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Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller is such a great book to read with preschoolers and kindergarteners to teach them about manners and being kind to your neighbors. I would definitely use this as a read aloud to ensure understanding in the students. ESOL strategy number 8 would be what I would use to continually monitor comprehension with the students. The UDL I would use is 3.2 to teach and actually use the manners #ucflae3414sub18 Bigfoot.com

Holes by Louis Sachar was such a great novel about a boy named Stanley yelnats who has bad luck based on a curse from his great- great grandfather. He is sent to camp green lake where he has to dig holes 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep. I would suggest to middle schools to read this book in a literature circle to be able to discuss the story with other students. UDL I would use is 2.2 and 2.4 to understand the language used and promote understanding!

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This P book is written by a classic poetry writter. This book is filled with great poems to RA to your class. It's great to read one a day and to teach new words. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/abcs-poetry-988.h...

My first book of Indonesian words written by Lindia Hibbs and illustrated by Julia Land is informative NF book and perfect for CR. The book starts with A and ends with Z on all the different words in Indonesian. Students can CR or PR. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/asian-paci... the link above is fun activity for students to learn about Pacific Islanders! Students will

She persisted by Chelsea Clinton illustrated by Alexandra Bolger is such a good nonfiction book for young girls, it gives them the idea that they can do anything they want in their life no matter what obstacles are in their way! I would have the students listen to a read aloud to really make sure students are understanding the content of the book. The UDL I would use Is 2.1 and 2.2 to make sure the students are understanding the content of the

The Hunger Games is a SF book written a Suzanne Collins, it‘s a New York Best time Seller and perfect LC for your class. The book tells a story about a nation with a capitol and surrounding 12 districts. The capitol sends a boy and girl form each district between ages 12-18 to fight to the death on live TV. https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/jeremy-rinkel/hunger-games-novel-... the link provided above is a activity for students

The Umbrella is a RF book written and illustrated by Jan Brett, perfect book for RA in class, especially if your on a topic of animals. The story is about a young boy named Carlos who is excited to see the many different animals in the rainforest. http://www.janbrett.com/mural_umbrella/umbrella_mural.htm the link above is a fun activity from Jan Brett website, it shows the variety of animals and Carlos in a PDF page. Teachers can print the pages

This RF book is a classic to me. This is a Caldecott winner and just a funny book. The book Madeline is about a girl named Madeline who lives in Paris with no fear and is always matching. One day she gets really sick and need surgery. The 12 other girls then want to do the same and have a scar like her. This would be a great LC book. This link is all about building comprehension:

If you give a pig a pancake by Laura Numeroff illustrates by Felicia Bond is a hilarious story about a pig that is all over the place changing what she wants every minute but coming back to the same ending as when she started. I would use this as storytelling, like I did in class. The students could create a circle and fill in the blanks for each thing the pig does. This book is fantasy because obviously pigs don‘t eat pancakes and hang wallpaper.

This HF is a Newbery winner (not shown), and a personal favorite of mine growing up. The theme of this book is friendship. Katana with her 2 siblings are living on an island when Russian hunters come to kill the otters. This book shows their trials and adventures during the hunter invasion. This is a great IR. This link is a specific lesson for this book: