A Very Special Snowflake | 
A Very Special Snowflake is a RF book written by Don Hoffman. This book is about a pair of siblings and their new dog, Snowflake. Snowflake has white fur, just like the color of the snow outside! When the kids take Snowflake outside, he blended with the snow, and they couldn't find him! They went to each person in the neighborhood to ask if they had seen Snowflake, but each person thought that they were asking about the snow, not their dog!
tclivio In the end, they find Snowflake when they see a moving red ball, and the neighbors come to realize who Snowflake is! This book would best be taught with individual reading. Throughout the book, there is an underlying pattern of the children asking each neighbor if they have seen Snowflake, and each neighbor thinking that they are talking about snow. Have the students recognize and identify these patterns throughout the book. 3y
tclivio Make sure to let students know multiple times to look out for the repetition while they are reading ! This goes with UDL 3.2 (highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships). It also goes with EL 15 (reinforce the key ideas you present again and again). These can be achieved with the following website http://thepicturebookteachersedition.blogspot.com/2012/02/very-special-snowflake.... 3y
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