Pete for President

Title:  Pete for President

Author:   Daisy Alberto

Illustrator:  n/a

ISBN: 9780060263850

Summary:   Pete and Joey are best friends until they both decide to run for class president in the third grade.  They soon discover it takes more than speeches, posters, and promises to win an election. 

 

Rating:  I would have the class talk about the President of the United States, what their role is, past presidents, and how we decide who the president is. Students would then write a short essay titled “What if you were president of the classroom?”  After everyone shares their stories we would have a classroom election. 

AR Information		Lexile Information
Level	2.7	Age range	Not Listed
Quiz Point Value	.5	Book type	Not Listed
Grade Interest Level	k-3	Lexile measure	Not Listed

 

Curriculum Connections:

CCSS

RI.4.4

W.4.7

Related Internet Resources:

http://www.socialstudies.org/system/files/notable2005.pdf

http://kinderexploring.weebly.com/books--home.html

http://www.slideshare.net/Mabubakar2/unit-plan-government-week-1

Charlotte’s Web

Title:  Charlotte’s Web

Author: E.B. White

Illustrator:  Garth Williams

ISBN: 9780060263850

Summary:   An affectionate pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. In this story of friendship, hardship, and the passing on into time, White reminds readers to open their eyes to the wonder and miracle found in the simplest of things.

 

 

Rating:  This is definitely a classic and one that could be used as an entire unit.

 

 

AR Information		Lexile Information
Level	4.4	Age range	7-9
Quiz Point Value	5	Book type	Fiction
Grade Interest Level	4-8	Lexile measure	680L

 

 

 

Curriculum Connections:

 

CCSS

RL.5.1 -5.6

SL.5.1 & 5.5

 

Related Internet Resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2vwaiEHRY

http://www.bu.edu/ccsr/files/2011/08/Charlottes-Web-lesson-plan.pdf

https://www.msu.edu/~zenkcarl/Charlotte's%20Web%20Unit.html

https://www.teachervision.com/childrens-book/activity/1732.html

https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/the-power-of-words-in-charlottes-web/

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Title:  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Author: The Brothers Grimm

Illustrator:  n/a

ISBN: 9780735822573

Summary:   Snow White is a beautiful princess and her evil stepmother can't help but be jealous of her.  She wants to be the most beautiful in the land.  She sends a huntsman in the wood with Snow White to kill her and he tricks the queen into thinking he had until she asks her magic mirror.  She goes to great lengths to kill Snow White so that she is the most beautiful.

 

Rating:  While this definitely isn't the Disney version I do feel that it would be a good book to use in the classroom to show comparison writing.  If used with other versions of the story it shows the students that while they may be similar each author has their own spin on things and their own writing style. 

AR Information		Lexile Information
Level	5.1	Age range	4-9
Quiz Point Value	.5	Book type	Fiction
Grade Interest Level	K-3	Lexile measure	1030L

 

Curriculum Connections:

CCSS

RL.5.2

W.5.3

Related Internet Resources:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/06/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-and-fairy-tales.html

http://thefineartdiner.blogspot.com/2012/03/walt-disney-brothers-grimm-comparative.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/snow-white-and-seven-dwarfs-0

Hoops

Title:  Hoops

Author: Robert Burleigh

Illustrator:  Stephen T. Johnson

ISBN: 9780152014506

 

Summary:   This book is not just a book about the game basketball, but this book describes every motion of the game.  What if feels like to be the game.

 

Rating:  I love, love, love this book.  This would be a great book to be used as a read aloud on descriptive language.  Not to mention, a book the boys will truly enjoy.  I may also use this in a project where the students get to research their favorite sport and write a story like Hoops about their sport.

 

AR Information		Lexile Information
Level	Not Listed	Age range	Not Listed
Quiz Point Value	Not Listed	Book type	Not Listed
Grade Interest Level	Not Listed	Lexile measure	AD260L

 

 

 

Curriculum Connections:

 

CCSS

RI.5.4

RI.5.7

SL.5.4

 

Related Internet Resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjaGGjmCvM

http://www.effectiveteachingsolutions.com/Past%20Pages/readingworkshoptexttotextconnections.htm

http://www.robertburleigh.com/index.html

Bug Off!

Title:  Bug Off!!

Author: Cathi Hepworth

Illustrator:  n/a

ISBN: 9780399226403

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Summary:   Bug Off is a book all about bug words.  Words with bug, ant , lice, flee are everywhere.

 

Rating:  I love this book.  It would be a good book for younger students to help with phonics and word association. 

 

AR Information		Lexile Information
Level	Not Listed	Age range	Not Listed
Quiz Point Value	Not Listed	Book type	Not Listed
Grade Interest Level	Not Listed	Lexile measure	Not Listed

 

 

 

Curriculum Connections:

 

CCSS

RF.1.2

 

Related Internet Resources:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-22640-3

Where the Wild Things Are

Title:  Where the Wild Things Are

Author: Maurice Sendak

Illustrator:  Maurice Sendak

ISBN: 9780064431781

Summary:   One night Max puts on his wolf suit when he is sent to bed without his supper. Max's imagination transforms his bedroom into an extraordinary setting, with a forest and an ocean and a little boat that Max sails in until he comes to a land full of "wild things." Although they look and sound very fierce, Max is able to tame them with a single glance. They all realize Max is "..the most wild thing of all" and make him their king. Max and the wild things have a fine time creating a rumpus until Max begins to want to be "…where someone loved him best of all." Max's fantasy ends when he smells his dinner. Despite the wild things' protests, Max sails back to his own room where he finds his supper waiting for him.

 

Rating:  I love this book and have since I was a child.  This book could be used as a simple book on one lesson or it could be used as a whole unit.

 

AR Information		Lexile Information
Level	3.4	Age range	Not Listed
Quiz Point Value	.5	Book type	Fiction
Grade Interest Level	K-3	Lexile measure	AD740L

 

 

 

Curriculum Connections:

CCSS

RI.3.1-3.4, 3.7

W.3.3

Related Internet Resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNJPSc_4RCI

http://edgalaxy.com/journal/2010/10/19/an-entire-unit-of-work-based-on-where-the-wild-things-are.html

http://williamsme1.wordpress.com/re-3030/where-the-wild-things-are-text-talk-lesson-plan/