Unlovable for Respect and Responsibility

Posted on March 21, 2006

For my last two visits to Swanton Elementary School, I have read the book Unlovable (see below) by Dan Yaccarino to kindergarten through second graders to illustrate the concept of Respect and for third and fourth graders to illustrate Responsibility. All of the students (12 classes in all) loved the book! It is a good example of how you can take one story and by highlighting certain aspects you can highlight different Core Concepts. With the older students we were able to make connections to other books they were reading this year. It is the integration of the concepts throughout the curriculum that makes this curriculum work so well. Keep your eyes and ears open. You will find the Core Concepts everywhere!!!