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message 101: by Puja (new)
Dec 11, 2013 09:44AM

Puja Kaur | 12 comments This book is a classic, through many generations of childhood in which both a child and parent can relate. It shows an interaction between humans and animals and introduces a fun and exciting way of teaching morals such as listening to your mother as well as not taking things that do not belong to you .Goldie locks a young, curios and disobedient girl who wonders into the Forrest going against her mother’s orders comes across a house, in which she enters without permission, and helps herself to the Three bears porridge, chairs and beds. These are mischievous traits in which a child can familiarise themselves with.
I like this book especially for its clear use of adjectives when describing the chairs, beds and porridges. Using clear examples such as soft, hard, hot and big it makes it simple for the children to understand what adjectives are. The book also introduces math and science by using numbers and temperature when describing how many porridge bowels there were and how hot they were. This book would be a fun read aloud to young children. I would have the student’s role play the parts and have fun with the text asking the students if they could come up with their own describing words. In the end I would ask them how it would make them feel if Goldie locks took their stuff and slept in the beds.
Goldilocks and the Three BearsJim Aylesworth


message 102: by Puja (new)
Dec 11, 2013 09:44AM

Puja Kaur | 12 comments Main Characters: Student, Mrs. Fibonacci
The story of a child who thinks the teacher has put a curse on them because all they can think about is maths. This book is a great way of introducing a mathematical perspective into everyday problems and solutions. The book has good illustrations on each page and the back included answers to every maths problem. The student encounters a variety of mathematical concepts including fractions, decimals, percents, multiplication, addition, probability, graphs, estimation, and patterns among several more. I liked it because it helps the child understand multi-tasking and create the idea of routine and shows the important of time keeping skills. Such as: if it takes her a certain amount of time to get ready and brush her teeth will she make it in time before the bus leaves.
A child may be overwhelmed by having to complete many task in a short period of time and this book helps them break down the issues, and solve them just as if it was a maths equation without even realising. It brings their maths, metrics and numeracy into everyday life with the examples of how many different outfits they can wear or how many litres of pop drink makes a gallon.
Jon ScieszkaMath Curse


message 103: by Ali (new)
Dec 12, 2013 11:51AM

Ali (fantasticreads) | 130 comments Mod
Puja, please post your reviews on the book's page. If you're not sure how to do it, please ask one of your P group to show you.


message 104: by Rebecca (new)
Dec 17, 2013 02:10PM

Rebecca Brown (rebeccabrown) | 13 comments My 12th book review:
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
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message 110: by Ali (new)
Feb 10, 2014 07:10AM

Ali (fantasticreads) | 130 comments Mod
Fantastic reviews, everyone. It's great to hear how your classes are responding to text.


message 115: by Ali (new)
Mar 17, 2014 04:44AM

Ali (fantasticreads) | 130 comments Mod
Great reviews, Becky. Helena Pielichaty and Susie Day are authors I recommend for Jacqueline Wilson fans!


message 116: by Charlotte (new)
Mar 23, 2014 01:56PM

Charlotte Dutton | 12 comments My 8th book review. Hope you enjoy!

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message 118: by Charlotte (new)
Apr 23, 2014 09:44AM

Charlotte Dutton | 12 comments This is my 10th Book Review. Hope you enjoy!

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message 128: by Mumtaz (last edited May 25, 2014 12:27AM) (new)
May 25, 2014 12:14AM

Mumtaz Hussain | 12 comments 1st book review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 133: by Mumtaz (new)
May 31, 2014 08:58AM

Mumtaz Hussain | 12 comments This is my 6th book review
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message 136: by Shenaz (new)
Jun 03, 2014 12:30PM

Shenaz Begum | 17 comments A brilliant book, finished my reviews but thought i'd keep going!!

Tadpole's Promise Tadpole's Promise by Jeanne Willis

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I read this book to reception class children under the projector. We were doing growth as our class topic and i felt this book would be a nice story to read as part of my plenary. Surely enough the children were able to relate and connect the learning they have been doing about frogs and caterpillars to this story. They were able to use the story to extend their learning, make predictions and they eagerly anticipated the end. They were fully engaged and i was able to assess the children's learning so far. Fantastic book!!!! A*



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message 137: by Shenaz (new)
Jun 03, 2014 12:39PM

Shenaz Begum | 17 comments I love Mini Grey's books!

Toys in Space Toys in Space by Mini Grey

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


The toys are left outside on a summers night and they find this very scary. Therefore, WonderDoll decides to take charge and whilst looking up at the open starry sky she tells the rest of the toys a story. The story is of an alien who beams up lost toys and he does this because he is looking for his lost toy. In doing so he has collected a lot of toys, WonderDoll uses her story telling skills to get the rest of the scared toys mind off of the scary outdoors at night. WonderDoll succeeds and soon enough daylight appears and they are safe and happy. Another excellent book written by Mini Grey!
This book can be read to a class and develop children's imagination skills. Children could be prompted to discuss what might toys do or say if they come alive, or are left outside. For children 3-8 years.



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message 144: by Fatima (new)
Jun 23, 2014 12:01PM

Fatima Ali | 2 comments My first four reviews;
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