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Monday, November 7, 2011

Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun

I LOVE this book! I read this book during the first three weeks of school while I was using childrens books to build character. Best of all, the author, Maria Dismondy http://www.mariadismondy.com/ , has an activity packet full of ideas to go along with this book http://www.mariadismondy.com/uploads/docs/Spaghetti-Readers-Guide.pdf.
It's about having the courage to be who you are, and children nowadays need all the encouragment they need in this area. It would also be the perfect Christmas gift for the child in your life how has or needs the confidence to be themselves!

Now for the awesome giveaway... I'm giving away a SIGNED COPY(from the author) of this book. All you have to do is follow my blog, and leave a comment including your email address, telling me how you would use it in your classroom. I will be choosing a winner on Saturday.
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25 comments:

  1. JeanneNovember 7, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    I follow your blog! I try to find books about character development and this sounds like a great "read aloud" for my class!

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  2. Mrs. C.November 7, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    This would be a great way to kick off the school year teaching about differences. I have a very low socio-economic crew and it would really help some of my kiddos! Thanks for the chance!
    ncomer@fairburyjeffs.org

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  3. NatalieNovember 7, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    I had seen this book earlier, but my library did not have it. I think this would be an awesome way to remind children how to act and stand up for behaving the right way. I feel like I spend a lot of the day trying to teach kids how to do the right thing and this book would be a great reference! Thanks for the giveaway!!

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  4. Amy CNovember 7, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    I follow your blog!

    arcrow@sbcglobal.net

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  5. AnonymousNovember 7, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    I am always looking for that special book that serves as a reminder to be ones self. That it is acceptable to be unique with your likes and dislikes.

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  6. Mrs. BrownNovember 7, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    I would use this book to talk about character education in the classroom. My students would surely benefit from reminders of how to treat others! kellybrown28021@gmail.com

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  7. Keys4EducationNovember 7, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    I am a follower of your blog! :o) I teach kindergarten this year and it is never too early to start teaching students to embrace their differences. I love this book!!!

    Jennifer
    jennkeys @ gmail . com

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  8. Mrs. ShepherdNovember 7, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    I am a follower of your blog. I would love to use this book to help build character with my students. Each morning the students and I discuss a new word for the day to build our character education. Having courage during tough times, is definitely a trait we all need to possess.

    eshepherd79@gmail.com

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  9. HeatherNovember 7, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    I am a follower of your blog and even before you were a blogger...you are one creative teacher! I would love to use this book throughout the year to talk about students being themselves.

    Heather
    hdawntn@hotmail.com

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  10. dsrogersNovember 7, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    I follow your blog. This book sounds great. I would use it in my resource classrooms. Students with disabilities often have low self-esteem and this book sounds like a great way to help them celebrate who they are.

    Thanks,
    Danette
    danetterogers93@gmail.com

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  11. ErikaNovember 7, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    I have followed your blog for quite a while! I would use this book to reinforce the idea of uniqueness and how boring life would be if we were all the same.
    2B Honey Bunch
    peschaff@bresnan.net

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  12. Ms. AkinNovember 8, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Hi Jessica! I am a follower of your blog and I have probably earned some frequent flyer miles from your classroom website as well. I think this book sounds great! We teach a character word each month based on a professional book about poverty. We are in our third year of this and we have seen great progress with the students. I think my students would be able to make great text-to-self connections with this book as well as text-to-text connections. And I agree that our students need encouragement in the area of self-esteem. I work with a Title 1 population and they seem to need a lot of encouragement to believe they can be what they dream of being...now and when they grow up.

    Thanks for your giveaway opportunity!
    Rochell
    akinteacher@gmail.com

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  13. LynnNovember 8, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    I follow your blog & have been a "fan" for a long time!! You are so creative and talented! I would love this book to read to my 3rd grade students!! Thank you for the chance to win it!

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  14. LynnNovember 8, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    I have been a "fan" of yours for a long time. I think you are very creative and original!! :o) I would love to have this book in my classroom library! Thank you for the chance to win it!

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  15. EmilyMac31November 8, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    I have a student who has a very hard time being himself. I think this would be a great real aloud to use without him knowing it is directed at him. I'm always looking for another angle! :-) Thank you for all of the giveaways!

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  16. Hello Mrs SykesNovember 8, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    I follow your blog! This sounds like a great "read aloud" for my class to study our character traits!

    Jennifer
    jsykes1@gmail.com

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  17. Sunflwr508November 8, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    I have this book "pinned" to purchase ASAP. I would love to have this book to use in my classroom with a few of my girls that try so hard to conform to the way they think other girls want them to be. I think that girls (as well as boys) are very susceptible to falling into this mindset and I would love to incorporate this book into my whole group teaching to involve everyone. Thanks so much for the giveaway! Love your blog too! :)
    Sunflwr508@yahoo.com

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  18. NikkiNovember 8, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    I am a follower. I work with special needs students that have behavioral issues. This book would help me build their self-esteem as well as character building skills. Thanks for all you do!

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  19. Cindy LNovember 8, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    I follow your blog. I love your ideas. I could really use this book this year because I have some really low achievers. I think this would be very helpful in building self-esteem. I also have a student who will not talk to anyone in the class but me.

    CL14Mentor@oh.rr.com

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  20. MaryNovember 8, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Thanks for the give away. I love the idea of the coloured glasses and having the students explain the story from different character's point of view. What a great way to teach them how to perceive other view points. All the way from Canada. mary at apopovic@primus.ca

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  21. 2nd grade teacherNovember 8, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    I follow your blog and have been a fan of yours for a long time! You are very creative and giving of your time and ideas! Thanks so much for all you do to help all of our students. My school started a bullying program this year and once a week we hold a class meeting. This book would be great to read during my class meeting. Thanks again for all you do!

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  22. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    I follow your blog and appreciate all your great ideas that you so generously share with your fellow teachers. Thanks

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  23. JillNovember 9, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    I've definitely been looking for some good books about character for my students. Sometimes the things they say to each other shock me and make me sad. I think this book might help us turn ourselves around a bit in that area!

    jill dot draffkorn at gmail dot com

    Marvelous Multiagers!

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  24. Literacy TeacherNovember 10, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    I follow your blog!

    I would use this book to teach about the character trait of courage. This seems like a great book to use with other character traits as well!

    Renann72@yahoo.com

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  25. YearntoLearnNovember 12, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    I'm a follower. Love the concept of this book!
    I'd use the book to reinforce my Bucket Filler program.

    Denise
    taskcard123@yahoo.com

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