The girl who drank the moon by Kelly Barnhill was a great book that caught my interest from the very beginning and held it all the way through. I enjoyed the characters and the magic found in this book. This book though fantasy was brought to life by the author through her detailed and great writing style! Facebook is a John Newberry award winner. With this book I would have my students do an independent read or a literature circle.

Holes by Louis Sachar is a movie I enjoyed movie when I was a child. I didn‘t know until I was in the library that it was a book as well. The book was just as good as the movie which is probably why it won A John Newberry medal. This is another book that I would either do a literature circle for or independent reading for. This book is for 4th – 8th grade.

Fever 1793 is a historical fiction book by Laurie Anderson. Andersonhttps://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/fever-1793-discussion-guide/%22%20%5Co%20%22Andersonhttps://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/fever-1793-discussion-guide/ has LC questions that can be asked while reading this book. I enjoyed this book because it easily garbs the attention of the reader.

A wrinkle in time is a great science fiction book by Madeleine L‘Engle. This book allows you to go on an adventure with Meg her brother and their friend Calvin. For this book I found a great website ( https://bookpagez.com/resource/a-wrinkle-intimelessonplans/utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=BookTitle&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIicDMhODi5QIVAm6GCh1bdw7PEAAYASAAEgK8XfD_BwE  ) that includes a big lesson plan and many activities.

#ucflae3414f19 “Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories” is a Modern Fantasy picture book that has a collection of stories, that were lost but recently found, by Dr. Seuss. This book is funny, creative and extremely entertaining. For this book, I am going to do a LC and I would use the UDL 8.3. The ESOL strategy #6 which is monitoring student comprehension.

#ucflae3414f19 “The one and only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate was a book about a Silverback gorilla named Ivan, his two Elephant friends and a mutt. Ivan is not just a gorilla he‘s an artist, a story teller and a pillow for his friend Bob. This book causes the reader to really consider how animals who live in captivity feel. For this book I‘d have my class IR and then discuss later. This book is a John Newbery award winner.

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish is a humorous realistic fiction book about a maid who takes directions literally. This can show kids how words can mean a completely different thing based on the context that it is in. The UDL strategy is 2.3 because it supports decoding of text and the ESOL strategy is 20 because we can list important word from the book. The teaching strategy would be a read aloud.

What do you do with a chance is another great hit by Kobe yamada. This modern fiction book teaches children that if they are given a chance they should take it. For this book I would do a literature circle. The UDL I would use for this is 9.3 because they can use this book for self-assessment and reflection.

Don‘t call me bear is a cute book that also corrects the misconception that koalas are bears. This is a book that I really enjoyed. This is a fictional read aloud. I think my future students would not only enjoy it but learn a lot about koalas and marsupials.

Greek mythology retold from classic origin by Diane Namm illustrated by Eric Freeburg is a TL story about Greek mythology. In this book students can read about different gods and goddesses they can read about quest, cyclops and Titans. There are various activities that kids can do with this.

Pete The Cat and his four groovy buttons by James Dean is a fiction picture book. In my opinion was an OK read but the activities I found for it were really cool and there seemed to be a lot of activities. They have math and reading assignments for this book. This book is a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor award winner.

“Hidden Figures The Story Of Four Black women and The Space Race” by Margot Lee Shetterly and Laura Freeman (ages 6-9) Is a great book and now a movie about four African American women who conquer the world of science math and engineering while overcoming sexism, racism, and segregation. This book shows how 3 women paved the way for so many women. This also gives small biographies on these women in the back of the book.

“We must be polite” is a poem in “Poetry for young people” by carl Sandburg illustrated by Steven Arcella this poem reminds children on how we should behave no matter the situation even if its an odd one. I feel this can be used in IR or a RA. Though I couldn‘t find a lesson that went with this exact poem I did find this https://betterlesson.com/lesson/593824/poetry-what-is-it lesson plan which coincides with learning poetry and this poem.

“Nothing in life is to be feared it is only to be understood.” “I am Marie Curie” by brad Meltzer and illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. This is a Biography based on Marie Curie a woman scientist who won two Nobel prizes in two different fields and overcame many things to become a well-known and very accomplished scientist. #ucflae3414f19

#ucflae3414f19 “So you want to be president?” by Judith St. George and David Small was an interesting and informative. NF (ages 7-10) . In this book you learn a lot about our past presidents and who they were. Not only do you learn about when they were serving but you learn fun stuff like the mini zoo Theodore Roosevelts children had in the White House. https://www.teachervision.com/us-presidents/so-you-want-be-president-literature-...

4-8 “I Broke my Trunk” by Mo Willems is a great and fun read. The elephant tells his friend a long story about how he broke his trunk. This story will keep children engaged due to its funny content. The website I chose for this book is https://mowillems.weebly.com/uploads/1/7/2/4/17246952/i_broke_my_trunk.doc. The UDL I chose for this book was “Guide information processing and visualization” (3.3)

“What Do You Do With An Idea?” by Kobi Yamada is an amazing MF book. We all have ideas and most of us become nervous when it comes to sharing those ideas. This book shows the kids that if an idea is important to you than that‘s all that matters. This book demonstrates how important it is to stick with your idea no matter what because it can change the world. https://www.lincolncottage.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/idea-portrait_web.pdf

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelma, a RF book, is about a girl who lives in Paris in an old house. In this version, Madeline gets sick and has her appendix removed the other girls are at first worried , but after visiting her they want to be just like her and have their appendix removed as well. https://www.brighthubeducation.com/lesson-plans-grades-1-2/98771-second-grade-ma... this website has a great activity that goes with this book.

“Whoever you are” By Mem Fox is RF. This book is for k-1 grade. This book is about diversity it teaches the kids that though everyone has many things that make them different we are all similar in some ways. This book is very colorful and has great illustration to represent different cultures. You can RA with this book for the classroom. https://witsprogram.ca/pdfs/schools/books/whoever-you-are/whoever-you-are.pdf

“Blended” By Sharon M. Draper is a RF Novel for ages 8-12. This book is about Isabella a Biracial 12 year old navigating the world of blended families, racial issues and her love of music. This book is a great way to broach the subject of racial injustices and the struggles that children in a blended family might face.For this book you can use the LC teaching strategy. https://literaryfusions.com/2019/01/29/book-review-blended-by-sharon-m-draper/