This P book is excellent for in a lower elementary class and is a wonderful tool for RA while incorporating CR at the end. The beautiful illustrations by Eric Carle make it vibrant and lively. It is a wonderful book to teach students about colors, as well as beginning sounds of words (ex: brown bear share a beginning sound while blue horse does not).
As the teacher reads, they can ask students if they believe the words share a beginning sound

This F story is adorable and would be a lovely selection for SR. It teaches about cause and effect and the class could create a timeline to show the sequence of events that occur when you take a mouse to school (ESOL 42). Additionally,props could be brought in and displayed for better understanding of items in the book such as a lunchbox, backpack etc (UDL 1.1)

This F story is a comical read and would be great for PR. It tells the story of a pup named Ike who is upset at his owner for sending him to obedience school. During the reading, partners could examine Ike‘s feelings and discuss how they would feel in his position, which goes hand-in-hand with UDL 9.3. Additionally, partners could use ESOL 9 to take notes on the sequences of events in the book as they read.

This P book is a fun story that I believe can be highly relatable for students who find it particularly difficult to get up in the morning for school! It would be fun and hilarious for a RA. The book features rhyming pairs that would be excellent for teaching students about onsets and rimes. As you RA, you could check for understanding with these word pairs and utilize ESOL 6. As well as UDL 3.2 highlighting the word patterns on every page.

This P book is written by the excellent Bill Martin Jr. and would be excellent for RT in a lower elementary class. The book helps students to learn their alphabet in a fun way and the illustrations are vibrant. It could be first read aloud slowly to students using ESOL 14 to make sure students are understanding each letter. Then a RT could be performed. UDL 8.3 works with this book as the theater helps students collaborate directly with each other

This F book was one of my childhood favorites and is great for S. It helps teach an important lesson about appearances and giving/sharing to be happy. It fits well with UDL 7.2 and an outline for the IR could be made prior to student reading for ESOL 19.

This P book is a classic and would be wonderful for a seasonal storytelling. Many audio books are available free of cost online for this book and ties in well with UDL 1.2 and some vocabulary words could be taught prior to the S of the more difficult words, which incorporates ESOL 5. The following link goes directly to scholastic to a lesson plan which encourages generosity and giving among students

This F book is a sweet story that is perfect for young elementary students and would be wonderful for a RA in a preschool through 1st grade classroom. It won the ALA Notable Children‘s Book Award. It is also available in Spanish and therefore works well with UDL 2.4 and ESOL 25. The following link directs you to many crafts and activities regarding the book: http://www.guesshowmuchiloveyou.com/childrens-activities #UCFLAE3414f17

This NF informational book gives many interesting facts about hurricanes and would be a good choice for SR in a classroom. It can be a little graphic at times and therefore I‘d recommend a teacher be there to help clarify information for students. UDL 2.3 works with this book as it does contain informational charts with mathematical symbols. For this reason, it also works with ESOL 30.

This RF novel is a must-read and would be wonderful for LC in an upper elementary classroom and beyond. It is a NY Times Best seller that teaches a wonderful lesson about acceptance and finding oneself. It ties in with UDL 9.3 and would be great for students to journal their own feelings as they pertain to the things main character Auggie is going through. It would be excellent for use with ESOL strategy 3.

“Balloons Over Broadway” is a NF B Orbis Pictus Award Winning Book by Melissa Sweet that would be wonderful for RA in an elementary classroom for students of all grades. It tells of Tony Sarg, who was a puppeteer in Macy‘s Parade. It teaches a great lesson of following dreams and being inventive and creative. It is also relatable to students and would be excellent to read around Thanksgiving as they may watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV.

“The Tortoise and the Hare” is a TL children‘s book that was originally part of Aesop‘s Fables. The version I read was retold by Margo Lundell. It is a classic about a tortoise in a hare who race and ends up proving that slow and steady wins the race. It sends a wonderful message to all children about long term goals and taking their time. It would work well with EL strategy 11 as the language can be put into many other meaningful contexts.

“Goodnight Moon” is a P picture book by Margaret Wise Brown that would be great for S in a classroom. The book is suitable for younger children and follows a simple rhyming pattern throughout. The book helps children to identify colors and objects that are throughout the room. It would fit with ESOL strategy 14 as the teacher could use this simple book to teach beginning vocabulary. I think UDL guideline 5.2 would be fun as students could

“She Persisted” is a NY Times Best Seller B picture book written by Chelsea Clinton. This book highlights women who have changed the world and sends a great message to young girls that they should never give up. This book is an excellent choice for RA and GR in the classroom as the words “She Persisted” appears on every page and the students can join in. It would work well with ESOL strategy 16 and students can speak along as the teacher reads

“Fahrenheit 451” is a National Book Award Winning SF novel by Ray Bradbury that would be an excellent and compelling choice for an upper middle school classroom. The book takes place in a dystopian society where it is the job of firemen to burn any and all books. It would be a nice choice for LC seeing as it provokes many questions about an alternate society that students would enjoy discussing. It would work great with ESOL strategy 45 where

“Looking for Alaska” is a Printz Award Winning RF YA novel by John Green. This novel is excellent for an older audience of upper middle schoolers and above. This novel can be relatable to children is the years of their lives where they are experiencing peer pressure and teen angst. This would be a great pick for GR where the teacher can discuss the themes within the chapters. It would fit well with ESOL strategy 36, as there are some serious

“Number the Stars” is a HF Book by Lois Lowry that has won the Newbery Award. It would be great for PR with older elementary students. It discusses the hardships of life for Jews in World War 2 while putting it in a child‘s perspective. It is an excellent pick to teach children about a topic as serious and tragic as WW2. An ESOL strategy I would use is number 45, where students can directly compare the treatment of Germans to Jews during the war.

“Matilda” is a 1999 Children‘s Book Award winner written by Ronald Dahl and is a great IR selection for upper elementary students. It is RF and follows the life of Matilda, a young girl with a passion for reading and school. She is born into a family that does not share the same values and interests. This book fits the UDL guideline 7.2 and would be great to use with ESOL strategy 38 for independent reading.

“Don‘t Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus!” is a Caldecott Award winning F book by Mo Willems that would be excellent for RA in an elementary class. The book consists of the Pigeon trying to convince the audience to let him drive the bus while creating a series of quirky excuses and loopholes. EL strategy 10 would be great with this book to allow students to turn and talk to a buddy during the RA. UDL guideline 7.1 fits this book well.

“Out of My Mind” by Sharon M. Draper is a Coretta Scott King Award Winning RF book that would be an excellent LC pic for upper elementary students. The book chronicles the life of Melody Brooks, a fifth grader who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. Melody goes through her life retaining all the information she has ever known, unable to ever speak it out. The book highlights her struggles of fitting in and feeling accepted at school.