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Published on YouTube by: Have Fun Teaching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiwY7kQ5NQ
Approximate Interest Level: 1-2
Teaser: Explore the planets in our solar system with an upbeat song and video!
Teaching Ideas: Students will first watch the video describing the order of the planets and what each of them are like. Then, students can break up into groups and create their own models of the solar system including size, shape, and color. Then when all the groups are done, they can be displayed in order around the classroom.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/making-models-solar-system

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"I'm Just a Bill"
Published on YouTube by: Disney Educational Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFroMQlKiag
Approximate Interest Level: 2-3
Teaser: Learn more about our country's government with this catchy video about how a bill becomes a law!
Teaching Ideas: Teachers can start by showing the video, "I'm Just a Bill". Give students a copy of the lyrics so they can follow along. Then, together as a class there can be a discussion about where the bill starts its journey and the different places it goes while on the way to the White House. As a class, they will determine the steps it takes and the teacher will record them on chart paper. Give the students each their own piece of construction paper and have them draw a simple map showing the path the bill must follow to become a law. Each student's map can be displayed in the classroom.
http://lessonplanspage.com/sslawmakingsteps3.htm/

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The Statue of Liberty Information Website 

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The Statue of Liberty Information Website 

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© Copyright 2014 history-for-kids.com
Source: http://www.history-for-kids.com/statue-of-liberty-poem.html
Approximate Interest Level: 1-3
Teaser: Explore this webpage with many features about our Statue of Liberty including video, pictures, and a poem!
Teaching Ideas: While learning about the history of our country, students can explore this page specifically for the Statue of Liberty. Included is a poem, a video, pictures and diagrams. This type of resource for children is very important, because it includes multiple forms of media within one source.

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This great Statue of Liberty poem for kids tells the story of the statue, and has some interesting facts about it

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by John Klassen
Publication Date: 2012
Genre: Fiction/Comedy
Approximate Interest Level: K-3
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 2
-Lexile® Measure: AD340L
-DRA: 16
-Guided Reading: J
Teaser: A small fish has stolen a hat from a big sleeping fish thinking that he can get away with it.
Description:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13531024-this-is-not-my-hat
Teaching Ideas: To connect this book to science, students can pick a fish and research facts about that particular fish. Also students can make a list of reasons of why it is wrong to steal from others and how would it make the people involved feel?
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/this-is-not-my-hat
Award: Caldecott Medal

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by Rita Williams-Garcia
Publication Date: 2010
Genre: Historical Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 3-5
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 4.6
-Lexile® Measure: 750L
-DRA: 50
-Guided Reading: T
Teaser: 11 year old Delphine is very mature for her age considering that her mother is not present in her or her sisters lives. When the three girls get sent to visit their mother over the summer, their expectations of the "perfect mother" quickly diminish as soon as they get there.
Description:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6609764-one-crazy-summer
Teaching Ideas: There are many extensions that can happen during/after reading this novel. Students can research more about the Civil Rights Movement and journal about it. Another activity could be to have students pretend that they are in Delphine's shoes and plan a day trip for two younger siblings. This includes choosing a city, finding a map, and how much money they might need for what they want to do.
http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/TeachingGuides/0060760885.pdf
Awards: John Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Award for Authors

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by Doreen Cronin
Illustrated by: Betsy Lewin
Publication Date: 2000
Genre: Fiction/Comedy
Approximate Interest Level: K-2
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 1.3
-Lexile® Measure: AD160L
-DRA: 18
-Guided Reading: K
Teaser: This funny story is about Farmer Brown's farm which takes a turn when his literate cows start leaving messages for him.
Description: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-689-83213-0
Teaching Ideas: Students can explore the idea of personification throughout this book since the author gave cows characteristics of people.
http://www.teachingheart.net/clickclackmoo.html
Award: Caldecott Medal

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by Christopher Paul Curtis
Publication Date: 2000
Genre: Historical Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 6-8
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 5.5
-Lexile® Measure: 1000L
-DRA: 50
-Guided Reading: U
Teaser: Through the eyes of ten-year old Kenny, his family takes a trip to Birmingham, Alabama with many twists and turns. This book highlights some of the historical events taken place back in the 1960's.
Description: https://www.amazon.com/Watsons-Birmingham-1963-Christopher-Paul-Curtis/dp/0440414121
Teaching Ideas: Students can compare and contrast the two main locations in this story: Flint, Michigan and Birmingham Alabama. Students can create a Venn Diagram for this activity and provide page numbers for examples. Another activity could be to have students make a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement events that occurred throughout the time that the book was taking place. We can start by talking with the events that happened in the book, and then expand the discussion by explaining other important events that took place during this time.
http://www.walden.com/watsons-go-to-birmingham-7-creative-classroom-activities/
Award: John Newbery Medal

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by Verna Aardema
Illustrated by: Diane Dillon & Leo Dillon
Publication Date: 1975
Genre: Fables/Folk Tales
Approximate Interest Level: K-2
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 4.2
-Lexile® Measure: 770L
-DRA: 30
-Guided Reading: N
Teaser: In this folktale, a mosquito starts a chain reaction of disaster in a jungle full of animals. It isn't until a council is held to figure out what has caused the mess.
Description:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/417780.Why_Mosquitoes_Buzz_in_People_s_Ears
Teaching Ideas: For Social Studies, the students can look at West African culture since this book is based off of a West African tale. This could include each student coloring and labeling a map. Another connection can be to Science, where students look at rainforest and the animals that live in it.
http://www.proverbialhomemaker.com/why-mosquitoes-buzz-in-peoples-ears.html
Award: Caldecott Medal

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by Philip C. Stead
Illustrated by: Erin C. Stead
Publication Date: 2010
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: K-2
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 3.6
-Lexile® Measure: AD760L
-DRA: 24
-Guided Reading: M
Teaser: Amos loves his job and what he does, but what will he do when he wakes up not feeling well? Surprisingly, what he loves most about his job will end up coming to him!
Description:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7268995-a-sick-day-for-amos-mcgee
Teaching Ideas: This book can be used in Science in the younger grades. Students can discuss the methods that Amos would have to do in order to take care of each animal at the zoo. We could also make a brainstorming chart of what each animal in the book eats, the habitat that they live in, etc.
http://www.islma.org/pdf/monarch/Sick%20Day%20for%20Amos%20web.pdf
Award: Caldecott Medal

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by Mordicai Gerstein
Publication Date: 2003
Genre: Nonfiction
Approximate Interest Level: 2-5
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 2.5
-Lexile® Measure: AD480L
-DRA: 40
-Guided Reading: Q
Teaser: This thrilling and true story is inspiring! Philippe Petit strung a line between the Twin Towers that once stood in New York City. Bystanders could not believe their eyes when he walked across it!
Description: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Walked-Between-Towers/dp/031236878X
Teaching Ideas:
-This is a great book to talk about character traits. Philippe has some that may stand out to the students. I will ask students to think about the character's words, actions, and feelings and how that ties into his character. After reading, we will create a character chart. Students can then choose to write about someone they know that may possess some of these character traits.
-Another idea could be applied to math. Students can use the measurements provided in this story and convert them to different units of measurement.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/man-who-walked-between-towers-lesson-plan
Award: Caldecott Medal

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by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publication Date: 2000
Genre: Historical Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 6-8
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 5.5
-Lexile® Measure: 750L
-DRA: 50
-Guided Reading: V
Teaser: Esperanza thought she would always live with her family on their beautiful ranch in Mexico. However, a tragedy forces Esperanza and her mother to flee to California during the Great Depression. Esperanza must find a way to deal with all the hardships that come her way and accept her new life.
Description:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89763.Esperanza_Rising
Teaching Ideas: Since this book is designed for the older grade levels, I can go into the history aspect of the book to provide an understanding for the characters and their decisions that they make throughout the novel. We can look into why there was Mexican Immigration during the Great Depression. Also students can describe the working conditions of farm laborers in the 1930's.
https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/esperanza-rising-learning-not-be-afraid-start-over#sect-objectives
Awards: Jane Addam's Children's Book Awards for Older Children & Pura Belpre Award for Writing

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by Lois Lowry
Publication Date: 1989
Genre: Historical Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 3-5
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 5.2
-Lexile® Measure: 670L
-DRA: 50
-Guided Reading: U
Teaser: When German troops begin their planning to move the Jews of Denmark elsewhere, a little girl and her family takes in her best friend who is Jewish. Also, the Danish Resistance fight to smuggle the Jewish population over to safety in Sweden.
Description:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47281.Number_the_Stars
Teaching Ideas: Since this is based on historical events, there are a lot of new or unfamiliar vocabulary throughout the novel. I can provide each student with a vocabulary list for the book, and then the students can look up the word, and then try to use it in a sentence while underlining the word. Then we can read the sentences out loud and talk about them in depth.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/number-stars-discussion-guide
Award: John Newbery Medal

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by Beverly Cleary
Illustrated by: Paul O. Zelinsky
Publication Date: 1983
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 4-6
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 4.7
-Lexile® Measure: 910L
-DRA: 40
-Guided Reading: Q
Teaser: Leigh Botts enjoys reading books by his favorite author an idol, Mr. Boyd Henshaw. For a class assignment, Leigh writes a letter to Mr. Henshaw. Although he is disappointed at first, he grows and learns about himself throughout an exchange of letters.
Description: http://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/dear-mr-henshaw/
Teaching Ideas: In this story, the main character Leigh keeps a diary. After students read this story, I can have them start their own diaries/journals to learn more about themselves and to sort out their feelings through writing. I can even urge students to write a letter to one of their favorite authors.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/dear-mr-henshaw-teaching-plan
Award: John Newbery Medal

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by Matt de la Pena
Illustrated by: Christian Robinson
Publication Date: 2015
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: Pre-K-2
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 2.4
-Lexile® Measure: 600-690
-DRA: 18-28
-Guided Reading: J-M
Teaser: Little CJ questions his grandmother on things they do not have as they travel across their town. Grandmother has a positive view on the world around them, and CJ then begins to see in the way that his grandmother does.
Description: http://mattdelapena.com/books/last-stop-on-market-street/
Teaching Ideas: I could have my students pick out certain themes of the text, such as being appreciative about the things we have and not worrying about all the things we may want. For a Social Studies and community approach, we can discuss what types of transportation our city might have or what is a "soup kitchen"? Who eats there? We could draw pictures of what our community has to offer.
http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/laststoponmarket.html
Awards: John Newbery Medal & Caldecott Medal

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by Cece Bell
Illustrated by: Cece Bell
Publication Date: 2014
Genre: Graphic Novel/autobiography
Approximate Interest Level:  4-9
Text Level:
-Grade level equivalent: 2.7
- Lexile® Measure: 400-490
-DRA: 40-44
-Guided Reading: Q-S
Teaser: Explore the childhood of Cece, the bunny, goes on after finding out she has a hearing impairment. This funny and relatable graphic novel demonstrates just how difficult it is to be different. Although Cece has her struggles, she stays true to herself throughout by celebrating her differences.
Description: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4197-1020-9
Teaching Ideas: I could have my students discuss ways in which one can be different from others. We could brainstorm ways in which we all differ from each other and then we can discuss ways to help everyone feel included.
http://cbldf.org/2015/06/using-graphic-novels-in-education-el-deafo/
Award: John Newbery Medal