Waiting

     Each day I have been checking my email to find out where I am being placed for the fall.  I am really anxious to know because I would like to gather materials to make my experience SUPER!  As of right now, I am currently searching blogs, TPT, Teacher's Notebook, and Pinterest to find materials and ideas for grades 3-5.  I have found bulletin boards and activities that are related to seasonal themes for each month.  Now, I am looking for books that are age appropriate for the holidays and seasonal themes. 

The Books I have found so far are for AUGUST:

               ~Hiroshima No Pika  (Gr 3-5) (WWII)

               ~Abel’s Island

               ~The Twenty-One Balloons

               ~The First Four Years

               Amelia Earhart Book:

                                    ~A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart    (Gd3)

                                    ~Amelia Earhart Free in the Skies (Gd 3-5)

               Women’s Suffrage book:

                                    ~If You Lived When Women Won Their Rights  (Gr3-4)

~The Day the Women Got the Vote: A Photo History of the Women’s Rights Movement (Gr4)
~You Want The Women To Vote, Lizzie Stanton? (Gr:5)
~Women's Right To Vote, Second Series, Cornerstones of Freedom. (Gr:5)

              MLK I have a Dream Book:
                                    ~Martin's Big Words, The Life of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. (Gr:4)

                                    ~Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Fight for Freedom (Gr3-4)

                                    ~Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream (Gr3-5)

            ~Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream Speech in Translation: What it     Really Means  

  Lewis and Clark Expedition book:

                        ~The Lewis and Clark Expedition (Gr3)

                        ~A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Gr 3-5)

I would like to find books about the following topics for.........

SEPTEMBER:

           Labor Day

           Grandparents Day

           Jewish New Year/Citizenship Day

           Fall Equinox

           Yom Kippur

           Ruby Bridges:
                 ~Ruby's Wish (Gr3)

           9/11

           Star-Spangled Banner

           Hispanic Heratige

           Mayflower

           Rosh Hashanah

           International Day of Peace 
OCTOBER:

           Columbus Day

           Louisiana Purchase

           Pablo Picasso

           Stock Market

           Haloween

           Day of the Dead 

 NOVEMBER:

          Daylight Savings Time

          Presidential Election:
                  ~So You Want to be President? (Gr3)

          Veteran’s Day

          Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

          Thanksgiving:
                  ~Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims (Gr4)

          Mark Twain 

DECEMBER:

          Winter Solstice

          Bill of Rights:
                  ~Shh! We're Writing the Constitution (Gr4)

          Cultural Celebrations: Christmas, Boxing Day, 

          New Year:   New years eve,  Chinese new year, Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, and Songkran.

          Rosa Parks:
                  ~Rosa (Gr4)
                  ~Rosa Parks, My Story
                  ~Take a Stand, Rosa Parks! Before I Made History

                **After I find the books that align with these topics I will edit this post and list them.**  
I have also found a great website that gives a book list for books that align with Georgia's State and Common Core Standards.  You can download the lists for any grade level at   http://listbuilder.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StandardsBrowseView?gc=GA                 

        The first day of my placement, I would like to take the textbooks and become familiar with the topics and skills to be covered this fall. I would like to learn these topics so that I can create my own unique activities for them.  I also intend on keeping a notebook for each month of my placement and creating a filing system to keep worksheets and ideas I collect.  In my notebooks I hope to keep a daily journal to reflect on how things went during the day.  I have so many ideas that I am excited to use!  I am ready to begin my student teaching and learning experience!  I REALLY want to find out my placement!