Each Content Area consists of three "Big Ideas" found in the DESE Standards. Within each big idea you will find a non-fiction book, an online resource, and an additional print resource. 

Incorporating reading and writing in all content areas is important for the growth and development of students of all ages. Therefore, all the resources selected to incorporate content area literacy in Math have been collected with Second Grade students in mind. The resources in Science have been collected for Third Grade students. Finally, the resources in Social Studies have been collected for Fourth Grade students. 

The last two tabs of my live binder contain my evaluations and citations for each resource!

 

                 Please enjoy. 

Title: Odd and Even Socks 

Author: Melanie Chrismer
Illustrator: Caroline Anderson
Year Published: 2005
Publishing Company and City:       Scholastic Inc, New York City

Odd and Even Socks by Melanie Chrismer takes an everyday piece of clothing, socks, that students know and are comfortable with and uses it to reinforce the concept of odd and even numbers. This book would be great as a read aloud to introduce the idea of even and odd to Second Grade students. This book then could be added to the library for students to refer to when needed! 

Title: The Coin Counting Book 

Author: Rozanne Williams
Illustrator: Charlesbridge Publishing
Year Published: 2010
Publishing Company and City:     Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA

The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Williams is a great book that uses rhyming and catchy phrases to teach the value of each coin. The book also expands into teaching about addition and subtraction of coins! Finally, the book concludes with teaching about the different ways to add coins to make the same amounts.  My favorite part of the book is the realistic images of each coin. Therefore, the illustrations enhance the message of the story and give a visual representation to all the differences and values of each coin. Because this book teaches about the value, adding, subtracting, and different ways to make the same amount, I could see myself using this book in multiple different lessons, selecting certain sections of the book each time, depending on what we are learning in the classroom that day. 

Title: One Hundred Ways to Get to 100  

Author: Jerry Pallotta
Illustrator: Rob Bolster
Year Published: 2003
Publishing Company and City:       Scholastic Inc, New York City

One Hundred Ways to Get to 100 by Jerry Pallotta is a beautiful picture book that is full of amazing illustrations to help students connect to the idea of the number one hundred. The book starts off by counting from one all the way to one hundred with a picture representing each number along the way. The book then continues to explain that there are many ways to get to 100 such as counting by twos, fours, fives, tens, twenty, and twenty-fives. The book also talks about adding and subtracting to get to 100! All of these ways to get to 100 are represented with pictures. The pictures are all images students are comfortable with such as apples, butterflies, or hamburgers. I love all the color and all the different ways this books teaches to get to 100. I could definitely use this book in multiple lessons and I think their are multiple pages in this book that would be great to give Second Graders a visual of counting in base ten! 

Title: What Color Is Camouflage?

Author: Carolyn B. Otto
Illustrator: Megan Lloyd
Year Published: 1996
Publishing Company and City:       HarperCollins Publisher Inc, New York City

What Color is Camouflage? By Megan Lloyd is a great book that teaches the basic survival skills of multiple different animals all around the world. One of the survival skills is having camouflage! The book then continues to explain many different animals and their camouflage and how it helps them hide from their prey. The book defines camouflage and all the different forms it comes in and how it is helpful. This book is full of content specific vocabulary words and definitions. Therefore, I would use this book as a read aloud to introduce the idea of how certain inherited traits, such as camouflage, help animals survive. By utilizing this book as a read aloud I would ensure that students are comprehending all the new ideas and words that are in this story and as a way to ensure that my students see how different animals have different traits. 

Title: Weather 

Author: Kristin Baird Rattini

Illustrator: Photo Credits published by National Choreographic
Year Published: 2013
Publishing Company and City:      National Geographic Society, Washington DC

Weather by Kristin Rattini is an easy reader that would be perfect in a Third Grade library. This book defines weather, discusses the sun, explains different types of clouds, explores how the changes in temperature will cause snow, showcases the difference between thunder and lightening, discusses the colors of the rainbows, talks about when weather can be 'wild,' and finishes with defining wind. Throughout the book there are comprehension check questions and at the end of the book there is a fun activity for students to do that also checks their comprehension. I believe that Third Graders could easily read this book on their own and they could use this as a  reference while we learn more about the Earth's Systems! 

Author: Marilyn Singer
Illustrator: Frané Lessac
Year Published: 2003
Publishing Company and City:      HarperCollins, New York City 

 
On the Same Day in March A Tour of the World's Weather by Marilyn Singer is a great book that explores the weather in different parts of the world on the same day! The book goes into detail about the weather in Canada, New York City, the Nile Valley, the Louisiana Bayou, Darjeeling India, Northern Kenya,  Darwin Australia, Patagonia Argentina, and Antarctica. Throughout the book there are many different words that represent different terms in each cultural in relation to the weather they are experiencing. The book also compares and contrasts weather throughout the story. I would love to incorporate this book in a read aloud setting, maybe even in March, when learning about the Earth's systems and specifically about weather changes and patterns during seasons. 

Title: Many Kinds of Matter A Look at Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Author: Jennifer Boothroyd
Illustrator: Lerner Publishing Group
Year Published: 2015
Publishing Company and City:       Lerner Publishing Group Inc, Minneapolis. 

Many Kinds of Matter A Look at Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Jennifer Boothroyd is an informational book that defines Matter and each state of Matter. The book does a great job of using short and direct definitions and sentences that have real life examples of each state of Matter to teach students about Matter. Along with the constant real life explanations the book pairs each definition with real life pictures for students to reference! I believe that this book would be a great resource for students to find in the library in their Third Grade classroom. The students could easily read and use this book to independently learn more about Matter and explore real life examples of Matter that they see everyday. 

Title: George vs. George The American Revolution as seen From Both Sides

Author: Rosalyn Schanzer
Illustrator: Rosalyn Schanzer
Year Published: 2007
Publishing Company and City: National Geographic Children's Books, Washington DC 

George vs. George The American Revolution as seen From Both Sides by: Rosalyn Schanzer is an excellent book that showcases in an unbiased way the two opinions of the American Revolution. The book also goes into great detail about the events, battles, discussions, and the governmental decisions during this time period. This book is a great tool to use in multiple different lessons. I personally used this book and only picked the pages that really showcased the differences between King George III and George Washington which was the focus of my lesson. Therefore, I can see myself in the future only reading a section about the Boston Tea Party or possible one of the major battles instead of the whole book. With that being said, I also think this book would be great to allow students to flip through and use as a resource on their own! 

Title:  A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution

Author: Betsy Maestro
Illustrator: Giulio Maestro
Year Published: 2007
Publishing Company and City:      HarperCollins, New York City

A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by: Betsy Maestro is an easy to read informative text that explains why and how the Constitution came about. What stands out most to me when reading this book is illustrations. The water color illustrations are absolutely beautiful and bring the book to life! I would love to utilize this book by doing a picture walk to intrigue students and then leave the book for them to explore in the Fourth Grade classroom library!

Title: They Called Her Molly Pitcher 

Author: Anne Rockwell
Illustrator: Cynthia von Buhler
Year Published: 2006
Publishing Company and City:       Dragonfly Books, New York City

In the book Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell Molly's bravery and heroism is beautifully depicted. During the American Revolution there were many women that took on the roles of cooking, making clothes, and caring for the injured soldiers. Molly did all of these and and more. She would run onto the battle field in order to bring the soldiers water and when her husband was shot she even participated in the fight by shooting cannons at the enemy!  The book explains all the ways that Molly went above and beyond to contribute to the American Revolution and that her bravery was even recognized by George Washington.  Therefore, this book gives life and recognition to the contributions of women, especially Molly Pitcher, and would be a great book to read aloud to students, when studying about historical women prior to the 1800s as well as when learning about the American Revolution.