This book brings back so many memories! It‘s about a bear named Corduroy that is in a mall and he just wants an owner! He adventures through the mall when he realizes his button on his outfit is missing. It‘s an easy enough read that it should be good for IR. The link is for recognizing the characters in the book, it would work with younger grades. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/ lesson_images/lesson30/characters.pdf #ucflae3414sp20

This fiction book is great for RA and showing a loving relationships between father and daughters. The father is an immigrant and shows how hardworking he is and how he loves to spend time it‘s his daughter. This book won the Pura Belpre award. The UDL I chose is 2.4 promote understanding across languages because this book has text in Spanish ! #ucflae3414sp20

This fiction book is great for LC! Your students can have the choice of picking this book if they have a love for animals! This book is a Newbery award winner and a sunshine state going reader choice, I know because my bother and I read it (well mainly me to him lol) when he was in elem. school. The website linked are activities to be done in the literature circle groups. https://stemread.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/One-and-Only-Ivan-ISML.pdf

This book is incredible and if you haven‘t read it - you‘re missing out ! This is great for RA & to incorporate into your classroom along with the short film of the book. https://youtu.be/kNw8V_Fkw28 The short film makes the book comes to life and your students will love it ! The EL I chose is #17 to provide contextual support through audio visuals for body language and facial expressions. The UDL I chose is 5.2 multi media tools for construction

This TL book is fun for RA with your students.
This link provides many different types of activities for your lesson to go with the classic tale of Strega Nona.
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/nicole-kent/bring-magic-your-clas... Did you know that Strega means witch and Nona means grandma in Italian ? The UDL I chose is to promote understanding across languages, this book incorporates Italian culture and language!

This MF book is a classic! I read this book growing up and it‘s just adorable. The book teaches about cause and effect and choices. Linked is a resource that allows students to compete a story plot by cutting and pasting pictures in the order they came in the book. This can be completed after doing a SR.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/integrating-langu...

This P book contains oil tools little poems with cute illustrations by Silvers himself. This would be a good book for IR, it‘s not too hard to comprehend but after you can discuss the meanings as a class. Before you read, you can complete this word search about the poem so they have an idea of the words they will see. https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/material/light-attic-word-search The EL I chose is #20 lost the important words you plan to

The Ugly Duckling is a classic TL book that everyone has most likely heard of. It teaches students how your words and actions can effect others. This TL won a Caldecott Medal in 2000. This book would be great for RA because you can get the lesson across to your students. I have linked an activity that teaches about character & conflict in the book.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson802/UsingPictu...

This NF book is so cute ! The illustrations are adorable and get readers intrigued. I have linked a website where you can find activities that go with this book. You can use these when discussing the topic of Abraham Lincoln and use other books in your lesson to go along with it. The EL #15 reinforce key ideas to present again and again can go with this lesson by using

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:i%20am%20abraham%20lincoln

This book is the cutest! I won‘t give away the ending incase you haven‘t read it, but I plan on reading this RF book on the first day of school with my students. I have linked an abundance of fun activities for your students to get the “first day jitters” out! https://www.weareteachers.com/first-day-jitters-activities/ The EL strategy is #16 to integrate speaking, listening,reading and writing activities. With the link, you can have them all.

This HF book is about Henry, a slave, that is longing for freedom wants to mail himself to freedom. It‘s great for IR to have students figure out how they can connect this book to prior knowledge ( EL #4) (UDL 3.1). Students can activate their background knowledge of the Underground Railroad and slavery by doing the activities linked here . https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/henrys-freedom...

I loved this series growing up ! This SF book is great for your older students in LC. The link I have is for students to create a comic strip to discus the symbolism and imagery in the book within their LC‘s. The EL strategy in using is #48 “use group assignments .. non-print options as alternative assessments”.
https://www.pixton.com/schools/teacher-resources/lesson-plans/mockingjay-by-suza...
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For this post, I used my author study project for the picture. ‘Wonder‘ is a RF book that would be great for LC. It‘s a great book about being kind to people.

This link I provided gives teachers multiple activities for students. There are pledges to ‘be kind‘ and other things to go along with the book. https://wonderthebook.com/for-teachers
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This book is a MF and great for S. The link is a reading of the book so students can follow along.
https://youtu.be/qAV8CaUfBLc The UDL I chose is 2.5, illustrate through multiple media. You cousin even have the student read this book with someone else before bedtime as an assignment which would be the EL strategy #38 , assign short readings for homework. #ucflae3414sp20

This book is great for a RT for young kids because the message of the book is to be kind and share! The kids could dress up as the characters in the book and act it out .The genre is MF. This PB has won the Christopher Award. The EL strategy that goes with this book is to encourage self talk and positive thinking . The message of this book provides that. The UDL strategy I chose is 1.3 “offer alternatives for visual info” #ucflae3414sp20

This poetry book is just so adorable! It‘s a great book for RA to your younger students because it teachers them numbers, as a plus it rhymes! The UDL strategy I chose is 2.3 - supports deciding if text, mathematical into , and symbols. The EL strategy I chose is #16 integrate speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities. After reading this book I would have my students practice writing their numbers on a practice sheet! #ucflae3414sp20

This biography is great for giving a kid friendly story on Harriet Tubman. It won the Golden Kite award for best picture book. The illustrations really make the story come to life and jump off the page. The UDL strategy I chose is to activate and supply background knowledge 3.1. Most children have hear of the story of Harriet Tubman so you can activate their prior knowledge with this book! The EL strategy I chose was #4 link lesson topic to..

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This fiction book is a relatable chapter book for your older students. The main character is struggling with your typical preteen struggles. I would encourage LC for this book so your students can relate to theirs connections to the characters. This book was a Newbery award winning novel and for good reason. The website linked encourages students to summarize the book by making drawings and bookmarks.

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This fiction book is great for a R.A to the class! It‘s so funny and engaging and your students will love it ! It was a Goodreads choice award for best picture book. The illustrations are adorable. Each page is a letter from a crayon. This book is great for teaching your students how to write a letter. The website listed is for practice on writing letters which is great to do after reading this book.

In this book, many new words are brought up for the kids to learn.It‘s a great book for RA and you can even get the students involved. In the activity linked students can create online flash cards to learn these words. http://www.readwritethink.org/resources/resource-print.html?id=30926&tab=3
The best EL strategy for this is to focus on comprehension and you can do so with the activity.
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