I am a HUGE Star Wars nerd and these little golden books are perfect for introducing students to a great SF world and there's one for every movie! These books by various authors would be great as a IR or RT and students could be the Star Wars characters, I love it! #ucflae3414f19
I would use UDL strategies 2.5 and show students clips of the movies or play the score from the movies and ESOL strategies 17 and 29.

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen is a Newbery award winning RF novel and is perfect for a fourth through sixth grade classroom to be used as a LC, IR, or class read SR. The story is based in Florida and includes the themes of bullying, friendships, and environmentalism and could be used to tie into language arts and science classes! I would use UDL strategies 8.3, 7.2, 4.1 and ESOL strategies 4, 10, 19, and 42. #ucflae3414f19

Boy and Bot written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino is a SF PB about a boy who ends up becoming best friends with a robot when they meet in the woods one day. Their friendship takes an even sweeter turn when bot accidently gets turned off… This story would be great in a RA or IR for younger students when talking about friendship, sickness, and what a robot is! #ucflae3414f19

Where the Wild Things Are is a F caldecott PB by Maurice Sendak that takes readers on an adventure through a young boy named Max's whimsical imagination when he is sent to bed without dinner for being what his mother calls him, a wild thing. This book would make a great RA or RT since it has awesome illustrations! UDL principle 5.1 could be utilized for this book since it was made into a movie and EL strategy 17. #ucflae3414f19

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel With Louis Bleriot is a B PB and Caldecott winner written by Alice and Martin Provensen. The book tells the story of Louis Bleriot and his flight across the English channel on July 25th 1909, it shows his trials and tribulations leading up to what will become a glorious flight indeed. I would use this book in a RA or RT setting along with showing the class a few of my dad's model airplane collection.

Finding Winnie is an adorable NF read and Caldecott winner that shows the connection to the classic pair of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. This book would best be used in a RA with EL strategy 23 and UDL strategy 2.4. #ucflae3414f19 (CMC)
https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/material/finding-winnie-word-search This activity is a great way to reinforce the vocabulary highlighted throughout reading.

The Mitten by Jan Brett is a TL picture book about Nicki who drops his white mitten in the snow without realizing it. Throughout the story, animals begin to pile into the mitten each one larger then the next, this book has beautiful illustrations and would be a great RA or ST during the month of December when it‘s cold out. UDL 7.3 would be utilized during the RA and EL strategy 6 would be used to monitor students comprehension...

Last Stop on Market Street is a RF PB and is a Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and Newbery award winner by Matt de la Pena and illustrated by Christian Robinson. This book shows the relationship of a grandson and grandma as he asks her many questions regarding why they don‘t have things that other people have. #ucflae3414f19 (CMC)

Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora is a Caldecott and Coretta Scott King RF PB that exemplifies what it means to be a good human through sharing and gratitude. This book would be a great RA for students who are struggling with sharing, possibly for a primary classroom. #ucflae3414 (CMC) https://growingbookbybook.com/thank-you-omu-activities/ a great resource for activities that coincide with Thank You, Omu!

Benno and the Night of Broken Glass is a HF PB by Meg Wiviott and illustrated by Josee Bisaillon. Benno is a cat who observes the changes of German and Jewish families during the time leading up to Kristallnacht (the beginning of the Holoaust). This book gives a gentle introduction to students about this time in our world's history and would be great for a RA. #ucflae3414f19 (CMC)

Blended by Sharon M. Draper is a RF novel about an eleven year old girl named Isabella or Izzy (depending on who she is talking to) whose parents are going through a divorce, is struggling with self and racial identity, and so much more. This book would make a great IR or LC for students in fifth or sixth grade. #ucflae3414f19 I would use UDL 2.1 and 3.1 to clarify symbols and vocabulary as well as supply background knowledge that students have...

#ucflae3414f19 Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House: #1 Dinosaurs Before Dark is apart of a New York Times Bestselling Series and an awesome F read! This book will take students on a prehistoric ride back to the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and would be best used for IR. EL strategy 30 could help students make images of the dinosaurs that Jack and Annie encounter throughout the book...

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by Fred Rodgers illustrated by Luke Flowers is a P book containing the poetry of the one and only Mr. Rogers. The poems and pictures included in this book will make you and fall in love with reading poetry and would best be used in a RA, IR, or S setting. I would use UDL principle 2.5 and use media to introduce students to who Mr. Rodgers was and what he did throughout his life. #ucflae3414f19

Maniac Magee written by Jerry Spinelli is a Newbery award winner and one of my favorite novels I read in elementary school. This RF book is about Jeffery Lionel Magee or “Maniac Magee” who finds himself homeless when his parents die and he ends up living with his aunt and uncle who are on the brink of divorce. Magee runs away from his aunt and uncle‘s home and quickly leans about racial segregation, friendship, death, courage, and so much more.

Creepy Carrots is a MF PB Caldecott winner written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown. Jasper Rabbit is a carrot connoisseur, he eats them all the time...until they start to follow him and Jasper begins seeing carrots everywhere! This book is perfect for a RA especially during the month of October! #ucflae3414f19

Strega Nona is a TL PB and Caldecott winner written and illustrated by Tomie DePaola. It is about a boy named big Anthony who is hired by Strega Nona to care for her house and garden. Strega Nona makes endless pasta with a special song to make it start and stop and one day Big Anthony discovers this trick which lands him in a pasta problem. By the end of the story Big Anthony learns about what honesty is. #ucflae3414f19

Eye of the Storm by Rick Thomas, illustrated by Denise Shea is a NF PB that explains how hurricanes form, the consequences that come from them, and how people prepare for them. This book has bright colors throughout as well as great visuals and would be great for a RA, especially in a Florida school before a hurricane possibly hits. #ucflae3414f19

The polar express is one of my favorite book‘s to read during the holiday season! It was written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, who won a Caldecott for this MF PB. The story is about a boy who does not believe in the spirit of Christmas, that is until he ends up on a train traveling to the North Pole. This book would be a great RA to do in the month of December. #ucflae3414f19

The Who is/ Who was series of B books are a New York Times Best Seller and a great addition to any classroom! Each book talks about someone of importance in our worlds history, in particular I read about Isaac Newton and learned information about his early life along with his amazing discoveries! This book would be a good IR opportunity for students. #ucflae3414f19

This RF 2019 Caldecott Medal picture book is written and illustrated by Sophie Blackwell. Hello Lighthouse is about a man who is a keeper of the lighthouse and how he cares for the lighthouse, as well as how his life changes and evolves. The illustrations of this book will make you want to hop on a boat and find a lighthouse of your own.
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