This RF is about a lonely girl who finds a stray dog at a store and her life turns around once he enters her life. This book shows friendship and happiness exists. I️ think this book would be good for a 4-6 grade class. Here is a lesson plan: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/characters-becaus...
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This poetry/autobiography book is about the author‘s childhood growing up in the 1960‘s and 70‘s as an African American. She experiences the civil right movement as she moves from state to state and finds a passion for storytelling. Here is an activity for a 4th or 5th grade class: http://www.bookrags.com/lessonplan/brown-girl-dreaming/funactivities.htmlhickleb...
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This poetry book is about a boy who has a connection with a tree but it is much deeper than that. This book has many meanings behind it and I️ think it would be great to use with kids to analyze. Here is a lesson plan for young grades: https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/the-giving-tree-identifying-story-elements...
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This TL is a book we have heard throughout our childhood. This is one of different versions of the story. I️ think this book is good for kindergarten but it‘s always refreshing at any grade to hear. Here is a lesson plan that compares and contrasts two different versions of the story
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This RF book is about a boy in 5th grade who makes his own word up for pen (frindle). After he makes that word up it becomes a known word around the school and the world. I️ loved this book when I️ was younger because I️ use to make up words when I️ was younger as well so I️ thought it was cool to see that in a book. Here‘s a lesson plans for 3-5 https://www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher/frindle-lesson-plans
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This poetry book is a cute rhyming book about a boy who gets a dog and teaches him to dig like the other dogs until when the dog learns to dig, he digs too much throughout the town. Eventually all of the dogs save him and they become friends. Here is a read aloud for the little kids :https://youtu.be/RPPSHtbEL74
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This nonfiction book is a true story about a boy who discovers his love for snowflakes through photographs. This book could be good for any elementary grade. Here is a lesson plan for this book: https://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/snowflake-bentley-lesson-plan/
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This non fiction book teaches kids all about different planes. I️ like that this book includes a select choice of vocab words at the end of this book along with the pronunciation for kids wanting to know what they mean. Here is a lesson plan for kindergarteners regarding to planes https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.brighthubeducation.com/pre-k-and-k-lesson-plans...
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This is a modern fantasy book that gives the steps to teach a slug to read. I️ think this book is a great book for little ones who are beginning to read because it can apply to kids as well. I️ also think kids will get a kick out of it too. Here is a way this book could be incorporated in a class: https://jdaniel4smom.com/2013/09/simple-and-fun-reading-strategies-how.html
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The ugly duckling by Hans Andersen is a TF. This book teaches that it‘s okay to be different from others. After the swan notices that he is different from his siblings he accepts himself for who he is. Lesson plan for kindergarten https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/picture-this-the-ugly-duckling/
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This historical fiction book is a book about a boy that traveled on the Underground Railroad in a box during the times of slaves. I like that this book had a good ending despite the sad topic. Here's a scholastic website for this book https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/henrys-freedom...
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This is a realistic fiction book called El deafo by Cece Bell. I chose this book because I would have never thought of reading a graphic novel. I'm so glad I read it because it was a really good book. I love how this book is a true story about the author struggling to fit in with her being deaf. I would recommend this to anyone. Here's a page with lesson plans related to el deafo. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=40736
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