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Number the Stars
Number the Stars | Lois Lowry
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As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansens family takes in Annemaries best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal.
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One of my favorite books but childhood, but a very deep one for a child.

Eggs Perfect 😢 1mo
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bkloppman
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It is he who heals the broken in spirit and binds up their wounds, he who numbers the stars one by one

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bkloppman
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Although the story can be grim and dark at some points, it is informative and tells an important story of the hardships faced by the Jewish people during World War II. This is a good independent reading book for 4th through 12th graders since it is not too challenging of a read but tells a timeless tale.

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miles.bryant
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“It is he who heals the broken in spirit and binds up their wounds, he who numbers the stars one by one...”

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miles.bryant
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This book would be great in a 4th-8th grade classroom. I have read it with my students in my current placement and many students did not know about the brutality of World War II, especially for those who were Jewish and practiced Jewish religion. This book allows students to look into other views from different time periods.

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miles.bryant
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This is a historical nonfiction book written by Lois Lowry. It takes place in Denmark during the second world war. The book follows 10-year old Annemarie Yohansen who gets to experience the brutality of the Nazi occupation first hand. She and her family house their Jewish friends and have to avoid getting the attention of the Nazis.

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“But why did the King of Denmark wear a yellow star? He didn‘t do anything wrong, did he?“

This quote reflects the historical reality that during the Nazi occupation, Jewish citizens in many European countries were required to wear yellow stars as a means of identification. This historical detail places the events of the story within the context of World War II and the persecution of Jewish people by the Nazis.

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laurenkiernan
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The title, “Number the Stars,“ serves as a symbolic representation of hope and resistance. As the characters face the darkness of the Nazi occupation, they find strength in their unity and commitment to resisting oppression. The novel beautifully illustrates how small acts of kindness and bravery can make a significant impact in the face of adversity.

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laurenkiernan
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Lois Lowry masterfully weaves historical facts into the narrative, creating a story that is both educational and emotionally resonant. The book encourages readers to reflect on the importance of standing up against injustice and the power of compassion in times of crisis. The characters, well-developed and relatable, contribute to the emotional depth of the narrative, making it a memorable and thought-provoking read.

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Eggs Great book! 4mo
Daisey I like this cover! 4mo
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noradickens
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“It was only in the fairy tales that people were called upon to be so brave, to die for one another. Not in real-life Denmark.”

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noradickens
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This book highlights true character growth as the main character, Annemarie, faces the hardship of World War II and escaping her home country. The book would be very meaningful for young students to read as it shares great insight on the Holocaust. This book truly shares how at this time young children had to grow up fast and understand the difficulties of war.

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noradickens
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The historical fiction book is about the escape of a family of Jews from Denmark. The story focuses on ten-year-old Annemarie and her family and their journey of escaping Denmark during World War II. This book gives great insight into the lives of people during this time and the hardships they faced. Overall, the book would be well suited for the grade levels of 4th-7th grade as it shares the difficulties of war.

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mariaacuff
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This book is about a girl named Ann Marie and she lives in Copenhagen. This takes place in September of 1943, during the time of the Nazi‘s in Denmark. Her friend, Ellen, is Jewish. Ellen's family is forced to leave. Ann Marie manages to successfully deliver a package after being stopped by soldiers. Ellen successfully meets her family in Sweden after they move away from the Nazi‘s.

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sophiekinnett
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Annemarie is a ten year old girl who lives in Denmark in 1943 while Germany was invading. Ellen, her best friend is jewish and has to flee. Ellens parents leave and have Ellen stay with Annemarie and her family. They go to Annemarie's uncles house and try to get Ellen out of the country with her parents. Annemarie needs to step up and help her best friend to get to Sweden. Annemarie finds a courage in her that she didnt know she had.

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liz.eng
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About a girl named Ann Marie who lives in Denmark. During this time is the start if the holocaust and Hitler take over. Her best friend Ellen and her family were Jewish and they are forced to leave Denmark and go into hiding. Ellen stays with Ann Marie while her family leaves. Ellen blends in with Ann Marie's family so that the soldiers don't think of anything suspicious and that Ellen can stay safe and reunite with her family afterwards.

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sarahosterle
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This book is about a girl named Annemarie who lives in Copenhagen in 1943. Annemarie has a best friend who is Jewish and named Ellen. Ellen was supposed to leave Copheahgen but ended up staying with Annemarie. Soldiers get suspicious of Ellen and they end up going to Sweden. Ellen and Annemarie do missions together.

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bkloppman
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Set during World War II, the book follows Anne Marie, a young girl living in Nazi ridden Denmark. When walking home from school with her Jewish best friend Ellen, the two were stopped by Nazis. The book shows World War II from the perspective of a child, and does not hold back on the hardships the Jewish people faced during this time.

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I'm trying to read this Newbery Award winner for one of my reading challenges, but mostly, I'm just cuddling with this sweet potato. Tommy is having a bit of a flare-up, so he gets all the extra snugs and scritches he wants.

#CatsOfLitsy

rubyslippersreads Tommy is adorable. 😻 5mo
RaeLovesToRead Aww, sending scritches to Tommy! 🥰 5mo
Tamra 😘 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww give him a scritch for me 😽 5mo
dabbe Hello there, Terrific Tommy! May you have scritches galore! 🐾🖤 5mo
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A simple, but powerful story about the Nazi occupation of Denmark and a little girl's experience of her family helping the resistance. Lowry also provides an afterword describing the influence of the book.

CatLass007 I know I‘ve read books by Lois Lowry, but it‘s been ages. I‘m going to look into this book. What‘s your black kitty‘s name? I have two black kitties, another that‘s part Siamese with tortoiseshell markings and a giant golden boy. 🐾🐾🐾 8mo
CatLass007 Okay, this book is on Audible and now it‘s on my wish list. I looked through the books by Lois Lowry that are on Audible, and none of the titles is familiar. Very strange, because I was a constant reader from second grade through college. I‘m sure I‘ve read something by her. 8mo
Clare-Dragonfly I loved this when I was a kid. I should reread it one day. I wonder if my son will also read it in school. 8mo
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TheBookHippie We read this with all the third graders, I do love reading it. We saw the play of it right before COVID hit. It was beautifully done. 8mo
TieDyeDude @CatLass007 Hope you enjoy the Audible! I recently read through her Giver Quartet and my wife had this book. I know she's written some younger aged books, but I don't know any titles. The old man is Black Jack 😁 8mo
TieDyeDude @Clare-Dragonfly Parts of this seemed familiar, but I don't remember if it was school assigned. It was a quick read, though. 8mo
TieDyeDude @TheBookHippie I can see it working well as a play. I didn't know a production exists! 8mo
CatLass007 The Giver Quartet looks intriguing. I‘m starting to think that, even though I have heard of Lois Lowry, I probably haven‘t read anything by her. Her first book was published in 1977 which would‘ve been when I was getting my drivers license. I still was a constant reader at that age, but I wouldn‘t have been reading things that were below my reading level. I usually read above my reading level. Scritch Black Jack behind the ears for me.🐈‍⬛ 8mo
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Edecmcl
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Read with my boy

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“The whole world had changed. Only the fairytales remained the same”

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kierstenkaplan
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The first chapter of this book really brought the light into my eyes of what it was like to live in countries with the Nazis. To read the panic through everyone‘s eyes was heart wrenching.

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kierstenkaplan
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This book was about a girl and her family who took in her friend and the friend‘s during the Nazi invasion. I thought this book brought out a lot of good and sad emotions and was so hard to put down!

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clairebourq_2023
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This book is written by Lois Lowery and published in 1989. It is a story about a young 10 year old girl living in Copenhagen during the year 1943. The young girls name is Annemarie who lives with her mother, father, and sister. The young girls finds herself in the middle of rescuing the Danish Jews while they were trying to reach Sweden before they could be relocated by the Nazi's. This book is amazing and one I remember reading when I was younger

clairebourq_2023 If I was teaching a class I would love to read this book in a fifth or sixth grade class because it is so memorable to me. It reminds us of what people went through in the past so we do not forget.
Genre: Novel, Children's Literature, Historical Fiction
Awards: John Newbery Medal, Jane Addams
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Despite being written by Lois Lowry, an American, “Number the Stars” does a near-perfect job of capturing Danish attitudes during WWII at least I (a very Danish person at heart) think so. While it‘s certainly not action-packed, it is a great lil‘ tale of bravery and just plain human decency, and I‘d recommend it far and wide!

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This is a heartwarming historical fiction, one of my favourites. the other equally loved book is Night Circus as it is a truly enchanting book 😻

#alphabetgame #LetterN

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚🙌🏻❤️ 2y
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I haven't read this for years, and it holds up. Annemarie really feels 10, and the situations are realistic without being too frightening. A classic that deserves the acclaim! #childrenslit #classics

BooksNBowls I loved this book! I think I read it in 4th or 5th grade and I still remember it. ❤️ 2y
kissmehardy @BooksNBowls It's worth reading again as an adult! I did love it as a child too. 💙 2y
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I've got a kitten lump curled up next to me while I read. I'm stuck in a slightly awkward position, hence the weird angle of the camera 😆#readathon

Leftcoastzen Hooray for kitty lumps it‘s #caturday ! 2y
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Mariasimon
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I read this book several times when I was younger (10+ years ago), and it was very impactful and interesting. I read this book now, and it still is very impactful and interesting.

10 year old Annemarie has to face brave decisions to help her Jewish friend Ellen escape during the 1940 occupation of Nazi Denmark.

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Cathyloves2read
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I‘d consider this book to be a novella. It was a very quick read. I‘ve read a lot lately about the nazi reign during WW2. This story told it from a different angle. It was set in Copenhagen, Denmark and told from the perspective of a young girl who assisted the Jewish to escape to Sweden. It was a very good story. I‘m glad that someone in one of the book clubs that I belong to recommended it.

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A beloved book from my childhood and I credit it for my love of historical fiction… it gets better and better every time I read it!

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My favourite book for #March #12booksof2021. As I was going through my Goodreads challenge list for 2021, I noticed that it was right around March that my reading was starting to slow down and it is probably when I started to get sick, even though I didn‘t realize that I was as sick as I was going to be.

Andrew65 A great choice. Sending you positive thoughts for 2022. 2y
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An old friend of the show returns to my book podcast this week, and this time we‘re discussing Lois Lowry‘s deeply felt Newbery Medal winner Number the Stars. Our conversation is a lot about LEARNING — learning about history in a new way, learning about the nuances of Holocaust education, learning about courage, and the list goes on. Link to listen in my bio! ⭐️

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I read this book when I was younger and it felt like such a long story, however I was surprised how quickly I finished it. It‘s a good story about a child dealing with the Holocaust in Copenhagen.

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Eggs A wonderful book 👍🏼🌟📚 3y
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Nrossi
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This HF Newberry medal book is one that I remember reading when I was younger. It follows a young Jewish girl and her family trying to escape and survive during World War 2. This would be good for IR. #ucflae3414sp21

Nrossi A map could be made following the family‘s path along with the path the Nazis took when learning about the Holocaust. A timeline could also be made. UDL 3.1 ( activate or supply background knowledge). EL 36 ( ask numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses) 3y
DrSpalding This is historical fiction at its best! Creating a timeline with critical events from World War II including Nazi occupation etc. would help students better understand this horrific event in world history. 3y
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4.5⭐️ I first read the book about 30 years ago, when I was about 11. I remember it had a red cover (think I still have it somewhere), but it also opened my eyes to the huge resistance movement that took place in Europe during #wwii. And spurred me into a love of WWII historical fiction. #2021 #fiction #historicalfiction #bookreview #bookstagram #litsyatoz2021 #n #readingeurope2021 #denmark🇩🇰 #middlegrade #bookspinbingo #newberyaward

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Lirianni
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This book is awesome!! I personally love historical fiction books so this is great. I love books like this.

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Still as thought provoking as when I read it at 14 years old. I remember thinking what would I do. Now, I have no doubt. #NewberyEpicChallenge @amber_ldsmom
#WinterGames2020 #ReadNosedReindeer @StayCurious 16 pts #DashingDecember @Andrew65 #ReadYourWay @TheSpineView #CrushtheRush @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

Butterfinger @StayCurious I earned 1903 points for this week and I have 6162 for the total. 3y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
TheSpineView 👍📚📖 3y
StayCurious Amazing job! 3y
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#NewberyEpicChallenge for December!

1. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
2. The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

What great authors this month! Hope you‘ll join us for these two. Great reads!

Butterfinger I hope the Bronze Bow touched you as it did me. 3y
amber_ldsmom @Butterfinger Indeed, it did! 3y
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Lois Lowry has outdone herself once again with this fascinating story about a young girl that recounts the historic moment of the Danish Resistance saving nearly seven thousand Jews from the German Troops. A MUST read, if you are a fan of Lois Lowry and her work!

Emma_Barcena The text's genre is HF. This is a Newbery Honor Award winning book. This book would be a LC book. This is a great resource to use when discussing the historical aspect of the story with students.

https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/number-stars
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Emma_Barcena The UDL Principles 8.1 & 8.2 to heighten goals and objectives while varying demands and resources to optimize challenge. The EL Principles 31 & 36 can be used by writing instructions using shorter and less complex sentences, while asking numerous questions which requires higher level thinking responses. #UCFLAE3414su20 4y
DrSpalding This is absolutely a must read. This corresponds with social studies standards in fifth grade and would make an excellent literature circle option. Excellent resource. 4y
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Author: Lois Lowry
Genre: Historical Fiction
Award: Newberry
Number the Stars is a historical fiction novel about a young Jewish girl surviving in Denmark in 1943 during the Nazi invasion. This book would be a great Read Aloud (RA) book that incorporates history and literacy. It is important to use UDL 3.1 (Activate or supply background knowledge) and provide plenty of background knowledge about WW2 and who the Nazis and Jews are.

LauraLeighn It's important to educate the class on the subject of the story before diving into it, and this can play right into the ESOL strategy 28 ( Provide biographies of significant men and women from different countries). By proving students with information about famous/important people from the era students can build a strong mental picture in their heads. This nonprofit website Reading is Fundamental has over twenty different activities and games that 4y
LauraLeighn can be used for this book, it is really a great way to pad each day's reading. https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/number-stars #ucflae3414SU20 4y
Mazzole18 I had forgotten how much I enjoyed reading this book as a child. It was my first glimpse at the Holocaust. Thanks for the great reminder and website. Your ESOL strategy seems on point. 4y
DrSpalding This is one of my all-time favorite historical fiction novels for children. English learner strategy 28 does not quite work because the main characters are fictitious. Were you thinking about some of the other historical figures included? If so it could work. This would be an excellent book selection to complement social studies instruction in fifth grade. 4y
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Kshakal
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This is a super tough question for me but if I had to pick...

1. Harry Potter (I am counting the whole series as 1)
2. Number the Stars by: Lois Lowery
3. Lilac Girls by: Martha Hall Kelly

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#favs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Lilac Girls!! 4y
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vanslibanan
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Must-read moving masterpiece 📖👓

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jen_the_scribe
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My kids' book order from their school's online book fair finally arrived. They were excited 😁 I miss those book fair days when I was a kid.

Scochrane26 I miss the book fair, too. 4y
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McKaylaH
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Lois Lowry‘s “Number the Stars” is a must have. This HF book centers around bravery and friendship, which any child can relate to. I remember reading this repeatedly because of how good it is. This book is a Newberry Medal winner in 1990 and is about a brave little girl who helps a Jewish family get away from Nazi soldiers. “Number the Stars” is good to do for a LC or IR. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=5042 #UCFLAE3414SP20

McKaylaH UDL 7.2- Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity

EL strategy #42- Have students use timelines to arrange and sequence important facts and information
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DrSpalding This would make an excellent literature circle option during a study of the holocaust. English learner strategy 42 is perfect! 4y
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LeahH
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This book by Lois Lowry is about German troops trying to “relocate” all Jews of Denmark. Readers get to look at this HF book through the eyes of Annemarie Johansen. Winning the Newbery medal, this book is great for independent reading (IR) for the students to do on their own time and once back in class the class can discuss.
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LeahH UDL: enhance capacity for monitoring progress (6.4)- because the book could be used as an IR, the teacher needs to check in to make sure students are keeping up with their assigned reading. 4y
LeahH EL: #6 continually monitor students‘ comprehension - because some students could be EL, this book might be challenging for them to understand, so it‘s crucial for the teacher to check in with their progress and comprehension. 4y
LeahH https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/number-stars This website offers materials for students to better understand the book. Activity guides, words searches, and many other activities for students to enjoy. 4y
amandar I remember reading this book in school and loving the experience. I completely agree with your UDL principles and ESOL strategies. They work seamlessly with this type of book and can help students out so much! 4y
DrSpalding This is a powerful book. You could use it for independent reading as part of your classroom library however it also complements the fifth grade social studies standards. 4y
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This HF is a 1990 Newbery Medal winning novel about a brave 10-year-old, Annemarie, and her family that help a Jewish family escape German troops during WWII. Though this book was published in 1989, students can relate to this with the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. It‘s not frequently spoken about, but many lost loved ones in those wars, just as they did during WWII. Lois Lowry would be a great AS for students as many of her books are phenomenal!

Ashley_B I would use ESOL strategy 15 (Reinforce the key ideas you present again and again) and UDL design 2.1 (Clarify vocabulary and symbols).

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http://www.loislowry.com
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LeahH I posted about the same book! This book was always special to me growing up. I really enjoyed the story and can‘t wait to share it with my future students! Definitely agree with your EL and UDL strategies! 4y
DrSpalding This was one of my absolute favorites! This book correlates to standards in social studies in grade 5. Use it! 4y
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This was my #doublespin choice. This #historicalfiction is set in #Denmark during WWII. It‘s about a school girl & how she understands,survive during the period of WW. Informative and emotional book, best read for school going kids. I specially like the way it ended. 4.5⭐️

#Februarywrapup
#ReadingEurope2020 #Denmark

#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Librarybelle This is such a good book! Good pick! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! It's been years since I read this one - may need to pick it up again! 4y
Geenie Omgosh! I have to reread that! 💖👍🌸 4y
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