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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes | Eric Litwin
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Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other big messes! But no matter what color his shoes are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and singing his song...because it's all good. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes asks the reader questions about the colors of different foods and objects. Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, and Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. Supports the Common Core State Standards
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mlakota11

“It‘s all good.“
Pete‘s carefree mantra is simple and memorable, promoting a positive outlook even when life throws challenges your way.

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mlakota11

Pete‘s laid-back attitude after stepping in different things and changing his shoe color teaches kids how to adapt when things don‘t go as planned.

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mlakota11
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Pete the Cat goes for a walk in his white shoes, which change colors as he steps in various items, but he stays cool and positive throughout. The catchy, repetitive text and sing-song rhythm make this book fun for kids, while the message of resilience and keeping a positive attitude shines through.

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Eggs 😄🐈‍⬛🤩 2y
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the_hibernator
Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes | Eric Litwin, James Dean
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I love Pete the Cat. He‘s so groovy. In this installment, Pete goes walking around in his shoes, stepping in stuff, messing up the color, and loving every minute of it. He‘s such a happy cat, and my 4 year old just adores this book.

https://hibernatorslibrary.com/2022/12/05/pete-the-cat-i-love-my-white-shoes-by-...

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emmadomo

The moral of Pete‘s story is: No matter what you step in, keep walking along and singing your song

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Pickpick

Pete the cat is a fictional, picture book that provides good classroom morale and learning lessons. Pete can be a quiet character but always is friendly and offers voice of reason for his friend group. Good role model!

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Roary47
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My kids love Pete the cat stories. We found it on Amazon Prime if you wanted to watch it too. 🥰

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Traci1
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We finished our cat books puzzle today. This one was super quick to put together and tons of fun.

Puzzle is called Feline Tales by Re-Marks. We bought ours at Barnes and Noble.

Lately we have been donating our puzzles, once we've completed them, to the local Little Free Library, but I think we may hang onto this one to do again.

Texreader Love this! 4y
LazyOwl This looks great 💕🧩 4y
Ruthiella That was fast! 🧩 💨 4y
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Traci1
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Henry's excited about our latest book puzzle. This one has all cat titles (including his favorite, Pete the Cat). 🐈‍⬛

ravenlee Oooh, may I ask who makes it/where you got it? 4y
Traci1 @ravenlee I'm not home, so I can't say for sure, but I think the manufacturer's name is Re-Marks. I got it at Barnes and Noble. 4y
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Chaseb
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This MF book would make a fun choral read CR in class, so the students can sing along with Pete each time he sings about his shoes. This story teaches kids to look at the bright side of situations, as Pete says “because it‘s all good”.
#ucflae3414sp21

https://www.petethecatbooks.com

Chaseb UDL strategy 3.2 highlight patterns and big ideas is perfect for this book because the story and songs follow a certain pattern each time that would be fun to see if the kiddos figure it out.
EL strategy 14 making speech slow and redundant also fits perfectly in this fun sing-along book!
Highly recommend Pete the Cat books for elementary classrooms!
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Karissacurrier I love the idea of using these books as a CR! The song element of the Pete the cat books work perfectly for this. 4y
DrSpalding You picked the best possible website for this book. You are certainly correct that the story and song follow a pattern that assists students with special needs. Repetition is key! 4y
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JessicaO
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Pete the Cat is a MF book written by Eric Litwin and illustrated by James Dean. Pete the cat is an adorable book about a cat named Pete and his new white shoes! Pete is skipping around town in his new white shoes and a long the way, he steps in some funky fun substances that change the color of his shoes. Pete did not see this as a bad thing. Instead,Pete stayed positive, loved his new shoes no matter what, and knew that all is good in the world!

JessicaO This book is perfect for RA or S activities! The students will find it fun to hear you sing along with Pete. You could even have the students sing along with you! UDL 3.1 is perfect because students will already recognize cats, colors, and shows! Since they already have something to relate to, use this to your teaching advantage. ESOL strategy #3 promotes positive self talk and and thinking! (edited) 4y
JessicaO Below is a link to several different ways you can use Pete the Cat in your classroom
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pinterest.com/amp/pin/260857003389539425/
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Nkaufmann Jessica, I think another good strategy you could use is encouraging positive self talk as in this book, Pete the cat always remains positive even when he steps into some weird stuff. I agree that this book would be great for RA activities. The students will love the beautiful illustrations. 4y
DrSpalding Funky fun substances is a great way to describe what happens in the story. You have a nice writing style. There are so many things you can do with this positive blue cat in your future, primary classroom. 4y
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Viviannef
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Pete the Cat I love my white shoes By Eric Litwin and Illustrated By James Dean. What a fun book to read and follow along with! This picture book is an MF and would work great using it as a RA with the entire class. The repetition in the book is great for EL students!

Viviannef This story is about Pete walking around with his white shoes. He steps into different things that change the color of his shoes. But that doesn‘t change Pete‘s mood to keep movin‘ and groovin‘. #ucflae3414su20 4y
Viviannef UDL principle 1.2 Offer alternatives for auditory information (incorporate singing along with Pete the cat) and ESOL strategy 3 Encourage self-talk (positive thinking). 4y
Viviannef http://www.petethecatbooks.com/activities/ - This website provides fun activities that teachers can use in their classrooms with the book with sample pages and printable pages. They also include a download of some “Pete the cat” dance moves! 4y
DrSpalding Pete is such a positive blue cat. Use these books to provide pleasurable book experiences to your primary students. Using the resource from the website created for these books is a wise choice. Excellent universal design and English learner alignment. 4y
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This book is so fun! Great read! I love all of the visuals and think that the repetitiveness allows for a great esol book as well! This book is fantasy/ fiction and is a picture book. For this story I would use a read aloud strategy! I think it would be a great story to incorporate multi media and props while reading to really enhance the story and to connect the listener with the book!

Hannacallaham My esol strategies would be 15. Reinforce key ideas you present and and again and 14. Simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant. My UDL principles would be 1.3 offer alternatives for visual information and 1.2 offer alternatives for auditory information because I could incorporate an instrument and singing with this book! 5y
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BiblioLitten
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Readathon interrupted by an unripe pineapple, Pete the Cat, and a persistent 2yo. 🍍😺👶🏻

Crazeedi Precious 🥰 5y
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Bookwormjillk
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#KeepLitsyPositive

We‘re embracing a Pete The Cat vibe tonight!

Blueberry This is the pic on my San Francisco library card. ☺ 5y
Slajaunie I LOVE Pete! 5y
Tracyantoon Did Pete cry? Goodness no! He just kept right on singing his song! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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"Can I read before my nap like you, Mommy?" - Conley, age 4

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agreco1925

“Pete loved his white shoes so much, he sang this song“

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agreco1925

I would use this book in my classroom because the students would enjoy the pattern of the book and the color changing.

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Pickpick

This is a picture book because it extends the text by showing what color Pete's shoes are when they change color. The pictures are accurate and consistent by following along with the text and changing when the setting changes.

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OriginalCyn620
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Pete the Cat is the grooviest literary #blackcat! My youngest daughter loved these books when she was younger and we had some fun times reading about Pete‘s shenanigans! #fallisbooked

ravenlee My daughter loves Pete! 5y
aroc My little one and I are reading Pete the Cat! Great books! 5y
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Kyle Donahue

“I love my wet shoes!“

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Kyle Donahue

This picture book would be great for children learning colors.

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Kyle Donahue
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Pete the Cat was a great read. The moral of the story was that whatever you step in just keep singing your song.

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galacticbees
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Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes, a MF picture book written by James Dean and illustrated by Eric Litwin, would be a great story to use for S. This book is so fun and repetitive which is great for students who are learning English! (Cont.) #ucflae3414su19

galacticbees (Cont.) UDL Strategy 5.1 and ESOL strategy 17 would work best with this resource:
http://www.petethecatbooks.com/activities/
This resource is the official Pete the Cat website. #ucflae3414su19
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DrSpalding Pete is such a positive blue cat! 5y
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gabbymartin
Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes | Eric Litwin, James Dean
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This MF short picture book written my Eric Litwin & illustrated by James Dean about how this cat keeps moving & grooving despite all the messes he gets on his new white shoes.
Teaching Strategies- LC, RA, S.
UDL- 9.2: coping with issues in life
EL- Encourage self talk: modeling positive coping skills during LC.
Website- https://lalymom.com/3-pete-cat-shoes-book-extension-activities/ (Excellent resource on activities to do after reading)

DrSpalding Be sure to use the rubric as your guide and the sample I shared in class. While this is a good resource, consulting the publisher and author is a better choice. 5y
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ravenlee
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Usually my daughter gets majorly freaked out by costumed characters - but not Pete the Cat! We had fun at the literacy festival today (after migratory bird day at the wildlife refuge).

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JoScho
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It‘s a draw and paint Pete the Cat kind of day in first grade art 💙 #teachersoflitsy #kidart

Soubhiville 💙💙💙 that! 6y
Andronicus I love it. 👨🏻‍🎨 6y
Laura317 Awesome! 6y
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Wife What a good artist!💙💚💙 6y
LauraJ Definitely deserves a place of honor on the fridge! 6y
AmyG That‘s awesome! 6y
Craftylikefox Love this!! 6y
JoScho @Soubhiville @Andronicus @Laura317 @Wife @LauraJ @AmyG @Craftylikefox Thanks Friends! They were so excited to paint Pete! 💙💙💙 6y
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SomedayAlmost
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Giving books is groovy! #givebooks #readlocal #giftbooks

Bklover ❤️ 6y
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JoyBlue
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"The moral of Pete's story is: No matter what you step in, keep walking along and singing your song. . . ."

Nebklvr I just read this to 2 preschool classes 6y
JoyBlue @Nebklvr Cool! How did they like it? 6y
Nebklvr @JoyBlue They loved it. I had little shoes of different colors they could velcro on to pete‘s feet. I love Pete...he is a groovy cat with a great message 6y
JoyBlue @Nebklvr That *does* sound like fun! 👞👟👠👡👢 6y
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LibrarianRyan
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5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book has a very Don‘t Worry be Happy feel and I love it. Strawberries, blueberries, and mud do not matter as long as you keep walking. A great message and a fun story.

Cinfhen Adorable!! Love the review 💚 6y
Suzze Now you‘ve got me singing the song! 6y
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Valink
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Yesterday we said goodbye to our kitty, Cola, who would have been 15 in September. The house feels empty without her. I hope she had a good life, and I hope the end was painless for her. ❤️😺❤️

Literary_Siren It‘s so hard to lose our furry companions! 😔🖤 she looks very well loved. 6y
readingjedi Sorry for your loss 😔 6y
Dolly Sooo sorry. 💔 6y
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rather_be_reading 😢😢🐱 6y
blondie I'm so sorry. 6y
Craftylikefox I am so sorry for your loss 💕 6y
AmyG I‘m so very sorry. 😪 6y
Librarybelle So sorry for your loss 6y
Eggs 😔 my condolences 6y
tournevis *hugs* 6y
NatalieR So sorry for your loss of Cola. Losing a fur baby is the hardest. 😢💔🐱 6y
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Lauren_reading
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If you are a teacher/parent run to Kohl‘s and grab Pete, Biscuit, Pinkalicious and their 3 in 1 books!!! #teachersoflitsy

Lovesbooks87 Thanks for the heads up! I love getting the new children books from Kohls. The money goes to a good cause. Will have to go tomorrow! 6y
Jennick2004 Love!!! 6y
Nerdgirl_Ms_Sorrells my buttons, my buttons my four groovy buttons! 6y
Lmstraubie I must have these!!! Thanks for the heads up 😁 6y
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BookInMyHands
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Working in bare feet today after trying to stop, or at least redirect, a flooding sink in the women‘s bathroom. Thank goodness it was the sink and not the toilet!
#summerreadingatthelibrary
#publiclibrarian
#wonderwomantoes

mcipher Oh, no! That stinks. I hope your shoes aren‘t totally ruined!! 7y
BookInMyHands @mcipher They were fine after drying in the sun for a bit! 7y
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SomedayAlmost
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“I Love My White Shoes”‘ yogurt bar at my son‘s Pete the Cat 4th Birthday Party. White shoes-yogurt. Red shoes-strawberry. Blue shoes-blueberries. Muddy shoes-raisins. #birthdaytheme #PetetheCat #yumyogurt

sprainedbrain How clever! 7y
JoScho Love it!! 7y
SomedayAlmost Thank you! I read about someone doing an ice cream sundae bar from this book, and I decided to make it a little healthier but still fun. 7y
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EmilyChristine
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Had to say goodbye to this sweet guy this morning. Peter was quite the snuggler. We‘ll miss him. 🐾💔

Scurvygirl So sorry😿. 💜💜 7y
JuliaTheBookNerd 😿💔 sorry for your loss 7y
Sophoclessweetheart I‘m so sorry 😢 7y
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Tamra 😿 7y
TrishB Sorry 💔 7y
Branwen Im so very sorry for your loss 7y
rubyslippersreads So sorry about your fur-baby. 😿❤️ 7y
LauraBeth He looks like he was quite the charmer! So sorry for the loss of your fur baby. 💔💔 7y
cobwebmoth Aw, sorry for your loss. *hugs* 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Im so sorry. Take comfort in your memories with Peter. 💕 7y
TheLibrarian So sorry *hugs* 7y
jfalkens I'm so sorry for your loss xXxX 7y
ladym30 So very sorry for your loss. 7y
Purrfectpages Aw, so sorry for your loss. 7y
Jas16 I am so sorry 7y
Yellowpigeon I am so sorry for your loss. 💔 7y
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J.Cash
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I Love My White Shoes is a short story of Pete the Cat and his shoes.. They don't stay white the whole story but it doesn't phase Pete one bit. The author Eric Litwin and the music creator James Dean came together to create a fun and engaging series that really capture students attention.

J.Cash Some of the many teaching strategies one can use are RA, S, IR, CR, and PR. Since this book is also based around music and color an EL student should be able to follow along in their own lamguage if not try to follow in English. 7y
ambera I fell in love with Pete when Dr.Spalding read Pete the Cat and his four groovy buttons! I find myself singing the song at work to my coworkers 😂 7y
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kylamarie5
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Pete the Cat is a modern fantasy (MF) that would be great to use for storytelling (S). This book is catchy and easy to remember. Students would have so much fun telling the story of pete‘s white shoes to their classmates. This book has been the New York Times Best Seller for 108 weeks and in 2011 it won the ReadKiddoRead ward for Best Illustrated Books. #UCFLAE3414SP18

kylamarie5 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nUubMSfIs-U
This link is a video that shows 3 adults telling the story of Pete the cat: I love my white shoes. This shows one way of telling this book to students and having them engaged. EL: 8- Use direct instruction: Modeling, explaining, scaffolding, name the strategy and show how to use it
UDL: 1.3- Offer alternatives for visual information
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LisaMart A kindergarten teacher I volunteer for just read this book to her class, and they loved it! I agree it would be great for a storytelling! 7y
WendyV I love this book! I just picked it up from the book fair the other week to add to my future classroom library. My 6 year old picked it up the other night and was so excited when he realized it was a book he could read on his own! Love the video for using the book for ST. 7y
DrSpalding We love Pete! Good video selection! Positive peer comments @WendyV 7y
AmeliaS21 I love Pete the Cat! They are fun books for teachers and students to read! 7y
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I love this book so much! Pete the cat I love my white shoes by the one and only Eric Litwin. The book falls into modern fantasy (F) which won a Theodor Seuss Geisel honor award. This book is beautifully made for children, it allows children to have fun and learn a couple of Colors throughout. I love that at the end of the book there is a moral: "no matter what you step in, keep walking along and singing your song......"

Hervela.L Teaching strategy I decide will go well with this book is RA and DR. For the RA: https://youtu.be/UwUlh3i4qto and here is example how children can reenactment the story DR: https://youtu.be/b8hAqIkKHsI after the teacher can use this website to allow student to have fun and have a feeling of engagement https://www.pre-kpages.com/retelling-pete-cat-i-love-my-white-shoes/ (edited) 7y
Hervela.L UDL 1.1 offer ways customizing display of information also I align it with El strategy 46. Use discovery learning activities( sharing pieces of information to solve problems) both will go great with this story, because the children will want to be hands on when they hear the jingles in the book. 7y
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WendyV I just got this book yesterday from our scholastic book fair at school. It‘s a great addition to any classroom library! 7y
DrSpalding Very minor errors. I appreciate your passion for Pete! I have something very special to share with you when I review storytelling. 7y
Hervela.L @DrSpalding Oh my thank you, I went back and did some fixing. 7y
SqueakyChu This is such a cute book. When I used to read it to my grandson, I‘d sing the narrative of the book. Now he‘s into chapter books, but I loved picture books more. 😊 7y
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JenniferMc
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Pete the Cat is on another adventure, this time with his new white shoes! No matter what messes Pete steps in, he just keeps moving along. A New York Times best seller. I love the idea that there is a free song that goes along with the book.#UCFLAE3414SP18 See comments for more..

DrSpalding Be sure to use the rubric as your guide. 7y
JenniferMc A wonderful fiction (F) book that uses UDL 3.2 to guide information processing visualization and manipulation through visualization and sing-along. A classroom idea for this lesson is attached and includes lessons for ESL students. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pinterest.com/amp/pin/411657222170314848/. Teaching strategies CR (edited) 7y
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tlmorgan
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I feel ya, Pete, I feel ya

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AWahle
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This is Barda. She loves shoes. She will lay on them with a paw inside. She will rub her face all over them. She's a big girl so sometimes she covers the shoes completely. @erinreads I hope she made you smile. #CatsOfLitsy #CatPicsForErin #Barda

erinreads 😻😻😻 My cat full on cuddles with my husband‘s work shoes! Only those shoes though. Cats are super weird! 😹 7y
ReadingSusan 🤣🤣 7y
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ElizabethR0309
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Pete has so many different great life lessons. Never knew about Pete the Cat until i got this book given to me it is such a great book to read to kids to teach them about life lessons and it even has a sing along to go with it.

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AshleyAA
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I think I finally found my storytelling book!! 🤩

brittanyg I love all your book marks! 7y
DrSpalding I love the bookmarks too...create an Etsy shop! 7y
amandagrant your little library looks AMAZING 😊 7y
AshleyAA @amandagrant Thank you 💖 7y
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KayleeC
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This fun interactive F book by Eric Litwin and James Dean makes for a great for CR! Pete the Cat has a pair of white shoes but he steps in things which stain his shoes. But does Pete cry? Goodness, no! This laid back Cat teaches kids not to worry about the little things and that “it‘s all good”. #ucflae3414f17

KayleeC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwUlh3i4qto The link takes you to a video and read aloud of the book. This book could support ESOL strategy 3 encourage self talk (positive thinking) and UDL principle 9.2 facilitate personal coping skills and strategies. 7y
Samantha.K This book has such a positive message. No matter what happened to his white shoes he was happy with them because they were his and he kept his upbeat attitude. 7y
JordanHull Pete the cat is already so captivating, adding a video read aloud would make him even better. Students would be so engaged, great idea! 💡 7y
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