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What a fantastic (Coretta Scott King Award Winning) poetry book for students! This can serve as a great IR or PR assignment. This book is a collection of poems for children to read. It honors and celebrates poets of all backgrounds. What a great way to get your students interested in poetry. I think a great idea for a lesson plan would be to pair students up and have them choose one poem to annotate or write about. We love choice in the classroom!

MFlowers https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5702
This cpalms lesson plan dives into the literal and nonliteral meanings of the text. I think that's a great way to deepen one's understanding and comprehension of a poem. When you split the students off into groups, you're fulfilling UDL principles 7.1 (Optimize individual choice and autonomy) & 8.3 (Foster collaboration and community). You're providing your students with choice, so that
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MFlowers they will work on something they truly enjoy. Also, you can meet EL strategy 2 (promote cooperation) & 32 (Use student pairs for team learning, especially for reports, experiments and projects).
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Acabrera Hey I really enjoyed learning about this book since poetry can help some many students 3y
PatriciaS I love this book 📖 great review and resources for poetry readings and introduction of a new genre, great for AS and LC. 3y
DrSpalding Excellent use of Cpalms. Your universal design and English learner strategies work well. This is a wonderful poetry anthology to include in your classroom library. 3y
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs! A great storytelling, Science Fiction picture book for the classroom! This is a story about an inventor who invents a machine that can turn water into food. When it rained, it rained FOOD! All types of weather now just brought in food. What a life!
Again, I found a great YouTube Read Aloud video you can adapt in your lesson plan.
https://youtu.be/q5uXp4694sE

MFlowers With this link, your providing a visual for all students, hopefully deepening their comprehension of the story. When you do so, you are meeting EL strategy 17 (Provide contextual support through audio visuals, models, demonstrations, realia, body language and facial expressions) and UDL principle 5.1 (Use multiple media for communication). Videos are exciting for students and helpful for teachers.
You could also use this book as an excuse to
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MFlowers eat as much food as possible! You could have each student bring in a dish for a “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs“ party!
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StephanyNunez I love the idea of having a food as part of the lesson. I also like the read aloud included. 3y
DrSpalding This is considered modern fantasy rather than science fiction however I can see why you may have thought this. Go back and look in your genre flip guide for more information regarding the elements of science fiction. I love the idea of using the book and having a food related party. Nice alignment with your strategies and principles. 3y
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Harlem Summer | Walter Dean Myers
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This RA, poetry picture book is one for your shelves. The author takes you on a trip of old Harlem and present-day Harlem. You learn about the best and the worst of it. *Fun fact: his son is who illustrated the cover!* This poem is great for grades 5-8 to dive into and dissect.

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That is a link that will take you to a printable copy of the poem (YAY) and a question guide for your students to work on. What a great opportunity for group work. That helps you hit UDL 8.3 (Foster collaboration and community). I think it would be beneficial to provide your El students with a copy in English and a copy in their native language.
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MFlowers That way, you can help the students better comprehend the story and the meaning behind it all. When you place everyone in groups make, it'll help foster that collaboration and it will hit EL strategy 2 (Promote cooperation (small groups)).
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DrSpalding Side story. Excellent poet/author choice. I was in Boston at an event and Mr. Myers walked right by me and I was too nervous to say hello. A couple of years later he passed away and I thoroughly regret not stopping and thanking him for his contribution to children‘s literature. Excellent resource with the printable copy. 3y
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Blackout | John Rocco
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This RF, RA, Caldecott Award winning picture book is written and illustrated by John Rocco. This children's book focuses on a family that is always too busy to stop and spend time with each other. Until, one night when the power on the block goes out: blackout. The family is forced to stop what they're doing and just be with each other. This book really teaches us the importance of family and communication.
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MFlowers The link I'd like to associate with this post is to a YouTube video of John's personal read aloud of “Blackout.“ https://youtu.be/v2Tmov6gJus
That is a wonderful tool to use in the classroom. Not only are you adding technology and multimedia into the class (UDL 5.1) , you're also providing a visual for your EL students (EL strategy 17).
UDL 5.1: Use multiple media for communication
EL Strategy 17: Provide contextual support through audio visual
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ToddSalerno I‘m intrigued by the theme of this book. When I read the description, I thought about a connection to having a sort of voluntary blackout day where students pledge to go the night without electronics. Could be a matter of having a book to read. Challenge students to experience a text to world connection. 3y
DrSpalding I love the image here with the author. One of your peers read this book as well and thought it would be a good read aloud during a weather unit and to make text to self connection when we experience blackouts during hurricane season. 3y
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The Island of the Skog | Steven Kellogg
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Wow! What a great SR/RA, Animal Fantasy (fiction) picture book. On National Rodent Day, Jenny decides to throw a party. After some discussion, every rodent decides it's finally time to try and escape the sewers. The book then takes us on a wild adventure of Jenny and the rodents across the narrow seas. When they finally hit land, they discover the Island of the Skog, but they soon realize that they are not alone. They band together to defeat the

MFlowers Skog, only to discover that he's only mean because he's trapped on the island. The animals decide the best path forward is to build a community and live there together. “Friends forever! Skog and mice!“ Okay, if you can't tell, I extra loved this book. There are some great opportunities to talk about emotions here. I think student would be intrigued to discuss how the Skog were big and mean because they were afraid and alone. It might give some a 3y
MFlowers chance to share their own feelings and fears. The following link takes you to an ELA lesson plan focused on students responding the the message of the book: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5823.
Here, students are given a chance to write their own opinion on the Skog. Maybe they can sympathize with him, or maybe they can see what his side of the story looked like. (MIRROR v. WINDOW) Your EL students can verbally share their
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MFlowers opinions with the class or with a partner. That follows EL strategy 16 (Integrate speaking, listening, reading and writing activities) & 32 (Use student pairs for team learning, especially for reports, experiments and projects). The UDL strategies you could see here are 8.3 (Foster collaboration and community) & 9.3 (Develop self-assessment and reflection). Here, students have the chance to discuss the story with another student and self reflect 3y
MFlowers on their own emotions. Afterwards, you can come together as a class, sit down on the floor, and share. Maybe some students have something to say. Others may want to sit back and listen. Either way, you're creating an open and welcoming environment in the classroom. See what a good book can do?
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DrSpalding Stephen Kelloggs images are beautiful. He is a Caldecott award winning illustrator. Thank you for mentioning the mirrors versus windows to encourage sympathy or empathy. Your summaries are engaging and concise yet comprehensive. 3y
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Dirt | Steve Tomecek
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Jump into Science with Steve Tomecek's picture book “Dirt.“ What a great IR/RA, nonfiction book for your classroom. This book takes a deep dive into what dirt is. We learn where it comes from, what it is made of, what different kinds of dirt there are, and much much more. It's the perfect choice to accompany a science lesson on soil or the Earth. I suggest using it for 3rd-5th grade students. The following cpalms link takes you to a ELA lesson

MFlowers that can be easily paired with any science lesson: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5870
What a great way to integrate science into your reading plans. The lesson has you split students into groups to discuss what they read. This provides a great segue for you to make little “labs“ in the classroom. Students can group together to discuss what they learned and how it applies to the direct material in front of them.
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MFlowers The EL strategies that accompany this lesson are 46 (Use discovery learning activities), 41 (Have students compile notebooks of their hypothesis, materials, procedures, data, conclusions of experiments, and field experiences), 39 (Have students prepare collections of science objects), 32 (Use student pairs for team learning, especially for reports, experiments and projects), & 10 (Teach think, pair and share strategies in groups). #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
MFlowers The UDL principles that apply here are 8.3 (Foster collaboration and community), 1.1 (Offer ways of customizing the display of information), 1.3 (Offer alternatives for visual information), 4.2 (Optimize access to tools and assistive technologies), & 6.3 (Facilitate managing information and resources). All of these goals are met when you create multiple diverse groups for your students. The groups promote discussion while providing a visual. 3y
DrSpalding Nice job finding books that you can use in other content areas. Being able to kick off a science unit with a read aloud or support your students in research by providing these as reference materials for independent reads are both available strategies. You went above and beyond with your universal design and English learner strategies! 3y
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Caldecott Winner, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig. This Modern Fantasy book is great for storytelling or read alouds in your elementary classes!! The story revolves around a young donkey, Sylvester Duncan, who collects rocks. One day he finds a rather unique rock and decides to add it to his collection. Strangely, Sylvester finds himself making wishes throughout the day, with the rock in his pocket, and all those wishes come TRUE!

MFlowers Once Sylvester discovers the true nature of his rock he spends his days making wishes for himself and his family. Eventually, the power takes a turn for the worse, and Sylvester finds himself in big trouble. By the end of the book, Sylvester and his family decide it's better to put the rock in hiding and just be content with what they already have: each other. In the following link, students are asked to retell the story and name the central 3y
MFlowers message or lesson: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5682
This is a great way to introduce the idea of being happy with what you have instead of being a greedy person. The UDL principles that match well with this book are 3.2 (Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships) & 9.3 (Develop self-assessment and reflection).
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MFlowers The EL strategy that can accompany those is 36: ask numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses. You can promote a community discussion by asking questions to prompt your EL students. Once you get the ball rolling on “what is the central message in this book?,“ your students have the opportunity to discuss the book over and over, deepening your EL students' understanding of the story. #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
DrSpalding This is a classic. This author is the originator of Shrek! Again nice job using the Florida Department of Education resource for teachers. 3y
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Caldecott winner, When I Was Young in the Mountains is a must read IR, F picture book. In this book, the readers get a glimpse of a simple country life in the mountains. We learn that sometimes a person can have very little, but that very little means a great deal to them. The author describes a wonderful life of routine, sacrifice, family, and love. The pictures do such a great job of representing the story that you could almost learn the story

MFlowers just by looking at the illustrations. The following link has the students use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5687 With a picture book, this becomes a little easier to accomplish. You could even fill out a character chart by simply showing the illustrations. This coincides with UDL principle 4.1 vary the methods for response and navigation.
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MFlowers EL strategy 30 pairs well with the book: Encourage the use of diagrams and drawings as aids to identify concepts and seeing relationships. The illustrations will make it easier for your EL students to understand the story and comprehend what is going on. When you base your assignment on strictly the illustrations, you are purposefully aiding your EL students and including them more in the classroom. #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
DrSpalding I agree with independent reading but it also could be part of a social studies unit. Your English learner explanation is so thorough! I like the idea of completing a character chart as well. Teaching children about the narrative elements of stories is something you can do with any picture book. 3y
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Mirette on the High Wire | Emily Arnold McCully
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Caldecott Winner, Mirette on the High Wire is a great RF, S book for your primary students! Mirette has lived most of her life at a boarding house with her mom. One day a famous tight rope walker comes by to preform for the people at the boarding house. Mirette, who immediately falls in love with the sport, asks the Great Billini to teach her. He agrees and begins to teach her. Through their time together, Mirette helps him overcome his fears

MFlowers while he teaches her she can be brave. This book provides a great opportunity to introduce the question, “What do I do when I'm afraid?“ The following cpalms link helps guide teacher into a discussion similar: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5684
Here, you are looking for words and phrases that suggest feelings and appeals to the senses. That's a perfect way to discuss fear and what happens when you feel it.
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MFlowers The EL strategy that accompanies this book is 3: encourage self talk (positive thinking). We want all of our students to feel comfortable sharing their fears and questions. The UDL principle that aligns well with this lesson is 8.3: foster collaboration and community. We want the students to feel apart of their classroom community, especially enough to share and discuss topics such as this. #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
DrSpalding When you look at the front cover of this book you know that it took place in the past. What genre do you believe it is now? I like the idea of discussing fear and maybe even connecting it with the narrative element of theme. 3y
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In this B, storytelling picture book, we learn about the Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. Her story is one of integrity, grit, and brilliance. She saw her homeland, Kenya, slowly withering away. Trees and forests were being cut down, crops were growing slower, and families became unhealthy. Her solution: plant more trees. We read about Wangari's 30+ year movement in planting vegetation all throughout Kenya.

MFlowers The most obvious activity you can do to accompany this book is plant a tree as a class. This website should help you get through each and every step. https://www.growingagreenerworld.com/how-to-plant-a-tree/
The UDL principle 4.2 (Optimize access to tools and assistive technologies) fits perfectly with this idea. You also can help accomplish EL strategy 32 (Use student pairs for team learning, especially for reports, experiments
and projects).
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DrSpalding What a beautiful book. I am glad you used your time in the CMC, wisely. Nice web resource! 3y
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The Very First Americans | Cara Ashrose, Bryna Waldman
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This HF picture book dives into the different tribes that create the very first Americans! Long before Christopher Columbus discovered the land that is now America, there were multitudes of people living here. The author teaches us about what the tribes did, where they lived, how they ate, and what they did for fun. I'd say this is a great Read Aloud book, as it provides the teacher with opportunities to stop and ask questions.

MFlowers The CPLAMS lesson plan that pairs well with this book can be found in the following url: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5699
If you're looking to ask questions and deepen your students' understanding of the tribes, you need to aim for UDL guidelines 8.3 (foster collaboration and community) & 3.2 (highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships). When you create that community, students are more likely
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MFlowers to respond and participate. The EL strategies you should strive to apply are 1 (teach questioning for clarification), 15 (reinforce the key ideas you present), & 6 (continually monitor students' comprehension). That way, you are regularly referring to the text and reminding the students of what they're learning. The more they see it and read it, the better they will understand. #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
DrSpalding Minor genre confusion. Remember that F stands for fiction and this is factual information. Knowing that it is not historical fiction, what do you believe the genre to be now? 3y
MFlowers Nonfiction! 3y
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In this Caldecott Winning, Fiction book, Little Wolf finds convinces himself that he must go and search for his enemies before they come and surprise attack his people. Early one morning, Little Wolf rides out in search of the Assiniboines. Before he can conquer his enemies, he's stuck a lake, waiting for the ancient buffalo to appear out of the water. When Little Wolf sees the buffalo, his instincts take over.

MFlowers He is now their leader, one of them. Little Wolf now leads them to his enemies: destroying them once and for all.
This Modern Fantasy, RA picture book is one for the taking. The illustrations alone are gorgeous. The illustrator does a great job fulfilling UDL principle 5.1 (use multiple media for communication) because the pictures justify the story so incredibly well. It makes the story more enticing to see it really happening. #ucflae3414sp21
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MFlowers The following url holds many different lesson plans you can derive from this story. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=11504
I think what one should focus on most, is the story itself. I would use it as a way to teach students how to find and understand plot, character development, and theme. You accomplish EL strategy 1 (teach questioning for clarification) & 16 (integrate speaking, listening, reading and writing activities). 10/10!!
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DrSpalding Both of your recent posts could be used to teach a social studies unit about native Americans. This book would not be considered modern fantasy. Traditional literature would be the better genre. Teaching books can be a very helpful resource. 3y
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Fiona's Luck | Fiona Bateman
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Fiona's Luck is a wonderfully fun MF picture book. With the disappearance of luck in Ireland, Fiona finds she may be the only person left to fix it. Fiona sets on a mission to trap the leprechauns. She has to convince them to return the luck to her country! Through many games and tricks, Fiona using her wits to trick the King into returning all the luck to Ireland. Eventually, the lands produce good crop again, and her people are saved.

MFlowers As a fun, light, Storytelling picture book, I think you could turn it into an opportunity for some fun classroom activities. https://jodi-durgin.mykajabi.com/fiona's-luck-activities This url will lead you to a multitude of activities you can use in the classroom to further your students understanding of the text. For 3-5th graders, I think your focus should be on vocabulary. There are many words your students should focus on to better understand 3y
MFlowers When you focus on the vocabulary, i.e. “apt,“ then you are fulfilling UDL principles 2.1 (clarify vocab and symbols) & 2.4 (promote understanding across languages). Also, you can accomplish EL strategy 5 (teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts). When you discuss the vocabulary, you present an opportunity to teach the new words to your EL students and your English native speaking students. That way, everyone in the classroom learns. 3y
DrSpalding Trapping leprechauns is something that happens in the many kindergarten classes around St. Patrick‘s Day! What a fun book to read aloud prior to an event like that. I like the idea of storytelling as well. I see that you have noted third through fifth graders but I believe this could be used in the primary grades as well. Teaching vocabulary as you know will aid comprehension. 3y
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Beatrice's Goat | Page McBrier
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This wonderful IR, NF, NYT Best Selling picture book talks about the story of a real little girl named Beatrice. She lives in Uganda with her mom and many siblings. One day, her family is gifted a goat, named Mugisa. Mugisa brings so many blessing to the family: milk, extra income, love, and companionship. Beatrice takes care of Mugisa the best she can, eventually earning enough money to attend school for the first time!

MFlowers This book is great to have on your library shelf for independent reading; however, you could use it as a RA or S book to include all of your students in the activities. Using the following url, you can help achieve UDL principle 2.4 (promote understanding across language) and EL strategy 6 (continually monitor students' comprehension).
https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5683
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MFlowers By diving deep into the story, characters, and setting, you are deepening the understanding and comprehension of your students. #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
DrSpalding If Beatrice is a real girl then this would be considered a biography which does fall under non-fiction however to be specific, biography would be the correct genre. Another helpful FDOE website resource. Again this could be used in social studies instruction. 3y
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Wow! This book is amazing. This is definitely one you want to sit down with your students and read. “All Families Are Special“ is a great RA for your students. This book discusses all different types of families, and it presents it in a way that shows it's okay to not have just a mom, dad, and sibling at home. Families are what you make it. Norma Simon makes a point to explain that no matter who's at home, they love you and it's your family.

MFlowers The following url will lead you to a lesson plan that perfectly matches the author's intentions for the book: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5812
In this lesson plan, students are to focus on a specific topic, their families, and to respond to questions from peers. I think this would be a great way to open up conversation about families and the differences between each students'.
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MFlowers This aligns with EL strategy 3 (encourage self-talk) & 16 (integrate speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities). Your EL students should be encourage to talk about their home life and their own cultures! The UDL principles that apply here are 8.3 (foster collaboration and community). #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
DrSpalding In first and second grade, there are social studies standards related to families. This would be a wonderful read aloud during that unit. The message is positive and reiterates the fact that all families are different. Nice resource and you continue to align English learner and universal design principles well. 3y
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Stone Fox | John Reynolds Gardiner
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Stone Fox is a wonderful LC novel for your older elementary school kids! With his grandfather sick, Little Willy searches far and wide for a solution to their family's soon to be downfall. He goes on a long journey to keep his family's potatoes farm standing. When he discovers a race that just might save him, Little Willy does anything and everything he can to win. With the help of a new friend, Stone Fox, Little Willy saves the farm.

MFlowers The following website consists of activities made for each chapter of the novel. https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/stone-fox.html
In the literature circle, students can work together to accomplish each activity together. They accompany the UDL guidelines 2.1 (clarify vocab and symbols) & 3.2 (highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships). The vocabulary activity and comprehension questions will aid in achieving these.
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MFlowers There are also EL strategies that align with the book and website activities: EL strategy 2 (promote cooperation in small groups) ad strategy 5 (teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts). The literature circles will provide many an opportunity for the EL students to ask more in depth questions and discuss their understanding. You can provide a copy of the novel in your EL's native language, if you feel it would help them. #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
DrSpalding This would be a good book club book in fourth or fifth grade. Over the last few years I have seen it on students desks and I chose to read it. It is a fairly simple yet good read that would evoke conversations. A natural connection to this book is the Iditarod that many teachers follow online and use for math instruction! Math and quality children‘s literature… Awesome. 3y
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What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? | Steve Jenkins, Robin Page
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This TL, SR, Caldecott Award winning book is one for each primary classroom. This informative picture book dives deep into a variety of animals and their physical descriptions. The author has provided many an opportunity for the teacher to ask students questions and engage in conversations about animals. In the following link, you'll find a lesson plan idea that accompanies this book well: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5681

MFlowers In this shared reading, the following UDL guidelines can be accomplished. UDL guidelines 3.3 (guide information processing and visualization) & 5.1 (use multiple media for communication). Following the lesson plan provided, the teacher can ask questions to engage their students in the story. As well as, guiding their understanding and processing of the information on the animals and their physical descriptions. We also have EL strategies that pair 3y
MFlowers well with this book and the lesson plan. EL strategy 5 (teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts) & 6 (continually monitor student's comprehension). Each time you are presented with a new animal body part, you should take the opportunity to teach your EL students the English definition. You can come in with picture cards to help. You also can ask them to repeat the words back to check their comprehension. #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 3y
DrSpalding You have 11 total posts! You have continued to show your passion for reading while also complying with the requirements of the rubric. You made excellent book selections. Many award winners noted! Well done Megan! 3y
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The Good Egg | Jory John
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The Good Egg by Jory John! This MF, PR New York Times Best Selling book is a wonderful story that teaches it's readers the importance of self-care. Our main character, the Good Egg, goes on a journey of self discovery. Each page, he learns something new about what he can and cannot handle. In the end, our Good Egg learns what he needs in life to be successful, leaving all his stress behind. I chose this book as a Partner Read because it pairs well

MFlowers with the UDL and EL principles chosen to tag along. EL strategies 2, 3, & 32 all coincide with promoting discussion within a small group, more specifically student pairs. 2 (promote cooperation (small groups)), 3 (encourage self talk (positive thinking)), & 32 (use student pairs for team learning). UDL principle 9.3 (develop self assessment and reflection) pairs well with the discussion led by students themselves. They have a chance to asses what 3y
MFlowers they learned from the book, and they can talk about any struggles they also share. This book is a great gateway for students to discuss what weighs them down at home. I'd put them in pairs, so each student felt more comfortable discussing. The following website has a clear cut standard that accompanies both these strategies and principles perfectly. https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5684
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faithcella19 Cute!!! 3y
Chaseb I think you did a great job expanding on how this book could be used in schools, bu providing standards that could go with the book, as well as saying the students could have conversations about what they learned from the book. overall, I think this is a great post! 3y
DrSpalding I love this series! There is a new one that is coming out about a couch potato. 3y
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Blended | Sharon M. Draper
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Wow, this book! This New York Times Best Selling, RF novel is one I will never forget. Our main character, Izzy, stars in a coming of age novel as she tries to navigate how she fits into the world. With a black dad and a white mom, Izzy finds herself struggling with her identity. With the help of her two best friends, Izzy dives into what it means to be yourself and eventually finds out exactly who she'd like to be.
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MFlowers This book would be best used for literature circles within your secondary classrooms. Within those circles you can reach UDL guideline 3.2 which is highlighting patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships. It also coincides with EL strategy 2 which is promote cooperation (small groups). You can use the following website to achieve both of those goals: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5945
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MFlowers To find a theme, the students will need to highlight patterns found in the book, and they'll also need to discuss their findings within their small groups. When they look at the words and phrases used to support their theme, the students are connecting big ideas and finding those relationships. 3y
DrSpalding Excellent post! Your passion for this book came through! This is the correct genre and your descriptions along with EL/UDL principles work perfectly! Helpful resource. 3y
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The Word Collector | Peter H. Reynolds
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I'd recommend this RF book to any primary school teacher. The reader is taken on a journey with the main character, Jerome. As he begins collecting new words, he starts to understand more about the world around him, and more importantly, himself. This New York Times Best Seller is best used as a RA in the classroom. Reading aloud provides an opportunity to discuss the specific vocabulary your students need to review or learn.

MFlowers It coincides with UDL 2.1 (clarify vocab and symbols) and EL 5 (to teach technical vocab supporting key concepts). You can choose to preteach certain vocabulary words in order to deepen your students understanding of the story.
This website goes in depth on different tactics and lesson plans you can use to accomplish both the UDL and EL standards.
https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5702

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DrSpalding Absolutely! This picture book is perfect for expanding student vocabulary. There are many follow up activities that would work well. CPalms is a helpful site for teachers in Florida. 3y
PatriciaS This book is a great book for teaching vocabulary, great review and resources too 3y
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The Word Collector | Peter H. Reynolds
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This book reminds me of me! I was a word wizard in Elementary school. I loved learning new words and showing people I understood them! I even came to school once with a pad of paper to write down all the new words I heard!

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