https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf Made with a quick smile en-us 2017-09-11 18:03:22 UTC 2025-12-20 17:08:38 UTC hello@padlet.com carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186504936 Summary: the main character in the story wants to see a whale but explains that there are several steps in doing so.
Classroom use: Even though this story is fiction this can be used to teach students about planning and making a list. ]]> 2017-09-11 18:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186504936 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186505629 Summary: The missing piece is a story on a circle that is missing part of himself. He searches in different places and different pieces to see what would complete him.
Classroom use: This can be used on a lesson on independence. The circle searches everywhere to find a piece but he doesn’t realize that he is perfect the way he is.]]> 2017-09-11 18:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186505629 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186515078 This book is about a mouse who goes to school and gets into all sorts of trouble. ]]> 2017-09-11 18:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186515078 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186515815 Summary: The book is about a little who wants to invite his friend Amy to his birthday party. When he runs into her he ends up avoiding her and not giving her the birthday card. He mails it instead. 
Classroom use: This is a great book to use as an anticipatory set for a lesson on writing and mailing letters. ]]> 2017-09-11 18:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186515815 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186516566 Summary: The main character in the book is learning to cope with the divorce of her grandparents. She feels as if her world is ending and the family she has will fall apart.
Classroom use: This book can be used to help students who are dealing with separation in their lives. Another great way to incorporate this into the classroom is to have the students write a letter to the little girl that gives her advice on how to deal with the situation. I would give the example of having one weekend to hang out with both grandma and grandpa.]]> 2017-09-11 18:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186516566 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186517222 Summary: This silly book talks about the different character traits these pigs and owls have. 
Classroom use: this book can be used to teach children that it’s ok t be different because we are all unique individuals.]]> 2017-09-11 18:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186517222 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186517724 Summary: Nona grows up watching her grandma working with people and making them potions. When nona grows up she goes to a college to become a scientist. She becomes sad because that’s not what she wants to do. She actually wanted to become a Strega like her grandma. 
Classroom use: This can be used as a writing topic for students where they write about what they want to be when they grow up or who do they admire.]]> 2017-09-11 18:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186517724 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186519455 Summary: The well know story on the train the polar express is about a little boy who takes a trip during the night on this train.  He visits the north pole and eventually returns home. this book is a Caldecott award winner.
Classroom use: This book can be used to teach students about award winning books.

]]> 2017-09-11 18:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186519455 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186519896 Summary: This is an alphabetically ordered book on animals.
Classroom use: Can be used as anticipatory set on teaching the letters for handwriting time.]]> 2017-09-11 18:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186519896 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186523448 Title: The Pigeon Needs a Bath
Summary: Another amazing Mo Willems book where pigeon refuses to take a bath. He goes about explaining that he doesn’t need one as he gets dirtier and dirtier by the page. 
Classroom use: I would use this book to help my students with inflection in their voices when they read. I would also use this book to introduce speech bubbles and order of reading from left to right.]]> 2017-09-11 18:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186523448 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186523804 Title: The Jungle Run
Summary: This book is about a couple of animals in the jungle who are in a race. Each animal passes eachother  in the race.
Classroom use: I would incorporate this book into a rhyming word lesson. Since this book is written in a poem form I would have the students take a portion of the book and search for rhyming words

]]> 2017-09-11 18:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/186523804 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/192035136 The Cat and Hat is a a book on two small children that are having a boring day so this cat with a hat comes in to entertain them. 
Classroom use: I would use this book to help during a rhyming words unit. ]]> 2017-09-28 12:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/192035136 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/192043230 This classic story is about a little girl who is named Goldilocks and gets lost in the woods and finds a cottage where three bears lived. She goes into their home and touches all of their  belonging.
This is a fun book to use as a redirecting the class because it is a fun read aloud. ]]> 2017-09-28 13:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/192043230 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/192119249 This book is about the different creatures the animal the brown bear sees. The author uses colors in the writing to match the illustrations. This book would be useful in the classroom when teaching colors. ]]> 2017-09-28 15:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/192119249 carlya45 https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/192144223 Knuffle Bunny is a stuffed toy that belongs to a baby. Knuffle bunny gets left behind at the laundry mat and the baby tries to tell her dad but dad can't understand her. When they get back home Mom realizes that the bunny is missing and they race down to find him. This Mo Willems story is great to read aloud for beginning readers because we can show them how to make our voice match the characters feelings. ]]> 2017-09-28 15:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/carlya45/72iyt8swblwf/wish/192144223