problem? On the back of the paper write down what you did to feel less scared or worried. When you are finished writing, share your ideas with your writing partner
This sounds like a great book to share with a class. This books shows us that when we try to fit the image of others we may never actually be comfortable with our self or our decisions. Good blog.
ReplyDeleteI think the the way to make connections using text to self is a great way to teach this book. The students could relate because most children may have been scared of something.I think they can express their feelings and be comfortable with the teacher. Lou
ReplyDeleteI think the children are going to have such a variety of answers. It will be very interesting to hear what they have to say to this. I like the activity that yall chose to go along with the book. The book will be very helpful to help the students connect to their own experiences. The children won't also be as nervous to tell their own stories since the whole class has to present their own experiences. I enjoyed yalls blog.
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I love this story! I think this is a fantastic way to make a text to self connection because I would guess that everyone has been scared at least once. The activity you chose also sounds like a great idea. This will give them a chance to share with a friend how they dealt with being scared and maybe their idea could help another friend not be scared also. Great blog!
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