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This book is all about recycling and how important it is. It may be hard for children to understand the importance of not wasting things and this text dumbs it down for children so that they can understand this concept. This text is not very complex as it includes mainly tier I words and a few tier II words. This text is a great for 1st grade but could also be read to grades ranging close to 1st grade. A great activity to start after reading this book is to actively recycle as a class. Each week there can be a recycler leader and they can  help take the recycling. Children can put things they use during lunch in the recycling bin and this helps them get excited to recycle and also explains the importance of it. When we do this activity I can revisit what the text says so that children can relate this action to what they are doing by recycling. This activity can meet standard 1.RL.KID.2 Retell stories, including key details,
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This text is about protecting our Earth's water. This is important because children may not understand the importance of water and also the importance of conserving water as well. The illustrations compliment the text well because they all have a great aesthetic that represents water well. This text should be read aloud so that children can read the story with emotion as it is being read to them. This text is a little more complex with a more detailed story line. A great activity to do after reading this story is to engage the children in taking turns with a water sensory table. Children can learn how cool water is and how they can interact with it in different ways. Another class discussion that you could engage the children in is to ask them where they use and see water. This way children can feel included and engage together in a class discussion. This activity meets standard 1.RL.KID.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

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The Oldest Student is about a woman who was very old and decided that she wanted to learn how to read. She was 116 and learned how to read. This text is important to children because it promotes how important reading is and also how cool it is. This way students may see learning how to read as a privilege. This text should be read aloud to students so that they can understand this true story. This text is complex in the sense that it is a detailed realistic story. An activity to do alongside this text after reading it is by practicing vocabulary. To engage to class as a whole the teacher can write some unfamiliar words from the text on the board and ask the children to help define the words together. This text meets standard 1.FL.VA.7a Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

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This text is also an award winning text that I discovered by doing my Author & Illustrator paper in my REED 330 class. I enjoyed this text because it is simple yet the illustrations tell a great story. It is all about a giant squid an all of its characteristics as well. It helps children learn about squids and everything that has to do with them. This text is more complex than others because it includes some unfamiliar vocabulary. However, the story line is very simple and easy to follow. A good age range for this text is from 1-3 grade. An activity I could do alongside this text is to have the children create their own giant squid on a piece of paper by gluing pipe cleaners, eyes, and other loose parts to create their own giant squid. This way children are learning new vocabulary that they may of been unfamiliar with prior to reading this text. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.VA.7a Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

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Hello Lighthouse is an award winning book that is about this light house and all of the different changing seasons that it experiences. This text has great illustrations that depict the different seasons and also illustrates what happens on the inside of the lighthouse. This text is not very complex as the story is very simple. There may be a few unfamiliar words however, most should be high frequency tier II words. An activity that could go alongside this text is for students to draw out the different seasons with the light house in it and write what is happening in their drawing. Therefore, students are learning about different weather that occurs during different seasons. This activity meets standard 1.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including
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This text was inspired because the author, Grace, was bullied during her childhood. This is such an important text for children to read because children need to understand that no matter what, they are enough. This text could be presented through a read aloud so that the teacher can engage children in different parts of the text that are important. This text is not very complex as it is a simple story. However, the idea behind the story may be a little more complex. It is important that children translate this idea to their real lives. A good activity that children can do alongside is to draw a self portrait of themselves and fill in the sentence of "I am enough because..." This way, students are practicing writing skills and promoting confidence in themselves as well. This activity meets standard 1.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing. a. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. b. Use singular and plural nouns with correct verbs in basic sentences.

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This text tells a great story of how a young girl that was very poor found her love for playing the violin. The illustration are very collage like and very intricate as well. This text should be implemented in a classroom through a read aloud. It is a detailed story but one that could be beneficial to children if read aloud with a lot of emotion. This text is a little complex as there are a few unfamiliar words and the text is longer than others. Children can learn that no matter what, you should follow your dreams. This is exactly what Ada did in the story. She was very poor and lived in terrible living conditions, yet she learned to play the violin. An activity that could go alongside this text is practicing vocabulary. A worksheet could be made that as the different vocabulary words and the children are required to write out a definition for that word. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.VA.7a Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

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This book I remember reading in elementary school. Henry is a slave does not know when his birthday is. Except one day after he figured out an idea to mail himself to the North so that he could have freedom. Once this happens, Henry finally has a birthday. This text might may a hard text to read for some children as it is a very hard text to understand. This would mean that this book may be more complex than most read alouds for this age group of children. This text should be presented through a read aloud so that the book can be read with such emotion that reflects the tone and mood of the story. An activity that the class could do is to draw their own map of the journey that Henry went on. This helps with reading comprehension so that the children understand where Henry started on his journey and where he ended. 1.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

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This text is one I remember reading from my childhood as well. Since this is a series I would possibly have children pick from a few options of the series and have them break out into groups and read aloud to each other. Depending on how big the classroom is I might have them read individually so it is not so loud then discuss the book together after reading in different sections. These texts are not very complex for the age group that reads them. The text should be aimed for ages of 1-4 grade depending on the individual's reading level. It could take a week or more to read the book as the groups would read a different section a day. At the end of reading the text I would have the children come together for a group discussion about the different climates in the book. We can talk about weather and what happens in each of their books too. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. Children would need to understand that Mossy had a garden on his back and would therefore use their comprehension skills to do so.

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This text we read in our REED 430 class and I just absolutely loved it. It is such a sweet story that is comforting as well. In the story the little boy that is the main character is struggling because his family are having financial troubles. It talks about the time that he was homeless and how his imaginary friend, Crenshaw, got him through it. This text can show how helpful friendships can be and how things can get tough for everyone too. This text is a chapter book and should be broken up into different parts where the student read it individually on their own time. This text can be seen as ore complex than others because of some unfamiliar tier III words in the text. It is a chapter book so children should be ranging from 1-4 grade. An activity for children to do with this text is for them to describe a time they struggled and how they overcame it. They can write this down by practicing writing and expressing their thoughts. This text aligns with standard 1.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including
capitalization and punctuation, when writing. a. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. b. Use singular and plural nouns with correct verbs in basic sentences.

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This book is one I remember reading all throughout elementary school. It is a text that is good and beneficial to all ages. This text is about a boy that over time becomes a man, but throughout his whole life he has a tree as a friend. The tree gives every part of him, literally, to the man and he always keeps asking for more. It teaches a great lesson about friendship and also that nothing materialistic can ever satisfy you. This text is not complex at all as there are very basic vocabulary and a very basic plot as well. This text should be presented in a classroom through a read aloud. This way children can engage in the text throughout the whole book and the teacher can ask questions pertaining to the text as well. An activity to go alongside this text is to create a tree and have children practice their literacy by writing what they can give in a friendship. By doing this children are practicing writing out words and also studying good qualities in a friend. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including
capitalization and punctuation, when writing.

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This text is a classic and award winning book. I really enjoy this text because it is such a great story that teaches children to stand up for what they believe in. This text is not very complex because the story and vocabulary are very easy to follow. Since this is a chapter book, the grade range should be 1-4 grade. It also lets their imagination run wild with all of the animals being real characters that speak. The main character in the story begs her uncle to keep Wilbur that mut of a pig. In the end the pig ends up winning the prize at the fair. Alongside of him the whole time is Charlotte who writes messages with her web everyday to catch people's attention about Wilbur. This text should be read individually and should be broken up into different parts over a time period. Throughout the course of the book an activity that children could engage in is having an ongoing chart of human and non-human characters in the book. This way children can start to understand the differences between the two categories. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

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This text I discovered through my genre study paper I did for REED 330. It is a children's chapter book with some illustrations here and there as well. This text is a little complex because if its vocabulary and length. It is written from the point of view of a young boy whose father goes to catch a dragon being held captive on this magical island. This text should be read individually with children. You could break it up and discuss what is happening after each section read over a course of time. This way children will be reminded of the major points that happen. An activity to do with a class after reading this book would be to create a travel brochure of the island that the book is taken place at. There are a few images that can help the children visualize the island but not too many to where they will be able to use their creativity and imagination to create their own idea of the island. By doing this children are exemplifying if they understood the text by including all modern fantasy elements from the text. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

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This text is about an extraordinary turtle that has a garden growing on her back. I discovered this text through my picture book presentation assignment in my REED 330 class. This text is rather complex with some unfamiliar tier II and tier III words while also having a very long story line. However, the illustrations make the book very easy to follow. It is a story where a turtle named Mossy is discovered to have a garden growing on her back and she is shipped to a museum because of it. Soon to be discovered, Mossy is sent back to the pond where she was originally found and lives happily ever after. This text is longer than others so it may be a good text to read aloud for 1st grader or above. Some kindergarten and younger ages would enjoy this story through Jan's detailed illustration but it may be hard for them to sit still for a little while and stay focuses. This text could build upon lessons relating to plants, animal life, and ponds. An activity to do would be to have children interact with moss, different plants, and water to see if they could create their own garden to put on Mossy's back. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. Children would need to understand that Mossy had a garden on his back and would therefore use their comprehension skills to do so.

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This text is a powerful one that is a tribute to all of the heroes and lives lost due to racism and segregation. This text is pretty complex as the story is deep and hard to follow. This may be a tough lesson to teach as it is hard to hear that people in our country endured these struggles. There is also some unfamiliar vocabulary. This text offers words of encouragement to those that have been treated differently for the color of their skin. This text also provides an insight for what people of color went through to children may be unaware. This text is a great read aloud for 2nd graders because it may be a tough topic to grasp at such a young age. This book could build upon other texts and lessons about different races and how everyone should be treated equally. A discussion about equality and fairness would be beneficial to the children after this text is read. This activity could align with standard 1.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including
capitalization and punctuation, when writing.

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This text is a classic and well known text. It lets a child's imagination run wild throughout this story. I remember being read this book as a child. It is a story where a little boy looks out his window and sees a different world. This text is not very complex and has very basic vocabulary. This text is a great read aloud to all ages as the story if rather easy to follow. Some younger ages may not be able to read it aloud on their own but they definitely would be able to understand the story and enjoy it too. The illustrations in this book really compliment the story as it completely allows the reader to visualize what is happening in the story. An activity to do with a class after reading this story would be to have to children draw a wild monster and describe what they do when they are wild. This is a fun activity that children will enjoy taking apart in because it is silly. This text is simply a light hearted and fun book to read, however by doing this activity children are practicing their literacy by writing down their ideas. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including
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I also discovered this text through my Windows and Mirrors text set. Originally this story was read to us during CFS 353 lecture and I fell in love with the story. It is a story about a girl who wants her hair to be perfect for a special day that her moms come to at the end of the story. This text is not very complex as it tells a basic story that does not have unfamiliar vocabulary. Children could relate to this text if they were of color and struggled with their hair because it is different than the hair of white people. This again offers students that are African American a sense of belonging. This text would be appropriate for all ages for a read aloud. Some younger children may not be able to read it on their own; however, the sentence and word structure is simple and easy to follow. An activity that children could do alongside this text is to write down different vocabulary words over the course of the text while listening to it. After the children write down the words, read the text again to see if they cold pick up and guess at what these words mean. This activity would meet standard 1.FL.VA.7a Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

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Trombone Shorty is a text I discovered through my Windows and Mirrors text set in my CFS 353 class. I really enjoyed this text because it is an autobiography about a musician and when he started playing the trombone as a child. This text is pretty complex because it is a very long and detailed story. The text starts off with his Troy Andrews as a child and how he picked up playing the trombone. Children who play instruments may find this interesting. This text set also could build upon ideas that were in The Undefeated. This text tells a story of a black musician so children of color in my future classroom may benefit from reading a story about someone with the same color skin as them. This text is rather long and would be more beneficial to children that are in 2nd and older grades because it is a longer and more detailed story. An activity that could go alongside this text would be to have the children write out a paragraph summary to make sure they understood the story. This activity would meet standard 2.FL.F.5.a Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

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This text is another text similar to Amelia Bedilia that is a light hearted text. My favorite part about the book is the illustrations. They are written and drawn with children's handwriting. It is a fun text that offers children a modern fantasy type text. This text is not complex. In real life, crayons never come to life but children would think this is hilarious when being read aloud to. This text is fun and interesting because it is story that I have never read anything like it before. A task I could offer alongside this text is something obviously with crayons. Children can use their favorite colors to draw some of their favorite things and explain why they chose this color and thing that they drew. This activity could align with standard 1.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including
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This text is a light hearted one that is a part of my childhood. Obviously this text is about someone that has my name. This text is not very complex at all. Growing up I have been called Amelia Bedilia whenever I told anyone my name was Amelia. My parents also read this text aloud to me all of my childhood. Amelia Bedilia is so funny and I would just laugh and laugh about all of the silly things she did. This is a great read aloud for all ages as younger ages would think this text is hilarious and for older ages that could read the text on their own, the text would still make them laugh too. I would not say this text build upon any other lessons or texts but it is simply just a fun text to read. I would probably engage the children by asking them what their favorite part of the story was after reading it. By doing this activity, it is aligning with standard 1.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage
when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including
capitalization and punctuation, when writing. This specific standard is for first grade, but this text could be used for a few different grades around this range.