Beverly Cleary has been my all time favorite children's author. This story is about two twins who got dog biscuits from their neighbor and are lookingBeverly Cleary has been my all time favorite children's author. This story is about two twins who got dog biscuits from their neighbor and are looking for dogs in the park to give it to. Finally, the twins decide to give their dog biscuit to a cat. Their mother said that cats could not eat dog biscuits but the twins proved her wrong. One message that is conveyed through this story is that no one is perfect, not even adults! Adults can make mistakes and can learn different facts just like children can....more
This is a great story to read to students when talking about bad habits. It may not necessarily be that the student's are sucking their thumbs in clasThis is a great story to read to students when talking about bad habits. It may not necessarily be that the student's are sucking their thumbs in class, but this book can be used as a tool stir up discussions about other bad habits that we have. It would be good to first start off with the teacher talking about his/her bad habits and say how everyone has something that they need to work on because no one is perfect....more
This is a story about a young boy who does not know how to swim. He is out at the pool with his entire family (who all swim very well) and he is feeliThis is a story about a young boy who does not know how to swim. He is out at the pool with his entire family (who all swim very well) and he is feeling left out. Then, a small frog comes into the pool and the whole family tries to catch him. Little Joe (the boy who cannot swim) watches the frog closely and observes how the frog is swimming. He then later on sets the frog free from the pool and starts to swim on his own- just like the frog....more
I love love LOVE the illustrations in this book. It combines real life pictures with animated characters and objects. It's a sweet story about a girl I love love LOVE the illustrations in this book. It combines real life pictures with animated characters and objects. It's a sweet story about a girl and her uncle coming to babysit her and her siblings (plus an old grandfather) because her mom is away taking care of her sick brother. The text is also creative in that it is not in just straight lines but sometimes swirls around depending on what the content is about in each page....more
Eric Carle is one of the most famous childrens' authors and this is a great book for younger elementary students. The illustrations correspond greatlyEric Carle is one of the most famous childrens' authors and this is a great book for younger elementary students. The illustrations correspond greatly with his text. It is an easy read with lots of repeating lines which is helpful for beginning readers. You can also talk about the message of the story which could easily be: "work at your own pace." or "don't judge a book by its cover"....more
This is a continuous story based on the alphabets. It is a very easy read for pre-kindergarten or kindergarten-ers when they are learning the alphabetThis is a continuous story based on the alphabets. It is a very easy read for pre-kindergarten or kindergarten-ers when they are learning the alphabets. It does not have a real "story" behind it so the use for this book may be limited compared to other narratives....more
This is a clever story that's part of a series and students will love it! It has great illustrations and is very comical. This would be an ideal storyThis is a clever story that's part of a series and students will love it! It has great illustrations and is very comical. This would be an ideal story to talk about daily chores and responsibilities. It could also tie into talking about community, its purpose and guidelines and etc....more
This would be a great book for beginning readers to read. It has very easy vocabulary words and how the text is written is very creative. Another way This would be a great book for beginning readers to read. It has very easy vocabulary words and how the text is written is very creative. Another way you can use this book is to teach sequence- it has a similar format as "Brown bear, Brown bear, What do you see?" One thing I really like about this book is that the some of the captions replaces certain vocabulary words with pictures of the actual object....more
This is very inspiring story that I would love to read to my students. Not only is it educational in that it explains to students how voting for our pThis is very inspiring story that I would love to read to my students. Not only is it educational in that it explains to students how voting for our president works in the real world, we can talk about other issues such as the history of our country. We can talk about how women and African Americans did not always have the same rights as we do now and how we need to help those are oppressed today....more
This book is very repetitive in its writing. Each page is a different meaning of peace from the author. It has great illustrations that are colorful aThis book is very repetitive in its writing. Each page is a different meaning of peace from the author. It has great illustrations that are colorful and appealing to students. This would be a good book to explain how one word can have multiple meanings and different people interpret certain words in different ways. I would love to have this book in my classroom library....more
This is one of my favorite books! I love how the illustrations are so unique yet simple. The font of the text is also unique which makes it eye catchiThis is one of my favorite books! I love how the illustrations are so unique yet simple. The font of the text is also unique which makes it eye catching for myself and students as well. I found the book to be hilarious and think that students will also enjoy reading this book. I would want this whole series in my classroom library!...more
This is a fun story that beginning readers will enjoy. I would want this in my classroom library for students to read on their own. It can help build This is a fun story that beginning readers will enjoy. I would want this in my classroom library for students to read on their own. It can help build their confidence and self-esteem in reading. It can also help the students become fluent readers through practice. The illustrations are also entertaining and correspond very well with the text....more
This is the first short story I've read all semester that is about a child with a single parent. Many students will be able to relate to this story beThis is the first short story I've read all semester that is about a child with a single parent. Many students will be able to relate to this story because no one's family is "perfect". I would love to keep this book in my classroom library and even read it to my students to emphasize all the different types of families. I want my students to feel included and a part of the community in the class, and this book can help me reach out to certain students....more
This is a funny story that students will definitely enjoy. It's a short story about how the farm animals are trying to negotiate with the farmer to geThis is a funny story that students will definitely enjoy. It's a short story about how the farm animals are trying to negotiate with the farmer to get what they want. This can be a great story to talk about debates and even be a "hook" in a lesson before you have an actual debate in your class with the students. You can also tie this book in with responsibilities and chores of students in their daily life. ...more
Very cool story!!! I would love to read this story when it is close to Election Day or President's Day to my class. This book helps to explain the proVery cool story!!! I would love to read this story when it is close to Election Day or President's Day to my class. This book helps to explain the process you go through to become a president. You could also help students make connections by talking about their daily chores and responsibilities at home. You can also incorporate math as well because it does talk about the ballots and specific numbers that the Duck won by....more
This is a easy read and appropriate for all elementary students. It has a great message about standing up for your friends who might be bullied or takThis is a easy read and appropriate for all elementary students. It has a great message about standing up for your friends who might be bullied or taken advantage of. Another great read-a-loud for younger students if there ever were an incident in your class with bullying. Even if there was no incident, it would be a great story to read to reiterate appropriate behavior....more
This short story consists of 5 mini stories within the book. It would be a good read-a-loud that you could in corporate into your week. I would chooseThis short story consists of 5 mini stories within the book. It would be a good read-a-loud that you could in corporate into your week. I would choose this book for younger grades (pre-k through 1st grade) Each story ends with a mini-lesson or moral lesson that you could teach your students. It would be a great tool to use when trying to put students into other peoples shoes to look at the world from another person's point of view....more
Elementary students will fall in love with this book! It is so silly and they will enjoy anything that has to do with underwear. I would use this bookElementary students will fall in love with this book! It is so silly and they will enjoy anything that has to do with underwear. I would use this book as a hook before we talk about the rules in the classroom. Each page of the book consists of different Do's and Don'ts the author came up with. It would be a fun activity to come up with our own classroom set of rules after reading this book with suggestions from your students....more
This is a very easy read that we can use as a "hook" for a lesson. Some examples of lessons I would use this book for is when students are learning seThis is a very easy read that we can use as a "hook" for a lesson. Some examples of lessons I would use this book for is when students are learning sequence (we can re-tell the story afterwards in the same order), chores (talking about responsibilities of students and comparing it with the responsibility of the dog in the story), or even when learning about different types of animals. It is a very simple book, and I would use it for students who are in the younger grades, not for 4th~5th grade students....more
This is a very simple and easy book to read. I would want students to read this book independently for practice. It's a book meant for beginners, and This is a very simple and easy book to read. I would want students to read this book independently for practice. It's a book meant for beginners, and I would also use this book for English Language Learners. The plot of the story is also very simple and many children will be able to relate to this story....more
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