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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread | Kate DiCamillo

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I am really loving how Despereaux is interacting/exploring his environment and the connection he has made with Princess Pea! So far I am really connecting with Despereaux, is there a character or part that you can connect with so far? #NCHPedsReads #MarPedsAcademy

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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread | Kate DiCamillo

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Can‘t wait to start reading this highly recommended book! #NCHPedsReads #MarPedsReads

MeganKlein Looking forward to our Book Club and reading this book as well! 🤩 4y

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One Boy | Laura Vaccaro Seeger

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One Boy a RF, Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor winner would be a really good text for an RA. It‘s a counting book about a boy. The illustrations are really interactive and captivating to engage young learners. UDL principle 2.3 Decoding of text & mathematical notation & ESOL 46 hands-on-activities align with teaching/ reading the book. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=6860&a2=1 provides extension for the RA to assess comprehension. #LAE3414sp19

DrSpalding This post required more detail however most of your posts include all the necessary elements. 5y

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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type | Doreen Cronin

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This F Caldecott Honor would be perfect for a DR! Its about how some of the animals use the type writer to ask the farmer for things they want. It‘ll be useful in class by helping struggling students comprehend. UDL 16 Integrate speaking, listening, reading & 4.1 vary method for response align with the DR and help with word patterns. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/learning-about-wo... #LAE3414sp19

Ms.Bursey I love this whole series !! 5y

melindamcmullen84 These books are a must have in the classroom! My students love these stories! There‘s no surprise it‘s an award book! 5y

jessicabaksh I just helped my teacher do a read aloud with this book during my service learning and the kids loved it! Your UDL principle aligns well with this book 5y

DrSpalding Read write think is an excellent resource. 5y

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Rain Makes Applesauce | Julian Scheer

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Rain Makes Applesauce is a caldecott honor, F, and could be used for a RA. It has rhymes that depict the beautiful images for students to think outside the box. It can be useful as an entry level book for poetry. UDL principal 6.3 Facilitate managing information and ESOL 15 Reinforce key ideas you present repetitively align with the book and activity perfectly. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad http://www.merrybee.info/ba/rain.html this website provide excellent post formal and informal assessment for the comprehension of the book. 5y

jessicabaksh I saw this in the cmc but decided against reading it but after seeing your post I‘m going to go back and check it out 5y

DrSpalding You have encouraged your peers to read this book. Good work Z! 5y

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Melena's Jubilee | Zetta Elliott

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This RF book would be good for a RT for the message of forgiveness it conveys. It is about a girl and how she manages to start her new fresh day with different intentions. This could be used in the classroom to teach students to read beyond the text and look at the bigger picture. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad The UDL strategy 8.4 Increase mastery-oriented feedback and ESOL 6 Continually monitor students‘ comprehension align with the RT by promoting comprehension and elaboration of the text. http://top100childrensbooks.weebly.com/blog/melenas-jubilee-the-story-of-a-fresh... this website provides the break down of the authors point of view and would be a good resource to review after the RT. (edited) 5y

Mmw2478 I LOVE the sweet message in this book. I‘ve never heard of it. Would be awesome in the classroom. Your resource was helpful too! 5y

DrSpalding A readers theater sounds wonderful! 5y

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Millions of Cats | Wanda Gag

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This f Newbery award winner would be awesome for RA! It‘s about a man who sets off on a journey to find a cat for his wife to love. On this journey he runs into millions of cats to find the perfect one. UDL strategy 3.1 supply background knowledge & ESOL 17 providing contextual support would be wonderful options to pair with the book linked for comprehension. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad https://www.brighthubeducation.com/pre-k-and-k-lesson-plans/128364-millions-of-c... 5y

DrSpalding This is a classic. Read aloud works beautifully for this particular picture book. 5y

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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban | Malala Yousafzai

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This B, Nobel Prize winner is about a girl who stood up for education and was shot by terrorists. This would be great included in the classroom for an AS. UDL strategy 3.3 guide information processing and ESOL 4 link lesson topic to students‘ prior knowledge 28 provide B of men and women from different countries would align with the lesson plan attached by activating what they learned and key events throughout the story. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/17-18/malala-champion-womens-ri... 5y

Mmw2478 I am dying to read this book and am bummed I didn‘t get it done for our Litsy assignment. She has an incredible story. Plan on reading this one. 5y

Channing_Austin @Zmohammad I loved reading this book! Her story is truly amazing! Great resource! 5y

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Mmw2478 I just bought this book at Goodwill for $1.99. Planning to to put in my Summer read pile. 5y

Zmohammad @Mmw2478 You will love it! Enjoy 🙂 5y

DrSpalding English learner strategy 28 is just right for all biographies shared with children. 5y

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A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle

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A wrinkle in Time a SF, John Newbery Medal winner, would be good for LC. This book is about a girl who travels through time and space to find her dad. This could be beneficial in the classroom because students can read this while discussing other content areas. UDL Strategy 5.2 Use multiple tools for construction & ESOL 2 Promote cooperation would align with the lesson plan by having them organize thoughts for communication. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad https://www.madeleinelengle.com/for-educators/wrinkle-in-time-teacher-resources/ 5y

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Wishtree | Katherine Applegate

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Wishtree is a F book that would be awesome for IR because it‘s about a tree talking about anti-muslim bias viewpoints. This could be used in the classroom to discuss the recent topic and a way for students to open up about their concerns. UDL principle 2.1 Clarify vocab & symbols and ESOL 37 Use language experience in discussing ideas align with the lesson plan that students can engage in discussions with. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad http://www.wishtreebook.com/resources 5y

Mmw2478 I love the opportunity to discuss important human issues with our students to promote acceptance. I really enjoyed reading this book. 5y

DrSpalding While I agree with independent reading, this book has so much to offer in regards to valuable conversations. 5y

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I Have a Dream | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This B, Caldecott Honor, would be great for a S. It was about the struggles of MLK and his life. It can be used in the classroom during Black History month for many reasons. A teacher can S to make it easier to relate for all students. UDL strategy 1.3 offer alternatives for visual information and ESOL 8 Use direct instruction align with the S by providing varying support. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/i-have-a-dream-as-a-visionary-t... this website is great for kids to looks at his speech in depth. 5y

Ms.Bursey I actually got the chance to read this book and it is an amazing read. Definitely good for Black History Month in February! 5y

Carinna.Chin Great resource and perfect for black history month!! 5y

Kcallihan This looks like a great source and would be great to use for Black History Month And also used when teaching lessons about equality! Good job!! 5y

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Bathtub Science | Shar Levine, Leslie Johnstone

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Bathtub Science is a great NF that provides experiments for students to conduct in their own bathtub and would be great for an IR. This is beneficial in the classroom because it provides varying content to engage our students. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad UDL strategy 2.5 Illustrate through multiple media and ESOL 39 have students prepare collections of science objects would be fantastic for this book because they can go through the process without being in an actual bathtub. http://www.inlieuofpreschool.com/science-experiments-in-the-bathtub/ provides images and instructions without the need for a physical setting. 5y

kkimmelman This is cool! Kids would love this and it‘s a great way to integrate the sciences! 5y

giont This seems like such a cool book!! This would be a perfect family book and a great way to get family involved in education :) thanks for sharing! 5y

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Olsonashley19 I like how you connected this to a science lesson and young children would love an experiment involving a bathtub! 5y

alexandracarpenter I love how this book can tie in to science! I also like the idea of them sitting in the bathtub. 5y

gnewman @Zmohammad I had never heard of this book, but it lools super cute! Great resource!! 5y

Carinna.Chin I love experiments!!!!! And these resources are great. 5y

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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish | Dr. Seuss

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Dr. Seuss has this fantastic (P) book to use in a CR. This book could be used in the classroom to expose P to young students. UDL 5.3 building fluencies and ESOL 4 link lesson topic to prior knowledge will help students learn about the different literary structures. This website provides follow up activities students can interact with after reading to make connections http://m.seussville.com/activities.html #LAE3414sp19

Channing_Austin @Zmohammad I went to Universal Knights last night and I took a picture by the One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish sigh! I love this book! I read this to my little cousin and she loved it! 5y

sydneydaniels What a classic! And great resource you provided :) 5y

LaGasseSam1996 I loved this book when I was a kid. It would a great way to introduce counting to younger students. 5y

Carinna.Chin Love your teacher resource!!! Great book :) 5y

DrSpalding Dr. Seuss and choral reading go hand-in-hand. That was a good teaching strategy to select for his work. 5y

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Milk and Honey | Rupi Kaur

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This (P), NY Times Bestseller, would be good for AS. The book includes the authors personal life events within the poetry. It can be beneficial in the classroom for students to evaluate and dissect the meaning of the poetry. UDL strategy (3.3)Guide information processing and ESOL 11. Place language in meaningful context can be used to help students analyze the poetry to complete AS. #LAE3414sp19

Zmohammad This website provides author background and many more resources to help with the AS 5y

ha_kaye The topics in this book would be great for middle to high schoolers but it is such a great poetry book! the artwork is simple yet beautiful 5y

kennedimartin I have heard Milk and Honey is a great book and I‘m adding it to me to be read pile! 5y

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mluter I absolutely love this book! I love reading it before bed every night! 5y

ally11301 I‘ve always wanted to have/read this book! Great poetry choice. I would use with older students though! Great pick me up book :) 5y

Olsonashley19 I've seen this and have been wanting to read! Thanks for sharing and it's interesting to see how this can be used in the classroom. 5y

Kcallihan I love this book!! I think it would be a very good book for older students because it talks about deep concepts/life issues that could be addressed in the classroom! 5y

karamank I absolutely love this book. It made me fall in love with poetry and is so relatable. Thanks for sharing! 5y

cwright I definitely think this would be a good addition to a classroom but I never thought about K-6 — if I remember correctly some of the themes are more mature, but sometimes 5/6 graders are ready for that I think! 5y

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The One and Only Ivan | Katherine Applegate

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This (F) John Newbery award winner is a tear jerker! Its about a silverback gorilla who lives his life in a cage at a mall. This novel would be wonderful for a LC because it would benefit students using UDL strategies 3.4 Maximize transfer and generalization and ESOL 36. ask HOT questions to compare and contrast ethical issues. This website is great for resources and information for the LC discussions http://theoneandonlyivan.com #LAE3414sp19

KAdudu I read this book for LC. It was amazing! 5y

hkeiger I love The One and Only Ivan! It is such a great LC pick and I think a lot of students would love and relate to it. The website is a great resource. 5y

mluter I need to read this book! I have loved hearing what everyone has had to say about it and am definitely going to make reading this a priority! 5y

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon | Kelly Barnhill

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This (F) John Newbery Medal winner is about how a girl and her team fight an evil magician. This would be beneficial as a LC with the UDL principle 2.1 clarify syntax and structure and ESOL strategy 42 students use timelines to arrange facts to help students distinguish what is happening through out the story. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=51541&a=1 has awesome story maps students can use for this activity. #LAE3414sp19

JessicaRosell As we did in class, I would have this book in a LC with Wishtree, Holes, and Edward Tulane. Your link had a great abundance of information that can be used during LC. 5y

DrSpalding You just needed a bit more information about the book it‘s self. This one would be an excellent literature circle option. 5y

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The Thing About Jellyfish | Ali Benjamin

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This RF, is a New York Times Best Seller, and it is about a girl who has Autism. Her best friend gets stung by a jellyfish and dies. She goes through a whirlwind of emotions to get the answers she is searching for. This book can be used in the classroom as a LC so that students can discuss and engage with each other #LAE3414sp19

SofiaRoselli This seems like such a great emotional book. Students would benefit greatly from reading books from children with autisms‘ perspective. I definitely have to read this! 5y

Zmohammad The UDL strategy 3.2 highlighting patterns and bi ideas would be great for this because you can discuss the different story aspects while you read. ESOL strategy 2 promoting cooperation aligns perfectly with this by incorporating it into a small group. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:the%20thing%20about%20jellyfis... this website provides excellent lesson plans on a novel study with students to complete in small groups. 5y

ally11301 This book seems so emotional but such a good read! Love it. Great job on picking this book. I would love to read this one soon! 5y

Kcallihan This book looks super cute and interesting!! You did a great job and successfully aligned your strategies! 5y

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Leave Me Alone | Vera Brosgol

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This F Caldecott Honor book would be great for a RA. It‘s about a grandmother with many grandkids who just wants to be left alone so that she can knit sweaters for her grandkids. She travels far to get her peace and quite time so that she can finish knitting the sweaters. This book can be used to benefit students by having them learn story structure.
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Zmohammad https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=16330 this website includes interviews and read aloud with the author and I think this is a fantastic resource that supports the RA. Students can start to learn about the author by interacting with the videos. 5y

Zmohammad UDL strategy 2.1 (clarify vocabulary and symbols) and ESOL strategy 1 (teach questioning for clarification) would be suitable for students to learn story structure, vocabulary, and engage in an interactive RA due to the book being repetitive throughout the story. 5y

DrSpalding The image on the front cover shows why this book one and award for its illustrations. Excellent alignment and explanation of your principles and strategies. Interactive read aloud would work well! 5y

mluter The cover of this book has me hooked! I want to read it! 5y

ally11301 Honestly the front cover and the title of this book makes me want to go check it out! Love it. @Zmohammad 5y

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Drummer Hoff | Barbara Emberley

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Drummer Hoff adapted by Barbara Emberley and illustrated by Ed Emberley, is a TL that won The Caldecott Medal 🎖 and would be great for S. The book could be used in the classroom to benefit students because it‘s a fun engaging read that introduces them to poetry. The book consists of rhyming words and tells a story about how a cannon is built. It starts off with a drummer and ends with a general giving the order to fire the cannon.
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Zmohammad https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/drummer-hoff This website provides an extension for after the S where students can engage with the story and begin to make connections for the words that rhyme. UDL strategy 2.2 (clarifying structure) and ESOL strategy 20 (listing important words and phrases on the board prior to presenting) would be great to introduce the students to the content before S. 5y

DrSpalding Many of your peers have used reading is fundamental as a resource. Excellent job identifying strategy number 20 listing important words and phrases. Vocabulary is vital to student comprehension. 5y

alexandracarpenter The artwork for this looks so interesting! I am gonna have to check this rec out! 5y

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Grandfather's Journey | Allen Say

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Grandfather‘s Journey is a HF that won the Caldecott Medal and would be great for a LC in grades 3-5. This book can be used in the classroom to benefit students not only in ELA, but in other content areas as well by providing various topics of diversity.
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Zmohammad https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/grandfathers-j... this provides excellent extension ideas for the book. 5y

Zmohammad UDL strategy 9.3 (developing self-assessment and reflection) and ESOL strategy 16 ( integrate reading, speaking, writing activities, and listening) align with the lesson plan and TA strategy to make the students engage with each other for ideas, so that they can show their understanding by writing about their own journey. 5y

alexandracarpenter The cover of this book looks so beautiful with the raindrops! I've never read it before, but after looking at the lesson plan you provided, I will definitely have to check it out for my future classroom. 5y

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The Word Collector | Peter H. Reynolds

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This RF New York Times Best seller book, which would be great for a RA, is about a boy named Jerome who loves to learn and collect new words. This book can be used in the classroom to benefit students by showing them that words impact us in everyday life, and that reading and learning new words expand our knowledge of the world around us.
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Zmohammad https://www.scholastic.com/kids/book/the-word-collector-by-peter-h-reynolds/ This website provides various forms of activities to engage students after the RA. UDL strategy 5.2 (multiple tools for construction and composition) and ESOL strategy 46 (discovery learning activities) align with the lesson plan from the website where students can make their own word collage and personalize the meaning they obtained from the story. (edited) 5y

cwright Hahaha looks like we were writing a post about the same book with the same lesson plan at the same time! Great minds think alike 5y

karamank @Zmohammad wow awesome picture and lesson plan! Thanks for sharing :) 5y

DrSpalding Wonderful post. Wonderful book. Lovely image! Super resource. Keep reading! 5y

Ms.Bursey Wonderful book !! 5y

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Lila and the Crow | Gabrielle Grimard

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Have you ever been bullied for things out of your control? Lila and the Crow is a RF book about how one young girl learns to embrace her uniqueness despite what her bully thinks, and I believe it would be an amazing book to use in the classroom for a RT. This can be used in the classroom to benefit students by showing them different type of texts they can relate to which should encourage them to read and connect to text more.
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Zmohammad https://www.teachingbooks.net/clp.cgi?master_id=51254&lf_id=9 is a great page that provides modified lessons for all types of learners. UDL 3.2 highlighting patterns and big ideas and ESOL strategy 50 using a variety of comprehension activities connects with the modified lesson plans which are a great extension idea for a RA in the classroom. 5y

alexandracarpenter This looks so cute! I like how your ESOL strategy connects to your lesson plan 5y

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