Christy Yacano
  • 46, Female
  • Arvada, CO
  • United States
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About Me:
I am a Colorado native - grew up in Central City. I started teaching in 1990. I spend most of my free time at my kids' games. My husband and I try and get out on the Harley whenever it's nice and the kids don't have a game :-)
Hobbies
Reading :-), my kids' sports, skiing, biking, surfing the web
Current position and employment location
I am the Teacher-Librarian at Sierra Elementary in Arvada, CO.
Favorite Book:
The Giver
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Randalea E Milhorn replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Finally.  Thanks to everyone who posted, they are great!"
Aug 4, 2011
Heidi Fuller replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"My collaborative lesson on Personification:  "
Jul 27, 2011
Guadalupe Marquez replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Here is a copy of my collaborative lesson."
Jul 25, 2011
Catherine Gardner replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"My collaborative lesson is for a 3rd grade class.  Students read a biography and then create a presentation using Blabberize (www.blabberize.com). Here are the links to my Collaborative Lesson: Collaborative Lesson Narrative Collaborative…"
Jul 25, 2011
Shelly Wasson replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"My collaborative lesson focuses on narrative writing for 3rd grade. Students are first introduced to a variety of stories that exemplify solid use of story elements, then they collaborate with other students and use digital storytelling applications…"
Jul 25, 2011
Tim Duggan replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Week 7 - Nonfiction activity in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"I chose choice A. The book I read was called Teammates. It is the story of Jackie Robinson and Pookie Reece as the two formed a friendship when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.    To deepen the…"
Jul 24, 2011
Jennifer Milstead replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Week 7 - Nonfiction activity in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Vardell provides some ideas for "creative follow-up activities for nonfiction" in Chapter 7. Utilize and apply one of these ideas to make your non-fiction book come alive for your students. • Consider how you will increase student…"
Jul 24, 2011
Ashley Hickey replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Attached is my plan for writing memoirs and creating comic strip versions of them..."
Jul 24, 2011
Katherine Ivers replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Here is my Collaborative Lesson Plan-  It is on Rhyming and is given to 1st graders.             "
Jul 24, 2011
Tracy McEntire replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Week 7 - Nonfiction activity in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Harper,C. (2007). Flush: the scoop on poop throughout the ages. Little Brown. Standard 7-3:    The student will demonstrate an understanding of the functions and interconnections of the major human body systems, including the…"
Jul 24, 2011
Tracy McEntire replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"I love persuasive writing as well.  I will definitely use some of the resources you provided.  Thank you!"
Jul 24, 2011
Tracy McEntire replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"My collaborative lesson plan/unit is attached.  This lesson is to engage students in learning about the regions of South Carolina.  I hope you enjoy!!"
Jul 24, 2011
Randalea E Milhorn replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Week 7 - Nonfiction activity in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Week 7 Nonfiction Activity:   Please find attached a Lesson Plan/Unit for 8th Grade Language Arts.Hill, L. C. (2010). Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Co. Extending Student Understanding and Learning…"
Jul 24, 2011
Lisa McCormick replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Here is my Collaborative Lesson designed for 1st graders.  It uses Eric Carle's book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and the focus of this lesson is sequencing events.  The students will be able to use the program Pixie to recreate a…"
Jul 24, 2011
Heidi Fuller replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Week 7 - Nonfiction activity in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Choice B Floca, B. (2009). Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. New York: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books.   I chose the book Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 for my informational book this week.  This is a beautiful, almost poetic book…"
Jul 24, 2011
Tiffany Goff replied to Christy Yacano's discussion Collaborative Lessons in the group LCRT 5790 - Children's Literature Summer 2011
"Here is my teacher rubric!"
Jul 24, 2011

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At 9:53am on May 26, 2009, David Sanger said…
Welcome to the group. It is great to hear from you again.
At 9:39am on May 26, 2009, guybrarian (Phil Goerner) said…
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