The Giving Tree | 
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Thank you for the tag, Lisa.
1. We‘ll go to my parents‘ home. This year there will probably be about 16 of us. Everyone will sit in the dining room talking after eating, if the weather‘s nice the kids will go outside and my dad and I will be watching football. 🤓
2. The tagged.
Happy Tuesday! Here are the #Two4Tuesday questions for today. Everyone is welcome to play. As always, thanks to everyone who plays along.
1️⃣ Cooking then headed over to my son's house to have dinner there and visit with the grands.
2️⃣ The Giving Tree
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pickALA Notable Book Award. This story is about a young boy who goes to a tree every day and eats apples off of it, climbs all around it, and uses it as a slide. However, as he gets older he began to want more out of the tree that it could no longer provide because it gave so much. This is a story that teaches a lesson on greed and overuse. It teaches you to appreciate what you are given and what there is to offer. Great read.
Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.“
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.
pickPoetry. This book/poem is probably one of the most well known poems out there. It is about a boy who take advantage of the trees kindness until one day the tree had nothing left to give. Wonderful story that can speak to many different messages.
“And she loved the little boy, even more than she loved herself”
pickThis book is great and I love the overall message of the story that you should never tally things up and be needy. It shows how you can give and give without expecting anything in return.
pickThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein in 1964 is a classic read aloud for any age group. This book is great for teaching morals. In the book, a tree loves a little boy so much they give every part of themselves to show their love. This book has won the 1974 New York Times Outstanding Book Award winner. Great read aloud!
This book is about a relationship between an apple tree and a young boy and their kindness and willing to give towards one another. As the boy grows older the tree is still giving and still recognizes him and addresses him as boy all his life.
pickThis has always been my favorite book. It taught me to share with others and not take too much from someone, even if they allow you to have it. Sharing is such a big thing in kindergarten so I think this would be a really great book for younger readers
pickThe Giving Tree was written by Shel Silverstein. I really enjoy this book; it used to be one of my favorites as a kid and still is to this day. This book has poetic elements to it that make it fun to read. I also really love the message behind this book and would definitely read this to my class someday!
Now it feels like I only see you when you need something. How do you think that makes me feel?
I just love the moral of this story. To always be there for your friends and when you do something for others to not expect anything in return.
pickThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is one of my favorite picture books. The story is centered around a tree and a boy. Throughout the story we see the boy grow up until he is an old man and the tree remain the same. Throughout his life the joy always asks the tree for everything and takes without second thought, but the tree continues to give and never asks the boy for anything.
I found the cutest The Giving Tree 🌳 candle from Noth Ave. Candle Co at our little bookstore down town. 💚🍎💚
pickBanned in 1988 for the sexist nature of its content, this is recognized as a classic. Rereading this brought tears to my eyes. And yet…with more life experience, I find I am not as completely enamored in it as I was when I first read it. As the “new” ending that was posted online last year shows, this is a book about sacrifice, but also a good discussion starter for boundaries. #PictureBook #BBRC #LetterG
PS: I really need to buy the US stamps!
My version of accessorizing 😆. I still have my copy which I was given in 1998! I always thought the Giving Tree was anti-transcendental, the boy takes and takes and takes after all until the tree is nothing but a stump. Anyway @LiteraryinLawrence I mailed out the next #LMPBC book via media mail today 💌📮
One of my “kids” thought this book was just so so sad. He never read it until he was in college -when I met him, he‘s 32 now and I‘m for sure sending him a letter with this stamp!!!
How cool are these new Shel Silverstein postage stamps!!! 😍 They‘re certainly inspiring me to write more letters today to my wonderful pen pals.
Maybe I‘ll finally catch up?✍🏻📬
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 232.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.
#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz
📚 So many that deserve to be mentioned. However, because of my grandkids I am choosing J.K. Rowling. Not only did I enjoy the series but my grandkids did also and I love the message of friendship and other life lessons they teach.
📙 No. Not a writer even of my own thoughts.
📘 Tagged
1. Yes, A Series of Unfortunate Events and Regarding the Fountain. 👀
2. Usually not unless I find a cover REALLY unsettling lol.
3. The Giving Tree 🌳
@Blueberry @MoonWitch94 #thoughtfulthursday
so-soAs someone who missed out on this classic, I found it very interesting to read through the lens of an adult. This P book follows a tree and its relationship with a young boy as they both grow together and apart. This book is considered controversial and is believed to be sexist so please be conscious of that before bringing it into your classroom.
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so-soI confess I‘ve never read The Giving Tree as a child. With my first reading being an adult in 2021 I‘m not sure what I am supposed to make of it. This tree obviously gave its absolute all to make the boy happy and while that is admirable, this is not praised behavior in this time and age. Yet there are still parents who give absolutely everything for their children. So I‘m left with very conflicting feelings about this book.
pickThis P is a great resource for a choral reading. The poem is about a tree who loves the little boy and does everything that she can for him. https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/choral_reading UDL 2.4 would be used here as the students are reading aloud. EL 32 as the class would have the opportunity to read together.
#12coloursofdecember Dec 19 Mint Green 10 points plus 1 #wintergames #merryreaders @Clwojick @Clwojick
pickI saw this on kindle unlimited and decided to remember the sweet giving tree. It was just as good as I remembered.
#RaisingReaders - my Kindergartener is reading to me outside under the play set. 😍 He‘s made it through the book without any help from me! 🤗
For those of you who were also scarred by Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, may I present an alternate ending called The Tree Who Set Healthy Boundaries (courtesy of Topher Fixed It): https://www.topherpayne.com/giving-tree 😂
pickThis P picture book is about the adorable relationship between a little boy and a giving tree. As the little boy begins to grow, he forgets about his tree. Until one day.. he‘s come back to ask his giving tree for a crazy amount of things! This book would make a wonderful RT in a classroom :) #ucflae3414su20
pickThis RF book would be great companion during a literature circle.
Using these principles and strategy to have engagement and understanding:
UDL Principle 3.2: highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas and relationships
UDL Principle 2.3: support decoding of text and symbols
ESOL Strategy 6: monitor students comprehension
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pickI've always wanted to read Shel Silverstein & my brother's wife gave me a reason - it was one of her favorite books as a child. It was sadder than I expected so imagine my surprise when I started ugly crying at 8 this morning. This is the second book off my #bookspinbingo list and hits one box on the #summerfunjr bingo card - Read a book a family member loved as a child.
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No matter your age this book will definitely make you feel #Sentimental when reading it. 😭
Day 7 #BoundTogetherJune @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
