Some images used in this set are licensed under the Creative Commons through Flickr.com. and by and large those are not my students of color.

You think, "What a good exampleEllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken is on the Texas Bluebonnet list this year and I'm currently working my way through that list. His mom will call the bully's mom. Paperback. novel activity pack! are pretty accurate.There's a war in Ms. Sanchez's third grade class between three of the boys. EllRay Jakes is not a chicken! But every time he tries to defend himself against class bully Jared Matthews, EllRay is the one who winds up in trouble. I once read a research study that said that cartoons can increase bullying in kids because most of the show focuses on kids bullying each other while only a small portion at the end shows the kids resolving the issue and being friends. When EllRay's father challenges him to go an entire week without a single phone call from his teachers and he'll get a trip to DisneyLand, EllRay knows he will have to stay away from the bully to make it happen. My hope, above all, is that EllRay paves the way for other books about other present day African-American boys. EllRay Jakes is not a Chicken-RO Quiz!

I just wasn't impressed. greater than any other. Again, this is not how schools preach about what to do, but it still happens. Ellray Jakes Is Not a Chicken- Chapters 4-6. $5.99. You could use them for comprehension checks, a trivia game (using Kahoot), guided reading, novel study group, book battle, etc. But saying it and doing it are two very different thingsClick the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.Click the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.Click the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.Click the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.Click the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.Click the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.Click the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.Click the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.Recorded Books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world.

EllRay is boy suffering from bullying, but it really is just of how kids relate to each other.

Place your books under your desks and bring out your #2 pencils. Spell. That's harder than it sounds, though, when EllRay's bully turns up the heat and our hero has to figure out how to stand up for himself without breaking his EllRay's got it rough. When EllRay's father promises to take him to Disneyland only is he can stay out of trouble for a week, Jared might prevent the trip from happening. Fiction. Heck, let’s make it even more interesting than that. It is also about his sister being bullied by a mean girl in her class, another mean girl in EllRay's class, the kids who kiss up to the mean kids... you get the picture. EllRay's teacher and parents know something is going on, but EllRay refuses to talk to them about it. And the kids lie about it. But when EllRay tries to defend himself, he winds up in trouble. Although the teachers and parents suspect it, he never tells them. . They struggle building relationships, and even when concerned and attentive adults are there to ask and support, children still struggle to learn the art of relationship. Reach back into your brain cells and please name for me all the great contemporary early chapter books that you can think of that star male African-American protagonists. EllRay says he can do it. All right. 4.7 out of 5 stars 21. The boys in his class will take sides; the girls will stare. Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes is sick of getting picked on.

This prompts his dad to make a deal with him - if he's good all week, they'll go to nearby Disneyland on the weekend. Unfortunately EllRay is distracted in class plus he misbehaves in ways that make sense to 3rd grade boys but not to his teacher.EllRay Jakes, 3rd grader, is being bullied but he has no idea why. laughter; He's got to deal with this himself.

I love that he has struggles at school, struggles at home and that is so completely and utterly honest. The comprehension and vocabulary pages are broken up by chapters. Check out the other books in the EllRay Jakes series: EllRay Jakes Is Not A Chicken!, EllRay Jakes is a Rock Star!, and EllRay Jakes Walks the Plank!

Can EllRay stay out of trouble long enough to earn the reward of a weekend trip to Disneyland?EllRay Jakes doesn't mean to make trouble, but trouble is hard to avoid--especially when you are being secretly bullied by two boys in your third grade class. Ellray and the bully fight it out and leave the fight with a sort of mutual respect. Also, EllRay is black and middle class with two parents- a professor father and an author mother. I love the character's complaint that if you get in trouble in school, that should be enough; why do you have to get in trouble for the same thing at home, too?? I need more books like this that reflect the African American kids in my school. ?I just finished reading EllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken by Sally Warner. Includes the following graphic organizers for the story EllRay Jakes is NOT a Chicken! "Ellray Jakes is NOT a Chicken!" Welcome back. But being good for one whole week is not so easy. EllRay says he can do it.