Haley Jackson

Title: Gingerbread Baby  Genre: Traditional Literature  Author: Jan Brett Major Awards: 2000 Bookseller's Choice-Picture Book Age group: 4-5 years old  Summary:  This book, Gingerbread Baby is a story about a young boy named Mattie and his mom who decided to make a gingerbread boy on a cold winter day. While reading the directions on how to make the gingerbread boy it specifically says not to open the oven until the timer goes off and the full eight minutes is up. Mattie opens the oven door only five minutes in to peak inside and out comes a gingerbread baby. The gingerbread baby runs all over town and makes a big ruckus as everyone tries to catch him. Mattie decides to make the gingerbread baby a gingerbread house, that he hopes the baby will live in and stop running all over town. After awhile,the gingerbread baby is nowhere to be found and everyone panics thinking he has been eaten. Finally, the gingerbread baby is found in the gingerb...

Title: The Three Little Pigs   Genre: Traditional Literature  Author: James Marshall  Major Awards: N/A  Age group: 4 - 8 years old  Summary:  The Three Little Pigs is a story about three pigs whose mother tells them it is time to go and live on their own in the real world. As the three little pigs set out on their adventure they each choose their own path and material in which they will build their house out of. Two of the pigs built their houses out of flimsy material. A wolf comes and blows their houses down and eats them right up. The third pig however, chooses a strong and sturdy material in which can not be blown down. The wolf comes and tries to blow the third pig’s house down but is not successful, leaving the third pig safe inside. Then the wolf tries to invite the third pig to do things with him such as going to pick turnips, picking apples, and going to the fair. The pig tricks the wolf by going earlier than they...

Title: Hansel And Gretel  Genre: Traditional Literature  Author: Jan Brett  Major Awards: Caldecott honor book  Age group: 5 - 8 years old  Summary:  Hansel and Gretel, a young pair of siblings whose father is a poor woodcutter that can't feed his family. The stepmother convinces the father to take the children into the woods and abandon them so that the mother and father don't starve. The father agrees and walks the two into the woods and leaves them. After finding their way home once, the second time they don't get so lucky. Days go by and the siblings stumble upon a house made of gingerbread with an old woman inside. After escaping what turned out to be a witch, Hansel and Gretel find their way home to their dad that tells them their step mother has died and live happily ever after.  I am not really sure that I would want to use this book in my classroom. I feel as if it may scare some kids and possibly eve...

Title: Goldilocks And The Three Bears  Genre: Traditional Literature  Author: Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob Grimm  Major Awards: Caldecott Medal  Age group: 3 -7 years old  Summary:  Goldilocks, a young girl wanders from her home and stumbles upon the house of the three bears. In the house she tries three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds. She ends up liking the baby bears porridge, chair, and bed the best after trying all three. Goldilocks falls asleep in the little bears bed and wakes up to the three bears standing over her angry. Startled,she runs away and claims that she will never come back again.  I would like to use this book in my classroom as a good source for a reading and comprehension unit. The book is easy to follow and can also be fun to do multiple activities with. Kids will also be able to follow along with the book and even be able to predict the next event that will take place. I feel as if thi...

Title: The Little Red Hen Genre: Traditional Literature (Folktale)  Author: Diane Muldrow  Major Awards: ALA Notable Children’s Book Age group: 4 - 8 years old Summary:  The little red hen is a busy bee who seems to  always be working while the cat and frog do nothing. After baking a delicious cake by herself she runs off to enjoy it on her lonesome. On her adventure she runs into some trouble with a fox, but finds her way out of it and returns home to a now working cat and frog.  I would like to use this book in my classroom as a lesson to my students to never take people for granted. I feel as if this book would give children an understanding of how important it is to help others and to work together. I also think that the students would enjoy the suspense of the book as well as the hens cleverness.  I feel as if an appropriate grade level for this book would be children from Kindergarten to about second grade. It has...

Title: Wonder  Genre:  Bluebonnet Author: R.J. Palacio Major awards: Texas Bluebonnet award, Age Group:  8 years old and up Summary: August (Auggie) Pullman is a 10 year old boy who was born with a facial deformity that has made his life and making friends a bit harder than others his age. Up until this point Auggie has been home schooled by his mother, Isabel Pullman, therefore having no experience in an actual school setting. He is admitted into a mainstream school, Beecher Prep for the first time as a 5th grader and Auggie can't help but be scared. Auggie wants nothing more than to be seen as an ordinary boy but struggles with his peers being afraid of him and feeling like an outsider. As the story continues we as readers see the book transition from different individuals view points including Auggie's, Olivia's (his sister), and friends in order to display the amount of emotions and perspectives of other characters throughout the book. August faces an i...

Hi everyone! My name is Haley Jackson and I am a Junior at Houston Baptist University. I am seeking a certification in EC-6 with an ESL certification as well. I want to teach anywhere from Kindergarten - Second grade. I come from a big family of 7 and I am the middle child of the bunch. I am also a coach at Houston Gymnastics Academy and coach Cheer and Gymnastics. I can't wait to see what this class and semester has in store!