Title: My Tooth is About to Fall Out
Author: Maccarone, Grace
Illustrator: Lewin, Betsy
Publisher and Date: Scholastic, Inc., 1995
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Informational
Age Range: K-1st
Summary:
In this book a young girl talks to the reader about her fears of losing her first tooth. She takes the reader through all the scenarios she does not want to happen; such as her tooth falling out while she is playing, swimming, or eating. She is so worried about her tooth falling out that she barley notices when it finally does fall out! She then talks to the reader about the difference between baby teeth and permanent teeth, what happens when you loose a tooth, and how she can now stick her tongue through a hole in her mouth! The book ends with a more positive outlook on losing teeth; she is no longer to scared to lose a tooth because she cannot wait to see how great her new “big teeth” will look.
Response:
This was such a cute book! There are so many good qualities to this book that I am unsure of where to begin. This book covers an important topic for young children. All children have a big fear about losing their first tooth (or I know at least I did). They are unsure of what to expect; they imagine all sorts of horrible things will happen to them. Some scenarios I have heard kids discuss are: “what if I swallow my tooth?” and “what if a new tooth never grows back?” This book answers all of these questions in an informational yet fun way! Kids no longer have to wonder what losing a tooth will be like; they can read this book and find out for themselves. Another great thing about this book is that it involves the reader throughout the entire story; the young girl is talking to you personally and telling you all about her fears of losing a tooth. I also like how the pictures in the book directly follow along with the text. This is great book for beginning readers, because if they forget some of the words they are trying to read they can look at the pictures for a hint. One of my favorite pictures was when the little girl holds up a drawing of herself missing a tooth. This is just such a cute realistic picture, because can’t you just imagine a child drawing this picture for you?
Teaching Ideas:
First of all, this would be a great book to assign to first graders for reading practice. Not only is it a fun read, but it also teaches kids a lot. Also, this is definitely a book I would use when addressing the topic of losing teeth. I have been in many elementary school classrooms and seen a lot of lost teeth posters (For example the teacher has a tooth with each child’s name on it and she puts a star on the tooth each time that child loses a tooth.); this would be a great book to read when introducing that to the class.
Here’s another great teaching idea from Scholastic that you could also try!
Author: Maccarone, Grace
Illustrator: Lewin, Betsy
Publisher and Date: Scholastic, Inc., 1995
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Informational
Age Range: K-1st
Summary:
In this book a young girl talks to the reader about her fears of losing her first tooth. She takes the reader through all the scenarios she does not want to happen; such as her tooth falling out while she is playing, swimming, or eating. She is so worried about her tooth falling out that she barley notices when it finally does fall out! She then talks to the reader about the difference between baby teeth and permanent teeth, what happens when you loose a tooth, and how she can now stick her tongue through a hole in her mouth! The book ends with a more positive outlook on losing teeth; she is no longer to scared to lose a tooth because she cannot wait to see how great her new “big teeth” will look.
Response:
This was such a cute book! There are so many good qualities to this book that I am unsure of where to begin. This book covers an important topic for young children. All children have a big fear about losing their first tooth (or I know at least I did). They are unsure of what to expect; they imagine all sorts of horrible things will happen to them. Some scenarios I have heard kids discuss are: “what if I swallow my tooth?” and “what if a new tooth never grows back?” This book answers all of these questions in an informational yet fun way! Kids no longer have to wonder what losing a tooth will be like; they can read this book and find out for themselves. Another great thing about this book is that it involves the reader throughout the entire story; the young girl is talking to you personally and telling you all about her fears of losing a tooth. I also like how the pictures in the book directly follow along with the text. This is great book for beginning readers, because if they forget some of the words they are trying to read they can look at the pictures for a hint. One of my favorite pictures was when the little girl holds up a drawing of herself missing a tooth. This is just such a cute realistic picture, because can’t you just imagine a child drawing this picture for you?
Teaching Ideas:
First of all, this would be a great book to assign to first graders for reading practice. Not only is it a fun read, but it also teaches kids a lot. Also, this is definitely a book I would use when addressing the topic of losing teeth. I have been in many elementary school classrooms and seen a lot of lost teeth posters (For example the teacher has a tooth with each child’s name on it and she puts a star on the tooth each time that child loses a tooth.); this would be a great book to read when introducing that to the class.
Here’s another great teaching idea from Scholastic that you could also try!
1 comment:
I love your interest in connecting lesson plans! Thank you Kerry! And yes, this is definitely geared for beginning readers!
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