This module creates a safe space for students to be courageous, like Brontorina, and discover new vocabulary that depicts their feelings at times when their own dreams seem unlikely.Įach Artful Reading Module is flexibly designed for a 2-3 week duration. Students will be risk takers and try on ballet positions, while listening to classical music and studying famous ballet dancers. The last illustration got a heartwarming "AHHHHHH" from all the students.Brontorina is the story of a dinosaur who has a dream to dance but her size makes her dream feel unlikely. Major kudos to the author for picking a dinosaur to be a ballerina. This was a well received message thanks to Brontorina. We need to lift each other up - not cut each other down. They have a very minor role but I pointed out their put-downs. A kiddo said, "They are trying to stand in front of her dream!" Luckily, there are two other dancers, Clara and Jack, who want nothing more then to help her succeed. But she's also met with a little bit of an attitude by two girls who just can't seem to find anything nice to say. When Brontorina enters Madame Lucille's Dance Academy she is met with warmth and curiosity. Brontorina covers acceptance, rejection, being yourself, differences, and following your dreams quite beautifully.
What's so great about those moments is when I realize how much the kids are going to enjoy my new find for them.
Why It's On My Bookshelf: If you were at Barnes and Noble a couple of Sundays ago and saw a grown woman reading a children's book with a big adorable dinosaur on the cover and hugging it afterwards.well, that would be ME. Still, Brontorina knew, deep in her heart, that she was meant to be a ballerina. And Brontorina did not have the right shoes - and everyone knows you can't dance without the proper dance shoes. I want to dance! But Brontorina was rather large - too large to fit in Madame Lucille's dance studio. Publisher's Note: Brontorina had a dream.
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