Caldecott

=Caldecott Winners and Hopefuls= The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Reading Assignment
Read 5 books total, at least 1 from the 2015 prediction list, which can be found here, http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2014/06/17/newbery-caldecott-2015-the-summer-prediction-edition/. You can also see the winners and honor titles from 1938-present here.

Technology Assignment
After reading these titles you may be feeling artistically inspired. Explore the tech tool, Storybird. Create your own story on the site and share a link to it on the Edmodo page. How could you use this tool with your students?

Other story creation apps include Story Wheel, Story Creator, Scribble Press, Little Bird Tales, Book Creator, Toontastic and Sock Puppets. If you have an iPad and would like to use one of these apps instead of Storybird, please share your story on Edmodo and tell us which app you used.

media type="custom" key="24093554" Check out this video on the making of one of the Caldecott predictions, __Journey__.

Resources: Host a mock Caldecott with your students. See a list of more than 40 titles that others are currently reading on Goodreads