Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson won the National Parenting Publications Book Awards is a F picture book about a little boy and his adventures with a purple crayon. Using his imagination he draws with his crayon and everything comes to life. I would absolutely use this as a S in the classroom and read it the same week I read the day the crayons 🖍quit. ESOL strategy 6, continually monitor students‘ comprehension.#UCAE3414SP20

The Snowy Day winner of the Caldecott Award is a RF picture book that is about the adventures of Peter on a snowy day. The authors illustrations and choice of words is what really bring the book to life which makes it a great RA book, it can also be used while teaching science in the classroom. UDL 3.1- Activate or supply background knowledge. ESOL Strategy 4- Link lesson topic to students‘ prior knowledge.#UCFLAE3414SP20

The 2012 NAPPA Gold award winner, Wonder by R.J Palacio is a RF novel about a boy named August that all he only wants is to look and be treated like everyone else. I believe every teacher should read this book. I would use this as a LC and IR in the classroom. UDL 3.2- Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships work work well with this novel.

The Caldecott winner picture book Where the Wild Things Are and F by Maurice Sendak was definitely one of my childhood favorites. This book may creep some students out but some students will love it as well. It is about a boy name Max that uses his imagination and travels to a forest where the wild things are. The illustrations of the book is amazing. This would work as a RT and a RA.#UCFLAE3414SP20

Hair Love RF by Vashti Harrison is a heart warming picture book that won an Oscar for best animated short film, which is about Zuri showing off her hair and all the different styles she can do. Zuri‘s mom is away and it‘s up to her dad to figure out a special hairstyle . This This will be good for a RA in the classroom that teaches students about self acceptance and self-talk.#UCFLAE3414SP20

The Caldecott award winner The Paperboy is a RF book is about a boy on his paper route in the early morning with his dog. Finally when the world around them is waking up, that‘s when they are going to sleep. This would work as a SR that teaches students about friendship and sticking together. UDL 3.1-Activate or supply background knowledge by asking students do they get newspapers on their door step. . #UCFLAE3414SP20

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a great F picture book for children. It is about a cute rabbit that goes through his bedtime routine, and says good night to everything he comes across. The National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". This book works well for a RA and could be used with echo & choral reading, because it is very engaging and will aid with fluency in the classroom.

This F picture book, “What Do You Do with an Idea?” by Kobi Yamada, earned the Independent Publishers Book Award. This RA book teaches students that whoever they are they can always contribute to the world. I would absolutely read this book on the first day of school for inspiration. #UCFLAE3414SP20
UDL 3.2- Students come up with their own ideas. EL Strategy 15- Reread an important page if necessary and discuss the important pieces.

It‘s Raining Pigs and Noodles Poetry/ RA book by Jack Prelutsky is a book of poems that will get students excited and engaged about poems. UDL 3.1 - Activate or supply background knowledge is a great way to check students comprehension of poems prior to teaching a lesson on it. ESOL 10 using think, pair, and share. This will allow students to talk to each other about types of poems that they may have heard of before, or know of. #UCFLAE3414SP20

The New York Times Best Selling F Picture Book, The Grumpy Monkey is about a monkey who just can‘t have a good day. In his eyes everything is going wrong, and he is just not happy. This book is hilarious, and children would love it and it teaches them how to handle their emotions. This would absolutely work as a RT script and aid students with fluency.

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Caldecott winner picture book, Finding Winnie NF&B is a true story of a sweet bear who was rescued by a man named Harry Colebourn in 1914, going on a journey from Canada to England. She ends up in a zoo in London & become friends with boy named Christopher Robin. This work well with RT & IR, I believe both would allow students to really understand this book. 9.3, “Develop self-assessment and reflection.#UCFLAE3414SP20

The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak is a humorous RF book that has NO pictures. This book forces the reader to make silly sounds. I would use this book in my classroom as a RA because it would most definitely entertain your students.
ESOL strategy 14 simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant
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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is a HF & a John Newberry award winning N. It is about a boy who became an orphan at a young age after his parents died in a crash. This book talks about his journey as he grows up with life without parents. This book would work great as a LC book. ESOL strategy 6, continually monitor students‘ comprehension. UDL Principle 3.2 Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships.

The Day the Crayons Quit is a F/ RA by Drew Daywalt that is a Goodreads Choice Awards Best Picture Book winner. It is about a child named Duncan whose crayons all wrote him a letter about how they are feeling. At the end Duncan drew a picture keeping all the crayons complaints in mind. #UCFLAE3414SP20 ESOL strategy 6, continually monitor students‘ comprehension. UDL Principle 3.2 Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships.

I Love My Hair is a RF story of a young African American girl who loves her hair and I love that because obviously her hair is different and hard to deal with but she grows into loving it because she saw it as a blessing. This would teach students about self love and acceptance and would do well as a RA book. UDL 9.3 and ESOL strategy 3 encourage self awareness & (positive thinking) would be a great strategy for this book. #UCFLAE3414SP20

Baloney by Jon Sciezka RA is about an alien named Henry. He is an alien schoolkid who needs to come up with one very good excuse to explain why he is late for szkola, again. it‘s lifelong Detention. This SF story is such a fun twist on a children‘s book. The UDL is 2.1 clarify vocabulary and symbols. The EL is 2 promote cooperation in small groups. #UCFLAE3414SP20

Blended by Sharen M. Draper is an awesome RF novel that is about a biracial Izzy 🎹 and her battles that she must endure that comes with her parents divorce and racial issues at school. This would be perfect to add to your classroom library, and could be used for LC in your classroom. #UCFLAE3414SP20 The UDL principle 8.3 fostering collaboration and community along and EL #2 promoting cooperation small groups work wonderfully with this book.

This TL Goldilocks and the Three Bears was retold by Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock. A family of bears comes home to find that they have an intruder in their house. This is a classic and most children will know and love this story. This would be great as a S in the classroom. UDL 3.1 Activate or supply background knowledge and ESOL strategy 4 link lesson topic to students prior knowledge goes hand and hand with this story. #UCFLAE3414SP20

The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds RF is an amazing picture book about a boy named Jerome & his love for words. This book would be great in a primary level classroom library and also would double as a wonderful RA book. The Word Collector would teach the importance of knowing more words so you can express yourself.