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1. Motivating students to read a wider variety of books
2. Reinforces emergent reader skills by predicting the text using the picture-walk approach.
3. Group/Class collaboration
4. Understanding the Caldecott selection procedure
5. Understanding bar graphs and connection to real life data
This versatile and fun project facilitates collaboration between the Library Media Specialist and the classroom teacher. In addition to challenging all reading levels, it incorporates math concepts.
Tip: The project timeline can be stretched beyond the official winner announcement date.
To start: locate 20 to 40 past Caldecott medal/honor books from your collection and setup a display to create interest. See picture. Meanwhile order new picture books and supplies. For suggestions try books recommended by the Alan Country Public, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Children's Librarians website. http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/programs/kids.html
Tip: Hold a small reserve fund to purchase 'overlooked' books that actually win the Caldecott Medal and/or receive honors. Create a rotation schedule and begin circulating the tub of past Caldecott books, followed a week later with the tub of this year's potential Caldecotts. After the class has examined all of the new books, students vote on their favorite, a class tally taken, and recorded. Be sure to collect all of the tallies and keep secret! When all participating classes have submitted their tallies, set up a display to announce the classroom winners as well as the official winners. See picture.
Tip: Use brightly colored spine labels to ensure new books are not inadvertently shelved. Upon completion of program have potential Caldecotts prominently displayed in the library to foster continued interest.
