Night and Day

I read The Dark by Lemony Snicket to Grade 1. It's on a lot of Caldecott-buzz lists, and is illustrated by Jon Klassen, who received both the official Caldecott AND an Honor this year.

After discussing why some of us are afraid of the dark, we agreed that our imaginations are usually much worse than anything that might actually befall us ... except for one boy who hurt himself while crossing a room in the dark after his mom had rearranged the furniture.

Then we talked about the differences between the sky during the day and at night. Here are some of the students' illustrations: