Aubrey Pruitt- Reading File by Aubrey Pruitt

Aubrey Pruitt- Reading File by Aubrey Pruitt https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza en-us 2021-12-06 22:12:37 UTC 2021-12-08 03:04:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Sun! One in a Billion pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932239571 Author: Stacy McAnulty
Publication Date: 2018
Illustrator: Stevie Lewis
Reading Level: PK-4th Grade
Synopsis: Sun is a star who lights up our solar system and a bunch of other special things. This book shares facts about the sun in an interesting ways for kids.
Two activities:
1. Have the students create their own star complete with a drawing and five characteristics.
2. Have the students fill out a fill in the blank worksheets with specific facts about the sun in the book.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932239571 Not Norman: A Goldfish Story pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932240338 Author: Kelly Bennet
Publication Date: 2008
Illustrator: Noah Z. Jones
Reading Level: 3rd grade
Synopsis: Norman the goldfish isn’t what the little boy wanted for a pet. He wanted a pet that could run and catch or chase string. This was definitely not Norman. When he tries to trade Norman for a "good pet," things don’t go as he expected. Norman is a better pet than he thought, better than those other pets.
Two activities:
1. Teach early childhood listening and speaking skills. Students can draw picture of their pets/ stuffed animals and do a show and tell.
2. English- Onomatopoeia using the part about the tree branch on the window. Students go around the classroom listening to noises things make and make onomatopoeias either in a LEA lesson format or as an extension.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932240338 Bullies Never Win pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932241239 Author: Margery Cuyler
Publication Date: 2009
Illustrator: Arthur Howard
Reading Level: K-4th Grade
Synopsis: Jessica is tired of being bullied by Brenda Bailey, who makes fun of her any chance she gets. She works through how to stop the bullying in an appropriate way.
Two activities:
1. Discuss reasons why bullying is wrong.
2. Make a list of ways you think is appropriate for stopping a bully.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932241239 The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932241891 Author: Jon Scieszka
Publication Date: 1991
Illustrator: Lane Smith
Reading Level: PK-3rd grade
Synopsis: The author provides a comical fractured fairy tale showing a whole other side to the story of the Three Little Pigs: the big bad wolf's.
Two activities:
1. Have the students create their own rendition, or a fractured fairy tale, of another well known story: Cinderella.
2. Have the students create their own original newspaper headline for this story like on the cover.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932241891 The Mud Pony pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932242700 Author: Caron Lee Cohen
Publication Date: 1968
Illustrator: Shonto Begay
Reading Level: PK-4th Grade
Synopsis: This book follows a young boy who has a magical pony.
Two activities:

1. Have the students color a horse that they think would be their pony.
2. Have the students make a list of what makes the boy's pony special.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932242700 I Believe I Can pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932243613 Author: Grace Byers
Publication Date: 2020
Illustrator: Keturah A. Bobo
Reading Level: PK-5th Grade
Synopsis: This book creates a fun story which encourages children, no matter what their background is, to be strong in their identity.
Two activities:
1. Have the students make a list of the things they like about themselves.
2. Have the students create a self portrait with pictures cut out from magazines.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932243613 Stumpkin pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932244074 Author: Lucy Ruth Cummins
Publication Date: 2018
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis: Stumpkin is a pumpkin with only one flaw, he has no stem. No one picks him from the store until everyone else is gone. Will he still be able to be a good jack o' lantern?
Two activities:

1. Have the students write about something that makes them different.
2. Have the students decorate a print out blank stump kin.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932244074 First Day Critter Jitters pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932245041 Author: Jory John
Publication Date: 2020
Illustrator: Liz Climo
Reading Level: PK-5th Grade
Synopsis: All of the animals in this book are nervous for their first day of school. All of their worries have to do with the unique characteristics of the type of animal, making the story very comical. When they get to school, they find out that their teacher is nervous too! They get through the school day together.
Two activities:
1. Have the students make a list of reasons they get scared.
2. Have the students draw which animal they relate to the most in this book and explain.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932245041 The Deaf Musicians pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932246004 Author: Pete Seeger and Paul DuBois Jacobs
Publication Date: 2006
Illustrator: R. Gregorie Christie
Reading Level: PK-4th Grade
Synopsis: Lee is a pianist who is losing his hearing. He goes to learn sign language and meets other deaf musicians, and they form a band that performs in the subway.
Two activities:
1. Have the students practice each letter of sign language after handing out a sheet with them on it, then have them practice their name.
2. Have the students write about a time they had to overcome an obstacle.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932246004 Perfect pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932246749 Author: Max Amito
Publication Date: 2019
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: PK-K
Synopsis: An eraser and a pencil fight over using the page for their individual talents, until they finally learn to get along.
Two activities:
1. Have each student talk about a time they fought with someone.
2. Have the students use an eraser to draw on an already penciled paper.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932246749 If I Built a Car pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932247416 Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publication Date: 2005
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: PK-1st Grade
Synopsis: Jack is determined to invent a car that is better than all the rest. He and his dad take it for a text drive and check out all of its cool features.
Two activities:

1. Have the students get in groups and each come up with a feature for a car. Have them combine their ideas into one car.
2. Have the students draw a picture of their families car and list what they like about it.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932247416 ! pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932248340 Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld
Publication Date: March 1, 2013
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: K-4th Grade
Synopsis: The exclamation mark doesn't understand why he is different than all of the punctuation marks and goes on a journey to discover his true purpose.
Two activities:
1. Have the students make a list of talents that they have.
2. Have the students practice writing all of the punctuation marks and understand their uses.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932248340 Larry Gets Lost in Texas pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932248970 Author: Michael Mullin and John Skewes
Publication Date: 2011
Illustrator: John Skewes
Reading Level: PK-2nd Grade
Synopsis: Larry the dog gets separated from his family who searches for him all over the major cities of Texas.
Two activities:
1. Have the students research major facts about the town you live in.
2. Have the students write a story about what Larry did in the town you live in.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932248970 La Princesa and the Pea pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932249453 Author: Susan Middleton Elya
Publication Date: December 2018
Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal
Reading Level: PK-5th grade
Synopsis: The princess is not very liked by her soon to be prince's mother. She has a plan in mind to test her, but the princess passes.
Two activities:

1. Have the students list any words in Spanish that they don't know.
2. Have the students come up with an alternate test to test the princess.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932249453 Red: A Crayon's Story pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932249999 Author: Micheal Hill
Publication Date: 2015
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis: Mistaken for a red crayon, this blue crayon searches to find something he can draw in the right color. When a friend tells him to try and draw something blue, the crayon discovers his true identity!
Two activities:
1. Have the students color various objects in the wrong color.
2. Have the students write about what their favorite color is and why.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932249999 How I Became a Pirate pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932250522 Author: Melinda Long
Publication Date: 2003
Illustrator: David Shannon
Reading Level: PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis: Jeremy Jacob joins a pirate crew and learns how to do all of the things that they do on the daily. He realizes that maybe he just wants to stick to being a boy.
Two activities:
1. Have the students write a story about what they would do on their day with pirates.
2. Have the students draw pirate features on a printed out picture of themselves.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932250522 Sophie's Squash pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932251364 Author: Pat Zietlow Miller
Publication Date: August 6, 2013
Illustrator: Anne Wilsdorf
Reading Level: PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis: Sophie finds a squash friend Bernice at the farmer's market one day. She takes Bernice everywhere and won't let her parents have her for dinner. When Bernice begins to rot, she plants her and then makes friends with the new squashes that grow.
Two activities:
1. Introduce personification by listing things that Bernice does that are human qualities.
2. Have the students write a story about them and their own squash friend.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932251364 Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932252286 Author: Sonia Sotomayor
Publication Date: 2019
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez
Reading Level: PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis: This book celebrates and tells about kids with all different disabilities. All of the kids work together using their special powers to build a garden, teaching kids to ask questions when they are curious.
Two activities:
1. Have the students write about what makes them special.
2. Have the students share about anyone they know with a disability and what makes them special.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932252286 The Hallo-weiner pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932253189 Author: Dav Pilkey
Publication Date: 1995
Illustrator: Dav Pilkey
Reading Level: PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis: Oscar is a Weiner dog who is always teased by the other dogs because he is different. When his friends are in trouble, Oscar saves the day and proves himself.
Two activities:
1. Have the students decorate a picture of a print out Weiner dog with a unique halloween costume.
2. Have the students write someone who is a hero and why.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932253189 This Beautiful Day pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932253746 Author: Richard Jackson
Publication Date: 2017
Illustrator: Suzy Lee
Reading Level: PK-4th Grade
Synopsis: Three children turn a grey, rainy day into a colorful one, just by making the best of things.
Two activities:
1. Have students talk about why they are going to have a positive attitude that day.
2. Have the students mark what color they are feeling each day.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932253746 What if You Had Animal Hair? pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932254831 Author: Sandra Markle
Publication Date: 2014
Illustrator: Howard McWilliam
Reading Level: PK-2nd Grade
Synopsis: This book goes over the hair of different animals and how they would benefit if someone had it.
Two activities:

1. Have the students pick what animal hair they would have, and have them draw it on a printed out picture of themselves.
2. Have the students pick an animal hair for their neighbor and write out five facts that would make it beneficial.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932254831 Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10 pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932255974 Author: Judy Finchler
Publication Date: 1995
Illustrator: Kevin O'Malley
Reading Level: K-4th Grade
Synopsis: A student is convinced that their teacher, Miss Malarkey, lives in her classroom, until she moves into their apartment complex!
Two activities:
1. Have the students write about what life would be like to live in the school.
2. Create a biography about yourself and read it to your students.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932255974 The Ugly Pumpkin pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932256779 Author: Dave Horowitz
Publication Date: 2005
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: PK-K
Synopsis: One ugly pumpkin can't figure out why he doesn't fit in, until he realizes he is a squash!
Two activities:
1. Have the students list clues that the ugly pumpkin is a squash.
2. Have the students draw the most unique pumpkin that they can.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932256779 The Crippled Lamb pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932282894 Author: Max Lucado
Publication Date: 1994
Illustrator: Liz Bonham
Reading Level: PK-1st Grade
Synopsis: This book is about a crippled lamb named Joshua who constantly feels left out. God has a plan for him and keeps him safe.
Two activities:
1. Have the students write about a time they felt alone.
2. Have the students draw a picture of Joshua and write a letter from his point of view in this book.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932282894 GIANT STEPS for little people: The Sermon on the Mount and the Ten Commandments pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932283512 Author: Kenneth N. Taylor
Publication Date: 1988
Illustrator: Kathryn E. Shoemaker
Reading Level: PK-6th Grade
Synopsis: This book takes lessons from the Sermon on the Mount and the Ten Commandments and uses them to teach children about how to live the Christian life.
Two activities:

1. Have the students list the Ten Commandments and explain.
2. Have the students make a list of things they think make a Christian.

]]> 2021-12-06 22:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932283512 Sachiko Means Happiness pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932284659 Author: Kimiko Sakai
Publication Date: 1990
Illustrator: Tomie Arai
Reading Level: PK-5th Grade
Synopsis: Sachiko is dealing with her grandmother losing her memory, but works through how to still be happy and enjoy their time together.
Two activities:

1. Have the students write about a time they forgot something and how it made them feel.
2. Have the students bring in a picture of a grandparent and have them share a good memory with them.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932284659 Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932285178 Author: Ellen Levine
Publication Date: 2007
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Reading Level: K-5th Grade
Synopsis: This is the inspiring story of a slave boy named Henry Brown who mailed himself to freedom.
Two activities:
1. Have the students research the Underground Railroad and write five facts about it.
2. Have students write a letter from Henry's point of view about any event in the book.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932285178 Hiawatha and the Peacemaker pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932285798 Author: Robbie Robertson
Publication Date: 2015
Illustrator: David Shannon
Reading Level: PK-4th Grade
Synopsis: This story reflects that of Hiawatha, the Mohawk Native American, who is chosen to retell the story of the Peacemaker. It united the Iroquois nations and later inspired the United States Government.
Two activities:

1. Have the students explain the importance of peace.
2. Have the students list the ways that this story brought peace.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932285798 Liar and Spy pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932288987 Author: Rebecca Stead
Publication: August 7, 2021
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 4-7th grade
Synopsis: Georges is forced to move to a new apartment complex. He meets an out of the box character named Safer who recruits Georges to be a spy. Meanwhile, at school he struggle with bullies. Through his experiences Georges then learns the meaning of friendship and courage.
Two Activities:

Have the students analyze the paintings of Georges Seurat and the style of media used.
Have the students do a taste test and have the students identify and classify tastes like Georges class did.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932288987 Refugee pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932293329 Author: Alan Gratz
Publication: July 25, 2011
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 8th Grade
Synopsis: The story of 3 adolescents who are forced to grow up too quickly because of their circumstances. All of these people are refugees on their journey to wherever they can be safe. In the end, they all have a connection that will shock you.
Two Activities:

Have the students research about refugees during current times and in the past. Students pick one group and research that groups story. Student will present an oral report of their research.
Have the students go through the thought processes of these children. Where would their family go, what would they take, etc. Have students create an emergency plan in a hurry from the beginning of class.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932293329 Rules pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932295868 Author: Cynthia Lord
Publication: 1994
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 6-7th grade
Synopsis: Catherine has a brother that has autism. Everyday is a struggle to not be embarrassed for her. She makes a new friend while she is at her brother's speech therapist and learn what it really means to love people despite the unchangeable things. She learns that her life does not have to be or look “normal”.
Two Activities:

Have the students learn about how “normal” is not normal and that everyone is unique. Have students write a narrative essay about the uniqueness in their lives.
Have the students learn about the different types of point of view and make an anchor chart for the classroom.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932295868 Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932298725 Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: June 2005
Illustrator: N/A
Grade Level: 5-6th Grade
Synopsis: Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse: Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. Percy must now go on a courageous quest to find and return a special item to amend what was now his life.
Two activities:
1. Have the students research the different Greek gods and do an oral report on the Greek gods and their myths.

2. Have the students create a child or half-blood for each of their Greek gods they have chosen.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932298725 Stef Soto: Taco Queen pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932300943 Author: Jennifer Torres
Publication: 2011
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 4th grade
Synopsis: Estefania "Stef" Soto wants to get away from being know as the taco truck girl. She wants nothing more than for Papi to get a normal job and for Tia Perla to be a distant memory, then maybe everyone at school will stop seeing her as the Taco Queen.
Two Activities:

Have the students discuss one thing that their parents do that embarrasses them and why.
Have the students create a taco truck they would use and have food for them.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932300943 City of Ember pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932302922 Author: Jeanne DuPrau
Publication: 2003
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5th Grade
Synopsis: The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to dim. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. Now, she and her friend Doon must race to figure out the clues to keep the lights on. If they succeed, they will have to convince everyone to follow them into danger. But if they fail? The lights will burn out and the darkness will close in forever.
Two Activities:

Have the students plan what they would do to try and save the human race like the people in this book did.
Have the students create different jobs like in the story for them in the classroom and have them do it for a week.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932302922 Eats, Shoots, and Leaves pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932305703 Author: Lynne Truss
Published: 2003
Illustrator: Bonnie Timmons
Reading Level: Adult
Synopsis: A panda walked into a cafe. He ordered a sandwich, ate it, then pulled out a gun and shot the waiter. 'Why?' groaned the injured man. The panda shrugged, tossed him a badly punctuated wildlife manual and walked out. And sure enough, when the waiter consulted the book, he found an explanation. 'Panda,' ran the entry for his assailant. 'Large black and white mammal native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.' This book dives into the uses and important of punctuation and Dr. Byars had us read it for Advanced Grammar.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students look up why punctuation is important memes and have them share the funniest ones.
2. Have the students choose a chapter from the book and teach it to the class.]]> 2021-12-06 23:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932305703 Hatchett pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932308259 Author: Gary Paulson
Published: 1986
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 6-7th grade
Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother’s infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot, the sole survivor is Brian. He is alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present.
Two Activities:

Have the students create a list of things they think they would need if they crashed in the same area this boy did and explain.
Have the students create an idea to get the attention of the plane that passes over, using the items they decided to bring in the previous question.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932308259 Between Shades of Grey pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932310191 Author: Ruta Sepetys
Publication: 2011
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 8th Grade
Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life, until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train; Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing.
Two Activities:

Have the students research the effect on the Romanian side of the Holocaust and create of poster to let people know about what is going on.
Have the students create a news report to share information about what is happening in this story, what information would you include.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932310191 The One and Only Ivan pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932313243 Author: Katherine Applegate
Publication: 2012
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 6-7th Grade
Synopsis: Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.
Two Activities:

Have the students watch a real video of the one and only Ivan to see the real life version.
Have the students create posters to protest for or against keeping Ivan in the shopping mall.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932313243 The Crossover pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932315300 Author: Kwame Alexander
Published: 2014
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 6-7th grade
Synopsis: 12-year-old Josh Bell and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court, but Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too. He tells his family's story in verse.
Two Activities:

Have the students create their own poems.
Have the student create a poem as a class about the classroom using specific vocabulary words from the book.

]]> 2021-12-06 23:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1932315300 Judy Moody: The Bad Luck Charm pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934423558 Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2012
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 2nd-3rd Grade
Synopsis: As the spelling bee approaches and Judy gets a good lunch penny from her grandma, she believes she will represent her class well.
Two Activities:
1. Have a class spelling bee.
2. Have the students write a journal entry about a good luck charm they have had like Judy's.]]> 2021-12-07 19:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934423558 Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934437748 Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: 2008
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5-9th Grade
Synopsis: Percy Jackson isn’t expecting freshmen orientation to be any fun, but when a mysterious mortal appears on campus followed by a demon cheerleader; things get diabolical fast.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students create a story map.
2. Have the students play “who am I?” … one student stands up and the others have to ask questions to figure out what character they are. ]]> 2021-12-07 19:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934437748 Judy Moody: Goes to College pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934441814 Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2008
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 1st-4th Grade
Synopsis: Judy is not happy to have a tutor. However, when she finds out her tutor is in college something is sparked in Judy and she can’t wait to go to college.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students write about something they could tutor someone in.
2. Have the students discuss the benefits of college. ]]> 2021-12-07 19:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934441814 Mick Harte Was Here pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934445173 Author: Barbara Park
Publication: 1995
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 4-6th Grade
Synopsis: Follows a 13 year old Phoebe as she copes with the death of her little brother. Mick was killed in a bicycle accident due to a head injury.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students create laws that you believe would keep an accident like this from happening again.
2. Lead the students in a discussion about grief and loss. ]]> 2021-12-07 20:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934445173 Judy Moody: Declares Independence pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934449790 Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2005
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 1st-4th Grade
Synopsis: Follows Judy’s process of earning her parents trust and respect in order to receive her independence.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students make a last of ways to earn someone’s trust.
2. Have the students discuss why trust is important. ]]> 2021-12-07 20:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934449790 Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934457979 Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: 2005
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 3rd-5th Grade
Synopsis: Percy’s strange dream tells him somethings wrong at Half-Blood Hill. As Percy is receiving midnight messages from a friend, Annabeth shows up at his school to confirm his fears. Annabeth ends up saving him from a gang of monsters trying to slaughter him.
Two Activities:
1. Have the class discuss the book and ask questions to make sure they are full comprehending.
2. Have the students write about what they would do in Percy’s shoes. ]]> 2021-12-07 20:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934457979 Judy Moody: The Doctor is In! pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934462025 Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2004
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 2nd-5th Grade
Synopsis: As Judy's class embarks on a science project she jumps all in trying to find her own cures and experiments.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students talk about something they want to cure and why.
2. Have the students write a journal entry about their dream job.]]> 2021-12-07 20:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934462025 Percy Jackson: The Titan's Curse pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934466049 Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: 2007
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 2nd-8th Grade
Synopsis: The book tells the story of the adventures that the demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends embark on. Their mission is to save his friend Annabeth and Artemis who are being help captive.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students make a glossary of Greek monsters, gods, and goddesses. (write a short description for all)
2. Have the students make a map of all of the adventures Percy embarks on in this book.]]> 2021-12-07 20:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934466049 Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934469024 Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: 2009
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5-9th Grade
Synopsis: Percy’s last stand against Mount Olympus.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students reflect on the whole series and what they enjoyed about it. Discuss.
2. Have the students write any suggestions they have about the books. ]]> 2021-12-07 20:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934469024 Judy Moody: Around the World in 8 1/2 Days pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934472353 Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2006
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 1st-4th Grade
Synopsis: Judy struggles to get around the potholes that come with friendship so they take a whirlwind tour of the goble.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students get into groups and have each group introduce the a monument from around the world.
2. Have the students discuss how things are done differently around the world.]]> 2021-12-07 20:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934472353 What Would You Do With a Tail Like This? pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934543872 Author: Steve Jenkins
Publication: 2003
Illustrator: Robin Page
Reading Level: First Grade
Synopsis: A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Turn the page to find out which marvelous animal these attributes belong to.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students get into groups and create an animal from an animal part picked by each student.

2. Have the students research one of the adaptations in the book and list why it is helpful.

]]> 2021-12-07 21:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934543872 The Youngest Marcher pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934547617 Author: Cynthia Levinson
Publication: 2017
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 3rd-5th Grade
Synopsis: Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So, when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham’s segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher’s words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child’s role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Two Activities:

Have the students create their own protest signs.
Have the students create a propoganda poster for the time either for or against segregation.

]]> 2021-12-07 21:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934547617 Esperanza Rising pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934552412 Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Publication: 2000
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5-7th Grade
Synopsis: Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances
Two Activities:

Have the students research the great depression and read other books from that time to create projects discussing different parts of the Great Depression.
Have the students create their own plan for Esperanza and rewrite the end of the story.

]]> 2021-12-07 21:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934552412 Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934558208 Author: Steve Jenkins
Publication: 2014
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5th Grade
Synopsis: The author explains how for most animals, eyes are the most important source of information about the world in a biological sense. The simplest eyes—clusters of light-sensitive cells—appeared more than one billion years ago, and provided a big survival advantage to the first creatures that had them. Since then, animals have evolved an amazing variety of eyes, along with often surprising ways to use them.
Two Activities:

Have the students create a new type of animal eye for a specific environment.
Have the students research an animal of their choice from a selected list a tell the class about their optical adaptations.

]]> 2021-12-07 21:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934558208 What's Their Story? Amelia Earhart pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934570763 Author: Andrew Langley
Publication: 1997
Illustrator: Alan Marks
Reading Level: 2nd-8th grade
Synopsis: This book is a biography about Amelia Earhart from when she was a child to how she became the first women to fly over the Atlantic.
Two Activities:
1. Have students discuss any other influential females in history that they know about.
2. Have the students pick an important event that happened in the book and write a diary entry about it, imagining that they are Amelia.

]]> 2021-12-07 21:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934570763 Bugs! pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934577158 Author: David T. Greenburg
Publication: 1997
Illustrator: Lynn Munsinger
Reading Level: PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis: The author uses humor and rhymes to appeal even to the people who hate bugs as well as share information about them.
Two activities:
1. Use this to introduce the topics of insects.
2. Have the students brainstorm other things we could do with bugs. ]]> 2021-12-07 21:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934577158 Tiny the Texas Easter Bunny pruittaubreyv https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934580638 Author: Eric James
Copyright: 2018
Illustrator: Sara Sanchez
Reading Level: 1st-3rd Grade
Synopsis: When the Easter bunny gets stuck in a log their dear friend Tiny offers to do the Easter bunny’s job.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students discuss what cities they talked about.
2. Have the students write about a city in Texas that they would like to visit. ]]> 2021-12-07 21:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pruittaubreyv/pi4o75gxtwrmemza/wish/1934580638