Zen Shorts is a MF picture book about Stillwater the giant panda that moves into the neighborhood and he tells them the most awesome stories. This book is best enjoyed as a SR. Here is a resource that can be used with the book that includes math, science, art, and ELA. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=8289
Hondo & Fabián is a MF picture book about a dog hondo that goes to the beach and a cat Fabian that stays home. What happens at home? What happens at the beach? This book is best enjoyed as a IR. Here is a resource that includes book guides and activities. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=8289
Tar Beach is a HF picture book about Cassie and her flying adventure, where will she go with no boundaries? This book is best enjoyed as a RA. Here is an amazing resource for an activity to do before, during, and after reading the book that includes art and writing! https://www.grinnell.edu/campus-life/arts-culture/museum/educational-resources/t...
Interrupting Chicken is a MF picture book about a papa chicken trying to read his son books when he‘s going to bed but he keeps interrupting, will he ever finish? This book is best enjoyed as a RA. Here is a read aloud video, to help when students are away from the classroom. https://youtu.be/ZL7w5ZvGfYU
Show Way is a HF picture book about Soonie‘s family that creates Show Ways, quilts with secret meanings. This books go into details about her family showing great bravery and courage. This book is best enjoyed as RA. This is a resource that helps students organize information while reading text https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/17-18/show-way-quilts-black-his...
Doctor De Soto is a MF picture book about a mouse dentist that is the best in town but refuses to treat “dangerous” animals. But when a Fox shows up and needs his help, what will Dr. Soto do? This book is best enjoyed as an ID. Here is an activity sheet to help students make predictions about the story http://www.judynewmanatscholastic.com/blog/2020/03/doctor-de-soto-classroom-acti...
The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat bad wolf is a TL picture book about three pigs and a wolf that is oh so very hungry, but this is not your average story. This book is best enjoyed as a RT. Here is a resource with several activities to choose from https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/three-little-pigs-...
Laundry Day is a MF picture book about two badgers, Tic and Tac, that are trying to help their mom but they seem to get into a little bit into trouble along the way. This book is best enjoyed as RT. Here is a great activity from the Author that includes activity pages and so much more information http://www.jessixa.com/activity-pages
The Missing: Book 1- Found is a SF novel about a bunch of babies that just showed up in a plane, eventually we see why these babies are important. This book is best enjoyed as IR. A great source for this book is which includes information on the author as well as guided reading questions https://create.piktochart.com/output/53137925-margaret-peterson-haddix-ke21
Full of Beans is a HF novel about a group of children in the Florida Keys during the Great Depression. This book is best enjoyed as a LC. A great source that could be used is this presentation with H.O.T. Questions https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FhCkLUygldyFETqwKSeeUWnljOIx8FvMQMEUwHso....
We dream of a world is a NF picture book about what one classroom dreams of for the world. Inside is included facts and ways we can help the world around us. This book is best enjoyed as a RA. An activity that could be paired with this book is http://prairie5c.blogspot.com/2012/01/we-dream-of-world.html?m=1 Students can create their own page of the book.
The life of a honey bee is a NF picture book about bees. We learn about the importance of a honey bee, what it is, and what they do. This book is best enjoyed as RA. A great activity that could be paired with this book is http://www.share2learn.com/insectbook.html Students create questions and answer books about the book.
Netta and her plant is a RF picture book that follows a Jewish girl and her family and their journey of taking care of a plant. Throughout the book we learn new words and overcome challenges like moving somewhere new. This book is best enjoyed as SR. A great activity that this could be paired with is https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5868 Students write stories or poems to add to the story.
Happy endings is a MF picture book about you guessed it suffixes! We get a look into Mr.Wright‘s classroom and the chaos that ensues as the suffixes and the students run about! This book is best enjoyed as an RA. A great activity that could be paired with this book is https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceUrl/Preview/30518. Students can practice using their affixes!
The Undefeated is an award winning Caldecott, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King P picture book that helps illustrate the history, journey, and the injustice that African Americans endure and are currently enduring. We can see the tragedy as well as the power of perseverance within this book. This book is best enjoyed as a RA.
Where the wild things are is a MF picture book that is awarded the Caldecott gold medal. We follow the main character Max and his group of wild things! This book is best enjoyed as a RA. A great activity to pair with this book would be https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5686#At.... This would help students identify who is telling the story.
Who was Maya Angelou? is a B novel that follows along her life and why she is important in movements such as the Civil Rights. This book is best enjoyed in IR. A great activity to pair with this book would be http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/trading-cards-3092...
Davy Crockett is a B novel that takes us through his life. We go through important U.S. moments such as the creek war and the battle of the Alamo. This book is best enjoyed IR. A great activity for this book would be http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/davy-crock...
Bravo Amelia Bedelia is a RF picture book that takes us on a journey with Amelia! She is trying to help the orchestra as best as she can but along the way we can see her get herself into funny situations. This book is best enjoyed in a LC. A great activity for this book would be http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/amelia-bedelia-cl...
El Libro de las Estaciones or A Book of Seasons is a NF picture book, well about seasons! This book takes the reader through all of the seasons and gives us what to expect when experiencing these seasons! This book is best shared through a SR or with a helper RA!
A great activity for this book would be http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/engaging-...
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