The Day That Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers

The Day That Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

Monday, Wednesday and Every Other Weekend by Karen Stanton

Monday, Wednesday and Every Other Weekend by Karen Stanton

Sam and the Firefly by P.D.Eastman

Sam and the Firefly by P.D.Eastman

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are by Dr.Suess

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are by Dr.Suess

Walt Disney's It's a Small World

Walt Disney's It's a Small World

traveling and tour

The Big Enough Helper by Nancy Hall

The Big Enough Helper by Nancy Hall

chores and cooperation

What Do Smurfs Do All Day by Peyo

What Do Smurfs Do All Day by Peyo

rhyming, independent

Look at You (how your body works) by Kathleen N. Daly

Look at You (how your body works) by Kathleen N. Daly

of course in kid's version:
couldn't find a picture for this.

Being Wasteful by Joy Berry

Being Wasteful by Joy Berry

Gossiping by Jon Berry

Being Rude by Joy Berry

Being Rude by Joy Berry

Being Rude by Joy Berry

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

emotion descriptions.

Children's Book of Philosophy by Sarah Tomely, Marcus Weeks-How do we learn

Children's Book of Philosophy by Sarah Tomely, Marcus Weeks
Penguin Random House 2015

nature vs. nurture. 
innate or by experience.

Manners by Aliki

Manners by Aliki
Greenwillow Books 1990

excellent

...for childrens age 4 level. 
Sean is catching up.

Why? by Crispin Boyer-Home Sweet Home

Why? by Crispin Boyer
National Geographic kids

Presidential Pets y Julia Moberg-Lincoln

Presidential Pets by Julia Moberg
Charlesbridge Publishing 2012

just the Lincoln part.

Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk

Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk
Scholastic 1994

Ms. Spider was lonely and wanted to make friends, but everyone was scared of her. 
She ends up making many friends.

Henry and Mudge Mrs. Hopper's House by Cynthia Rylant

Henry and Mudge Mrs. Hopper's House by Cynthia Rylant
illustrated by Carolyn Bracken
Scholastic 2003

just an episode with special occasion vocabs.

• A Sweetheart Dance
• Mrs. Hopper
• Costumes

vocab

• droopy
• gargoyle
• mushy

My Dad Loves Me! by Marianne Richmond

My Dad Loves Me! by Marianne Richmond
Source Books Jabber Worky 2009

not age appropriate

Good Night I Love You by Caroline Jayne Church

Good Night I Love You by Caroline Jayne Church
Scholastic 2012

bedtime routines

Peekabook Words illustrated by Laila Hills

Peekabook Words illustrated by Laila Hills
Bigbox-entertainment

vocab of entire house.

One Two, Three! by Sandra Boynton

One Two, Three! by Sandra Boynton
Workman Publishing Co., Inc. 

counts. 
not age appropriate

The Cat in the Hat by Dr.Seuss

The Cat in the Hat by Dr.Seuss
Random House

having fun on a boring day using some imagination.

Plant Secrets by Emily Goodman

Plant Secrets by Emily Goodman, illustrated by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes
Charles Bridge 2009

from seeds to plant, flower to fruits, and back to seeds.

• plants need soil, air, sun, and water to grow
• shapes and colors

Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? by Dr.Seuss

Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? by Dr.Seuss
Random House 1999

how to pronounce long dinosaur names.

Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel
HarperTrophy 1971

Table of Contents

• A List
• The Garden
• Cookies
• Dragons and Giants
• The Dream

Sean claimed this as his favorite.  I had to admit it was a great book.  Then I realized that Ms. Nicola was prompting Sean to keep up with his own routines.   So Sean and I made a list of to do's.  :)

=A List
made a to do list

=The Garden
garden together with Sean

=Cookies
(will power***) make minecraft cake together.

let Sean practice will power on variety of things especially on jumping around subjects(T_T I am afraid that I have that tendency and Sylvie kinda reinforced it)

=Dragons and Giants
bravery and getting over fears

=The Dream
use imagination

Martial Arts by Bob Knotts

Martial Arts by Bob Knotts
Children's Press 2000

comprehensive coverage on types of martial arts, listed in order of Olympic games registration. 

I covered half, and Eddie finished the other half with Sean. 

Bee & Me by Elle J. McGuinness

Bee & Me by Elle J. McGuinness
Accord Publishing 2008

moral of the story: Bees are beneficial to human beings.  be grateful and not be scared.  ^^;


***go over vocabs.  use the visual aides.
***go over emotions.  at each instances, ask him about the situation and how each characters perceive the situation. 
***go over the storyline and review the consequences. 
***go over the moral of the story
***go over the factual lessons. 

vocabs
pollens

facts
-female bees gather pollen and nectar, male bees work inside the hive.
-we rely on bees to help grow 1/3 of all the foods consumed.
-a busy hive can make up to 2lbs of honey in a day.
-bees fly slow.  15mi/hr vs. dragonflies 36mi/hr
-bees can't fly in the rain
-etc........

Poppleton and Friends by Cynthia Rylant

Poppleton and Friends by Cynthia Rylant
Scholastic 1997

• the shore day
• dry skin
• grapefruit

short stories and friendship

Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey

Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey
Scholastic 1994

similar storyline as dog fart.  a bad breath dog about to be sent away chases off burglars, and becomes a hero.

vocabs

• breathtaking
• breathless
• horizon
• unaware
• burglar
• sneaky
• suddenly
• poochie
• slurp
• miracle
• watch dog
• scent

Words Everywhere by Eric Furman and Matt Kelly

Words Everywhere by Eric Furman and Matt Kelly
Sesame Workshop 2011

vocab books in series.  Sean loves it.

My Book of Opposites by Britta Teckentrup

My Book of Opposites by Britta Teckentrup
Little Tiger Press 2013

opposites in illustration.  age 3+

Diary of a Wimpy Kid-The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Amulet Books 2014

about a frolic mom who is serious about children's education and stories about a road trip during vacation time. 

frol·ic [ˈfrälik] : (of an animal or person) play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or energetically

 

 

Alexander Graham Bell by Justin McCory Martin

Alexander Graham Bell by Justin McCory Martin
Scholastic Inc. 2007

1847-1922
Aleck was born between father (teacher) and mother(deaf).
fascinated by sounds, he became a teacher and marries a deaf lady.

His invention was using vibration concept to a phone.

vocab

• deaf
• fascinated
• incredible
• inventor
• laboratory
• tube/wire
• vibration

made a paper cup phone with strings attached.
2/6/16
reviewed and reinforced on vocabs.

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw
Firefly Books 1986

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

Sean told me that he'd be surprised to see me when I'm a grandma, and that I remain as I am and not grow any more.  T_T
and asked me if I want him to stop growing.

I told him that I will try to cherish every moments of growing together. 

Hot Dog by Molly Coxe

Hot Dog by Molly Coxe
Random House 1998

not age appropriate.

How a hot dog was chased off.

Elmo's Guessing Game by Constance Allen

Elmo's Guessing Game by Constance Allen
Random House 1993

not age appropriate
guessing the right answer out of picture selections

Star Wars-I want to be a Jedi by Simon Beecroft

Star Wars-I want to be a Jedi by Simon Beecroft
DK Publishing 2007

Starwars 2 movie story in kid's book.  Too much info. to a newbie. 

Sean related to Star Wars Angry bitds characters and it kind of worked out. 

Sean, not only started to show interest in reading, but, he also started to reference a "information" from the book. 

Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Meyer

Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Meyer
Western Publishing Company 1975

A story about a boy going camping with dad.  The boy boasts about how he took the lead in everything, but in reality, the boy was just a boy. 

Animal Smell by Kirsten Hall

Animal Smell by Kirsten Hall
Gareth Stevens Publishing 2006

Again... need to show Sean, the national geographics channel.
materials are way beyond comprehension level without visual aids.

• scents
• nostrils
• prey
• bury
• trunk(nose of elephant)
• roof(top of inside the mouth)
• hive
• mole(두더지)

National Geographic!!!
review 5 senses
Food Chain
zoology

The Hallo, Wiener by Dav Pilkey

 

The Hallo, Wiener by Dav Pilkey
Scholastic 1999

about a dog named Oscar

a classic Rudolf the red nose reindeer story.
Oscar the dog becomes a hero after proving his bravery. 

• half a dog tall
• one and a half size dog long
• Wiener frank frankfurter vienna sausage
• sniff, obidience, dashed, fainting, frank, howled, embarrassed, hissing sound, ghastly, yowled, boo-hoo-hoo
• sobbed
• shrieked
• chomped

Animal Sight by Kirsten Hall

Animal Sight by Kirsten Hall
Gareth Stevens Publishing 2006

I can't even memorize it all.  It is too technical. 

I want to letsean watch the national geographics more often. 

www.greenscreen.org/newsletter/articlesjr/thoseeyes.html
a newsletter that explains how animals can see.