Can not wait to start book club! We are reading a Kate DiCamillo classic! Love her and her books so I‘m in for a treat! Join me these next few weeks while I post reviews on this book!

This is a great TL story that is perfect for S! This link shares about TL and why it‘s great to share with our students, https://libguides.usask.ca/childlit/traditional #ucflae3414su19 UDL: 1.1 ESOL: 17

This is a fun P book for your class! It is all about dogs which kids love! This link expresses why poems are important for ELLs https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/introducing-and-reading-poetry-English-l... UDL: 1.3, 1.1 ESOL: 12 #ucflae3414su19

This is a perfect NF RA for your class when talking about animals or marine life! It‘s all about Sharks (as in the title). https://www.sharks-world.com/facts_about_sharks/ this is a great website to share more facts about sharks for your classroom. #ucflae3414su19 UDL: 1.1, 4.2 ESOL: 17

Who was Neil Armstrong? is a great B for your classroom. Roberta Edwards writes about Neil Armstrong‘s journey to the moon. This is a great RA for when you‘re talking about space or science in your class. It‘s important to use biographies in your classroom and here‘s an article why https://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=25919971&bcid=25919971&rssid=25919961&item=h...

Reading this awesome RF novel in class for LC was great. I loved this book and will definitely use this in my classroom if I teach 3rd grade and up. The book tells about a girl with cerebral palsy who is smarter than everyone once thought. Read about her crazy story and you‘ll feel all the emotions along with the character. https://www.episcopalacademy.org/uploaded/Academics/MS/6th_Grade_-_Study_Questio... these discussion...

This SF novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is perfect for LC. This was my favorite book that by Sci-Fi Literature class read in high school. It‘s about a dystopian society where Henry Ford‘s assembly line is revered as a god-like. Pick up the book and read it today! https://www.huxley.net this link talks about each theme in the story as well as gives an insight to what this society is all about. #ucflae3414su19

I loved this book in high school and decided to reread it in college. The amount of politics in this book that I didn‘t notice before is unreal. You won‘t be able to put this short SF novel down by the amazing George Orwell. A classic book for IR or LC. https://www.readinggroupguides.com/reviews/animal-farm/guide this link shares discussion questions that are perfect for a LC or for a teacher to ask on a students IR. #ucflae3414su19

This HF Newbery Honor is a great book for IR. I read it on my own this semester and couldn‘t put it down. The story of young Ada and her brother in a time of war tugs at your heart strings. I think it‘s perfect for your strong readers in 3rd grade and up. http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-war-that-saved-my-life/hickleberrypunchfi... this link shares a study guide of the book so the teacher can have a understanding of what is going on throughout the text

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is a New York Times Outstanding Book Award Winner (1974). This is a perfect book for storytelling! Having students interact with the storytelling through pictures of the tree and boy getting older and the bond they share. Students will feel the connection between the two. A story I personally loved as a kid. #ucflae3414su19
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This is my all time favorite children‘s book! It‘s a F book written and illustrated by Michael Hall. This is a great RA for students 3rd grade and up to have a discussion about identity and differences. https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780062252098/red/ this link shares a little more about the book and a printable activity for the class. #ucflae3414su19
UDL strategy: 9.3
ESOL strategy: 17, 13

Separate is Never Equal has won The Robert F. Divert and Pura Belpré Honor awards. This story tells about the division of race.
https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/separate-never-equal-sylvia-mendez-and...
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UDL Principle: 2.2
ESOL Strategy: 29

This HF chapter book written by Lauren Tarshis takes place during WWII. This young boys village is taken over by Nazi‘s and his Jewish best friend has disappeared. Read the story to find out what he does and what his village goes through.
This would be an excellent novel for IR for your students. Once they start the book they won‘t want to put it down!
UDL Principle: 7.1
ESOL Strategy: 29

This RF picture book is written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. It tells a story about a little boy who collects words (surprise!) and what his journey as a world collector entails.
http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2018/03/the-word-collector/ this link has some fun teaching ideas if you plan on using it as a RA!
UDL Principle 2.1 clarify vocabulary and symbols
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This RF novel written by R.J. Palacio tells a story about a boy named Auggie who doesn‘t look exactly like the average student in your classroom. The students at his new school must learn to accept others for who they are, not what they look like. This novel challenges students to “choose kind”, a concept brought to the students by their teacher.
https://anneumonic.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/lit-circle-journal-wonder-by-r-j-pal...

The prestige Shel Silverstein is know for his poems and artwork that‘s associated with each poem. Silverstein is a great author to use for an AS. The amount of books and poems he has written for children can be researched by the students.
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http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/where-side... This link gives resources for the teacher on the author and on the book.

In fifth grade, I absolutely loved this story! The Newbery Honor is about a young boy name Tim Meeker whose brother Sam enlists in the new American Revolutionary Army. What Tim didn‘t realize was that his brother and father would end up rooting for opposing teams, Tim is torn between who to support. This HF novel is perfect for LC for students in 5th-7th grade. #ucflae3414su19

This Caldecott Medal is a hilarious story about farm animals that have a typewriter and leave notes for the farmer. Doreen Cronin writes a F story perfect for RA. #ucflae3414su19
https://www.the-best-childrens-books.org/Click-Clack-Moo-Cows-That-Type.html is resourceful for teachers who want to know more about the story, find activities for your classroom around the text, and preview a sample of the book.

In this Caldecott Award Winner, Maurice Sendak writes a story about a little boy who rules the wild things. The imagination of a boy can go beyond the walls of his bedroom, read to find out where Max goes. This fictional story is a great read aloud for your classroom. https://www.weareteachers.com/where-the-wild-things-are-activities/ in this link you can find crafts that can be done with your classroom.

From the two-time Newbery Medal Winner Kate DiCamillo comes the fictional story Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. This Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book is about a pig named Mercy who goes on a car ride every Saturday with Mr. Watson. One day Mercy finally gets her chance to drive, something she‘s always wanted but things don‘t go as planned for Mercy. Pick up this small chapter book to see what Mercy gets herself into...

Don‘t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! is a MF written and illustrated by Mo Willems. This is a great storytelling book for your elementary classroom! This Caldecott Honor tells a story about a stubborn pigeon who wants to drive a bus, but is being told no. #ucflae3414su19

https://www.virtualbookclubforkids.com/dont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus-inspire... has 16 different activities and crafts that can be done with students.