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Madison_swart

Madison_swart

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This MF book about twins who go to a magical land alongside the fairytale characters that they read about growing up. This would be a great PR so they can talk about what connections they can make with the characters. Thelandofstories.com has all the information about this book and the rest in the series as well as other cool videos and activities.

Madison_swart EL strategy use discovery learning activities and UDL principle 8.3 foster collaboration and community. #UCFLAE3414sp20 4y
carolinem Wow I love the cover of this book! 4y
deiacovab Wow I know you‘re not supposed to judge by a cover but this one really pulls me in. I‘d love to read this one 4y
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Keishla.O I love stories of this genre, I will have have to check this book out! Great resource for students and teachers! 4y
Brennap That sounds so fun and I bet most kids would know the characters! I would love to read! 4y
McKaylaH Terrific resource, interesting book!! Thank you for sharing, definitely have to check this out! 4y
ShardaeP This sounds so interesting. Also, I love the cover page. 4y
RaivionneC Great choice Madison! I love this genre, I will define have to check this read out thanks for sharing they align perfectly with your UDL also! 4y
Sharv_Sona I have already read all the books 4y
Sharv_Sona And to you who are planning to check out the book, don't forget to read the other ones in the series!! 😄 4y
DrSpalding I have not seen this resource yet! I‘m thrilled you chose to read this story. It is an excellent series that teachers are reading aloud to their students and students can‘t get enough! This could be considered traditional literature or fantasy. 4y
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If You Give a Dog a Donut | Laura Numeroff
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This MF book about a dog who gets a donut which leads to him wanting more than just a donut. This would be a fun S for the classroom. Lauranumeroff.com has all the information on the author and all of her other books. EL strategy teach questioning for clarification and UDL principle use multiple media for communication would go well with the book. #UCFLAE3414sp20

VictoriaG These books are so fun to read! 4y
VictoriaG The site you gave is great and gives way to many more books! 4y
Kyleigh_J This is a great resource for this fantastic author thank you for sharing! 4y
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SequoiaC123 It looks like it‘s apart of the If You Give a Mouse A Coolie series and that he me super excited. I‘ve never read this book, but now i‘m interested in doing so. 4y
Brittany_H Very cute book! Great resource to get to know the author more! 4y
Rachelleleduc This author is awesome! I did my author study in her and found that she has a TON of media outlooks. She even has a Tv “show” based off of her books. The website you provide as well is super useful especially because it comes straight from her! 4y
Tabitha_H I love these books and the students do as well. I love the resource you provided !! 4y
DrSpalding Going straight to the author website is Wise! There is a lot of support for using her books in your classroom. 4y
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Ender's Game | Orson Scott Card
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Ender‘s Game is a Hugo award winning SF novel that takes place during an unknown time in the future when aliens attack earth and some step up to save the planet. www.us.macmillan.com/books/9780812550702 the publishers website has good information about the book and other stories similar to it. EL strategy of promoting cooperation(small groups) would make this a great LC book in a classroom. UDL principle 6.2 guide appropriate goal setting.

Agavitt1 This sounds like a really interesting science fiction novel! I like your EL Strategy especially because i think students would enjoy this book and talking to their peers about it. 4y
DrSpalding Be sure to expand on your English learner and universal design application as it should match your resource. Great idea to use the publisher website. 4y
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This Is How We Do It | Matt Lamothe
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This NF book follows the lives of seven kids from around the world and what an average day in their lives is like. This is an amazing SR for your class so students can learn what others kids life‘s are like in other countries. www.also-online.com/this-is-how-we-do-it/ is a cool website that has a book trailer as well as pages from the book to view. EL strategy offering a variety of reference materials at the students instructional level.

Madison_swart UDL principle 4.1 vary methods for response and navigation. #UCFLAE3414sp20 4y
carolinem Wow! I really like the cover of this book and it seems interesting. How does UDL 4.1 go along with this book? 4y
KatiaP This book sounds very interesting, it is always good to incorporate culture in the classroom and great for ESOL students 4y
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McKaylaH Omg I love this!! Looks super cute and fun! Seems like it would be a perfect book for a SR :) 4y
Kayla_C Hello Madison, this book seems very interesting, definitely adding to my TBR pile. Your resource shows a trailer to the animated video and now it definitely has my attention. Thanks for sharing this book. 4y
MaddyJ I just got this book in the mail and I love it!! It‘s really a great book about culture. Definitely great to use in an area like central Florida! 4y
DrSpalding Excellent idea to use this as a shared reading! It certainly does incorporate culture as Katia mentioned and would work well in your social studies curriculum. 4y
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Millions of Cats | Wanda Gag
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This Newbery honor RF book is about an old couple that need to find the prettiest cat in order to be happy. This would be a good GR in a classroom. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/299373/millions-of-cats-gift-edition-by-wanda-gag-illustrated-by-wanda-gag/ the publishers website is a good resource to find out more about his classic old tale. EL strategy of giving enough wait time for second language learners to respond is always helpful.

Madison_swart UDL principle 5.3 build fluencies with graduated levels of support for practice and performance. #UCFLAE3414sp20 4y
DrSpalding Be sure to include the number of the English learner code. Wait time is vital and this is a classic picture book to read aloud to your students. Obviously this book would work well with math instruction. 4y
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The Undefeated | Kwame Alexander
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This Golden Kite Award winning P book is all about powerful and prominent African Americans who are important to American history. This would work well as a CR to enjoy with your class. https://youtu.be/PzkTBplxz_E is a video of Kwame reading this story aloud. EL strategy integrate speaking, listening, reading and writing activities could be implemented in this book. UDL principle 2.4 promote understanding across languages. #UCFLAE3414sp20

amandar This is a great book to highlight important African-American historical figures! Great to add diversity in a classroom library and open students‘ minds! 4y
RaivionneC This book is amazing ! I just saw it not too long ago at a book store! Definitely a great book to have in your classroom library for Historical figures especially for February! 4y
DrSpalding I recently recorded a YouTube video for this fabulous book. This would be an excellent book to incorporate into your social studies instruction specifically during units regarding black history! 4y
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The Cool Bean | Jory John
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This MF book about an uncool bean who misses his old friends the cool beans would be a great DR that your students could do to learn and compassion and friendship. https://youtu.be/mUllxW2Qy_4 this video shows how the illustrations of the beans are done. EL strategy provide contextual support through audio visuals, models, demonstrations, realia, body language, and facial expressions. UDL principle 1.2 offer alternatives for auditory information.

DrSpalding What a fun video! Children would enjoy this arts integration. Expand on the universal design and English learner strategies to show how they support the resources you have included. 4y
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I Am Love | Susan Verde
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This book of compassion is all about loving yourself when things get hard. Love teaches compassion and kindness. This RF book would be a great RA in class to help students learn to love themselves and others. Susansverde.com has a list of all of her amazing books as well as info about her and her upcoming events. EL strategy of encouraging self-talk (positive thinking) would be great for this book.

Madison_swart UDL principle 9.3 develop self-assessment and reflection also goes well with this book. #UCFLAE3414sp20 4y
hadassajl This book seems like it would be such a lovely read. Teaching children self-acceptance and self-love is so important and only gets more important as they grow up! I will definitely check this out! 4y
DrSpalding Read aloud for this series works well. You could also complete an author study using your peer‘s Piktochart! 4y
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The One and Only Ivan | Katherine Applegate
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This Newbery award winning MF book tells the story of Ivan the artist gorilla who realizes his domain is just a cage, his goal is to get him and his friends to the zoo. Katherineapplegate.com is the authors website that has her upcoming events and other books she‘s written. This would be a great IR that really teaches about true friendship. EL strategy ask numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses.

Madison_swart UDL principle 3.3 guide information processing and visualization #UCFLAE3414sp20 4y
DrSpalding Concise yet correct summary of this amazing book. Looking forward to it being on the big screen! 4y
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The Giving Tree | Shel Silverstein
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The Giving Tree is a NY times best seller P book that tells the story of a tree who loves a boy who visits him everyday. This would be a good RA book for your class. www.shelsilverstein.com is a great resource for all his amazing poetry. EL strategy of reinforcing the key ideas you present again and again UDL principle 6.3 facilitate managing information and resources. #UCFLAE3414sp20

McKaylaH Love Shel Silverstein, one of my favorite authors! Using the his website as a resource for this book is perfect! Great post! 💙 4y
DrSpalding Very brief but excellent book choice. 4y
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Matilda / Matilda | Roald Dahl
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This RF book is a childhood classic that tells the story of a girl that has to put up with awful parents, until she finds out she has a special gift. This would be a great AS book and a great resource is the authors website roalddahl.com. EL strategy use preview/review activities can help with comprehension. UDL principle 8.4 increase mastery-oriented feedback. #UCFLAE3414sp20

DrSpalding Going straight to the author website is a smart move. Using this as a literature circle option while using some of his other novels during an AS would be a good idea. (edited) 4y
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After the Fall | Dan Santat
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This MF story follows Humpty Dumpty after he has his great fall. This book would make for a great RT presentation. www.dantat.com this authors website has his other books as well as ways you can contact him! EL strategy use student pairs for team learning and UDL principle 1.2 offer alternatives for auditory information. #UCFLAE3414sp20

DrSpalding How do your principles and strategies align with the resource you included? 4y
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Three Little Pigs | Paul Galdone
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This TL story about the three little pigs would be a good S for your class. This classic tale follows three pigs trying to get rid of the big bad wolf. Paulgaldone.com has other fabulous picture books to share with students. EL strategy of having students use timelines to arrange and sequence important facts and information would work well for this story. UDL principle 3.2 highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships.

DrSpalding This is quality traditional literature by a quality children‘s author. This would make an excellent storytelling along with read aloud or dramatic reenactment. 4y
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Julian Is a Mermaid | Jessica Love
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This amazing RF, stonewall book award winner is about being true to yourself and still being loved by those who care about you. This would be a great RA to teach a lesson about revealing who you really are. jesslove.format.com is the author website and has all of her other great books posted. The EL principle of encouraging self talk goes right along this story. UDL principle 9.2 facilitate personal coping skills and strategies. #UCFLAE3414sp20

DrSpalding This is a lovely diverse book with a wonderful message. Expand a bit on how you would use this book and how you would align the English learner and universal design principles to benefit all students in your classroom. 4y
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The Hate U Give | Angie Thomas
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This RF, Printz honor book tells the story of Starr Carter and her life in high school and at home. She learns a big lesson at only the age of 16. This would be a good SR because of the sensitive content. Angiethoms.com is a great resource to find more info on this book and other written by the author. EL strategy of integrating speaking, listening, and writing activists will really help ESOL students with comprehension.

Madison_swart UDL principle 8.3 of fostering collaboration and community will help with such a intense reading. #UCFLAE3414sp20 4y
DrSpalding This is intense! Having won the award appropriate for young adult literature, be sure to use this in the middle school grades and up. 4y
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This classic RF story about Harry who is a white dog with black spots, who really doesn‘t like taking baths learns that sometimes getting clean is necessary. This would be a great RA book to read in any classroom. https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060268657/harry-the-dirty-dog/ is a great resource for more information. #UCFLAE3414sp20

Madison_swart UDL principle 7.2 about optimizing relevance, value, and authenticity as well as ELL strategy 11 placing language in meaningful context both can be used with this book. 4y
DrSpalding Are there things that happen in this book that cannot happen in the real world? This could be realistic fiction but I‘m thinking it could also be another genre… Your thoughts? 4y
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Who Was Sally Ride? | Megan Stine
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This B tells about the first American women astronaut to fly in space is a great read with women‘s history month coming up this would be a good IR for any student interested in space. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com has other great biographies and children‘s books. UDL principle 7.3 minimize threats and distractions and ELL strategy 9 teach note-taking strategies would fit well with this book. #UCFLAE3414sp20

DrSpalding Penguin is an excellent publishing company. Good idea to use their resource for these amazing bobble head biography books. English learner strategy 28 is perfect for this genre. Check it out! (edited) 4y
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In MF picture book the pout-pout fish is trying to find the perfect gifts for his friends, but when none of the stores have anything he likes he learns a valuable lesson about gift-giving this would be a great S story around Christmas time. #UCFLAE3414sp20 The authors website https://deborahdiesen.com is a great resource for more information about this and other books.

Madison_swart UDL principal 5.2 about using multiple tools for construction and composition as well as ELL strategy 17 about providing support through audio visuals, models, demonstrations, realia, body language, and facial expressions would align with this book. 4y
carolinem I love this picture!! It‘s so cute!! It‘s very important to provide different types of ways to read a book and ELL strategy 17 does that job! 4y
DrSpalding Adorable! You are correct that your universal design principal and English learner strategy would work nicely with this book and your idea for a Classroom application. 4y
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One Crazy Summer | Rita Williams-Garcia
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This great HF, Coretta Scott King award winner book would be a great LC read that follows the journey of 3 sisters as they fly across the country to meet their mom, but the mom isn‘t exactly excited to see them. UDL principal 9.3 which is develop self-assessment and reflection & EL strategy 32 which uses students pairs for team learning could be met with this book. https://www.harpercollins.com is a great resource for more. #UCFLAE3414sp20

Ashley_B I just bought this book and can‘t wait to read it! The mom isn‘t excited to see them?? That makes me a little sad. 😢 4y
DrSpalding Yes this is high-quality historical fiction and yes I would use this as a literature circle option to complement social studies instruction in fifth grade. 4y
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When all else fails, read to your dog. This awesome MF book by Aaron Reynolds tells the story of Jasper Rabbit and his love for the carrots of Crakenhopper field, until they start following him. This Caldecott award winner would be great for a RA to teach that sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad. (https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Aaron-Reynolds/76515508) UDL principal 9.1 promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation.

Madison_swart The ESOL strategy of placing language in meaningful context can be used well in this book. This would be a great addition to any classroom library. #UCFLAE3414SP20 (edited) 4y
Keishla.O I had the same book! I practiced my TeachLive by reading to my dog. This book is such a cute read for kids but beware, some kids might get scared of the carrots. I learned that in my TeachLive so emphasize that the book is Fantasy. 4y
DrSpalding Fabulous post and cute pup! His teeth! Excellent resource utilizing the publisher and nice alignment to the English learner and universal design principles.❤️🐕 4y
ShardaeP I think the dog is supposed to look creepy (like a play on the book title), but that is a cute dog! The description of the book makes me want to read it. We all have something that we like maybe too much. 4y
Ryan_R First of all, I love your dog! The theme and concept of having too much a good thing is a very unique and uncommon theme, so I think it‘s wonderful that you highlighted this. Great work! 4y
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