https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu By: Skyler Morley en-us 2018-02-08 21:39:29 UTC 2018-04-25 19:55:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/230235605 By: Jeremy Billups
Illustrator: Jeremy Billups
Publication Date: June 03, 2015
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Ages 1-4
Approx. Test Level: First-Second grade
Teaser: What's under this bears beard? Is it his friends? How is he getting around with all that hair? Does someone carry it for him? How is he winning competitions?
Let's find out who and what's under his beard...
Teaching Ideas: Ask students to come up with predictions to what they think is hiding under the bears beard. They can even draw pictures of how long and big or what color they think the beard is.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25715367-bearded]]> 2018-02-10 02:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/230235605 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237843716 By: Gail Herman
Illustrator: Lydia Halverson, Charles Grosvenor
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: PreK-K Grades 1-2
Approx. Test Level: N/A
Teaser: These penguins are always going on adventures that often times create trouble for them. This  time they are trying to fly a plane. In order to not crash and not get injured these friends come together to make everything work.
Teaching Ideas: A fun way to keep the students engaged and interested in this book is when doing read aloud assign students to each character like a play. Or as the teacher make different voices when reading so that the children can easily tell apart who is talking.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5003749-madagascar]]> 2018-03-04 20:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237843716 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237847146 By: Norman Bridwell
Illustrator: Norman Bridwell
Publication Date: October 01,1998
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: PreK-K
Approx. Test Level: Guided Reading Level: J
DRA Level: 16
Lexile Measurement: 270L
Teaser: It's Clifford's first snow and he can't wait to play in it with his best friend Elizabeth. What will they do? Clifford has never been sledding before. Will he like it?
Teaching Ideas: Ask the students to share about their first snow experiences that they remember. Ask them to draw a picture about what they're favorite thing to do in the snow with their friends is.
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/clifford-s-first-snow-day-by-norman-bridwell/]]> 2018-03-04 20:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237847146 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237853414 By:  RH Disney/ Melissa Langonegro
Illustrator:  N/A
Publication Date: August 11, 2009
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: N/A
Approx. Test Level: Guided Reading Level: M
Lexile Measurement: 480L
DRA Level: 24
Teaser: Tinkerbell is always on an adventure. This time to find a magical mirror that can grant a wish... What will Tinkerbell wish for? Tinkerbell's friends come along with Tink and learn more than one lesson on their adventure. What will they learn? What happens to Tinkerbell's friends?
Teaching Ideas:  Have students write what wishes they would make. Ask the students to talk about why having friends there for you when on adventures is more fun than going alone. Ask them what they have learned from another classmate. A teaching lesson I could use with this book is practicing reading at safe pace. What this means is a pace that is fast enough to finish the book but slow enough to be able to actually visualize and comprehend the book and readings.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6200371-tink-s-treasure-hunt]]> 2018-03-04 21:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237853414 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237855356 By: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Illustrator: Robin Cuddy
Publication Date:  September 1, 1999
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: PreK-K Grades: 1-2, 3-5
Approx. Test Level: Guided Reading Level: K
Lexile Measurement: 650L
DRA Level: 18
Teaser:  Winnie the Pooh is getting to know his neighborhood, from short cuts he can make home to where and who all his neighbors are. Along the way he wants to find a present for his best friends Piglet he asks his other friends in the neighborhood what to get him. What will Pooh get Piglet? Who are Pooh's neighbors?
Teaching Ideas: Ask students who their friends in the neighborhood are? What do they like to do? Do the students know how to get home or know any short cuts in their neighborhood?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2771015-pooh-s-neighborhood]]> 2018-03-04 21:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237855356 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237859176 By: Greg Olsen
Teaser:  Can you remember clearly a game you made up and played all the time with either your friends or siblings or maybe even family? What was the game like? What did you have to do? An example I think of is always playing school with my sister and cousins. We would use journals and pretend to do math, writing, and other subjects taking turns being the teacher. I don't remember a lot about it but always that I was so excited when I got to be the teacher. I like to think think that playing that game has influenced my wanting to be a teacher today. The painting below is another example of someone else's representation of playing with friends or family. What do you think they are going to be doing as adults? are they still going to be friends? What do you think they are playing?]]> 2018-03-04 21:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237859176 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237860333 " You've got a friend in me" 
By: Tom Bertram
Teaser: For those of you that have seen Toy Story this may be what comes to mind when hearing this song. The song talks about having a friend to lean on and being there for somebody. We all like to have friends like that. Someone we can talk to when we have a problem or need some advice. Woody and Buzz may not have been the best of friends in the beginning of the movie but they ended up being the best of friends and they help each other on their adventure becoming closer. When listening to this song imagine who in your life makes you feel like a good friend? Who is your good friend? Why are they a good friend? What kind of adventures do you want to do together?

]]> 2018-03-04 22:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/237860333 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255079881 By: Bill Scollon
Illustrator: N/A
Publication Date: September 10, 2013
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Prek-K
Approx. Test Level: Guided Reading Level: M
DRA Level: 24
Lexile Measurement: AD520L
Teaser: Mickey and his friends are transformed to have super powers. They must put their super powers together and work together to keep everyone safe and pass the mission.
Teaching Ideas: Talk to class about what super powers they would want. After having a discussion we would read the book. After the book I would handout a problem or prompt for students to talk about and discuss in groups. They can assign students super powers but they have to work together like friends must do. 

]]> 2018-04-25 02:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255079881 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255095197 By: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: Sal Murdocca
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: 1-2, 3-5
Approx. Test Level: Guided Reading Level: M
DRA Level: 24
Lexile Measurement: 500L
Teaser: Jack and Annie are on another adventure and this time they are in a castle filled with nights who aren't happy to have them there. To get out of this place Jack and Annie are going to have to make friends with some unexpected characters.
Teaching Ideas: Talk about how we have met our best friends and how it isn't as ordinary or expected as we thought.

]]> 2018-04-25 04:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255095197 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255096196 By: Laura Joffe Numeroff
Illustrator: Felicia Bond
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Prek-K, 1-2
Approx. Test Level: guided Reading Level: K
DRA Level: 18
Lexile Measurement: AD410L
Teaser: Mouse asks his friend for a favor but that favor turns into more favors. Soon mouse's friend doesn't want to do any more favors but realizes that mouse would help him if he needed it. What crazy favors does he have to do?
Teaching Ideas: Explaining that just like the mouse's friend that we sometimes have to do things that a hard to make our friends happy. This teaches about caring, sharing, and introducing respect.

]]> 2018-04-25 05:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255096196 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255323669 By: Dr. Seuss
Illustrated: Dr. Seuss
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Prek-K, 1-2
Approx. Test Level: Guided Reading Level: N/A
DRA Level: N/A
Lexile Measurement: N/A
Teaser: Horton this big elephant doesn't have that many friends in his jungle. One day while strolling about trying not to make anyone mad he finds a floating speck. This speck is so small Horton thinks nothing of it until... He hears shouting. What? What is on this speck? Who is on this speck? Now Horton is on a mission to save the people who live on this speck and keep them away from the not so friendly creatures Horton lives with in the jungle.
Teaching Ideas: Ask them after reading why they think Horton went through so much trouble to protect the who's that live on the speck. Talk about how they never even saw each other face to face and became best friends. Then set up at activity with two desks facing each other and a sheet separating them so you can't see the person in front of you. Have students take turns coming up and trying to guess who is on the other side. Try to get them to find common interests that they can become friends and have a conversation.
Then we can watch the movie after. 
 ]]> 2018-04-25 16:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255323669 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255329773 By: S.E Hilton
Illustrator: None
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: 6-8, 9-12
Approx. Text Level: Guided Reading Level: Z
DRA Level: 70
Lexile Measurement: 750L
Teaser: Outsiders is a classic where it's the lower SES class versus the higher SES class. They are divided and hate each other. One day a group of "Greasers" a term for the lower SES class gets involved with an altercation with the "Soc's" (higher SES class) and it doesn't end well. Now friends Pony Boy,  Johnny, Dally, and much more are running and hiding from the law and their family. Soon they are in danger and need medical help. Who will survive? Will these groups ever come together?
Teaching Ideas: Ask students to create a organizer of their thoughts and predictions to what will happen in the book. When we are done reading we will have two opposing sides make a debate onto why they think that =coming together is the solution or staying apart. Another argument could be is it better to have your friends with you and face consequences together even though they are innocent or would you take ownership of your mistakes alone face the consequences.
https://youtu.be/VeoNhdbMriA
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/o/the-outsiders/book-summary

]]> 2018-04-25 16:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255329773 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255347696 "You Can Count On Me"
By: Bruno Mars
Teaser: The lyrics to this song describe the bond between to people who are loyal and their for each other no matter the distance or the time.  The lyrics "When we are called to help our friends in need
You can count on me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it, I can count on you like four three two
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah". This lyrics talk about the responsibilities or duties of friends and that is being there for them and them being there for you.
Teaching Ideas: Have students write characteristics about what being a good friend means and entails and what you would expect in return from your friends. Have them write in a personal journal a story that involves a moment of bonding through their friendship. Or even talk about a break up friendship and how that feels.

]]> 2018-04-25 17:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255347696 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255357903 "A Friend"
By: Gillian Jones
Teaser: A
Teaching Ideas: Introduce this poem to start off a poetry unit. Have the students create a poem about the negatives and positives of a friend and then compare. Then students will have the chance to write their best finalized poem about who they consider their best friend whether their mom, sibling, pet, or person and read it to them. Have them write a reflection on what emotions came after and while reading the poem to that someone. ]]> 2018-04-25 17:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255357903 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255420896 2018-04-25 19:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255420896 sdmorle https://padlet.com/sdmorle/iz6ij57shjvu/wish/255422417 "Top 5 Unbelievable Friendships"
By: Dreamworks TV
Teaser: This video offers some movie character friendships many of us are familiar with and it talks about how the most insane and unexpected friendships are the best.
Teaching Ideas: Explain how no matter boy or girl, or race, or "clique" you can find friends in the most unexpected people. Who knows they may end up being the best.

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