Picture Book Study

The picture book study is very interesting.You can do many different lessons in a classroom, all based on a picture book. I liked the sheet students filled out after reading a picture book. The "Getting Inspired By A Good Picture Book" page helps the students to keep their ideas that stemmed from  that book in one place. The students begin to understand the qualities of a good picture and then through this process they begin to understand the work that goes into creating a good book. The picture book study chart was something I thought was really interesting. I like that the columns are divided out into sections and that it is class created. This helps the students establish ownership, but it also lets new ideas and creative thinking flow together. One student can bring a detail to the study chart that maybe no one else noticed, this will get the other children to start thinking along those lines also. It also it just a quick reference guide for the kids to glance at when they have a question about a certain book. I loved the images at the end of the chapter that show the exact stages that went into creating the picture book. This is a good visual to show that is does take time, but in the end the reward matches the effort put in.