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Wonder vocabulary activities for year 6-8

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Wonder vocabulary activities for year 6-8

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På læreruddannelse i Århus har tre lærere udarbejdet disse materialer til arbejdet med Wonder. Tak til Karen Lassen Bruntt, Nanna Jørgensen og Juljana G.H. Jacobsen - LU Århus

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Wonder vocabulary activities for Years 6-8

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Many Excellent Ressources Working with Wonder

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Many Excellent Ressources Working with Wonder

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Kan absolut anbefales

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A boy from real life with the same diagnosis as Auggie Pullman

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A boy from real life with the same diagnosis as Auggie Pullman

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Official American Homepage Stop Bullying

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Official American Homepage Stop Bullying

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Stop Bullying on the Spot

When adults respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior they send the message that it is not acceptable. Research shows this can stop bullying behavior over time.

Parents, school staff, and other adults in the community can help kids prevent bullying by talking about it, building a safe school environment, and creating a community-wide bullying prevention strategy.

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StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on bullying, cyberbullying, prevention and response.

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How a girl's death can inspire working ant-bullying

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How a girl's death can inspire working ant-bullying

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Changing Faces | Visible Difference & Disfigurement Charity

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We are here to help everyone in the UK who has a visible difference, a scar, mark or condition on their face or body that makes them look different.

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Wonder is such an amazing book, it will undoubtedly inspire KIDS to want to DO SOMETHING to make a difference in the world! Here are some ideas for activities YOU KIDS can do on your own:...

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Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wh...

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Wonder (2017 Movie) Official Trailer – #ChooseKind – Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson

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Author interview, ideas for book reviews etc.

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Author interview, ideas for book reviews etc.

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In my typical late-to-the-party fashion, I am going to gush about Wonder.

You will find all sorts of glowing reviews and pronouncements of 2013 Newbery contention across the bibliosphere. I doubt I have much to add. It's good, REALLY good. It's important, especially given all the needed focus on bullying, REALLY important and timely. It probably does have a decent Newbery chance for 2013 (although I will argue that it is a bit too anchored in modern vernacular and cultural reference to fit Newbery and also because I really want The One and Only Ivan, which is better in the timeless writing category though equal in the authentic voice category, to have a chance too).

It is everything you have read about: poignant, realistic, well-written, authentically voiced, truly a fantastic addition to children's literature. I bought 25 copies for our school....

Since I have nothing to add to the Wonder

lovefest; I guess I will do what I do here and post the linky stuff one will need for classroom assistance!

Publisher's Synopsis: "August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school-until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?"

The author's website precepts (rules about really important things). EXCELLENT for teaching!!!

The author's annotations of cultural reference you may want to keep handy. There are A LOT!

Discussion Questions.

Author interview on her own site.

Author Interview on NPR.

Author website.

Reviews? You Ask? New York Times, The Guardian, School Library Journal, Telegraph, Kirkus Reviews, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, The Independent,...............

Or, even better than a review,... How about this story from a teacher with a student in a similar situation as Auggie: Jen @ Teach Mentor Texts, you rock teacher!

2013 Newbery prediction list @ GoodReads. Note that The One and Only Ivan is in second place :-)

Are you a Twitter user? #thewonderofwonder will help you find others who are in love with this book

AWESOME Pledge to Choose Kind website where you can find tons of additional resources on anti-bullying and just being kind!

The Book Trailer:

Here is the author reading the first chapter of the book:

Here's a author interview on how she came up with the idea:

found via Mr. Schu at Watch. Connect. Read.

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Age: 8 and up
Pages: 320
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Date: February 2012
ISBN 0375869026
Themes: Tolerance, Disability, Family Life, Friendship, Kindness
Character Development: Good Plot Engagement: Very good, motivated by wanting kindness to prevail!
Originality: Like similar 'disability themed books recently, but with unique and authentic voices
Believability: Very believable
Thank You: NetGalley & Random House for my eBook time-limited read

© 2007-2012 Cheryl Vanatti for www.ReadingRumpus.com

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In my typical late-to-the-party fashion, I am going to gush about Wonder. You will find all sorts of glowing reviews and pronouncements of 2013 Newbery contention across the bibliosphere. I doubt I have much to add. It's good, REALLY good. It's important, especially given all the needed focus on bullying, REALLY important and timely.

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Much has been said and written about Wonder by R. J. Palacio during its short existence on bookstore and library shelves. Even before it...

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Have you heard about Tacoma Reads? Inspired by Nancy Pearl's "If All Seattle Read the Same Book," Tacoma Reads is a one book city-wide reading initiative, now in its 11th year. Each book is selected by the mayor and Tacomans are encouraged to come together to read, reflect upon, and then respond to the ideas and issues raised by one good book.

This year, we're discussing by R.J. Palacio!

We have some awesome events happening Saturday, April 6th with the author, including our teen book club author luncheon. But, I wanted to tell you about a special opportunity to respond to Wonder and to possibly win some cool prizes!

If you've read Wonder, we want to give you the chance to respond with your thoughts using film, photography, poetry, drawings, video or mixed media.

Stop by the downtown Tacoma Public Library's StoryLab any time during the month of April, and our staff will help you share your vision using our digital media tools. If you are unable to visit the library, you can still submit a response. Email an attachment or a link to storylab@tacomapubliclibrary.org by Wednesday, April 24th.

PRIZES! for participating students:
Tacoma Responds is open to all of Tacoma, but middle and high schools students who submit a response to Wonder will be entered in a raffle for special prizes.

Wonder posters signed by R.J. Palacio will go to several students.

Signed copies of Wonder.

Each student who enters will receive a Wonder button.

One lucky student will receive a pizza party for their class, signed Wonder posters, and a signed copy of Wonder for the classroom library.

Each student that enters a response to Wonder will receive one entry, so if an entire class enters the chances of winning are much higher. Remember, you are welcome to create your response in the downtown Main Library's digital StoryLab.

How do you submit your response? Email an attachment or a link to storylab@tacomapubliclibrary.org by Wednesday, April 24th.
Please be sure to include:

1. First & Last Name

2. School

3. Grade

4. Teacher's name (students should select a teacher willing to host a pizza party)

On April 27th we will come together as a community in the Olympic Room at the downtown Main Library to share our responses to this year's Tacoma Reads selection, Wonder.

Check out our Tacoma Responds blog for more information!

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Have you heard about Tacoma Reads? Inspired by Nancy Pearl's "If All Seattle Read the Same Book," Tacoma Reads is a one book city-wide reading initiative, now in its 11th year. Each book is selected by the mayor and Tacomans are encouraged to come together to read, reflect upon, and then respond to the ideas and issues raised by...