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Grade level: Pre-K - 4

Lexile Level: 980L

Standard: 2.3.R.1 Students will determine the author’s purpose (i.e., tell a story, provide information).

Rouge Reads Discussion Guide: https://jcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JCLS_The_Day_You_Begin_Discussion_Guide.pdf

Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rLlyFs8eIM

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=58927

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by Kate DiCamillo (2013) Newberry Award Winner

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Newberry Award Winner

Grades: 3-12

Lexile Level: 520L

Standard: 5.2.R.3 Students will summarize and sequence the important events of a story.

Book Units Teacher Teaching Ideas: https://bookunitsteacher.com/reading-flora-ulysses/Flora-and-Ulysses-Teaching-Ideas.pdf

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=34890

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by Katherine Applegate (2012) Newberry Award Winner & Children's Sequoyah Award Winner

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Newberry Award Winner & Children's Sequoyah Award Winner

Grades: 3-8

Lexile Level: 570L

Standard: 4.1.S.2 Students will engage in collaborative discussions about what they are reading and writing, expressing their own ideas clearly in pairs, diverse groups, and whole-class settings.

Elite Texas Small Group Lesson Plan: https://www.elitetexas.org/files/downloads/TT-The-One-and-Only-Ivan.pdf

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=28618

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Each post must contain the following:

Title, author, date of publication
Picture of book cover
Grade/age level
Subject area (if applicable)

Link to read aloud (if available)

At least 1 resource for the book (e.g., lesson plan, supplemental materials, interviews)

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The One and Only Ivan (Fantasy)

Flora & Ulysses (Fantasy)

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by Yuyi Morales (2021) Pura Belpré Award Winner

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Pura Belpré Award

Grades: Pre K - 4

Lexile Level: 330L

Standard: 2.3.R.3 Students will find examples of literary elements: ● setting (i.e., time and place) ● plot (i.e., beginning, middle, end) ● characters and their traits

StoryMakers Interview: https://www.google.com/search?q=bright+star+yuyi+morales+interview&sca_esv=9dbcedb0407ac63c&sxsrf=AE3TifP1s13g2iWYCB5p2wytR627FJuK_g%3A1757703943792&ei=B2_EaLuRL-qyqtsP2IingQk&oq=bright+star+yuyi+morales+in&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiG2JyaWdodCBzdGFyIHl1eWkgbW9yYWxlcyBpbioCCAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYqwJIihdQpAFYpg1wAXgAkAEAmAFcoAGAAqoBATO4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgSgApACwgIHECMYsAMYJ8ICCBAuGIAEGLADwgIHEAAYsAMYHsICCBAAGLADGO8FwgIEECMYJ8ICBhAAGBYYHsICBRAAGO8FmAMAiAYBkAYGkgcBNKAHjhGyBwEzuAeOAsIHBTAuMy4xyAcL&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5fa12d0a,vid:qbmlQSV_5Cs,st:0

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=77662

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This Is Not My Hat (Fantasy)

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The Hate You Give (Realistic Fiction)

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Bright Star (Fantasy)

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Grades: 5-12

Lexile Level: 740L

Standard: 5.3.R.3 Students will determine how literary elements contribute to the meaning of a literary text: ● setting ● plot ● characters (i.e., protagonist, antagonist) ● characterization ● conflict ● theme

Bloomsbury Education Teaching Notes: https://www.bloomsbury.com/media/5wujc2k4/coraline-teaching-notes.pdf

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=1520

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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature

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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature

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A Path of Stars (Realistic Fiction)

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The One and Only Ivan (Fantasy)

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Honey...Honey...Lion!: A Story from Africa

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Honey...Honey...Lion!: A Story from Africa

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Grades: Pre K - 6

Lexile Level: 710L

Standard: 1.2.R.3 Students will sequence the plot (i.e., beginning, middle, and end) of a story.

Penguin Classroom Discussion Guide: https://media.btsb.com/TitleLessonPlans/3065.pdf

Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cni5JGu0p0

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=3127

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by Jon Klassen (2012) Caldecott Award Winner

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Caldecott Medal

Grades: Pre-K - 3

Lexile: 340L

Standard: K.3.R.2 Students will ask and answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, and when) about texts, photographs, or illustrations during shared reading or other text experiences with prompting.

Teaching Ideas: https://www.teachingideas.co.uk/books/this-is-not-my-hat/

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=31415

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by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick (2014)

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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

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Grade Levels: 3-12

Lexile Level: 830L

Standard: 4.2.R.4 Students will summarize facts and details from an informational text.

Intercambio Uniting Communities: https://intercambio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Teacher-Guide-I-Am-Malala.pdf

TeachingBooks: Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a True Story)

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Grade Level: Pre K-6

Standard: 1.3.R.2 Students will describe who is telling a story with prompting

Chalk Drawing Activity: http://billthomson.com/pdf/Games%20Guides%20Chalk%20Connect%20The%20Dots.pdf

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=20032

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Grade Levels: 7-12

Lexile Level: 1000L

Standard: 7.3.R.5 Students will identify literary elements and devices that impact a text’s theme and mood.

Novel-Ties Study Guide: https://mrschircop.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/boy-in-the-striped-pajamas.pdf

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=957

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by Anne Sibley O'Brien (2012) Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winner

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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winner

Grade Levels: 1-6

Lexile Level: 560L

Standard: 3.2.R.3 Students will summarize and sequence the important events of a story.

TeachingBooks Story Map: file:///Users/clairehess/Downloads/Story_Map_Multi-Leveled_Lesson_A_Path_of_Stars.pdf

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=29339#Award

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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

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Grade Levels: 7-12

Lexile Level: 1350L

Standard: 8.3.R.1 Students will analyze works written on the same topic from a variety of historical, cultural, ethnic, and global perspectives and analyze the methods the authors use to achieve their purposes.

TED Audio Collective Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ-QTsZ_Tyc

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=52576

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Grade Levels: 5-8

Lexile Level: 320L

Standard: 5.1.S.2 Students will engage in collaborative discussions about what they are reading and writing, expressing their own ideas clearly in pairs, diverse groups, and whole-class settings.

Scholastic Discussion Questions: https://www.scholastic.com/motherdaughterbookclub/pdf/Scholastic_MDBC_DramaDG.pdf

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=31524

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Grade Levels: 4-8

Lexile Level: 700L

Standard: 4.3.R.3 Students will find textual evidence of literary elements: ● setting ● plot ● characters (i.e., protagonist, antagonist) ● characterization ● conflict

Storyboard That: https://www.storyboardthat.com/lesson-plans/out-of-my-mind-by-sharon-draper

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=18265

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by Angie Thomas (2017) Coretta Scott King Award Winner

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Coretta Scott King Award

Grade Levels: 7-12

Lexile Level: 590L

Standard: 8.1.S.2 Students will engage in collaborative discussions about what they are reading and writing, expressing their own ideas clearly while building on the ideas of others in pairs, diverse groups, and whole-class settings.

Learning To Give Literature Guide: https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/hate-you-give-literature-guide

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=53310