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I Want My Hat Back | Jon Klassen
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I Want my Hat Back, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen, is a humorous F story that won a Caldecott award. The book follows a bear on his journey to find his hat. This book would be perfect for a RT or an S. The UDL Principle for this could be 8.3 (foster collaboration and community) because a RT would have the children getting involved an interacting with each other in order to tell a story.

KatherineBeckham An ESOL strategy is 14 (simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant). This is especially important if this story is being done as a storytelling. This link provides ideas on how to teach this book in multiple subject areas: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/i-want-my-hat-back #ucflae3414f17 7y
kkidwell I adore this book! There are so many ideas and resources to utilize this text in the link you provided. I even noticed that there was a section for incorporating technology. This is something I have difficulty with because I am so old fashion! So, it is always nice to have valid resources to technology incorporation in the classroom. 7y
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I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001, written by Lauren Tarshis, is a HF book, based off of true stories. The book focuses on a young boy who witnessed the tragedy of 9/11 personally. This chapter book is perfect for IR, because it teaches the student about a real event in history, using characters that they can relate to. This type of book may encourage students to look more into the history of 9/11 on their own outside of school.

KatherineBeckham The UDL strategy for this is 7.1 (optimize individual choice and autonomy). This can be done by encouraging the students to explore more in to the history of what happened on September 11th. The ESOL strategy is 1 (teach questioning for clarification). This strategy is beneficial for ESOL students who want to read the book, but are afraid of not being able to read it perfectly. Encourage them to ask any questions they have. 7y
KatherineBeckham This link tells teachers how to explain to a student what happened on 9/11: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756477 #ucflae3414f17 7y
MeghanW I love this series! It is a great way to get HF books in the classroom. It is important for students to ask questions because most of them were not alive at the time and it is important for them to know and understand these tragedies. 7y
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If You Give a Pig a Pancake, written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond, is a F picture book that is a circular story of what happens when you give a pig a pancake. This book is perfect for an AS of Laura Numeroff, because you can teach the students how she tends to write many books that contain a circular story, thus beginning a lesson on what circular story means. A UDL strategy is 6.2 (support planning and strategy development).

KatherineBeckham This strategy works because you are building the students knowledge of writing strategies by teaching them about circular stories. An ESOL strategy is 42 (have students use timelines to arrange and sequence important facts and information). This link actually takes you to an activity that will help accomplish strategy 42: 7y
MadisonCarter LOL love this image, Katherine! I want all of the books from this series 🐷🥞 7y
elifkelly I love that this book is a part of a series, so students have something to look forward to after they‘ve read her previous books. Great picture! 7y
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The Day the Crayons Quit, written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, is a humorous F book that is a #1 New York Times Best Seller as well as a Goodreads Choice Awards Best Picture Book. This book would be perfect for RA. Students will be entertained throughout the entire reading of this story, because they will find the complaints of the crayons to be funny. The teacher can teach students a lesson on character traits by

KatherineBeckham by identifying the different characteristics of each crayon. A UDL Strategy is 2.4 (Promote understanding across languages). This can be done by having an audio version of the book in another language, or by having a poster board with each crayon colors name in English as well as other languages. The ESOL Strategy could be 7 (Show students how to use graphic organizers like semantic mapping and imaging). 7y
KatherineBeckham This can be done by having students compare two of the crayons and their complaints in a graphic organizer. This link has ideas for how to use this book in all subject areas: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/the-day-the-crayons-quit #ucflae3414f17 7y
AshleyAA Not only do I absolutely LOVE this book, but the I LOVE the resource you provided because it includes how you can incorporate the book to multiple subject areas, not just language arts. Very versatile!!! (edited) 7y
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Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type, written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin, is a F book that is a Caldecott award winner. This story is perfect for a RT. It is about animals who are unhappy with their living conditions. They find a typewriter and begin leaving letters for the farmer about changes that should be made. This was my favorite book as a kid. A UDL Strategy is 2.5 (illustrate through multiple media). By doing a RT, the

KatherineBeckham class is able to hear the story as well as participate in the story. An ESOL strategy is 27 (Highlight written materials for readability by enlarging the size print, by organizing chapters meaningfully, and by writing headings that show introductions or transitions from one idea to another). This strategy is can be used by enlarging the text on a RT script. Here is a link to a RT script for the story 7y
Arestrepo11 This book looks awesome! I need to check it out, I've always seen it on shelves but never picked it up. I like how you included the link. 7y
DrSpalding Hopefully you were inspired by our readers theater of this particular book in class. Kids love it! 7y
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Charlotte's Web | E. B. White
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Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White, is a F, Newbery Award Winner. This book is a classic that would be important for all kids to read through IR. The book is about a pig, who was the runt of the litter, and how he became friends with a very special spider. The story teaches the importance of friendship, as well as a lesson on grief. A UDL strategy for this book is 8.2 (vary demands and resources to optimize challenge.) This strategy is good because

KatherineBeckham students need a challenge when reading on their own. They need something to keep their attention on the story. An ESOL strategy is 11 (place language in meaningful context). This is because it would help students to have background knowledge and be able to visualize a farm and what a farm is like before reading a story that takes place on one. Also, it is important because there are so many vocabulary words that the spider weaves in her web. 7y
KatherineBeckham This website takes you to an activity that kids can do where they create their own spider webs with special words in them, just like in the book: http://www.creeksidelearning.com/charlottes-web-theme-just-in-time-for-the-count... #ucflae3414f17 7y
DrSpalding Your teaching strategies and UDL/EL alignment are excellent. Students need to be able to visualize and what better than a farm full of lovely animals. 7y
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The Fault in Our Stars, written by (my favorite author) John Green, is a RF "Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction" book and a #1 New York Times Bestseller. This story would be great for LC's for high school aged children. Along with this, each LC could be assigned a different John Green book, seeing as how young adults love his books so much. This story tells a beautiful love story that pulls at the heartstrings and teaches a beautiful

KatherineBeckham lesson on acceptance and grief. The UDL Principle that works for this book is 9.3 (develop self-assessment and reflection). This is because students will need to assess their own comprehension when reading this before discussing it with others. The ESOL strategy for this book is 2 (promote cooperation) which can be done through LC group discussion. This link is an educators guide to teaching John Green books, which could be very helpful when doing 7y
Arestrepo11 I absolutely love this book! It agree that this would be perfect for LC's. 7y
DrSpalding Using the publishers resource is wise, as I believe you now know. This book is so touching. I read it prior to the movie and can stay with confidence that the book was better however the movie was fantastic. 7y
elifkelly This book would be perfect for young adults who need a resource to relate to due to hospitalizations or illnesses. The main character‘s humor in the book is entertaining and the story is beautifully written. I think this would be great for the classroom! 7y
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The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
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The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is an amazing SF, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award winner. Not only this, but it is my absolute favorite book (series) of all time. This book would be perfect for IR. In fact, I was assigned to read this book over summer in 7th grade, and I could not put it down. The story line is intriguing and action-filled, and, theres a movie that you can show after students read the book. The UDL

KatherineBeckham strategy that works for this book, is 9.1 (Promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation). This can be done by encouraging the students to read more than they are assigned to read every night, not because they have to, but because they can! The ESOL strategy that can be used, is strategy 32 (Use student pairs for team learning, especially for reports, experiments and projects). This would be beneficial to more advanced ELL students 7y
KatherineBeckham who might decide to read this as their IR book. They can still read the book they want to, and then after they have an opportunity to learn information they might have missed from their peers. This link provides a virtual tour of Panem's capital. This allows students to visualize what they are reading so they can better comprehend the text : http://www.thecapitol.pn #ucflae3414f17 7y
kenyanellie i love your picture for this! i think this would be a great addition to any classroom library and a great IR 7y
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farynantenucci Great story, awesome resources and can lead up to class movie time! 7y
Karlee.Diamond I love this movie so much, however I‘ve yet to ready the book! 7y
emily_minnear Love the hunger games movie and am looking forward to reading the book! Awesome resources as well 7y
KatherineBeckham @Karlee.Diamond oh my gosh! You have to read them!!! 7y
ismari212 I LOVE this book I would use this in my future class 7y
DrSpalding This is an excellent series to use with middle to high school students. An excellent example of sci-fi. 7y
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If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond, is a clever F story about the spiral of events that happens after you give a mouse a cookie. This book would be so fun to use for a Storytelling. Children love the zany mouse from the story and all of the trouble that he causes. A UDL strategy is 7.3 ( minimize threats and distractions). This can be done by having the students gather at the front of the class,

KatherineBeckham so they are not distracted by various items at their desks. An ESOL strategy is 10 (teach think, pair, share strategies in cooperative groups.) This is beneficial for students when thinking about why the mouse is behaving the way he is. This link teaches how cause and effect works http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/integrating-langu... #ucflae3414f17 7y
KarinaGuillen I love this classic story and this mischievous mouse! Read Write Think always has the best resources 7y
DrSpalding As your peer commented, you have complemented your post with an excellent quality resource. Much appreciated. 7y
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The Story of the Mayflower Compact, written by Norman Richards and Illustrated by Darrell Wiskur, is NF, IR book, perfect for a classroom library. The book uses real people and events to explain an important event in history. This book would be good to have students read as a part of their homework for history class. UDL Strategy 8.2 (Vary demands and resources to optimize challenge) would be beneficial when reading this book, because the book

KatherineBeckham could be used to introduce a virtual scavenger hunt that teaches students more about the Mayflower compact. ESOL strategy 45 (Use Venn diagrams to contrast and compare activities) would be interesting to use with this book. Students could create a Venn diagram where they separate things that surprise them with things they want to learn more about while they are reading. Then, afterwards, we can encourage them to research the things they wanted to 7y
KatherineBeckham learn more about. This link takes you to a lesson plan that has the students decide whether or not they would sign the Mayflower Compact: https://www.education.com/activity/article/mayflower_compact/ #ucflae3414f17 7y
farynantenucci Great pick to use across subjects in the elementary classroom! 7y
DrSpalding Excellent choice. I specifically like the idea of creating a virtual scavenger hunt based on the information provided in this nonfiction text. Awesome! 7y
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A Caldecott award winner, The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein, is a B that could be used as a RA in the classroom. The book tells the story of a street performer who wants to secretly walk a tightrope between the twin towers. This would be a great book to read to the class, because you can use ELA to incorporate the history of the twin towers. A UDL strategy you can use with this book is 3.2

KatherineBeckham (Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships). This is helpful because there are many places in the story where the teacher can stop reading and have students infer what might happen next. The ESOL strategy is 20 (list the most important words and phrases you use or plan to use in a presentation on a transparency or on the chalkboard). This strategy is helpful because there are many vocabulary words that students need to 7y
KatherineBeckham keep in mind when listening to the story as it is read aloud to them. This link contains a lesson plan for the book, where students analyze the character, as well as make inferences based on the text: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/man-who-walked... #ucflae3414f17 7y
KarinaGuillen Sounds like an interesting story! I‘m terrified of heights so the idea of walking a tight rope between two towers gives the the creeps. Lol. I agree that this story would be great to use while teaching about the twin towers. 7y
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DrSpalding Excellent resource, excellent alignment, and lovely image! Super post. 7y
AJones I recently read this book for TL and I absolutely loved it. This would make a excellent addition in a classroom library. 💖📖 7y
Brittanyradzak I used this book for my read aloud and I loved it! This is a great resource to introduce 9/11. I love the creativity with your picture!! 7y
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Oh, the Thinks you can Think, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss, is a P book that would be perfect for an AS of Dr. Seuss. The book is about the endless possibilities that one can think of when using their imagination. This book has a song based off of it that is in a musical called "Seussical the Musical". The musical contains a lot of Dr. Seuss' main characters the students this musical when doing an AS on Dr. Seuss, would be fun!

KatherineBeckham A UDL Principle that works with this book is 6.1 (guide appropriate goal setting). This is because there are a lot of unfamiliar words and sentence structures in this book, having students understand that there are many different goals they could set for themselves when reading this book is important. An ESOL strategy is 14 (simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant). This is because the book has a lot of rhyming and unfamiliar words 7y
KatherineBeckham , so it is necessary for the teacher to read at a slower pace. The link takes you to a lesson plan on discussion of themes in the story: https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/OhTheThinksYouCanThink #ucflae3414f17 7y
HNager Great book, love your UDL and EL strategies for this book 7y
DrSpalding I love musicals! Wonderful summary. 7y
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Wonder. R.J. Palacio | R J Palacio
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio, an #1 New York Times Best Seller, is an amazing RF book that could be used as an LC or IR book! The book focuses on the main character, August Pullman, and the struggles he faces because of his looks. It teaches a great lesson of kindness to people of all ages. In the future, this book would be great to have the students read, and then show the class the movie (which comes out soon).

KatherineBeckham A UDL principle that works with this story is 2.1 (Clarify vocabulary and symbols). This is because, in a novel, there are certainly a number of challenging words. If reading in LC's, encourage students to find at least one word they did not know before, look up the definition, and be prepared to tell their LC the meaning of the word. An ESOL strategy that would benefit students when reading this book, is 15 7y
KatherineBeckham (Reinforce the key ideas you present again and again). One of the most important ideas of the book is to "Choose Kindness", so reinforce this theme every time the students come across it in their reading. This link takes you to a RT of Wonder : https://texasbluebonnetaward2014.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/wonder-readers-thea... #ucflae3414f17 7y
KarinaGuillen Read this in just two sittings! Such a captivating story. Can‘t wait for the movie 7y
MadisonCarter I‘m taking my time reading this, aiming to stretch it out until Nov. 16th-ish. Some things just can‘t be rushed, and I‘m enjoying it too much to power through. Great post, Katherine! 7y
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A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle
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A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle, is a SF Newbery Award winner, that makes for a good LC read. This book is about a young girl and her adventures in time to save her dad. The novel is great for the classroom because of all the vocabulary terms and symbolism that could be taught. UDL principle 2.1 (clarify vocabulary and symbols) works for this book because of all the intense new vocabulary. ESOL strategy 13 (use preview/review activities)

KatherineBeckham would be helpful when using this book in a LC, so students can discuss what they think might happen and what did happen. This website includes many resources for teachers, including a video showing what a tesseract (a key component of time travel in this novel) is: http://www.madeleinelengle.com/a-wrinkle-in-time-resources-for-teachers/ #ucflae3414f17 7y
MadisonCarter Umm.. are those people on your computer supposed to be Mrs. Which, Who, and Whatsit? 🤔 I haven‘t watched the trailer yet. Seriously hoping I‘m wrong 😂 7y
MadisonCarter For a book as old as this, I feel that it has maintained relevance, earning its place in the classroom. It‘s great for visualizing too! 👁 7y
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KarinaGuillen Really enjoyed this book. I‘ve never been interested in science fiction but this story kept my eyes glued to the pages! 7y
EveAstrouck I‘ve heard so many great things about this book! After seeing your link and reading your post I feel I have to read it finally! 7y
DrSpalding Great image. The EL and UDL strategies are just right for this book and your selected teaching strategy. 7y
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Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal, written by Barbra Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus, is a RF book that'd be good for IR. This chapter book is a fun read for older elementary students because the main character is very relatable. This particular book is about Junie B. Jones, who is going to her her friend's rich Nana's house for a sleepover.

KatherineBeckham Junie B. soon realizes that she does not fit in very well at such a fancy house as she begins to cause havoc. UDL Principle 6.1 (guide appropriate goal-setting) is good for this book if it is used as IR. This is because the teacher could help the student self direct their thinking and have them set their own goals for reading at home. ESOL Strategy 38 (assign short readings for homework) would be good to use for this book, (edited) 7y
KatherineBeckham because, if used as an IR, a teacher could assign everyone to read a certain number of chapters in their IR book that night. This website has an example of a comprehension packet that students can fill out while reading this book: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Junie-B-Jones-Is-a-Party-Animal-Nove... #ucflae3414f17 (edited) 7y
MadisonCarter I agree, Katherine. This book is best used for IR. These were just about the only book I would IR as a child 😉 they are so relatable for young girls! 7y
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JanaLL Junie B Jones is super fun to read, even though her grammar drives me bonkers, haha! I like the use of a comprehension packet to fill out while reading. 7y
MeganMc Loved these books. Pretty sure I read allll of them!! 7y
JuliaMurra This was my favorite book series as a young child! They're so fun to read. 7y
DrSpalding I read this series allowed to first and second graders. The readability level is that of 2nd to 3rd graders. Be sure to emphasize Junie's inappropriate behavior as talking points on how to properly behave. 7y
DrSpalding Love the image!🎉 7y
KarinaGuillen When I think about my elementary reading experience, Junie B Jones always comes to mind first! I‘ve read this series time and time again and it never got old! Timeless classics. 7y
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This is Not My Hat | Jon Klassen
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This is Not My Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen, is a cleverly illustrated F 2013 Caldecott award winner, and would make a great DR book. This picture book follows a small fish who stole a bigger fish‘s hat, and thinks he is getting away with it. This book is great for teaching dramatic irony and a DR of this book could be fun for the whole class. UDL Principle 3.2 (highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships)

KatherineBeckham would work well for this book, because the relationships between the characters is very important to the story, as is the pattern of the events. The ESOL strategy that works for this is 5 (teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts). For example, teaching the term dramatic irony, would be very helpful for understanding this story better. 7y
KatherineBeckham This website: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/this-is-not-my-hat has a ton of ideas for up using this book in the classroom for multiple subject areas! #ucflae3414f17 7y
MadisonCarter Jon is my author study! I love the dark humor of the hat series. I think they make great mentor texts for teaching theme because they are so unique compared to most “happy ending” books. 7y
DrSpalding What a great idea to perform a dramatic reenactment for this book. Use @MadisonCarter 's glog to share important information about this awesome author. (edited) 7y
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Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes | Eric Litwin, James Dean
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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin and illustrated by James Dean is a F picture book that is a great CR and RA book for young students. The book focuses on Pete and his white shoes. On each page he steps in something of a random color, thus changing the color of his shoes. However, it never bothers him, he just keeps singing about his newly colored shoes.

KatherineBeckham This is a great story to sing aloud to students and have the students sing along/read along with because it is so repetitive. UDL principle 1.1 (Offer ways of customizing the display of information) would be good for this book because the book can be read or sang aloud. It can also be acted out with props of different colored shoes as the story is told. (edited) 7y
KatherineBeckham ESOL Strategy 21 (Record your lectures, presentations, or stories on audiotape, especially for new students who have very limited exposure to English) would be especially helpful with this story so that any student can listen to the story whenever they like. This link contains 7y
KatherineBeckham an activity packet that can be printed for students to use when they're reading: http://funforfirst.blogspot.com/2012/03/pete-cat-activity-packet-freebie.html?m=... #ucflae3414f17 7y
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Chrysanthemum | Kevin Henkes
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Chrysanthemum written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes is a F ALA Noteable Book award winner and would make a great AS book. This would be a good author study book, because Kevin Henkes has written multiple books that children enjoy. This book teaches children about bullying and self acceptance. UDL Principle 2.5 (Illustrate through multiple media) would be good for this book because not only is it a picture book that can be displayed on a

KatherineBeckham projector, but there are also online videos of the book. EL strategy 15 (Reinforce the key ideas you present again and again). This strategy works for this book because the theme of self acceptance is brought up over and over in the book. This would be a good concept to stop and talk about. This website https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3VxoRRAmuUaTThuY3BuVm5lQmc/edit has an activity where students can create a flower with 7y
KatherineBeckham each petal representing a letter of their name. This shows that each student is unique, thus again using EL strategy 15. #ucflae3414f17 7y
MadisonCarter Katherine, I really love this book and feel that it has an important place in the classroom, especially with all the "unique" names popping up today. It provides a great message to children to LOVE THEMSELVES and appreciate their differences, whatever they may be. ? 7y
DrSpalding Lovely image and wonderful peer comments for this wildly popular book. I really like the idea of sharing the book on the projector as well to encourage shared reading as an option. 7y
KarinaGuillen I loved this book! I remember always being embarrassed when teachers/students would say my last name wrong in elementary school. This book sends an important message of acceptance and loving yourself! 7y
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Invention of Hugo Cabret | Brian Selznick
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick is a beautifully illustrated HF 2008 Caldecott winner. This book would be best used by students in IR. The book is about a young boy with a talent for fixing clocks and machines, who secretly works in the train station all while trying to fix the machine his late father left behind. The author tells the story through words and pictures, as half the novel is only pictures. This story teaches lessons

KatherineBeckham on friendship, family, and arts/culture. Not only could this be a great IR book, but also a LC book. The UDL principle 7.1 (Optimize individual choice and autonomy) would be good for this book if using it as a LC book so students can feel as though they want to read it rather than have to read it. EL strategy 2 (Promote cooperation- small groups) would also be good for this book so that students can discuss the progression of the book. 7y
KatherineBeckham This website: https://www.teachingbooks.net/media/pdf/Scholastic/DG_Selznick_Amazing_World.pdf has discussion and exploration questions that students could answer when reading on their own or when meeting in LC groups. #ucflae3414f17 7y
Teresaj I looked at this book today in class! Im definitely interested because of the illustrations in the book. It definitely looks like it could be a great literature circle book. 7y
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Samantha.K I love the movie based off this book. I would love to read it to see what was changed if anything. I think this is definitely I good book for young readers especially because it has a young boy that loves to fix things. 7y
Aimeejett I would love to read this book. I can‘t believe you read it in 3 days. Seems like such a great book and would be great for a literature circle also. Might have to look into reading this one. 7y
elifkelly I have been seeing so many examples of this book throughout our class, and I am definitely considering reading it. It should be really enjoyable considering there‘s a great movie to compare to. 7y
Madiwright97 This book sounds great and it‘s definitely on my list to read in the near future! Love that there is a movie to compare it to also! 7y
DrSpalding What a beautiful image and I concur with the fact that I am so impressed that you read this book so quickly upon me presenting it in class. This makes me proud.❤️📚 7y
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Rumpelstiltskin, by Paul O. Zelinsky, is a Caldecott award winner. This TL RA book perfect for teaching students about fairytales. In the story, a girl's father tells the King that she has the ability to spin straw into gold. The King locks her in a room with straw each night expecting gold in the morning. Every night, Rumpelstiltskin appears and spins the straw in exchange for something.

KatherineBeckham Finally, he is to take her first born child unless she guesses his name, which she does. In this story, students can examine the different character traits of each character and identify varrying moral lessons. UDL principle 3.1 (Activate or supply background knowledge) and EL 42 (Have students use timelines to arrange and sequence important facts and information) are good strategies for this book because students will acquire background (edited) 7y
KatherineBeckham knowledge before reading about a situation unfamiliar to them, and they can keep track of the major events in order to monitor comprehension. This website: http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010/04/rumpelstiltskin-lesson-plans/ includes many ideas of how to incorporate Rumpelstiltskin in the classroom. My favorite of the ideas when teaching this book as a RA, is to have students hold up emotion puppets when listening. #ucflae3414f17 (edited) 7y
Jaquessial This book brings back memories. I love it and it always some way shape or form reminds me of sleeping beauty. 7y
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AJones This RA book would make an excellent component on teaching fairytales. I really like the emotion puppets from your embedded link. Great way to add the arts!!👩🏼‍🎨 Thanks for sharing, Ashlie 7y
JordanD I read the Grimms Fairytales a few years back- always a lot different from the Disney version! Your resource is full of information! I liked the emotional puppets I haven't heard of that one before! I also liked the readers theatre- great review! 7y
Aimeejett I‘m not really one for fairy tales but this book actually seems like something I might like. I really liked you link for this!! Also, great UDL & EL strategies!! 7y
alyssahp Rumplestiltskin is such a good fairytale! I have a huge book of Grimms Fairytales and I love rereading this one! I think the idea of the students holding up emotion puppets is cute & the they would love it! Awesome post. 7y
DrSpalding What a cool activity to have students hold up the puppets during reading. Excellent choice. This traditional tale is one that should be shared with our elementary students and belongs in your classroom library. 7y
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