The Monarch Award:
Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award
2010 Master List
Sponsored by the
Illinois School Library Media Association
2010 Nominee: What To Do About Alice?
Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem. Her name was Alice. Alice Lee Roosevelt was hungry to go places, meet people, and do things! Father called it "running riot." Alice called it "eating up the world."
Author: Barbara Kerley
Illustrator: Edwin Fotheringham
Book Activities
- Discussion questions: Do you know who Alice Roosevelt was?
Alice was "running riot". What does that mean? What do you think her father, Teddy Roosevelt,
should have done? Should she have behaved differently?
What game do you like to play with your father?
- Reading/oral language: Gather biographies of strong women. Read
and report on them during Women's History Month (March). Read about
Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone like Alice did.
- Writing: Write a story about you running riot. "What to do about_____"
- Math: List all the cities Alice visited or lived in. Make math
problems to figure out the distance between them.
- Science: Look up different kinds of snakes would make good pets.
- Social Studies: Research Teddy Roosevelt and Alice on World
Book Online or other online encyclopedia.What is a boarding school? Would you like to
attend one? Could you teach yourself by reading all the books in the
library? Map the cities and countries Alice visited in the story.
- Cooking/Snack: Find recipies for scrambled eggs. Make scrambled eggs as a snack for the class.
- Art/Drama: Try mixing paints to create Alice blue. Make a list
of objects that are Alice blue. What is your favorite color? Wear it to school
or make a picture using it.
- Music/Movement: Consult with the music teacher about popular
songs from Alice Roosevelt's youth. Find out about the Two Step and the Fox
Trot dance and try it. Watch dancing with the stars!
- Technology integration: Make a timeline of Alice's life. Type
your "what to do about' story in Word.
Related Books
- By Barbara Kerley:
- Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
- Cool Drink of Water
- A Little Peace
- You and Me Together: Moms Dads and Kids Around the World
- One World, One Day
Related books:- Bully For You, Teddy Roosevelt! by Jean Fritz
- You're on Your Way, Teddy Roosevelt by Judith St. George
- Eleanor by Barbara Cooney (or other bios of Eleanor)
- Wackiest White House Pets by Kathryn Gibbs Davis
- A Christmas Tree for the White House by Gary Hines
- Thanksgiving in the White House by Gary Hines
- Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Websites
2010 Nominee Resources