A piece of traditional literature (TL), this book was an amazing read and a great addition to all classrooms. This African tale has won the Caldecott Honor, Boston Globe Horn, and the Corbett‘s Scott King award. It tells a story of two beautiful sisters who have been called upon by the king to decide who he will marry. The king presents his self in many different ways throughout the story to see who is beautiful inside and out.

This RF is a great book to have in the classroom because of its diversity. A Caldecott honor and Boston Globe Horn book, this read talks about a girl and her mother and grandmother who save money up. They are saving up all their coins from work to buy a new chair. This books shows the challenges that you go through in order to save money for something. #UCFLAE3414SP18 teacher.scholastic.com/upromise/k_2lessonplan/

This biography (B) is about a boy named Henry Brown who goes through many hardships throughout his life as a black slave. He always seems to find a song to sing in these rough times. He loses much of his family throughout the slave trade but comes up with a plan to mail himself in a box to get to a free state. Will he make it? #UCFLAE3414SP18

This piece of traditional literature (TL) has a multitude of rhymes throughout with some older looking illustrations. (It was copyrighted in 1944) Some of the rhymes include Little Bo-Peep, Pat-a-Cake, and Humpty Dumpty. It would be fun to use this as a partner read as the students could read the rhymes to each other. It would be interesting to see which ones they actually know since most of these are before my time! #UCFLAE3414SP18

This modern fantasy (F) book features Grin, a bottlenose dolphin, who meets many new sea friends. All of them are in trouble and need Grin‘s help. Throughout the book, it shows students how we can be friendly and help others. The illustrations are so creatively drawn and are very engaging. I would use this as a read aloud (RA) because of the colorful drawings, the fun rhyming scheme, and the life lesson it presents. #UCFLAE3414SP18

This short chapter book is filled with poems (P) about God doing everyday things we do: God woke up, God got arrested, God made spaghetti. This book is for an older audience such as 6th grade and would be a book that students would choose since it does have a religious theme. This Boston Globe Honor book would be great for partner reading because the students could take turns reading stanzas and interpreting them. #UCFLAE3414SP18

This historical fiction book is a Caldecott Honor that tells the story of a young boy in an immigrant family. His family is financially struggling in New York City and so Peppe goes to look for work. He gets the opportunity to light the street lamps for the man since he‘s leaving. His dad does not seem pleased by the employment and makes sure his son knows. #UCFLAE3414SP18 this would make for a great storytelling activity and maybe even a dress up

In this Caldecott Honor book, Patrick McDonnell tells the story of young Jane Goodall and how her love for animals, specifically chimpanzees, started. In the Nonfiction Biography, they explain how she started with a stuffed animal chimpanzee and later found her passion. Beautiful illustrations and very simple to follow. Great book for a science lesson or a lesson on biographies. #UCFLAE3414SP18

This TL book by Alvin Granoswky is such an amazing book for teaching not only the classic Cinderella but also teaching points of view. The first half of the book is a retelling of Cinderella and the other half is the story from an evil stepsisters view. I would use this as a storytelling strategy but I would also focus on using this in a language arts lesson. #UCFLAE3414SP18

This nonfiction chapter book is a great resource for a lesson on sea monsters. Magic Tree House is a well known series and this book is a companion to another book in the series. By having a fiction book accompanied by a nonfiction, it allows the students to really think about the information they‘re learning. Https://www.magictreehouse.com/books/125212/sea-monsters #UCFLAE3414SP18

This RF is a MUST in your classroom library. The story is of a young girl named Rosie who makes anything out of everything, even trash. She‘s an engineer in the making until her project flops and she no longer wants to try to create. She then gets a visit from someone who sparks her imagination and teaches her a valuable lesson. #UCFLAE3414 Https://www.andreabeaty.com/rosie-revere-engineer.html

Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf is a cute rendition on the classic story. This traditional literature piece would be ideal for a read aloud because it could be very interactive. Https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/three-little-pigs-and-somewhat-bad-wolf-activities/ #UCFLAE3414SP18

This Modern fantasy is perfect for readers who are transitioning into chapter books. The book includes characters such as Hansel & Gretel, the Big Bad Wolf, and even mentions Rapunzel. I would suggest this for a PR because I think the students would enjoy discussing these known characters go on an adventure to find a magical tree branch as well as a pair of magic scissors. #UCFLAE3414SP18
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This RF novel is a great book for children to read. The message, which is about being kind, is such an important thing to learn. I also loved that this story was told from many different perspectives which allows students to learn about points of view! This book would be great for an LC because there are so many talking points. This NY Times best seller truly engages readers ! #UCFLAE3414SP18 Https://wonderthebook.com

This realistic fiction book is an amazing book for teaching students about lessons outside of academics. The story features a young boy named George who watches. He doesn‘t have many friends but he watches everything: cars, trucks, rain falling. He‘s known as the quiet boy until one day at lunch a girl starts to choke. George steps out of his position as watcher and turns into a hero. This book would be great for a dramatic re-enactment!

This modern fantasy features a teddy bear who has woken up and discovered his trousers are missing! The book takes you all through the house as Little Bear goes around asking his friends if they have seen his trousers! Very cute story with textured illustrations! This would be great for a RA or IR. This book is one of many of Hissey‘s “Old Bear” stories. The link takes you to the authors website where all the bear books are listed!

This realistic fiction children‘s book is an amazing book that would work really well in the area of social studies. It‘s about a girl named Grace who wants to run for student president once she‘s hear there‘s never been a girl president. This would be great as a read aloud because of the great illustrations. I would make a lesson out of this book and focus on the key vocabulary words which are associated with how we vote.

This science fiction is an amazing chapter book, especially for those students who feel like they want a little challenge. Winner of the John Newbery Medal, this book would be a great literature circle addition because I think it needs discussion as you read it. I felt like the “wrinkle in time” aspect was a bit confusing so I would be curious to see young kids comprehension of this. I have linked an article about L‘Engle that I find intriguing.

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin helps introduce the concept of biographies in a way that is comprehensible for children. Melissa Stewart did an amazing job illustrating this book and adding so much color and vibrancy to the pages. This biography has been recognized as a Robert F. Sibert Honor and has received the Schneider Family Book Award. https://www.jenbryant.com/books/inprint/bk_splashred.html. #UCFLAE3414SP18

Stranger in the Woods is an amazing photographic fantasy book. Carl R. Sams truly engages readers with a winter themed story. This realistic fiction book has won The Benjamin Franklin Award as well as the International Reading Association Award. This book would be great in the classroom for lessons on story sequencing or winter animals/environments. Would work as a RA because of the amazing visuals.