pick“The Giving Tree” is modern fantasy (F) classic by Shel Silverstein. The story follows the relationship of a boy and a tree as they both age throughout the years. This would be a great read aloud (RA). #LAE3414sp19
pick“The Giving Tree” is modern fantasy (F) classic by Shel Silverstein. The story follows the relationship of a boy and a tree as they both age throughout the years. This would be a great read aloud (RA). #LAE3414sp19
pick”El Deafo” is a Newbery Honor book biography (B) book by Cece Bell. This book depicts story of a young girl who goes deaf, and her journey of learning to adapt to her new life. This would be a great book for an author study (AS). #LAE3414sp19
pick”Out of My Mind” is a piece of realistic fiction (RF) by Sharon Draper. This sad-sweet story is about a child without the ability to speak, and how it affected her life and her experiences. This would be a great author study (AS) book. #LAE3414sp19
pick”The Lorax” is a science fiction (SF) classic by Dr. Suess. The story depicts the story of a mythical, tree-protecting creature named the Lorax and his attempts to convince the Once-ler to stop cutting down trees. This would be a great storytelling (S) or readers theater (RT). #LAE3414sp19
pick“Inkheart” is a modern fantasy (F) novel written by Cornelia Funke. This is the story of a young girl named Maggie who, along with her father, has the ability to bring storybook characters to life. Everything goes awry when one of the characters they‘ve summoned refuses to leave. This would be a good literature circle book (LC). #LAE3414sp19
pick”One Well: The Story of Water on Earth” is a nonfiction (NF) picture book written by Rochelle Strauss. This creative story dives-into all aspects of the water. When used in the classroom, this book can have a lot of impact with the topic of conservation. This would be a good choral reading (CR). #LAE3414sp19
pick“Duck for President” is a modern fantasy (F) book written by Doreen Cronin. This story depicts the story of an ambitious duck who becomes sick of his farm-life. His solution? Running for President of the United States. This would be a good shared reading (SR).
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pick”Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Suess is a poetry (P) book. This childhood classic depicts the story of Sam-I-Am and his wild, waky attempt to make his friend try Green Eggs and Ham. This would be a great book for a storytelling (S). #LAE3414sp19
pick”Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” is a caldecott honor biography (B) book. This picture book depicts the amazing and impactful life of Martin Luther King. This story is particularly interesting due to the fact the entire story is told via actual quotes of M.L.K. This story would definitely be a great read aloud (RA). #LAE3414sp19
pick”Because of Winn-Dixie” is a Newbery honor piece of realistic fiction (RF). This book tells the story of a young shy girl named India who just moved to a new town. India finds a dog (whom she shortly after names WInn-Dixie), who she then goes on adventures and learns to love her new home with. This would be a great literature circle (LC) book. #LAE3414sp19
pick”Frog and Toad Together” is a traditional literature (TL) book. This heartwarming book follows the two friends and their adventures. This book really shows the value and power of friendship! This would be a great book for a read aloud (RA). #LAE3414sp19
pick”The Giver” is a Newbery award winning science fiction (SF) book. This book follows the story of a boy named Jonas who lives in a seemingly perfect world. Throughout the book he comes to learn the true secrets of this world, and sets-out to escape/fix it. This would be a good book for an independent reading (IR) or lit circle (LC). #LAE3414sp19
pickWho Was Walt Disney?” by Whitney Stewart is a biography (B) book depicting the incredible life of Walt Disney. This book does a great job at making the content interesting while also being very informative. I think this would be a good independent reading (IR) book. #LAE3414sp19
pick“The One and Only Ivan” is a Caldecott Award winning piece of modern fantasy (F). This tells the story of a gorilla named Ivan who is stuck in a small, inadequate cage at indoor mall. This book follows his and his friends heartwarming journey towards escape. This would definitely be a good literature circle book (LC). #LAE3414sp19
pick#lae3414sp19 “Mango, Abuela, and Me” is a Belpré Honor (RF) picture book written by Meg Medina and illustrated by Angela Dominguez. This book tells the sweet story of an American child helping her newly-immigrated, Spanish-speaking grandmother adjust to her new life in America. This would be a great AS, as it‘s based on the authors real-life experience with her own grandmother!
pick#lae3414sp19 Owl Moon by Jane Yolen is a sweet (RF) story about a young child and her father‘a search for an owl while taking a nighttime stroll. In addition to a cute story, this book also won a Caldecott Award for its art drawn by John Schoenherr. This would be a great story for a RA
pick#lae3414sp19 Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse is a John Newberry Medal winning piece of historical fiction (HF). A story about a young girl and her family as they make their way through the 1930‘s with the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Written as poem entries from Billy Jo‘s point of view, this story is a beautiful, but also somber story which is probably better suited for older students (4th-5th grade). This would be a great LC book
pick#lae3414sp19 Creepy Carrots (Caldecott Award honor book) by Aaron Reynolds is a creepy, crazy, carrot-filled story about a bunny being “haunted” by the carrots from his local carrot patch! This wonderful piece of modern fantasy (F) is also filled with unique black, white, and orange colored artwork by Peter Brown. This would be a great and fun DR!
pick#lae3414sp19 Actual Size by Steve Jenkins is an interesting an interactive Nonfiction (NF) book. Throughout the book students are shown various pictures of animals and/or animal body parts, but there is a catch: The pictures are the ACTUAL size of the animals in real life! This would be a great RA
pick#lae3414sp19 Love That Dog is a (P) children‘s book written by Sharon Creech. This book tells the story about a young student named Jack, who is learning to write poetry. The reader gets to follow along as Jack becomes more comfortable and more enamored with writing poetry. As the story progresses, Jack‘s poetry entries become more revealing and heartfelt, which leads to more than a few interesting moments/stories. This would be a great LC
https://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/givingtree.cfm
This lesson plan would align well with UDL 8.1 and ESOL 46.
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