https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks I have compiled a list of 20 books, describing how they can be used effectively inside of classrooms across the nation. en-us 2020-10-13 20:49:46 UTC 2024-07-15 12:02:08 UTC hello@padlet.com aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829418681 Going Down Home with Daddy is an inspiring story about Lil Alan and his family takes a trip, "down home". Where he learn the traditions of his family and the true value of family. This text is meant for the audiences of 2nd- 3rd grade. This text would be used best in social studies driven activity. Students should be given a simple text with a connection to specified heritage.]]> 2020-10-14 16:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829418681 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829470400 The Patchwork Bike is an uplifting book about two siblings making the most out of what they were giving.  The picture book, is very motivating to keep a positive mind-frame and work with what you are given. This book is not lengthy at all, the target audience would be 3rd- 4th grade. The text within the story is there to teach a story, an activity that best aligns with the content would be to have students create a story using a limited word bank.]]> 2020-10-14 17:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829470400 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829610793 A Big Mooncake for Little Star   is a beautiful story of a young girl doing the opposite of her mothers directions. By sneaking after hours into the kitchen to eat a mooncake that wasn't to be touched. The author uses this book to display a lesson to young children to never be mischievous because what's done in the dark will always come to the light. This text is meant to target an audience of children in kindergarten to 2nd grade. The large pictures and shallow word usage students of this age group are capable of grasping the lesson quickly. An activity with this book along with classroom expectations would be great for students!]]> 2020-10-14 17:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829610793 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829924505 Thank You, Omg! is a inspiring picture book displaying the acts of a selfless neighborhood hero. The author through words and pictures demonstrates a confusing story to some, but a story of what being a good person is all about. This book is meant for students grades kindergarten- 2nd grade. A great vocabulary activity would align great with this, for students to learn new vocabulary as well as kind words.]]> 2020-10-14 18:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829924505 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829993222 The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule gives an important lessons on being a well rounded citizen. The main goal of this text if for children to treat others how they would want to be treated. The target audience for this book would be small children. The main goal of the book is to teach a lesson of doing to others what you would want done to you. Activities for this text would be having students work on classroom expectations when interacting with one another.

]]> 2020-10-14 19:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/829993222 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830039465 Hello lighthouse gives an symbolic story of a family keeping up a lighthouse. The lighthouse can be seen as symbolic because the author describes all of the conditions it had to withstand. The target audience for this text would be students K-3. Activities that could be paired with this would be a vocabulary sheet. Using newly words learned from the book.]]> 2020-10-14 19:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830039465 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830081029 The rough patch, gives inspiration and hope to its readers. With author Lies describing the main character  in his lowest times of life, but showing how time heal all wounds. The target audience for this read are kids kindegertan through 2nd grade. This read would be effective in a composition activity. Getting students to start thinking critically of things they have overcame throughout life.]]> 2020-10-14 19:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830081029 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830100170 Fox the Tiger is an inspiring read. It has the message of promoting uniqueness through originality inside the classroom. The fox and the tiger is a great read aloud book for students in K-2. Activities that can be paired best with the reading would be identification chart for science. Understanding different type of organisms.]]> 2020-10-14 19:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830100170 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830113653 Big Cat, Little Cat gives a life story about accepting change. Many children may feel change is a bad thing, but this story shows how change comes with life. The target audience for the text would be K-2. Activities to align the reading should be vocabulary. Placing newly words inside new sentences.]]> 2020-10-14 19:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830113653 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830142359 Dreamers is an inspiring story of a journey from Mexico to the United States This story is inspiring because of the adversity that was faced throughout this book. The target audience of this text is K-2. Students should complete this reading along with a social studies activity. This teaches history and stigmas placed on people without understanding background.]]> 2020-10-14 20:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830142359 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830152914 Drawn Together tells an frustrating story between grandparent and grandchild who has language barriers preventing them from communicating. Through understanding and effort they realized that they could draw to communicate with each other. The audience the author tried to target would be K-3. The heartfelt writing is a great sigway for students to compose their own story, of when they were opposites of someone or a situation but overcame the adversity. ]]> 2020-10-14 20:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830152914 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830160543 Wolf in the Snow tells a story how two unusual friends help each other relocate their families. The young girl and wolf shows how to people from different backgrounds can come together to work as a team.The target audience of the story for PreK-1. The students. activities could be aligned with science, and drawing fishes from the book.]]> 2020-10-14 20:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830160543 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830169702 Night Job shows a young boy the definition of hardworking. While he is forced to work the shift to provide for his family the father decides to bring his son along. The audience for this book would be K-2. Activities could be a cause and effect activity. The students could predict the out come of the sons life.]]> 2020-10-14 20:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830169702 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830186920 The Remember Balloons, shares an emotional story of a young man losing his close grandpa to memory disease. The message that's huge in this story is that losing loved ones is apart of life. It is up to you to keep the tradition going. The target audience for the author would be K-4. Students could use new vocabulary words, to write parents to loved ones.]]> 2020-10-14 20:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830186920 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830197688 Bats at the Library tells a story to encourage students become locked into reading. With the symbolic figure and illustrating bats breaking into the library to read author Lies message was quite obvious. The target audience of the book would be K-2. Activity could having students could identify their favorite type of book.]]> 2020-10-14 20:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830197688 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830206568 Bats in the band shows an imaginary story of bats playing in a band throughout the night. K-1 is the target audience for this book. The activity could go along with musician standards.The activity could be identifying the types of instruments. ]]> 2020-10-14 20:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830206568 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830218264 Got to get to bears is a book written to show the importance of friendship. The audience K-1. The activities for this book would be using vocabulary words to describe friendship.]]> 2020-10-14 20:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830218264 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830222370 Alma and how she got her name is about accepting your own uniqueness. At the beginning Alma didn't like her name but when she realized where it came from, her name began to grow on her. The target audience would be K-3. The activity students could complete an all about me chart.]]> 2020-10-14 20:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830222370 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830229341 The stuff of Stars gives a depiction of the thought how the universe started. It encourage readers to think about events and the chain effect that could be made.The target audience would be K-2. Activity could be aligned with the science standards. The students could learn planets.]]> 2020-10-14 20:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/830229341 aavant11 https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/847046968 All the World, a picture book describing to young readers that the world is what you make of it.The target audience of the book would be grades PreK- Kindergarten. Activities would include students sharing things important to them in their individual lives.]]> 2020-10-21 00:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aavant11/Bookmarks/wish/847046968