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Giant Squid | Candace Fleming
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#ucflae3414f17 Giant Squid written by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Eric Rohmann is a poetic exploration of this mysterious sea creature‘s life. This NF book is full of beautifully crafted images as well as tons of interesting information about one of the worlds most elusive sea animals. It is both a Charlotte Zolotow and Sibert award winner, great for all elementary classroom libraries. This can be easily linked to a science lesson when

Radams Using the Guided Reading teaching strategy. UDL 2.5 ‘illustrate through multiple media‘ can be applied to this lesson by showing the worlds first film of a giant squid in its natural habitat. EL 12 ‘teach to two objectives, language and content‘ would be a great strategy to assist ELs with this lesson as they will need the additional guidance in language. Candacefleming.com/PDFs/ccgiant_squid.pdf has a great science lesson to go along with the GR. 6y
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#ucflae3414f17 Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney is a vividly colorful Caldecott award winning biography about one of America‘s greatest composers, Edward (Duke) Kennedy Ellington. This book would be a great addition to classroom libraries grades 3-5. Students can learn all about this amazing composer as well as African American history and culture!

Radams I think Shared Reading would be a good teaching strategy to use with this book. During the SR activity UDL 3.2 ‘highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships‘ can be applied to enhance comprehension. EL 9 ‘teach note-taking strategies: T-lists, time lines etc.‘ can also be used in the SR lesson. teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=2017 has several great resources for teachers to use with this title! 6y
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#ucflae3414f17 The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! Written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith is a clever take on this TL classic! The story is told from the wolf‘s perspective after spending 10 years in prison for his crimes against the pigs. In his account he explains his innocence and that he‘s actually not such a bad guy after all. The vivid, humorous illustrations throughout the book are sure to keep young readers engaged.

Radams This book is great for classroom libraries of all elementary grade levels! I think that a Readers Theatre would be super fun for this story. Students would love to read and act out this hilarious tale. UDL 8.3 ‘foster collaboration and community‘ as well as UDL 8.4 ‘increase mastery-oriented feedback‘ can be applied to the RT activity. EL strategy 2 ‘promote cooperation (small groups)‘ can be applied to the RT by creating groups for practice time. 6y
Radams Scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/true-story-3-little-pigs-extension-activities/ has 5 fun extension activities for lower elementary grades. 6y
KayleeC I love this story! This is such a great book to teach students about point of view! 6y
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#ucflae3414f17 Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons is a fun, Geisel award winning, F book that can be used in younger elementary classrooms to enhance both reading and math skills. Pete is a cool blue cat who delivers a positive message about being optimistic when dealing with loss—buttons come and buttons go! This book would be especially fun to use both Read Aloud and Guided Reading teaching strategies. Teachers can enhance the story by

Radams Using real buttons to show counting and subtraction. UDL 4.2 ‘optimize access to tools and technologies‘ can be applied when using real buttons with students. EL 8 ‘use direct instruction: modeling, explaining, scaffolding, name the strategy and how to use it‘ can also be applied to this lesson. For several fun, free activities visit petethecatbooks.com/9780062110589/Pete-the-Cat-and-his-four-groovy-buttons/ they are listed at the bottom. 6y
Susancruz This book is such a cute read and would make such a good RA or storytelling! 6y
dakotap This book and its many different series are wonderful books! 6y
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#ucflae3414f17 I Survived the American Revolution by Lauren Tarshis is a thrilling tale of an 11 year old boy who gets caught up in the front lines of battle in search for his father. This HF story offers a detailed description of what it was like to experience the American revolution, firsthand. Great for classroom libraries grades 3-5, I would suggest Guided reading for 3rd grade and Independent reading/Lit circles for 4th and 5th grades.

Radams LaurenTarshis.com/teaching-resources has great ‘novel activities‘ for teachers to download for free! In correlation to these lessons I‘d use UDL 2.1 ‘clarify vocabulary and symbols‘ as well as UDL 2.2 ‘clarify syntax and structure‘ to enhance comprehension and fluency during GR. UDL 8.3 ‘foster collaboration and community‘ can be applied to LC. EL 5 ‘teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts‘ and EL 6 ‘continually monitor students‘ 6y
Radams Comprehension‘ can be applied to both GR and LC. 6y
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#ucflae3414f17 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein is an awesome Caldecott award winner great for any elementary classroom library. Filled with amazingly detailed images and two dramatic foldout spreads, this book captures the excitement of French aerialist Phillippe Petit‘s hour long high-wire performance between the Twin Towers in New York City. This is an historical event that took place in 1974.

Radams I had the pleasure of reading this book aloud for my teach live experience and would suggest using the RA teaching strategy. Scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/Man-who-walked-between-two-towers-lesson-plan/ has a great lesson plan to go along with this teaching strategy. In correlation to the ‘before reading‘ section of this lesson plan, UDL 3.1 ‘activate or supply background knowledge‘ can be applied. 6y
Radams EL 1 ‘teach questioning for clarification‘ can also be applied to the lesson when using the post it notes mentioned. 6y
dakotap This book was a great read and held alot of historical information i didnt know! 6y
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#ucflae3414f17 This is a thrilling Science Fiction novel by Nancy Farmer. I will say that it contains themes targeted for more mature readers, so it may not be appropriate in lower level classes. That being said, I have read this in 6th grade so I believe this to be the appropriate age for readers of this book. Anyways, this is an awesome story about a boy living in a dystopian future taking place in “Aztlán” (Mexico). He‘s confined in a cottage

Radams On an estate and manages to break out. He then finds out that he is a clone of his leader, El Patrón, created to provide body parts for the original. This book is gripping, students won‘t want to put it down. For this novel I definitely suggest independent reading along with literature circles. UDL ‘foster collaboration and community‘ can be applied to the LC. EL 10 ‘teach think, pair and share strategies in cooperative groups‘ can also be applied 6y
Radams Teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=3187 has several great resources for teaching along with this book 6y
DrSpalding What a fantastic post. Believe it or not this book has been in my TBR pile for years. I have had many students share their passion for it. Definitely for older students. Excellent choice. Look at those lovely awards! 6y
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Freedom in Congo Square | Carole Boston Weatherford
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#ucflae3414f17 I love this book! This is a must have for any elementary classroom library. Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford is a NF book with elements of poetry. This beautifully illustrated story describes the nonstop work week of African American slaves living in New Orleans. Everyday the slaves worked tirelessly until Sunday when they were free to assemble in Congo Square to sing and dance.

Radams This story offers detailed insight as to what it was like living as a slave as well as information regarding aspects of African American cultural roots. This book is colorful, emotional, and informative. I was not surprised to find out that it won the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and Charlotte Zolotow awards! I think that a read aloud or shared reading of this story would be best. UDL 3.1 ‘activate or supply background knowledge‘ can be applied 6y
Radams By asking students before the read aloud to think about what they know of slavery. EL 5 ‘teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts‘ would come in handy as most ELs won‘t know U.S. history. Teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=2874 is a great resource for more information on the author as well as lesson plans to go along with the book. 6y
DrSpalding Your passion for this book came through in your post. Most that read it feel the same way. Such historical significance shared in a powerful story. Nice UDL and EL alignment. 6y
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#ucflae3414f17 This is an awesome book of poems written by Jack Prelutsky that is a great addition to any elementary grade classroom library. The poems as well as the illustrations by James Stevenson are sure to have students laughing and having fun while reading. This book is a great way to introduce younger students to poetry. I think this book would be fun to do shared readings with the class in addition to giving students the option read

Radams Individually or with partners. Scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/writing-writers-poetry/ has a great lesson on poetry that can easily tie into reading Prelutsky‘s poems. UDL 6.1 ‘guide appropriate goal-setting‘ can used when reading the book with the class and explaining how to write poetry. EL 6 ‘continually monitor students‘ comprehension‘ can be applied during shared reading. 6y
DrSpalding You could use this in so many ways. Prelutsky is a favorite. 6y
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A Ball for Daisy | Chris Raschka
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#ucflae3414f17 this Caldecott award winner by Chris Raschka is wonderful story about a dog named Daisy who loves her red ball. One day, her ball is popped by another, bigger dog. This makes Daisy very sad until the owner of the bigger dog surprises daisy with a brand new blue ball to play with. This is a great way for children to relate their feelings of losing toys or other items. The coolest part about this book is that there is NO words!

Radams The story is told beautifully through Raschka‘s illustrations and sequences. Being that there is no words, I think students would love to perform dramatic re-enactments of this story. Teachers can also come with activities like having students write the story. UDL 1.1 ‘offer ways of customizing the display of information‘ is a strategy to use along with DR, especially on a wordless book. I would use EL 13 ‘preview/review activities‘ to enhance 6y
Radams Comprehension. Abcsofreading.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-ball-for-daisy.html has awesome, free lesson plans for this story! 6y
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Wonder | R. J. Palacio
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#ucflae3414f17 this RF by R.J. Palacio is amazing and belongs in every 3-8 classroom library! I loved reading this book and I‘m sure that any and every student can relate to some of the experiences the main characters go through. Wonder is about a boy named August with a genetic disorder that caused his face to appear disfigured. He has never been to school before until now when he enters the 5th grade. The story follows Auggie and several others

Radams On their individual journeys through middle and high school. This book is great for independent reading along with literature circles. Students will enjoy sharing and discussing what they‘ve read with each other! I think that UDL 7.2 ‘optimize relevance, value, and authenticity‘ can easily be used with this book due to topics like social acceptance etc. With lit circles, a good EL strategy would be 16 ‘integrate speaking, listening, reading and 6y
Radams Writing activities‘. Pinterest.com/pin346355027565992855/?lp=true has great literature circle guides for free that would be perfect for this book and teaching strategy! 6y
DrSpalding Your posts show a lot of passion for these books. You are correct that literature circles align nicely with 7.2 and also EL 16. (edited) 6y
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Juana and Lucas | Juana Medina
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#ucflae3414f17 this RF by Juana Medina is a great story about a young girl living in Bogatá, Colombia. She loves many things, but she is not a very big fan of school—especially learning English. However, she soon finds out that she is going on a trip where she will have to understand the language. This Pura Belpre award winner is a great addition to 2nd and 3rd grade classroom libraries. The teaching strategy I chose to use is Partner Reading.

Radams I think that students would have fun reading and learning about Juana and relating to her experiences together. I would use UDL 8.3 ‘foster collaboration and community‘ by having students read and work together. I would use EL 2 ‘promote cooperation‘ and EL 6 ‘continually monitor students‘ compression‘. Teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=51267&a=1#ActivityGuides has great lesson ideas to go along with partner reading. 6y
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Pig the Pug | Aaron Blabey
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#ucflae3414f17 Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey is an easy reader great for Pre K through 1st grade classroom libraries. This F book is about a greedy pug who never wants to share his toys with his housemate Trevor (a wiener dog). The illustrations are hilarious! Young readers will enjoy this funny story as they learn a valuable lesson about sharing. I think that this book would be perfect for storytelling, kids would love to see this performed!

Radams Lamontbooks.com.au/media/22144/pig-the-pug.pdf is a great lesson for teachers to tie into their storytelling. It has discussion questions and other activities for students to participate in. Through storytelling, teachers would be using UDL 1.3 ‘offer alternatives for visual information‘. EL 17 ‘provide contextual support through audio visuals, models, demonstrations, realia, body language and facial expressions‘, ties into storytelling as well. 6y
Floribelg The strategies you chose are great for this picture book! The link with all the discussion questions would be great to use during a GR or RA. Can't wait to read this book. 6y
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Duck on a Bike | David Shannon
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#ucflae3414f17 Duck on a Bike by David Shannon is a fun book great for classroom libraries in grades K through 5. This F story is about a duck who decides he wants to try riding a bike. He starts to get pretty good and all the other animals notice. Soon enough, every animal on the farm is riding bikes, too. This book is great for teachers to read aloud, especially to younger emergent readers.

Radams Students can learn about farm and ranch animals while also discovering themes like change and new experiences. Teachers can use UDL 1.2 ‘offer alternatives for auditory information‘ by playing the cd to accompany the story. Without using the audio cd, teachers can use EL 14 ‘simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant‘ when reading aloud. Scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teachingcontent/duck-bike-storia-teaching-guide/ 6y
Radams Has great lessons to incorporate with your read aloud 6y
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Stella by Starlight | Sharon M. Draper
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#ucflae3414f17 This New York Times best seller by Sharon Draper is an excellent addition to classroom libraries anywhere from 3rd to 8th grade. Stella by Starlight is an amazing HF tale of a young African American girl living in the segregated south during the 1930‘s. This story covers many important topics such as the Great Depression, prejudice, discrimination, segregation and integration.

Radams Along with these topics, Stella by starlight is full of themes like courage, bravery, heroism, and perseverance. This book is great for Lit Circles. UDL 3.1 activate or supply background knowledge through history lessons. EL 2. Promote cooperation through lit circles. 6y
Radams For activities related to the story you can visit sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=74 6y
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