Pete the Cat and his 4 Groovy Burton‘s is a Geisel award winning F picture book. This is another book that would be great for CR. This book is about Pete the Cat who has 4 buttons. He sings a song about his 4 buttons until one fell off. He then changes the song to his 3 groovy buttons when one falls off and it continues in that pattern until he‘s left with one button. UDL 2.2 clarify syntax and structure #ucflae3414f17

Holes by Louis Sachar is a Newberry award winning F novel that would be great for IR. This story is about a young man, Stanley Yelnats who is charged for stealing a pair of shoes and sent to a camp where he has to dig holes every day to build character. Turns out the holes are actually to find buried treasure which happened to belonged to Stanley‘s family. UDL 9.2 facilitate personal coping skills and strategies #ucflae3414f17

Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes by Eric Litwin is a F book that has been on the New York Times best sellers list. In my class I would use this book as a CR. This book is about a cat who has a pair of white shoes and he sings about how much he loves those white shoes until he steps in mud and his shoes turn brown and then he sings about loving his brown shoes. This continues through several other colors. #ucflae3414f17

Two Bobbies by Kirby Larson is a NF story that would be great for SR. In the book Two Bobbies is tells the story of two animals, Bobbi and Bob cat, who are stranded together after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The two go everywhere together before someone realizes that the Bob cat is blind. In the end the two are adopted by a loving family and don‘t have to be separated. UDL 7.3 minimize threats and distractions #ucflae3414f17

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess is a F book that I would use as a S activity in my class. The book is about Sam-I-am who asks his friend if he likes green eggs and ham. He continually tells Sam that he does not like green eggs and ham anywhere or with anyone until he finally decides to eat some and realizes he does in fact love green eggs and ham. UDL 5.1 use multiple media for communication EL 8 use direct instruction. #ucflae3414f17

Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty is a sunshine state young readers award winner and New York Times best seller SF book about a young girl who is really into science and science experiment. This leads her to a stink in her lab that she is determined to find the source of. This book would be a fun RA in class that you could link to a science lesson. UDL clarify vocabulary and symbols EL 11 place language in meaningful context #ucflae3414f17

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick is a NF Caldecott medal winning book that would be great for a RA in class. This book is the true story of Winnie the bear. Harry Colebourn was a vet who was going to tend to a horse during WWI when he found a bear cub, Winnie, and decided to rescue him. This resulted in a great friendship between him and the bear. UDL 8.3 foster collaboration and community EL 9 teach note taking strategies #ucflae3414f17

Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews is a Caldecott medal and Coretta Scott King award winning B. This book would be a good one to use as a RT book in class. The book talks about the early years of Troy “trombone shorty” Andrews. He was a young child in New Orleans who was a music prodigy playing a trombone that was longer than he was tall, he lead his own band by the age of 6. UDL 1.1 offer ways of customizing the display of information #ucflae3414f17

Frederick by Leo Lionni is a F Caldecott medal winner book. A good teaching strategy to go along with this book would be S. This book is about a mouse, Frederick, who sits on a rock as the other mice collect food for the upcoming winter. The other mice think Frederick isn‘t doing his part but he ends up saving the day when they run out of food and survive off of what he collected. UDL 1.3 offer alternatives for visual information #ucflae3414f17

Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio is a New York Times best seller RF picture book. It is a great book to use for SR in the class. The book is about a young girl who learned that there has never been a female president. This makes her decide to run for class president. It teaches students about the electoral college and how an election works. UDL 6.1 Guide appropriate goal setting #ucflae3414f17

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister is a F book that would be great in class to use for SR. The Rainbow Fish tells the story of a fish who learns a lesson in sharing. He refuses to share his beautiful scales with the other fish so they stop playing with him, he begins to feel lonely and decides, after being given advice, to share his scales with the other fish which makes everyone happy including the Rainbow Fish himself. #ucflae3414f17

Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford is a NF book that won the Caldecott medal and is a Coretta Scott King honoree. This book would be a great book to use as a CR in class. This book tells a bit of African American history and humans ability to find hope in the most difficult of times. Congo Square is in New Orleans and in the 19th century was freedoms heart for slaves. UDL 1.2 offers alternatives for auditory information

Martin‘s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport is a Caldecott award winning biography that I would use in my class as a RA book. This book teaches you about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and the huge influence he had on equality in the U.S. UDL 7.2 optimize relevance, value and authenticity EL 11 place language in meaningful context. #ucflae3414f17

Memoirs of o Geisha by Arthur Golden is a HF book that could be used in class as a PR book. This book tells the story of a Geisha living in Kyoto, Japan before and after WWII. UDL 1.3 offer alternatives for visual information EL 2 promote cooperation. http://www.bookrags.com/lessonplan/memoirs-of-a-geisha/funactivities.html this link will take you to a website where you can create your own kimono like the Geisha wears in the book. #ucflae3414f17

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein is a book of P that would be great to be used in class as RA. This book contains many P‘s that children typically find amusing. One specific one is the P Falling Up about a boy who trips on his shoelace and falls up instead of down which makes him dizzy so he throws down. UDL 3.1 activate or supply background knowledge EL Link lesson topic to students‘ prior knowledge. #ucflae3414f17

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is a MF novel written by J.K Rowling. The book is about a young boy who find out he is a wizard and is being taken to his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While there he and his friends face many obstacles inside and out of class. I think this book would be great for an AS because J.K Rowling has such an interesting story. UDL 4.2 optimize access to tool and assistive technology

The Newbery award winning book A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L‘Engle is a great SF read and could be used in class as an LC book. This book tells the story of 3 children who travel through time and space to find 2 of theirs father. It takes you to new worlds and never leaves you bored. UDL 4.1 vary the methods of response and navigation EL 2 promote cooperation. #ucflae3414f17

The book Wonder by R.J Palacio is a RF YR Choice award winner which would be a great choice to use in LC‘s. The story is of a young boy who struggles to fit in due to a facial deformity. It‘s a great story of friendship and getting past judgements. UDL 7.1 EL 2. Promote cooperation. Wonderwebook.weebly.com is a useful resource for teachers to use and incorporate into their lesson.

Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman is a Newberry award winning book that would be great used in the class as an IR novel. This book teaches a great lesson about different perspectives. Each chapter is written about the same event from the viewpoint of a new character. #ucflae3414f17

The Ugly Duckling by Christian Andersen is a TL book that can be used in the classroom as a RA book. I believe this book is great for RA in the classroom because it teaches a great lesson. On the website www.dltk-teach.com/fairy-tales/ugly-duckling/ you will find a number activities for your students to participate in after the RA. This website offers multiple options multiple means of representing the material the student read. #ucflae3414f17