Collect
& Organize Your Favorite Books
Share Books
by Themes
Celebrating
the works of one author is just one way I share favorite books with
students. Often I share a favorite book as it relates to a particular
unit of study. The possibilities for using the unit approach are
endless. Animals, Life in the Ocean, Dinosaurs,
and The Land of Make-Believe are four of my favorite thematic
units. A week of Read-Alouds during our study of The Land of
Make-Believe would look something like this:
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Monday:
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The
Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka |
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Tuesday: |
The
True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka |
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Wednesday: |
Babushka
Baba Yaga by Patricia Polacco |
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Thursday: |
The
Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch |
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Friday: |
Fritz
and the Mess Fairy by Rosemary Wells |
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"Bird
week" of our Animal unit might include these favorites:
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Monday: |
Owl
Moon by Jane Yolen |
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Tuesday:
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Feathers
for Lunch by Lois Ehlert |
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Wednesday: |
Cockatoos
by Quentin Blake |
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Thursday: |
Flute's
Journey by Lynn Cherry |
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Friday: |
Song
of the Swallows by Leo Politi |
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Favorite
Seasonal Read-Alouds
I
am sure to share favorite seasonal books as they relate to special
days or themes of the school year:
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September: |
Best
Friends by Steven Kellogg |
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October:
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Picnic
at Mudsock Meadow by Patricia Polacco |
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November:
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Twas
the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey |
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December: |
Night
Tree by Eve Bunting |
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January: |
The
Crack of Dawn Walkers by Amy Hest |
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February: |
The
Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting |
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March: |
Clever
Tom and the Leprechaun by Linda Chute |
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April: |
Thundercake
by Patricia Polacco |
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May:
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A
Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams |
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June: |
Those
Summers by Aliki |
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