Beyond Morning Message (Grades K-2) [Paperback]

Valerie Schifferdanoff (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0439111080 | ISBN-13: 978-0439111089 | Publication Date: February 1, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Use a Marvelous Monday letter to teach long vowels, introduce homonyms with a Grate Tails letter, or pen a note about pepperoni pizza to reinforce estimation skills. Students will love reading customized letters that make learning fun! In this photo-filled book, you’ll find dozens of model letters and lesson ideas to help you teach phonics, build word recognition, review vocabulary, reinforce math skills, introduce themes, and so much more! Written by a teacher who’s been writing interactive letters to her class for years, this practical resource includes letters and lesson ideas for K, 1, 2, and 3, authentic assessment tips, and curriculum links. For use with Grades K-2.

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About the Author

Valerie SchifferDanoff is a second-grade teacher at Bedford Village Elementary School in Bedford Village, New York. She has taught for more than fifteen years, has been a staff developer at the Westchester Teacher Center, and an adjunct teacher at the College of New Rochelle. She is the author of several best-selling books for Scholastic, including The Scholastic Integrated Language Arts Book, Pocket Charts for Emergent Readers, and Teaching Second Grade.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Strategies; 1st edition (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439111080
• ISBN-13: 978-0439111089
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #912,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Meaningful Mornings with Your Students, June 18, 2001

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Dawn Rivera (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond Morning Message (Grades K-2) (Paperback)

While helpful and full of good ideas, this book on morning messages through daily letters to your class is too general for the average classroom teacher. The main problem with the book is that it spans kindergarten through second grade, covering a range of age levels, though none very thoroughly. Unless you teach in a multi-age classroom, it leaves you feeling as though you should have paid much less for the amount of material that applies to your grade level.

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly helpful, October 23, 2005

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Sarah E. Dennis (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Morning Message (Grades K-2) (Paperback)

I'd highly recommend this book to teacher's looking for ideas to make Morning Messages more valuable. My NYU student-teachers agree that Valerie Schifferdanoff provides great ideas for maximizing this opportunity for teaching and learning.