Caldecott Medal Lesson Plan
Overview
Students in 1st and 2nd grade will learn about the Caldecott Medal and be introduced to winners of this award. Students will be able to tell that the Caldecott Medal is an important award for picture books and is awarded to the book with the best pictures each year.
Lesson Plan
Caldecott Medal - Lesson Plan
Purpose: Students in 1st and 2nd grade will learn about the Caldecott Medal and be introduced to winners of this award.
Objective: Students will be able to tell that the Caldecott Medal is an important award for picture books and is awarded to the book with the best pictures each year.
Standards:
- Reading: Literary Text - Standard 6: Summarize key details and ideas to support analysis of thematic development.
- 1st Grade: 6.1 Describe the relationship between the illustrations and the characters, setting, or events.
- 2nd Grade: 6.1 Use information gained from illustrations and words in a print or multimedia text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Materials:
- Examples of Caldecott Medal Award winners (http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal)
- 2016: Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, illustrated by Sophie Blackall, written by Lindsay Mattick (Little, Brown/Hachette)
- 2008: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)
- 2001: So You Want to Be President?, illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George (Philomel Books)
- 1996: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (Putnam)
- 1988: Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen (Philomel)
- 1986: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
- 1978: Noah's Ark by Peter Spier (Doubleday)
- 1964: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (Harper)
- 1963: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Viking)
- 1954: Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking)
- Examples of Caldecott Honor books
- No, David! By David Shannon
- Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Matt de la Peña (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin)
- Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems (Hyperion)
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. (Hyperion)
- Internet and Smartboard
- Google Doc: Caldecott Medal Assignment
- Google Slides: Caldecott Medal Slides
- Google Form: The Caldecott Medal
Assignment
Caldecott Medal Assignment
Overview: “The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.”
- http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal
Assignment: Read (or have a parent or adult read aloud) a Caldecott Medal Winner or Caldecott Honor Book. Complete the questions below (by yourself or with an adult).
List of Books:
Questions:
- Title of Book:
- Author:
- What I liked about the book:
- My favorite character is:
- The setting is:
- Something that happened that I think was neat or exciting: