There are Monsters Everywhere
By: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Dial Books
Copyright date: July 2005
Number of pages: 32
Age Level: 4-8
Picture Book
A young boy knows there are monsters lurking around every corner, under every bed, in every basement, and behind every trash can. Mom and dad can't see them, but he knows they are there just waiting to scare him. Finally, determined to overcome his fear of monsters, he enrolls in a karate class! He practices his karate moves every chance he gets just hoping the monsters are watching.
I think this would be a great book to use at the beginning of the year for Kindergarteners. The theme of this book is overcoming fear and many young students are nervous and scared on their first days of school. This book could help them realize that we all have fears but we can take control of them and overcome them. I would read this book out loud to the entire class then I would have them use lunch bags, crayons and glue to create puppets of themselves being brave.
I love the teaching idea you have for this book. I agree that kindergarten can be scary for many children. I think that having puppets would give them an outlet to express their fears without any pressure. In my experience you can learn a lot about children through their drawings, stories, and what they act out when using toys (or in this case puppets).
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a cute book! I think it is one that a lot of students could relate to, especially the very young ones. Many people are or were scared of monsters when they were young. Like you said, you can relate this to overcoming other fears such as going to school for the first time. This will relate the student's new experience of school to past experiences such as fear of monsters.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like such an adorable book, you have convinced me to read it. I like your idea of having students read this on the first day of school because it talks about overcoming your fears.
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