https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj Literature Immersion Assignment - Harris Creek Elementary Media Center en-us 2020-01-15 15:30:58 UTC 2026-01-22 00:58:31 UTC hello@padlet.com llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431904395 This nonfiction book can be used with the first graders to introduce the unit on animals. We can read the book, then categorize the animals by characteristics (such as mammals and not mammals).]]> 2020-01-15 15:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431904395 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431909536 We are Grateful is written by a Cherokee citizen. This book is about their everyday lives and words they use. It can be used to explore cultures different than our own and compare their lives to ours (our school population has a very small Native American population).]]> 2020-01-15 15:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431909536 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431912137 Hello Lighthouse won the Caldecott Medal last year. This fiction story describes the "life" of a lighthouse. This would be a powerful introduction book to fifth graders to show how an inanimate object can be a main character. It can also be used to show how the writer uses pictures to show that the lighthouse will live on forever.]]> 2020-01-15 15:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431912137 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431916511 This new fiction book is quite a surprise. When the reader looks at the cover, we have a stereotype that Harpreet will be a girl. As the reader continues, we learn that Harpreet is a Hindi boy who loves choosing a different colored patka to match his mood for the day. It is a powerful book about stereotypes and friendships, as well as being ourselves. The theme is perfect for third grade and above.]]> 2020-01-15 15:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431916511 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431923850 The pages are full of different people groups who came to American and what they brought to the country. In fifth grade, students read biographies about different people who make a difference. This book can be paired with some of those to discuss similar character traits that people have and how all of our differences make us the country we are today.]]> 2020-01-15 16:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431923850 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431926778 I am making a display in February about ways we love people, and this is a perfect introduction for this. This book shows ways that people love each other, and many of them are ways that we take for granted - for example, an older brother making toast for his brother and it burns. This book also has many opportunities for making inferences about how the people are showing love, and this can be taught with the upper grades.]]> 2020-01-15 16:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431926778 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431931231 This book confuses me as to who it is written for. The subject and title leads the reader to believe it is for kindergarten. However, the vocabulary and imagination of the boy seem more appropriate for second grade. For example, he pretends everything is a kingdom and has many metaphors throughout that might be lost on a five year old. I will try to read it to them at the beginning of next year and see if they comprehend the story.]]> 2020-01-15 16:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431931231 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431934762 Bobby thinks his teacher is a monster until one day when he sees her in the park. He gets to know her and realizes, maybe, she is not so bad after all! Great book for how we see people. It will also work for character development to see how Bobby changes from the beginning to the ending.]]> 2020-01-15 16:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431934762 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431936538 Banana-Leaf Ball is loosely based on the real life of Benjamin Nzobonankira from Burundi, Africa. He became a refugee when he was a young boy and used the hope of playing sports to encourage those around him. This is a longer picture book that students can use to discuss plot and characterization. It would be perfect for fifth graders as they study athlete leaders of social change.]]> 2020-01-15 16:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431936538 llbonham https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431940008 Miss Paul and the President is a nonfiction book about Alice Paul and how she set out to make a difference and fight for women's rights to vote. I love this book because there are not enough children's books about this subject. This book would be perfectly paired with the We Came to America book to show that we all belong here and all have a right to be heard. It is appropriate for third grade and up.]]> 2020-01-15 16:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/llbonham/vb4r8169v1pj/wish/431940008