Welcome to the Book Week Early Childhood Books rap. I’m delighted you have found time in this busy term to join our discussion of this year’s Short-Listed titles in the ‘Early Childhood Book of the Year’ category. These excellent books are great reading for all ages, so don’t be tricked by the category name. I’m sure we’ll all be learning heaps from each other, and lots more about literature through these great books.
I’d like to get things started by quickly introducing myself.I am Mrs Chapman, the teacher-librarian at WollondillyPublic School in Goulburn, and I will be your coordinator for this book rap.The student rappers from my school will tell you more about our school when they introduce themselves soon.
Your
task now is to send a message introducing your group. Tell us a little about your school, your class group, and any other information you think might be interesting to other rappers. To save confusion, perhaps you could use the subject line: “Introducing <name of your school>”. Send your Introduction message and all student messages to:
Please remember to put an underscore _ between 06 and the word ‘rap’.
You could also prepare a rap map, locating rappers as they introduce themselves. Perhaps you might also start a database of rappers, recording school names and other details to help select particular schools you would like to follow closely.
Now would also be a good time to begin your Rap Journal. Write down your expectations of this rap, what you would like to do and learn, and what you know about any of the ‘Early Childhood Books already. As the rap gets underway, you can record further things you are learning in your Rap Journal.
