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A delightful sampling of titles shared by Judy
Freeman in her workshop for Harnett County:
“Books Kids Will
Sit Still For”
A Kaleidoscope Note . . .
In You
Can't Learn Much from Books You Can't Read, Richard Allington reminds us that the mismatch between
reading levels of content-area textbooks and students’ reading abilities is one of many reasons
so many students in grades 5-12 struggle with content area learning.
Richard Vacca, in From
Efficient Decoders to Strategic Readers, points
out that as students enter grades 6-12, many of them do not receive
the support they need to be strategic readers. Take a minute to check
out Kaleidoscope’s note-taking organizers that are built around
the five powerhouse
reading comprehension strategies.
Teaching
This Topic? |
Grab
this Book! |
Amazing Animal
Facts, Research Starters, Measurement |
Actual Size, by Steve Jenkins |
Elections |
Duck for President, by Doreen
Cronin
My Teacher for President, by Kay Winters |
Electricity, Science
Fiction |
The City of Ember, by Jeanne
DuPran |
Grammar |
Junie B, First Grader
- Cheater Pants, by Barbara Park |
Interjections,
animals |
YIKES!, by Robert Florczak |
Measurement, math,
and physical education |
Millions to Measure, by David
Schwartz |
All math classes |
Math Curse, by Jon Scieszka |
Pirates, Ocean |
How I Became a Pirate, by Melinda
Long |
Plants, flowers,
trees |
Two Old Potatoes and
Me, by
John Coy |
Punctuation |
Punctuation Takes a
Vacation,
by Robin Pulver |
Quotations |
Granny Torrelli Makes
Soup,
by Sharon Creech |
Science, wind,
weather |
I Face the Wind, by
Vicki Cobb |
Science Fair Kick-off |
Almost Late to School, by Carol
Diggory Shields (“Make Your Brother Disappear”) |
| Tarantulas |
An Interview with Harry
the Tarantula, by Leigh Ann Tyson |
Water Cycle, All
Science Classes |
Science Verse, by Jon Scieszka |
Other Resources Recommended by Judy Freeman
- Inexpensive props from Mimi’s Motifs help
teachers, librarians, parents, and children bring to life a rich
variety of children’s
literature.
- Your most shy students will come alive with
Reader’s Theatre!
Visit Aaron Shepard’s Web site for loads of ideas.
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