Thankful Thursday
Thanks to Mrs. McCuin's/Ms. Johnson's (no relation) first grade class for being terrific listeners and discussers of picture books. Today was my last time with them this year. We read Margot Zemach's The Little Red Hen and talked about the dropped story stitch and several of them shared what their enrichment group has done to pick up that stitch in a play they were doing based on this story. We also read Leo Lionni's Fish is Fish and The Extraordinary Egg, because they are going to be starting an author unit on Leo Lionni.
(image from Scholastic, Inc.)
I'm also grateful for Leo Lionni's wonderful stories, which manage to be both funny and deep, made even better by the particular palette of his illustrations.
It may sound odd, but I'm also thankful I seem to have a pulled muscle in one knee. That pulled muscle means that instead of going to yoga this morning, I am staying at home. After yesterday's round of meetings (four, which kept me on the go from 9 am - 8:30 pm), time and an empty house are very welcome.
And lastly, this week, two projects I'm thankful for and am supporting:
K.L. Going's Fat Kid Rules the World has been made into a movie.
(image source: http://www.klgoing.com/fatkid.htm)
The movie trailer (it is rated "for mature audiences only" but it is so true to the book that you be the judge):
Click to viewNow there's a KickStarter campaign to help the movie get distribution. If you believe in the importance of getting great book-to-movie adaptations into the eyes of a wider audience, I hope you'll consider joining me.
Eddie Izzard is running 27 marathons around South Africa in honor of the 27 years Nelson Mandela spent in prison and to raise funds for organizations supporting disadvantaged people in South Africa. You can read about the run here and, if you'd like to donate (in pounds sterling), that is possible here.
What are you thankful for this week?