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Coming on Home Soon
Coming on Home Soon | Jacqueline Woodson
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Set during World War II, young Ada Ruth is saddened when she is left with her grandmother to run the home when her Mama has to go away to work a wartime job, yet the sudden friendship of a stray kitten helps keep her spirits high while she goes about her tasks and eagerly awaits the news of her mother's return.
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hannahpry
Coming on Home Soon | Jacqueline Woodson

“Ill be coming on home soon-- like a song you want to sing over and over“

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hannahpry
Coming on Home Soon | Jacqueline Woodson

I think this book would be great to use in a history lesson, It is a heartfelt story that gives a glimpse into life for people of color during the civil war. It is also an empowering story about a mother going away to provide for her family, and keeping true to her word and the power of love even when far away.

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hannahpry
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This book won the Caldecott award in 2005, it talks about a young girls perspective on missing her mother when she leaves to work during the civil war, the young girl lives with her grandma clinging to her mothers loving words. We see her grandma presented as tough and strong but she although a little kitten in to keep her company. At the end the young girl receives a letter from her mom with a promise to be home soon.

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kallikramer
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Published in 2004. This story takes place during a time of war. A young girl's mother has to leave her to go work in Chicago. The young girl is living with her grandma and missing her mother. She has very hard days, but eventually a cat shows up at her door and becomes friends with the young girl. This story won the Caldecott award. I would recommend this story because it teaches history but still is easy to follow and understand for students

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Set during World War II, young Ada Ruth is sad when she is left with her grandmother to run the home when her Mama has to go away to work a wartime job...

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AlexRobinson
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A Caldecott Award Winning HF book revolving around the Civil War, we meet Ada Ruth, a young girl who has to watch her Mama go away for work during these hard times. This book captivates the raw emotion of waiting, sadness, everyday living, and thriving hope during war time beautifully.

AlexRobinson A teacher strategy for this text could be RA, as students will be able to hear the proper emotion and feelings that are intended for this text (https://youtu.be/GsJe-Fkrpa4). UDL guidelines addressed could be: 4.2, 5.1, and 6.3 (optimizing access to tools and assistive technology, use multiple media for communication, and facilitate managing information and resources) 4y
AlexRobinson while our EL strategies could be: 4, 6, 27, and 50 (link lesson topic to students‘ prior knowledge, continually monitor students‘ comprehension, highlight written materials for readability by enlarging the size print by organizing the text meaningfully and for content comprehension use a variety of comprehension activities such as KWL, learning logs, etc). 4y
AlexRobinson An awesome and beautifully illustrated book for our older elementary students with history infused curriculum! #ucflae3414sp21 4y
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StephanyNunez I love the picture! The read aloud you included as a resource was awesome. 4y
alexo This picture is beautiful. If you bring these items to the classroom students can connect the book to reality and have a better understanding. The read aloud is extremely helpful for students as well! 4y
AlexRobinson @alexo I appreciate it, thank you!! And YES! Realia I believe is always beneficial in lessons across the board and I love bringing them to the lessons! 4y
PatriciaS I love your presentation of this book, I also liked the review and resources too. I'm not crazy about war stories but it is a subject that we will have to cover at some point and this book is great for that purpose 😊 4y
AlexRobinson @PatriciaS thank you! And yes even though certain topics may not be our favorite, we will have to discuss them so finding great literature to present those themes and topics well are crucial! 4y
DrSpalding What a wonderful book to read during a Civil War social studies unit. What a beautiful image as well! Your resources are so helpful and certainly reiterate what you were taught in our class. 4y
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GatheringBooks
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#AugustAuthors Day 20: #JacquelineWoodson is one of my absolute faves. This book is a reminder that wars are not only fought in the field and that courage is measured not only through how many died under one‘s command. It is also gauged by how many hearts have been filled with warm embraces that spread out to the moon and back. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-31T

OriginalCyn620 Love her! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by E.B. Lewis is a great HF story. This book won a Caldecott Honor award! This sweet story is about a little girl waiting for her mom to come home after getting a job since the men are out fighting the war. Perfect addition to any classroom library! I would use this book as a RA or PR. UDL principle 3.2 fits this book. Along with ESOL strategies 14 & 15.

giont www.jacquelinewoodson.com this link will take you to the authors website! #LAE3414sp19 6y
DrSpalding You went straight to the author and her website is a valuable resource. This is high-quality! 6y
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Floribelg
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This HF Caldecott Honor picture book by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by E.B. Lewis would be great for a GR. This book takes place in the war time, early 1900s, when colored women were allowed to work while men were at war. Ada Ruth is a young girl who's mother goes to work and leaves her behind with her grandma. She has to anxiously wait; where they aren't able to hear from her and even though the days go by it doesn't get easier.

Floribelg Coming On Home Soon message is hope. https://education.byu.edu/sites/default/files/SOCIALLEARNING/documents/coming-on... the link is a lesson plan for GR and supports UDL 2.1 and 3.2 and ESOL 4 by pre teaching vocabulary and highlight main ideas. #UCFLAE3414F17 7y
DrSpalding I like the idea of utilizing guided reading and of course pre-teaching vocabulary along with main idea. Nice resource and this author is one that you should definitely use in your classroom. 7y
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WendyP
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This HF PB would make a great IR or PR. The story is about a African American girl whose mother has to leave her to go find work during World War II, her mother promises to send her and her grandmother money but they both become very worried when they don‘t hear from her. Seasons change and they still hear nothing, until one day the mail man brings a letter that informs the little girl and her grandmother that she will be home soon.

WendyP I would use the ESOL Strategy #9 and show students how to take good notes so that they are able to do so during their IR. UDL 9.3 would also work great for students reading this as a IR. A link that I found useful is https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/coming-on-home-soon-by-jacqueline-wood... #UCFLAE3414F17 7y
WendyP This book is also a Caldecott Honor book and has excellent illustrations that everyone would appreciate! 7y
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