Olivia
By: Ian Falconer
Have you ever been told that you are “too much to handle” or
have you ever been around a child who was always on the move? Think back to
your experience while we tell you about Olivia, the main character of our story.
She was annoyingly busy doing a million
things at one time.
“In the morning, after
she gets up, and moves the cat, and brushes her teeth, and combs her ears, and
moves the cat, Olivia gets dressed. She has to try on everything.”
Throughout the story Olivia is constantly running around and
being imitated by her little brother, Ian, all the time. How annoying! She
talks about her day to day routine and places that she goes. Her visits include
going to the beach and basking in the sun, while becoming a pro at building sand
castles. Just like most kids Olivia hates nap time! If it is raining she likes
to go to the museum, and she thinks that she can create a painting just like
the one in the museum on her wall. After she tries that she gets put in
time-out. Next comes bath time and dinner, then Olivia ends her day with three
books, only because she had to argue with her mother to let her have three
instead of just one.
“You know, you really
wear me out. But I love you anyway.”
While children are reading a story it is important for them
to make connections within the story to help their understanding. The activity
we chose helps students make connections in the story, between the character
and child, the setting and the child, the book and the child, and the problem
in the story and the child. When children are making connections between the
character and themselves they can relate to Olivia’s personality traits and
they way they act or real world problems they have faced themselves.
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" This is a great book for using connections. I can't wait to use this book and activity in my classroom one day."-Dianne
"I like this book because students can relate and the students can make connections while the book is providing humor."-Mallory
This sounds like a good book which most children would be able to relate to. I like the fact that the activity involves a worksheet, because when I write things down I remember them more. Teaching children to relate to literature will open up the door to better comprehension. I enjoyed reading your post! -Karli
ReplyDeleteThis book seems like something most children can relate to. The worksheet that is included seems as though it could be used with numerous different types of texts when teaching students about making connections and actually having them write it all down. Making good connections to books helps children with their comprehension because of their experiences. Good job! -Lauryn
ReplyDeleteYour book seems like it would be very interesting to students because of the humor and business of the character. I like the activity sheet to correlate with the book. It seems like a great way to assist students in making connections with the story, and therefore will better help them understand what they read. Thank you for sharing! ~Elma Daniel
ReplyDeleteI love this book. It is very humorous and interesting. Students would easily be able to relate to this story! I love the worksheet that you guys attached to use for making connections! Great job!
ReplyDelete-Fallyn