https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i Books to remember en-us 2019-02-14 05:10:11 UTC 2025-10-25 10:21:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/331153659 A hilarious book in which crayons write letters to their owner because they are upset about their usage. A great way for readers to learn about colors or how to write letters. Ideal for grades PreK-1 due to the basic ideas such as colors and using crayons. Slightly complex due to vocabulary and sentence structure.]]> 2019-02-14 05:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/331153659 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/331154733 This Caldecott Medal winner is a sweet, simple book in which a child is repetitively told no by his mother. This book is great for young readers that are learning what "no" means the hard way, and learning that their parents love them even though they say "no!" The simplicity of this book is perfect for PreK and Kindergarten. Slightly complex due to narrow focus, simple sentences, and understanding.]]> 2019-02-14 05:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/331154733 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332445166 This is a comical book about a girl who refuses to brush her hair, no matter how much it gets in her way. This book constantly uses rhymes and is well suited for grades 1st and 2nd, in which kids are in the process of becoming good readers.This is an ideal book to use to get readers to try and pick out the rhyming words out of sentences while practicing their reading skills. This book is mainly slightly complex, with a few moderately complex elements. These include figurative language and vocabulary. ]]> 2019-02-18 19:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332445166 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332449084 Quiet is a simple book that explains how calming and peaceful it is to just be still. This is a seemingly perfect book to read to students that just can't quite realize how lovely things can be when all is quiet and still. I would use this book in any classroom because it may even just be a good stress reliever to read at the end of the day. This book is suited for grades PreK-2 due to its simplistic nature and minimal text. Quiet is simply complex due to its sentence structure, vocabulary, and purpose. ]]> 2019-02-18 20:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332449084 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332451467 Stumpkin is an inspiring story about a pumpkin that no one wants for a jackolantern. This book is very fitting for a fun read aloud activity around Halloween time. Students could even design their own jackolantern after reading it! This book is most fitting for grades K-3. Stumpkin is moderately complex due to more complex sentence structure, conventionality, and vocabulary. Students may also be a little confused by the idea of a jackolantern if their families do not celebrate Halloween. Younger students may need assistance with reading the longer sentences and some of the more advanced vocabulary words. ]]> 2019-02-18 20:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332451467 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332459079 This book is a quick read about a worm chasing another worm using a multitude of prepositions. This book would be a great source of sight words, especially prepositions. Where are You? is intended for PreK-1, which is very appropriate considering the content. This would be a very simple read for preschool, and a great way to practice sight words in first grade. This book is slightly complex due to its extremely simple sentence structure and organization of main ideas.]]> 2019-02-18 20:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332459079 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332460576 Americans is a book that conveys the complexity and unity of being an American. It explains the different qualities that Americans have and ties them all together by saying that they are what make Americans in the end. This would be a great book to read at the beginning of a unit on American History, as it touches on events in America from its founding to now. This book is most appropriate for grades 3-5 because it conveys many deep historical ideas that need context to be fully understood. This book is very complex due to its purpose, vocabulary, subject matter knowledge, and intertextuality. ]]> 2019-02-18 20:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332460576 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332462915 A fun read about a child imagining what her life would be like if her family were different animals. This book would fit perfectly into a science curriculum that gets into the beginnings of animal group naming. The grade level for this book is PreK-2. Some of the collective nouns may go right over younger kids heads, but it is still a fun read about animals for any child. Once students reach an older age, they will not have many problems reading and understanding this book. This book is moderately complex due to use of graphics,  vocabulary, and subject matter knowledge.]]> 2019-02-18 21:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332462915 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332465235 This ABC book about transportation is a great book to get students to associate letters with things they already know. This book would be a fun way for students to start learning to associate letters with objects and words they already know. This book is intended for grades PreK-1. Let's Go ABC! would fit perfectly into a preK/K curriculum in which students are working on letter awareness. This book is moderately complex due to vocabulary, subject matter knowledge, and sentence structure. ]]> 2019-02-18 21:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332465235 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332466743 This book is a wordless picture book that is very simple but tells a powerful story of a girl that makes friends with a new girl at school that no one seems to like. This book could be used in a classroom to teach a lesson on the importance of being kind to others. If used for a read aloud, the teacher could ask the students what they think is going on in each picture since there are no words to explicitly say it. This book is meant for grades PreK-2, which seems very appropriate, as this is a time when every student should be learning how much lives can be positively impacted by simple acts of kindness. This book is very complex due to the use of graphics and implied purpose of the book.]]> 2019-02-18 21:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332466743 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332468221 A sweet book about a little girl who is nervous for her first day of kindergarten via her shoes. This creative story is relatable for kids who are nervous about anything coming their way. This would be a great book to read to preK students who are soon going to enter kindergarten. This book is meant for grades PreK-1, which is appropriate, as children at this age tend to get nervous over going to school, the doctor, the dentist, etc. This book is moderately complex due to vocabulary and conventionality.]]> 2019-02-18 21:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332468221 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332469638 This book is an inspiring read about a school welcoming all races, genders, cultures, and religions. The book could be used on the first day of school in really any classroom to set the tone for the students that ALL students are welcome there and all will be treated with respect and care. This book is ideal for grades PreK-1, but really can be applicable to any grade range, as it addresses all people and how they are welcomed in school. This book is exceedingly complex due to its intertextuality. Many students may not understand the references to people that wear hijabs, people that have parents of the same sex, people that use wheelchairs, etc.]]> 2019-02-18 21:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332469638 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332471046 In this book, Jerome finds importance of the words he encounters everyday, and he collects them. He eventually uses the words he has collected to become a poet and then a singer, and shares his knowledge with the world. This book would be a great way to share with students the importance of vocabulary and working to expand it. This book is meant for grades PreK-2, but seems to be better suited for 1-2 as it addresses vocabulary and reading. These are more relatable for the older children of this range. The book is moderately complex due to its use of a few complex vocabulary words.]]> 2019-02-18 21:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332471046 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332472039 This book is a fun, informational books about animals and all the different types. This book is a great way to introduce types of animals in a science lesson. It briefly discusses mammals, birds, amphibians, etc. and how all animals have some of the same qualities. It would be a great way to teach what all the different kinds of animals are. All Around Us is intended for grades K-2. This book seems more fitting for 1st/2nd grade because it addresses the science side of animal grouping and is suited for students who have some knowledge in science. This book is moderately complex due to subject matter knowledge.]]> 2019-02-18 22:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332472039 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332473741 This is a simple book about a school bus being nervous for his first day with other children. It seems as though many young children could relate to the school bus in the story and identify with his nervous feelings. This would be a great book to read in a PreK or K classroom to students who just started riding the school bus or are soon to. This book is intended for grades PreK-K. The book is moderately complex due to its sentence structure, vocabulary, and subject matter knowledge. The book discusses parts of a bus such as the brakes, engine, gauges, etc. which may be hard to understand at such a young age.]]> 2019-02-18 22:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332473741 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332474858 This book is a story full of onomatopoeias and rhyming words that describe the sound of rain as it sprinkles, storms, and quits raining all together. This book would be an excellent way to teach parts of figurative language such as onomatopoeia and rhyming. This book is intended for grades PreK-3, but it may be better suited for grades that are learning figurative language. This book is moderately complex due to its use of vocabulary, as some students may not know that words like "splatter, whoosh, swish, etc." are used to describe the sound of rain.]]> 2019-02-18 22:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332474858 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332475884 This book is a feel good book that inspires readers to follow their dreams and to do whatever makes them happy. This book would be a great source of sight words and an inspiration for a fun activity afterwards. Students could draw what kind of dreamer they think they are. This book is meant for grades PreK-2, which is very appropriate due to the depth of the book that can possibly be explored by older kids. This book is moderately complex due to vocabulary and sentence structure.]]> 2019-02-18 22:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332475884 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332476561 This book is a short story about a child asking his mother what she thinks he will be when he grows up. This can ignite many questions in readers about what they want to be when they grow up. I would use this book in a preK or K classroom and have my students draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up. When I Grow Up is intended for grades K-2. This seems more appropriate for the younger part of the range, as this book may be too simple as kids get into 2nd grade. This book is moderately complex due to vocabulary. ]]> 2019-02-18 22:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332476561 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332478300 This is a touching book about identifying with emotions and being okay with them. I see this as being an excellent book for a guidance counselor to read to students of any elementary age so that they know that their emotions such as sadness are valid and it is okay to feel that way sometimes. This book is intended for PreK-2 and is fitting for these grades. At this point, students should be made aware of emotions and that they are okay to feel. This book is moderately complex due to intertextuality.]]> 2019-02-18 22:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332478300 skirk91 https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332479226 This book about the endless possibilities of what to do with a jetpack is perfect for a fun read aloud. At the same time, this story could be used to teach what adverbs are, as it includes many of them such as patiently, cautiously, politely, etc. This book is intended for K-2, which is appropriate due to its silly nature and mostly simple text. The book is moderately complex due to vocabulary, sentence structure, and subject matter knowledge.]]> 2019-02-18 22:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/skirk91/nidsnnuy2o7i/wish/332479226