Text Box: Lively Literary Lunches For September

   

Grade

Day of the week

Dates

Story Selection

First Grade

Mondays

9/8 & 9/15

The Jackal and the Partridge Punjabi folktale as told by Flora Annie Steel is about a wild dog and a medium-sized wild bird that people hunt and eat.  Print Permission Slip

Second Grade

Tuesdays

9/2 & 9/9

Jean Labadie’s Big Black Dog French-Canadian folktale as told by Natalie Savage Carlson is about a man who worries about making an enemy of his neighbor, whom he suspects of being a thief.                              Print Permission Slip

Third Grade

Wednesdays

9/3 & 9/10

Mr. Singer’s Nicknames by James Kruss is about a place where everybody is given a nickname; some flatter people and others criticize people.              Print Permission Slip

Fourth Grade

Thursdays

9/4 &   9/11

.Lenny’s Red-Letter Day by Bernard Ashley is about a boy who befriends an outsider and why his family is concerned about his friendship.                       Print Permission Slip

Fifth Grade

Fridays

9/5 & 9/12

Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing is about a boy who sets himself a difficult challenge.    Print Permission Slip

First Grade

Mondays

9/22 & 9/29

Anansi’s Fishing Expedition West African folktale as told by Harold Courlander and George Herzog is about a character who likes to play tricks on people.                                                                             Print Permission Slip

Second Grade

Tuesdays

9/16 & 9/23

The Mousewife by Rumer Godden is about an unusual friendship between a mouse and a dove, with different points of view.                                 Print Permission Slip

Third Grade

Wednesdays

9/17 & 9/24

The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde is about a person who will do anything to keep his best friend happy and interpreting the duty of a devoted friend.                                                       Print Permission Slip

Fourth Grade

Thursdays

9/18 & 9/25

The Tale of the Three Storytellers by James Kruss is a story of Townspeople who find it very funny to hear about or see bad things happening to others.                                             Print Permission Slip

Fifth Grade

Fridays

9/19 & 9/26

The Alligators by John Updike is about a girl who has just moved to a new school and identifying where she is feelings superior or inferior to others.                                                       Print Permission Slip