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| Available from Wings ePress in trade paperback and ebook format. Click on cover to order |
ISBN# 1-59088-564-3
| TATO - WINNER of the Golden Wings Award |
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NEW - Kathe's short story "Weighing In" won Honorable Mention for the January 2005
Fiction Contest with the prestigious WRITERS JOURNAL, The Complete Writer's
Magazine. .
Fiction Contest with the prestigious WRITERS JOURNAL, The Complete Writer's
Magazine. .
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| Reading Grows Wizard Brains |
| TEACHERS! ASK FOR AN AUTHOR VISIT TO YOUR CLASSROOM |
TATO
by
Kathe Gogolewski
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FOR TEACHERS
Several packages for teachers are available: 1) Kathe will visit your school for
one day and present to students as an author. Through animated demonstrations
and discussions, she will motivate and encourage them to write. Or, 2) she will
engage your students in language arts activities and/or science experiments that
explain certain illusions in the story, Tato. This integrated and thematic
curriculum can be presented for up to one week and up to two periods a day. 3)
Any combination above is possible from one to five days. Teachers may request
as little or as much time from the author as they think best serves needs. As a
retired schoolteacher, Kathe is steeped in lesson plans and knows how to
deliver the best program to serve your students and your curriculum. The book
and curriculum is approved and recommended by the San Diego School
Districts of Oceanside and Carlsbad, and author visits are recommended by the
San Diego County Office of Education
Kathe writes grants for teachers and piloted an integrated science and literature
project for TATO in seven 4th and 5th grade classrooms in the San Francisco
Bay Area in February and March, 2006. Since the story revolves around a boy, a
formula and a lot of magic, students performed science experiments that explain
certain illusions in the story. They also engaged in language arts activities such
as creating wanted posters for the villain and graphing story events with
checkerboards and chips. The grants covered a class set of books, the
Teacher's Edition, the honorarium and for some, science materials.
Teachers anywhere in California that are interested in having Kathe visit their
classrooms to demonstrate the program with their students should contact Kathe
to find out how to participate. An experienced grant writer, Kathe will locate and
ghost write the grants for teachers to approve and sign. All lessons in the guide
are aligned with California Content Standards for Grades 4 and 5 in Science
and Language Arts. A strong English Language Learner (ELL) component is
included,. Teachers may pick one lesson from the planner for a single visit, or
many more as time allows.
Several packages for teachers are available: 1) Kathe will visit your school for
one day and present to students as an author. Through animated demonstrations
and discussions, she will motivate and encourage them to write. Or, 2) she will
engage your students in language arts activities and/or science experiments that
explain certain illusions in the story, Tato. This integrated and thematic
curriculum can be presented for up to one week and up to two periods a day. 3)
Any combination above is possible from one to five days. Teachers may request
as little or as much time from the author as they think best serves needs. As a
retired schoolteacher, Kathe is steeped in lesson plans and knows how to
deliver the best program to serve your students and your curriculum. The book
and curriculum is approved and recommended by the San Diego School
Districts of Oceanside and Carlsbad, and author visits are recommended by the
San Diego County Office of Education
Kathe writes grants for teachers and piloted an integrated science and literature
project for TATO in seven 4th and 5th grade classrooms in the San Francisco
Bay Area in February and March, 2006. Since the story revolves around a boy, a
formula and a lot of magic, students performed science experiments that explain
certain illusions in the story. They also engaged in language arts activities such
as creating wanted posters for the villain and graphing story events with
checkerboards and chips. The grants covered a class set of books, the
Teacher's Edition, the honorarium and for some, science materials.
Teachers anywhere in California that are interested in having Kathe visit their
classrooms to demonstrate the program with their students should contact Kathe
to find out how to participate. An experienced grant writer, Kathe will locate and
ghost write the grants for teachers to approve and sign. All lessons in the guide
are aligned with California Content Standards for Grades 4 and 5 in Science
and Language Arts. A strong English Language Learner (ELL) component is
included,. Teachers may pick one lesson from the planner for a single visit, or
many more as time allows.
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SCHEDULED APPEARANCES |
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READ TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS:
Kathe visited seven schools in two school districts during the weeks of
February 27 to March 17th, 2006. She demonstrated lessons from the
Teachers’ Guide that she wrote to accompany her book, TATO. The
following are direct quotes from evaluations turned in by the teachers
after one full week of presentations in each school:
From Valley View Elementary in West Contra Costa Unified, Richmond,
CA:
Cris Connaughton: “Kathe did a wonderful job all week long. The
students were riveted to the book and the activities. They were well
planned, but creative. They covered a variety of knowledge, from math,
science, art, writing and reading. The materials were fun to use! The
class used a broad spectrum of skills during Mrs. Gogolewski’s
activities.”
Harold Crawford: “Kathe’s obvious love and enthusiasm for writing and
teaching come out in her presentations. Kathe also has the classroom
experience that enables her to work with a new group of students
effectively. I liked the way the Teachers’ Guide is set up with so many
integrated cross-curricular activities in relationship to this wonderful
book.”
From Barron Park Elementary, Palo Alto Unified, Palo Alto, CA:
Lucinda Surber: What a performer! The class was enthralled by the
dramatic reading, amazing magic tricks, and fascinating science
activities. Kathe is a wonderful teacher. The kids looked forward to her
visit and hated to see her leave each day. The book (TATO) was very
engaging. As one girl said, ‘We don’t like it, we LOVE it.’ (The Teachers’
Guide) is well organized with many options for activities to go with the
reading. Especially useful to me were the science activities and chapter
questions.”
Shromila Gupta: “During reading, I loved the character voices. Different
styles of getting the kids back for instructions were great ideas. The best
part (about the Teachers’ Guide) was the separate language arts and
science activities sections.”
From Herbert Hoover Elementary, Palo Alto Unified, Palo Alto, CA:
Julie Barnea: “Kathe is a dynamic presenter. Children are just glued to
her presentations. Kathe reading her own work was very powerful. I
loved the Science activities as well. Kids were very excited by them.
What I liked best about the Teachers’ Guide: A wealth of activities across
a range of materials and focus. I like the breakdown between Language
Arts and Science.”
Susan Shelden: “What I liked best about the presentations: The
modeling so I know what to do. The involvement of the students.
Wonderful Job! What I liked best about the Teachers’ Guide: The voice,
questions and activities that coordinate with the chapters.”
Rachel Davis: “What I liked best about the presentations: Your pacing,
variety of hands-on and observation/discussion type of lesson. You
were awesome! What I liked best about the Teachers’ Guide: The large
amount of supplemental activities and the reference to CA state
standards.”
Kathe visited seven schools in two school districts during the weeks of
February 27 to March 17th, 2006. She demonstrated lessons from the
Teachers’ Guide that she wrote to accompany her book, TATO. The
following are direct quotes from evaluations turned in by the teachers
after one full week of presentations in each school:
From Valley View Elementary in West Contra Costa Unified, Richmond,
CA:
Cris Connaughton: “Kathe did a wonderful job all week long. The
students were riveted to the book and the activities. They were well
planned, but creative. They covered a variety of knowledge, from math,
science, art, writing and reading. The materials were fun to use! The
class used a broad spectrum of skills during Mrs. Gogolewski’s
activities.”
Harold Crawford: “Kathe’s obvious love and enthusiasm for writing and
teaching come out in her presentations. Kathe also has the classroom
experience that enables her to work with a new group of students
effectively. I liked the way the Teachers’ Guide is set up with so many
integrated cross-curricular activities in relationship to this wonderful
book.”
From Barron Park Elementary, Palo Alto Unified, Palo Alto, CA:
Lucinda Surber: What a performer! The class was enthralled by the
dramatic reading, amazing magic tricks, and fascinating science
activities. Kathe is a wonderful teacher. The kids looked forward to her
visit and hated to see her leave each day. The book (TATO) was very
engaging. As one girl said, ‘We don’t like it, we LOVE it.’ (The Teachers’
Guide) is well organized with many options for activities to go with the
reading. Especially useful to me were the science activities and chapter
questions.”
Shromila Gupta: “During reading, I loved the character voices. Different
styles of getting the kids back for instructions were great ideas. The best
part (about the Teachers’ Guide) was the separate language arts and
science activities sections.”
From Herbert Hoover Elementary, Palo Alto Unified, Palo Alto, CA:
Julie Barnea: “Kathe is a dynamic presenter. Children are just glued to
her presentations. Kathe reading her own work was very powerful. I
loved the Science activities as well. Kids were very excited by them.
What I liked best about the Teachers’ Guide: A wealth of activities across
a range of materials and focus. I like the breakdown between Language
Arts and Science.”
Susan Shelden: “What I liked best about the presentations: The
modeling so I know what to do. The involvement of the students.
Wonderful Job! What I liked best about the Teachers’ Guide: The voice,
questions and activities that coordinate with the chapters.”
Rachel Davis: “What I liked best about the presentations: Your pacing,
variety of hands-on and observation/discussion type of lesson. You
were awesome! What I liked best about the Teachers’ Guide: The large
amount of supplemental activities and the reference to CA state
standards.”
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| Tato placed #3 in the Preditors and Editors Readers Poll 2005 for the Novel Mainstream Category |
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| CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS OF STUDENTS WORKING DURING THE LANGUAGE ARTS AND SCIENCE ACTIVITIES FOR TATO |
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| TATO is the winner of The May, 2006, Golden Wings Award, presented twice each year to the one book that the Senior Editor of the department at Wings Press feels best exemplifies wonderful story telling ability, great characterization and exceptional writing skills. |
