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Sisters | Raina Telgemeier

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This book is great if you have a sister, which I do so I could definitely relate. This RF I would use as an IR. Definitely more of a personal book to be read at home. It was a Will Eisner Winner.
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UDL: Foster collaboration and community (8.3)
EL: #3 encourage self-talk

LeahH https://classroom.popcultureclassroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RAIN-TELEGE... Great resource that goes hand and hand with the book including terms, discuss questions 4y

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Wonder | R J Palacio

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Absolutely LOVED this book and movie as well! #1 New York Times bestseller present Wonder. This book is about Auggie dealing with his facial disease and entering a new school after being homeschooled for so long. This RF I would use as an IR in the classroom and then discuss as a class.
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EL: #29 offer a variety of reference materials at the students‘ instructional level for independent use

LeahH UDL: increase mastery-oriented feedback https://wonderthebook.com/for-teachers - this website is for the book itself and has many teacher resources to use while the students read 4y

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Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak

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Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most best loved children‘s books of all time! Feeling miss-understood at home and school, Max ventures out to the land of Wild Things. I would use this RF for a LC. Also there was a movie made back in 2009.
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https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/where-wild-things-are This resource has activities to use in the classroom.

LeahH UDL: facilitate personal coping skills and strategies (9.2)- help those who feel misunderstood at home or in the classroom. EL: teach think, pair and share strategies in cooperative groups 4y

DrSpalding RIF is an excellent resource. Keep using this to support your creation of lesson plans in the future. Your universal design and English learner strategies work well. 4y

Ryan_R What a classic! I‘ve read the book, but I never saw the movie. I bet it‘s probably good! 4y

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Brittany_H I love this book! Great resource that corresponds with it! 4y

juliap99 This book brings me back to my childhood ! 4y

ValeriaCastaneda23 I agree with Julia, this book makes me feel so nostalgic 4y

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God Gave Us Easter | Lisa Tawn Bergren

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With Easter being a few days away, I thought this book would be appropriate to post about! This RF book is about a little cub celebrating Easter with the family and the little cub begins to as questions about why Easter is so special. I would use this book as a RA and talk with my students about Easter.
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https://waterbrookmultnomah.com/pdf/GodGaveUsEasterColoringPage.pdf
This is a coloring page the kids to do after the RA

LeahH UDL: offer ways of customizing the display of information (1.1). EL: #3 encourage self-talk 4y

VictoriaG This is amazing! If you own the book you should totally do a read aloud for this upcoming Easter weekend! 4y

Jennymmm Im adding this book to my read list for my daughter. Thanks for sharing 4y

Ryan_R What a fun book for the holidays coming up! 4y

DrSpalding This would be an appropriate read aloud during Sunday school or at a private religious institution. 4y

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The Three Billy Goats Gruff | Jerry Pinkney

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This fairy tale book by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinckney is about three male goats who need to outsmart a ravenous troll in order to cross the bridge to their feeding ground. This is a piece of Traditional Literature and I would use it in the classroom for RT!
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https://www.teachwithme.com
This resource is instructions on how the students to make their own flip book about the story.

LeahH UDL: Vary the methods for response and navigation (4.1) EL: #1 teach questioning for clarification 4y

DrSpalding So would you create the flipbook after they perform the readers theater? Try to connect your extension activities with your teaching strategies and universal design principles/English learner strategies. 4y

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Cinderella | Marcia Brown

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Earning Marcia Brown the Caldecott Medal, Cinderella is a piece of traditional literature (TL) that has captured the love of children everywhere! Even in rags, Cinderella is a hundred times more beautiful than her cruel stepsister. She is blessed with a fairy godmother who turns her sad night into something magical. This book would be great for a storytelling (S) to capture the attention of the students.
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LeahH UDL: optimize relevance, value and authenticity (7.2)- this a great time to talk with the students about all the old traditional literature and show them how valuable they are. EL: #4 link lesson topics to students prior knowledge- as the EL students if they have been to Disney, which princess in there favorite, etc. 4y

LeahH https://www.abcteach.com/free/f/fairy_cinderella.pdf This resource has vocab, crossword puzzles, story sequence, compression and many other engaging activities to go along with the story of Cinderella! 4y

DrSpalding This looks like a beautiful version of the classic Cinderella tale! You certainly could link lesson to students‘ prior knowledge. Thank you for elaborating on the resource. (edited) 4y

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George Washington | Augusta Stevenson

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This book is great to incorporate with literature and history at the same time! Students always know that Washington was our first president, but what else do they know. With this biography (B) they can definitely find out who George Washington really was. Also, I would use this book to incorporate choral reading (CR) to monitor reading from students and to make sure they are paying attention.
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LeahH UDL: build fluencies with graduated levels of support for practice and performance (5.3)- because I used this book for a CR, it‘s a great way to practice fluency with the other peers around you. EL: #28 ‘provide biographies of significant men and women from different countries- important to know how important people in history 4y

LeahH http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/george-washington/ This website allows teachers to pick their grade and gives them many facts, coloring pages, computer games, time lines, short stories and many other activities for the students. 4y

DrSpalding You picked the perfect English learner strategy. Helpful resource that you would be able to use to integrate language arts and social studies content. You could use choral reading or this could be an independent read while students complete projects. 4y

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Corduroy | Don Freeman

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Don Freeman‘s classic character, Corduroy, in which a bear leaves the safety of his department store shelf in order to do almost anything to be adopted by a little girl. This RF fiction book would be great for a LC to discuss the adventures on Corduroy.
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LeahH UDL: promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation (9.1)- have the kids use their imagination to put themselves in the bears shoes. EL: #13- ‘use preview and review activities‘. The class could make their own Corduroy adventure either before or after they read the book. 4y

LeahH https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/corduroy-by-don-freeman/ This website offers lessons, ideas, teacher tool kits and student activities to engage the reader with the character of Corduroy. 4y

DrSpalding Corduroy certainly is a classic and Scholastic is the best resource you could use. Nice alignment. 4y

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What Do You Do with an Idea? | Kobi Yamada

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National best seller in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Publishers Weekly, is a story about a child who one day discovers he has an idea. This realistic fiction (RF) addresses many intriguing philosophical questions. I would use this book as a read aloud (RA) to get questions string within the classroom. Also this book is a Gold medal winner of the Independent Publishers Award an Washington State Book Award
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LeahH UDL: active or supply background knowledge (3.1) - state the premise of the book by saying that the young boy has ideas and get the kids to talk about ideas they have had. EL: #4 link lesson topic to students‘ prior knowledge- ask about if students have had ideas and to share 4y

LeahH https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=44393 This website has book guides, activities and lessons for the teacher and students to use. 4y

Tabitha_H I love this book ! Teachingbooks.net is an awesome resource. The UDL principle 3.1 is a perfect choice for this book. Getting student to understand that the can also have idea and implement them is important. 4y

DrSpalding You could certainly read aloud this book and use the resource you noted. You could also perform an author study about this self published award winning author. 4y

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Because I Had a Teacher | Kobi Yamada

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Where would we be without them- those special people who inspire us, support us and encourage us? This realistic fiction (RF) book reminds up that we need to celebrate those mentors we have/had in our lives and to thank them for the difference they have made. I would use this book for an LC and to ask students who is a mentor in their life.
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LeahH UDL: develop self-assessment and reflection (9.3) - This will allow students to self-assess and reflect on their live and think of people who have meant a lot to them. 4y

LeahH EL: #10- teach think, pair, share strategies in cooperative groups. - This is a great way for students to interact with one another and share with their neighbor about someone who is important to them. 4y

LeahH For this book I don‘t have a high quality website resource, but an activity that could take place in the classroom, is that in the front of the book it says ‘Thank you for being my Teacher.‘ I thought the kids could write a letter to the mentor in their live thanking them. 4y

DrSpalding If you go to the scholastic site or you look at read write think, you can find good resources that align with your teaching strategy. Looking at the front cover, this is not realistic fiction. What genre would it be? 4y

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A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle

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Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal, A Wrinkle in Time (SF) is about a strange visitor who comes to the Murry house and embarks on a dangerous yet extraordinary adventure with the characters. This book would be a great project to do an author study (AS) about and once the class has read the book then they could watch the movie.
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LeahH UDL: use multiple media for communication (5.1)- by showing the movie after the students have read the book, this is a great way for communication and visualization so they can see how other portray the characters and setting. 4y

LeahH EL: #36- ask numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses. - I remember reading this book in 6th grade and it was hard to understand at times. By asking questions and discussing the content, it would help EL students understand. 4y

LeahH https://www.madeleinelengle.com/for-educators/wrinkle-in-time-teacher-resources/ This website has many teacher resources that can be used while students are reading this book. Curriculum and study guides are provided. Also there is a cool video about “There is such a thing as a tesseract!” 4y

hadassajl I 100% agree with your EL strategy. I had the same experience when I read it as a student so having that extra help will go a long way! Great post! 4y

DrSpalding Using the author website is wise. You could certainly show the movie and compare the two. Nice elaboration on the website use and principles and strategies. 4y

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Number the Stars | Lois Lowry

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This book by Lois Lowry is about German troops trying to “relocate” all Jews of Denmark. Readers get to look at this HF book through the eyes of Annemarie Johansen. Winning the Newbery medal, this book is great for independent reading (IR) for the students to do on their own time and once back in class the class can discuss.
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LeahH UDL: enhance capacity for monitoring progress (6.4)- because the book could be used as an IR, the teacher needs to check in to make sure students are keeping up with their assigned reading. 4y

LeahH EL: #6 continually monitor students‘ comprehension - because some students could be EL, this book might be challenging for them to understand, so it‘s crucial for the teacher to check in with their progress and comprehension. 4y

LeahH https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/number-stars This website offers materials for students to better understand the book. Activity guides, words searches, and many other activities for students to enjoy. 4y

amandar I remember reading this book in school and loving the experience. I completely agree with your UDL principles and ESOL strategies. They work seamlessly with this type of book and can help students out so much! 4y

DrSpalding This is a powerful book. You could use it for independent reading as part of your classroom library however it also complements the fifth grade social studies standards. 4y

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Madeline | Ludwig Bemelmans

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Bemelmans was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his classic story of Madeline. This poetry (P) book talks about Madeline the smallest yet bravest girl of them all. Madeline is rushed to the hospital and the other 11 girls parade her with gifts so she can recover. This book is great for a RA and to have students share a time when they were brave!
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UDL: 2.2 ‘clarify syntax and structure‘ students pay attention to the rhyming words

LeahH EL: 13 ‘use preview and review activities‘ teachers need to show EL students rhyming words and do some activities so they understand when reading. 4y

LeahH http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/activities-projects/r... “construct-a-word” is the technique teachers can use to help children get familiar with rhyming words 4y

DrSpalding Remember me saying that not all things that rhyme are poetic. This is an example of that! Madeline would not be poetry but what genre would it be? Excellent resource that aligns with rhyming words. 4y

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Lincoln a Photobiography | Russell Freedman

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This Newbery Medal-winning biography captures the warm, appealing and humorous life of one of our presidents, Abraham Lincoln. Nonfiction biography (NF) books are great for students so they can understand the history, but it also captures their attention because the story is about someone! I think this book would be great for a guided reading (GR) so teachers and students can stop and talk about major events in history.

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LeahH UDL: 6.3 ‘facilitate managing information and resources‘ Teachers can use other info and resources to help talk about and show major historical events that took place in the Lincoln book. 4y

LeahH EL: 15 ‘reinforce the key ideas you present again and again‘ Teachers can point out VERY important events and dates that could be rest questions to students who need extra guidance 4y

LeahH https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/lincoln-photobiography after reading, the students can work on interactive puzzles and games that relate to the content of the story 4y

DrSpalding This is an excellent choice that again could be used during social studies instruction. Reading is fundamental provides valuable/quality activities to help you best use the book in your future classroom. 4y

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Toot & Puddle | Holly Hobbie

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This RF book is about two pigs who are best friends but are interested in different things. One of the pigs travel around the world and send postcards back home so this is a wonderful classroom activity to where the students could write postcards to send to someone. I would do this book as a PR since it talks about best friends!

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LeahH UDL: 9.1- ‘promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation‘ Students can get excited to talk about travel or where they have been with partners. 4y

LeahH EL: 32- ‘use student pairs for team learning, experiments and projects‘ This is great for English speaking students to help the EL students in writing postcards and talking about travel and culture. 4y

LeahH https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/59377 students will analyze two characters from the book, Toot and Puddle, and identify their similarities and differences. Students will compare themselves to one of the characters and write a paragraph describing their chosen character. 4y

Agavitt1 Aw I love this story! Also I think the UDL you selected fits well into it, like you said it gives students a good chance to talk about where they‘ve been or where they want to go which can motivate them and get them excited about the story. 4y

DrSpalding This is such a cute story. Looking at the front cover however you know it is not realistic fiction… This would be considered animal what? 4y

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The Rainbow Fish | Marcus Pfister

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This MF talks about a fish with shinny scales and all the other fish want one. The main idea in this book is about sharing and is a great book for a class RA. Students will learn about sharing, collaborating and making friends. Also, this book won the Christopher Award 🏆

UDL: 8.3- ‘foster collaboration and community‘
Students can see how important it is in the classroom to work together, share and grow from one another.

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LeahH EL: 46- ‘use discovery learning activities (hands on).‘This is a great way for students to work together and really work on the concept of sharing and making friends. 4y

LeahH http://www.readwritethink.org/resources/resource-print.html?id=908 (preparation 4)
Students will:
Interact with children's literature that highlights individual differences

Reflect on the image they have of themselves as learners within the classroom community

Develop the skills required for cooperative learning, with a particular focus on how to engage in dialogue and sharing in a group setting
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DrSpalding What fantastic storytelling resources! This aligns beautifully with English learner strategy 46. 4y

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David Gets in Trouble | David Shannon

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This RF book- Caldecott Honor artist and bestseller, David Shannon talks about David whose actions cause him to get into trouble. He manages to come up with many excuses for his mistakes.
RA- because when children make mistakes they need to know how to say sorry and learn from those mistakes.

UDL- 9.3 Develop self-assessment and reflection
EL- encourage self-talk

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Keishla.O I love all the David books! They were all the rave when I was in elementary school. This one is especially important because students do need to know when to say sorry. Thanks for reminding me of this great book! 4y

DrSpalding This is not fantasy. Using your genre flip guide, what genre do you believe it to be? David in the story is actually David the author. Reading is fundamental is a high-quality resource. Expand on this a bit and connect your universal design and English learner strategy to the resource. 4y

Brennap Yes! I read this when I was younger and loved this book. It is a great story to read to children so they can connect to and understand different themes within it! 4y

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KarliCrean I remember that i used to LOVE to read David Shannon books as a little kid. One of my favorites is A Bad Case Of Stripes, if you haven‘t read that one yet i recommend (: 4y

LeahH UDL- 9.3 Develop self-assessment and reflection- students can see how they act and if they need to work on their behavior.
EL- encourage self-talk- talk about David and his actions. See if they relate 4y

DrSpalding See my last comment for this book. Be sure to study your genres and better understand what makes realistic fiction versus fantasy. 4y

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