Together

Author/Illustrator: George Ella Lyon/Vera Rosenberry

About the Author:
http://www.georgeellalyon.com/
Lyon grew up in Kentucky.  She loved  words, climbing trees, bike riding, singing, her family, stories, and school. She lived with her parents and older brother.  She started writing poems in third grade, and also took piano and voice lessons and played flute in the junior band.  But in eighth grade she decided she wanted to play the guitar. She attended Centre College of Kentucky, ands studied music and English. It was there she met musician and writer, Steve Lyon. whom she married and has to children, Benn and Joey.  After she went to graduate school and began a life of teaching, writing, and raising a family.

Genre: Fiction

Grade Level: K-2
Theme: Working together


Synopsis:
This book is about how people can work together to get things done.  It talks about how two people can work together to play a game of ball by one person getting the ball and the other getting the team together.  It discusses how two people can sail a boat by one person painting the boat and the other setting the sail.  In the end if they put their heads together they can dream the same dream!


Pre Reading Activity:

Activity:
Ask the students what they like to do with other people.  Have them draw a picture of something they like to do with a friend.

Post Reading Activity:

Activity:
After reading the story, have students tell you what their dreams are.  Have them illustrate their dreams on cut out clouds provided by the teacher and then hang the clouds in the hallway next to each other to make one big thought bubble with tiny bubbles leading to the giant thought bubble of dreams!

Reflection:

I think this is a great book to use because it allows students to see how people work together and that they can do the same.  Everyone has different dreams and some may be similar to others but in order to fulfill our dreams, sometimes we have to work together with other people!