Children's+Books+for+Classroom+Use

favorite author who encourages him to write. He begins writing in a journal, first as a chore, then for enjoyment. ||< I will begin my school year reading this book aloud to my third graders. After reading the book, I will pass out journals for them and tell them to "write". I hope that this will get my students off to a great start writing for enjoyment and not just for the "WOW" box that we have to do in MCPSS. I also think this can be a great opening for an author study, and the students can eventually write a letter (or email) to an author of a book they have read. It would also be a way to demonstrate to the class how to add to the book club on the class wiki. - dquinones || Color word hunt, Rhyming word picture card match ups, Continue the story with a new animal and illustration-example:pink pig, pink pig what do you see, I see a gray kangaroo looking at me! || Venn diagram comparison of traditional //Cinderella// and this fractured fairy tale. Book talk about story elements of fairy tales. Fluency practice or dramatizing using expression (country slang). Students can create their own factured fairy tale. -l.shelton ||
 * < **Book Title** ||< **Book Author** ||< **__//Very//__ Brief Summary** ||< **Classroom Activities** ||
 * < __Dear Mr. Henshaw__ ||< Beverly Cleary ||< A boy's parents get divorced. He becomes penpals with his
 * < __Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?__ ||< Bill Martin, Jr ||< Predictable text, leading children throughout the book looking at animals. ||< Sight Word tally sheet of the common sight words found in the story,
 * < __Bubba, The Cowboy Prince__ ||< Helen Ketteman ||< A Fractured Texas Tale based on the "Cinderella" story. A fairy "godcow" comes to the aid of Bubba the cowboy! ||< This book is a very fun read aloud.
 * < __Inch by Inch__ ||< Leo Lionni ||< A hungry robin saw an inchworm and wanted to eat it. The inchworm tricked the robin out of eating him. ||< Students can use rulers to measure objects in the room to see how many inches long the objects are. Different animals in the book were measured, so you can really decide to measure anything. mheathcock ||
 * < __Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?__ ||< Eric Carle ||< Beautiful illustrations show that animal babies like human children, have mothers who love them. Mommy kangaroo bounces with her baby in her pouch. ||< Strategy- Echo Reading- a rereading strategy designed to help students develop expressive, fluent reading.

Before Reading: explain to the children that you will be reading a story about baby animals. Engage children in a discussion about baby animals. (What do they already know about baby animals?) Ask children to describe how baby animals and human babies are similar.

During Reading- read aloud the entire text, practice reading with expression, prompt students to read the same line, modeling your example, have students continue reading in echo fashion for the entire passage, gradually increase the amount of the text that you and the class read at one time, gradually increase the speed to push students to identify words more quickly.

After Reading: during independent reading, encourage students to practice reading the book with fluency and expression ||

__Shiloh__ by Phyllis Naylor This is about a boy named Marty who befriends an abused dog. His father demands that Marty return Shiloh to his owner. Teacher can read the book to the class and they can also watch the movie **Shiloh**. Students can use a venn diagram to compare/contrast the book and movie. c.williams

__Ten Black Dots__ by Donald Crews The book counts black dots from zero to ten. It uses written number words, numbers, and the dots to represent the numbers. As a follow up activity, student could make their own version of the story, rearranging the dots to make their own pictures. Students really enjoy making things with the dots. R. Washington

This book is great for teaching idioms to upper elementary school students. I find it very useful for students who struggle with fgurative language. Autistic children often take things that are said very literally. This book provides idioms, their meaning, and fun illustrations.
 * __Raining Cats and Dogs__** By: Will Moses