Title: Peanut Butter and Jelly
A Play Rhyme
Written and Illustrated by: Nadine Bernard Westcott
ISBN: 0-14-054852-1
Publisher: Penguin Group, Puffin Books
This weeks blog is based on a children's picture book. I recently learned there is much more to picture books than just being an easy read for the children. Some types of picture books are baby books, interactive books, toy books, wordless books, and alphabet books; these are just a few examples. I also learned that some of the books I was exposed to at one point when I was younger may not be the best to share with a potential class someday, because even though I know there are levels and standards for what books should read in each grade it still surprised me. I never thought of books not being "good enough quality" anymore.
The picture book I am sharing with you today is one that reminded me of what Professor Berry was explaining in class when she was modeling her teaching methods on how letters are formed in their rightful "house". It was a routine to follow the 3 R's, which are rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. And I think this book not only does this for you but also shows you in the very back how to include suggested hand and body actions while reading it.
This child's picture book has many uses, for instance it's an interactive book, a concept book, a pattern book and a predictable book. I also believe this book is the perfect how to, as well as sequence book to do with children because it shows how to make something and the order in which it is made even with something as simple as an everyday pb&j sandwich.
This book is about two children who receive help from others to make a sandwich, but not just any sandwich, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Now you would think that there isn't much help required to make this easy sandwich, otherwise my mother wouldn't have made it as often as she did because a little hint: she doesn't cook, but step by step on making the sandwich from scratch!
... I think I'm hungry now but I'm going to take the easy way and go get my peanut butter and jelly out of the jar ...
Hi Cristal! I really liked the fact that you mentioned all the different types of picture books that we discussed in class. Our main focus was the three R's of early reading: Repetition, Rhythm, and Rhyming, so I am glad you choose a book that encorporates these important concepts. I love the idea of reading books with children that focus on "how to" make something, espescially ones that involve food! This book sounds like it would be great to use in the classroom. The students could do many activites with this book. For example, after a read aloud, maybe the students could independantly write about their favorite sandwich, and draw a picture of it. Then maybe you could take a poll on the most popular sandwich, and make a graph with them.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. It's funny that you mentioned what the children could do after the read aloud because those were the exact assessment ideas I was thinking too. I like that the book can be incorporated into the other subjects afterwards.
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