The
Monarch
Award:
Illinois'
K-3
Children's Choice Award
2010
Master List
Sponsored by
the
Illinois
School Library Media Association
2010 Nominee: Recess at 20 BelowRecess at 20 Below is a book about recess in Alaska. The readers can see how the children enjoy recess.
Author/Photographer: Cindy Lou Aillaud
Book
Activities
- Discussion questions: What is your favorite
thing to do for outdoor recess in the winter? How cold is TOO cold
to go out at your school?
- Reading/oral language: Have sharing time after recess and
tell what happened.
- Writing: Write a tall tale about your best or worst recess experience.
- Math: Create addition and subtraction problems about temperature.
- Science: Why is in cold in Alaska and warm in Africa? Which place
would you rather live and why?
- Social Studies: Find Alaska on a map or globe and find where you
live.
- Cooking/Snack: make snow cones and eat ice cream.
- Art/Drama: drawing and coloring snow flakes and snow men
- Music/Movement: Make a list of recess games and songs. Play them
at recess.
- Technology integration: Visit snowcrystals.com and
weatherwizkids.com to learn about snow and weather.
Related Books
- Other related books:
- Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill
- Lunch Money and Other Poems about School
- Recess Mess by Grace Maccarone
- Recess Riddles by Marilyn Helmer
- Alaska by Su Tien Wong (Rookie Reader)
Websites
2010 Nominee Resources