tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151306840576742702024-03-27T02:38:11.214-04:00Miss B., Busy BeeSharing the Tricks and the Trades of the Elementary GradesMiss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-88014261310036907892022-04-04T14:58:00.009-04:002022-04-09T12:38:40.633-04:00Creative Ways to Get Kids Reading<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This post could also be called </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"How to Be The Coolest Reading Teacher Ever!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Use a child's strengths in other subject areas! Interdisciplinary lessons are the most engaging and effective for all students. Most of these involve books and printables, but if you're looking for something different, see the bottom of the post - and / or leave a message. I just may have another post coming!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Read recipes and cook. This has an added bonus of teaching math and science at the same time! Read menus and restaurant reviews.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Your-Math-Homework-Recipes/dp/1570917809/ref=asc_df_1570917809/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312053899840&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9795217407772771124&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003710&hvtargid=pla-571727256617&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61316180799&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312053899840&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9795217407772771124&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003710&hvtargid=pla-571727256617" target="_blank">Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds!</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Math-Chef-Over-Activities-Recipes/dp/0471138134/ref=asc_df_0471138134/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312695551910&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9795217407772771124&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003710&hvtargid=pla-569663571531&psc=1" target="_blank">The Math Chef: Over 60 Math Activities and Recipes for Kids </a></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="Building Real-Life Math Skills: 16 Lessons" target="_blank">Building Real-Life Math Skills: 16 Lessons</a></span></span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Your-Math-Homework-Recipes/dp/1570917809/ref=asc_df_1570917809/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312053899840&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3219312253459413667&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003710&hvtargid=pla-571727256617&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61316180799&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312053899840&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3219312253459413667&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003710&hvtargid=pla-571727256617" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrDYvwKYoLXPFPiquYgp5HfsYmH-LgLQqAyv0wQMCA-jy1L4Ljpt-OX4ZsY2BjGtF8NuzFaBSqcSS9aJ57ATfUv_rw9So-vPwbBimVnNzZP6tUvW-xQrVPhwN5Jwb68XHccsaej8FZtUVUwBDENfNc6WoDNGc7pyy732Sjz6RIqLwodpDs72OQnli0w/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-09%20at%2012.33.28%20PM.png" width="253" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Read comics. Here are some of our favorites: </span><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.cartoonstudies.org/css-studio/cartooningprojects/" target="_blank">Cartooning Projects</a></span></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Funnybone-Books-Super-One-page-Comics/dp/043915278X" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Super One Page Math Comics</span></a></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Strip-Math-Reproducible-Cartoons-Essential/dp/0545195713/ref=asc_df_0545195713/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312118059795&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14433517707935640777&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-450222333064&psc=1https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Strip-Math-Reproducible-Cartoons-Essential/dp/0545195713/ref=asc_df_0545195713/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312118059795&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14433517707935640777&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-450222333064&psc=1" target="_blank">Comic-Strip Math: Problem Solving</a></span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Strip-Math-Reproducible-Cartoons-Essential/dp/0545195713/ref=asc_df_0545195713/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312118059795&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14433517707935640777&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-450222333064&psc=1https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Strip-Math-Reproducible-Cartoons-Essential/dp/0545195713/ref=asc_df_0545195713/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312118059795&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14433517707935640777&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-450222333064&psc=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzHke7Wltcm4RH3oNlUxmQ9l_BslOIyfeMcMaNhbOERyH82GStWPxCDHJbNj5attaCo1gKC6VWQ2rBE8RKjhgqkvwhdlC1ApADQR_Eu-2MurJm94l9m2z2J44aFB_Kxf5wvEv94cM0hZ_5-z3sMqYYPANLnJGgRhP1-d6lg1iNU-vbDHlepO_jZeGAw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-09%20at%2012.30.46%20PM.png" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Read mysteries. It's easier to pay attention to details when you call them clues. Drawing conclusions is way more fun when you're solving a crime!</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.rempub.com/mini-mysteries-2-books-2-audio-set" target="_blank">Mini Mysteries</a></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Learn globally. Read about people all over the world.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guinness-World-Records%C2%AE/e/B009HWH01O/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_2" target="_blank">Guinness World Records Math</a></span></li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guinness-World-Records%C2%AE/e/B009HWH01O/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="1092" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DibzjA6nATBuSri3celhGe0IIrRGDT49Bwr-cLYlJ8HNarOjbxt1tRTIUHBKlFsl5CBuc1yf0aTLdle4_wiA7f351wwC44ZxteupeGv57fN1Cqcy3nvGPqmeFFQQZhFgbkS7QJCNlUhM5NqgyJ7nCEUzp1dLkO9MldP3esgbPZMuswb1P7pctjGi6w/w640-h250/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-29%20at%203.16.05%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Skip parts of the book! There are many books where you get to choose what happens next. Here is an awesome <a href="https://davidnunez.com/newsletter/choose-your-own-adventure/" target="_blank">review as well as plot analysis</a> of this type of literature.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Enchilada-Choose-Your-Adventure/dp/1937133621/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=choose+your+own+adventure+books&qid=1648581712&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyNkpZTEtNSVM3TUFXJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTM0ODk4MUVNVlUxMzJDVVNJNCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUExMDQwMzc4MzNCVkxTQzZSWThaWCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" target="_blank">Choose Your Own Adventure Books</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://shop.capstonepub.com/consumer/brands/you-choose-books/" target="_blank">You Choose Books</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BPJBXT2?searchxofy=true&binding=kindle_edition&qid=1649101870&sr=1-4" target="_blank">You Choose: History Books</a> (see below)</span></li></ul></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BPJBXT2?searchxofy=true&binding=kindle_edition&qid=1649101870&sr=1-4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="373" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqTM-X0_rlF4UuCJScQpjod9pNUd9E2ZVNTfNTrYnPX_0NuKzhKQ-GPid5iG2Z3zwctQE-ZVl21i3PhNQSKqGjVsFA4DougFyx2dEtGwP5pKs6Iz12MF2esGk4SfocUkdQlD0kC4_GJElhHggYkL-3vTJ_jA8rOV8MHicvUMeZhjt3oP1A5vTbYcr2A/s320/a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Read sports recaps and magazines. Create charts and graphs that show statistics. Discuss patterns you've noticed and predict what will happen next. </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.sikids.com/" target="_blank">Sports Illustrated for Kids</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Football-Math-Touchdown-Activities-and-Projects-for-Grades-4-8-Paperback/37703517" target="_blank">Football Math: Touchdown Acvitivies and Projects for Grades 4-8</a></span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-Star-Activity-Book-Sports-Illustrated/dp/1683307739" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="1118" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jczyRUoI1vQCqPtFOW8iRQdQB8jgcrK8m-JIjgP_gUZ14Vt22jM5k6Pq3X7cH4MXSNicNfiRVNhmPJ2ILeoVoZpjkzEatOPBbTpwKXpeROVVmfziQjCX5FHULbXpXSt45nMT_-G0sYKQckCgPFCLVyxXS-vCAgOjbJZ5r34zOhEWE05WPAIMPwqJRA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-09%20at%2012.35.42%20PM.png" width="235" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Read diaries. </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dear-america-series-Books/s?k=dear+america+series&rh=n%3A283155" target="_blank">Dear America</a> - historical fiction stories written from the point-of-view of young girls throughout American history</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+royal+diaries+series&crid=JERI1NXMU3KR&sprefix=the+royal+diaries+series%2Caps%2C54&ref=nb_sb_noss" target="_blank">The Royal Diaries</a> - historical fiction written from the point-of-view of young girls throughout world history and based on real people</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/my-name-america-series/s?k=my+name+is+america+series" target="_blank">My Name is America</a> - historical fiction stories written from the point-of-view of young boys throughout American history</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdu6UPrD-oVv7fIOKQfOaA9DXGXOYXNVwtqviLI3RxHrM148Tz7ERsqL68V7otFytzxOFC3mGiUojCQwFefiN8QvfM5POsezDXreV_R5LsjABe9II23SeD6_n7qgyDTiNEGQ5vNth0yHGIRHdOpTlno1e4AtBS1NjrzweKoN_eCVNerw4kPGgMijl6A/s702/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-09%20at%2012.08.41%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="702" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdu6UPrD-oVv7fIOKQfOaA9DXGXOYXNVwtqviLI3RxHrM148Tz7ERsqL68V7otFytzxOFC3mGiUojCQwFefiN8QvfM5POsezDXreV_R5LsjABe9II23SeD6_n7qgyDTiNEGQ5vNth0yHGIRHdOpTlno1e4AtBS1NjrzweKoN_eCVNerw4kPGgMijl6A/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-09%20at%2012.08.41%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Read signs. Take pictures of them and write stories that include them in the plot. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Download this page as a PDF here.</span></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-56366113074346921182022-03-31T14:23:00.021-04:002022-03-31T14:23:00.186-04:00How Do I Teach Young Kids to Read?<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> How Do I Teach Young Kids to Read?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If you're a new teacher or a parent of a struggling reader, you may ask yourself this question, and chances are you Googled this very question. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cartoonstudies.org/css-studio/cartooningprojects/reading/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="948" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFS30XntYErcUU6_sFS0FQ-6K6qV7pCxbOeVk8U8p2UTsEqgQ8nFIKFydE0697zgo2lAlCcnGX-sof9O5UIPNsepqFxtc6qPcPOf8O1dtivFUDTNNkH5guysHmLYt8jF_5oQbEZzAwHAaPw0N8PLnCxPXPWBcIV3wcFJbNeK3Dd9cgsHZN8b0_VIORA/w418-h640/a.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Too often teacher education programs are lacking because they certification programs span a wide range of grades or because the course requirements don't spend enough time on this important topic. If you became a teacher via <a href="https://www.nj.gov/education/rpi/induction/" target="_blank">Alternate Route</a>, then you likely know very little about formal reading instruction, except what you've observed (and likely remember little of) in a classroom as a student. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Luckily, there is much research that has been done on this topic. I'll present some resources from trusted sources, such as the US Department of Education. If you're interviewing for a job and brushing up on best practices, changing grade levels, or doing professional development, I highly recommend reading these guides.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/wwc_foundationalreading_040717.pdf#page=38" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Foundational Skills to SupportReading for Understanding inKindergarten Through 3rd Grade</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/wwc_foundationalreading_040717.pdf#page=38" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyZk7-Qe7ylQNwyepKKD6mtK-hYajoB2LTz_7adW8lJvsLlpUpXJyUwm9lXhh9IwWZhuNpW5ujqXRBHW5HkgIzuXPmG-uvKJ2GKVkFyWPTabSfn2-Kc1JeIKvp5d6UM5cl6joN1egxTQm9Ep6S8zGolv8eYenExZ66GP1RMhl_ZGsw69XE_uSHEExcw/w604-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-29%20at%202.49.26%20PM.png" width="604" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><h1 class="pdp__title pdp__desktop" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/teaching-struggling-readers-to-tackle-math-word-problems-9780545529822.html" target="_blank">Teaching Struggling Readers to Tackle Math Word Problems: Effective Strategies and Practice Pages That Help Kids Develop the Skills They Need to Read and Solve Math Word Problems (Grades 3-5)</a></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://teachables.scholastic.com/teachables/books/Two-Step-Problems-for-Struggling-Readers-9780545207171_004.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="281" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAQBF4LjHQryRwT5ZUBI12lojHPXJqUbtj4lZ5XgvqP6LSQim98Tx79SRT2VZMcpxNdGzbmHvOj_sD9EWF1x-XL3OZ45f0OpS14KMTJCF6Owtgb4mHt16HTausnoHxvfgSTQdR0Tr5Z8IsDzQjjaHUYZ7pFsx7UvJoKdR_n0h9pxZ9AV1mX1a5hjJiQ/w492-h640/a.jpeg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/rti_reading_pg_021809.pdf" target="_blank">Assisting StudentsStruggling with Reading:Response to Interventionand Multi-TierIntervention for Readingin the Primary Grades </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/rti_reading_pg_021809.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="908" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNvuyqEuxDw9EIa_W0odQZR583-NujDsZIDu6i1t_LpBD1Fh7U8X_hWivKoLYssvuUPa7wjlAuSgCp4w0Toi-MDFZHHZ6XhudsPWM3eMLFAn2SCQRPgc5EFJQ8oIBwBbzKV9othytNWG4Fs0hjkPNC2I_aRuNuugF2yjqH1AZVpKHJZfKwNe_bA1ZIQ/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-29%20at%202.44.29%20PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Find more <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/reading" target="_blank">reading</a> posts here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-66250676265645926522022-03-29T13:57:00.003-04:002022-03-29T14:57:57.585-04:00Finding Just-Right Books for Kids<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Are you here because you have no idea what your child(ren) could or should be reading? Do the letters and numbers your child's teacher told you for your child's level mean jibberish or are you a teacher who has switched reading programs or are you new to teaching and starting a library? Have no fear! There are many resources out there to help you. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc0rr1lEN2HXwDWJXvH2JtNKjuPQlA8Etkb3NltCvPJvAxQuLozmI4W0-GftvqNh-H3mIaT-Axj5e_OeypQaTBnM6IOxxBiZUz3-I5Lfzc-YkiiRVra_EUR57LGSbSrlaEE1_qn1AjdRE5_kjErsawvqcugjbCcuIsZjP6ber0G5PdLA5O5_77oYISw/s2400/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="2400" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc0rr1lEN2HXwDWJXvH2JtNKjuPQlA8Etkb3NltCvPJvAxQuLozmI4W0-GftvqNh-H3mIaT-Axj5e_OeypQaTBnM6IOxxBiZUz3-I5Lfzc-YkiiRVra_EUR57LGSbSrlaEE1_qn1AjdRE5_kjErsawvqcugjbCcuIsZjP6ber0G5PdLA5O5_77oYISw/w640-h328/a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is an old guide from Scholastic that shows some of the paperbacks they've offered in the past. They are ordered by guided reading level. The chart on the first page shows correlation to grade, DRA, and Lexile levels.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/paperbacks/downloads/leveled.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHSIIIWBNd8RLQt8sUjSxWCNQguQ9NjaX9ei3Gl90vdeUJtTY1tGlEGS-yYATpNE6uCjiQehRTMMayna7SAzc9uvAuNyfNL-ma4lb_y3NslpIpdogrF-SVVJKRUHMZtxjXq8idABJVS6CRdiDRkTdy9j5cfldslpGqk3H1IwkphObnGVsU_6vquDVWQ/w536-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%203.51.04%20PM.png" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does your child have a favorite reading series that they've finished, but you're looking for something similar? Are you perusing books at the library or bookstore without having a clue what reading level they are? Download the <a href="https://www.scholastic.com/apps/index.html#/bookwizard" target="_blank">Scholastic Book Wizard app</a> or use the <a href="https://bookwizard.scholastic.com/" target="_blank">desktop website</a> and watch the video below. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tHS8M21ZNF4" width="320" youtube-src-id="tHS8M21ZNF4"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://hub.lexile.com/" target="_blank">Lexile</a> has a hub where you can find books, level text, find word lists for grade levels, etc. I especially like the word lists for content areas like science. It helps a lot for students to preview these words to they can read and understand what a question or statement is asking because they are not words that occur frequently in other subject areas.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hub.lexile.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="2250" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpY5bABWiF9CotpCH7mNxo3akWIQT1C0eGd-RAWZIMUmS3YGpbbMkCgqEpaS942vnRcBhq7-2rwZu9idE3SttjHF1MOs5WA3GTrLn1S12_qJnik5MWTkzJJCz8kXeyLOYm8-Ls81OwS7bJs94g7HbA-6m6b5FrAmG1jtxDNkdB-1PfiRVwIf8RvXm2w/w640-h392/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-29%20at%201.38.32%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>My classroom books are scanned into the <a href="https://www.booksource.com/" target="_blank">Booksource</a> app / website. </span><span>Did you know that Fountas & Pinnell suggest that books are arranged by theme and genre instead of level?</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I write the levels inside the left hand corner of the books, and students see the level only after selecting the book by interest from a genre basket. I have stickers on each book to show which basket they go into, and students slip a paint stirrer with their number on it so they can remember where to put it back after checking it out. </span></span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9V46SoStE_OnqGSKE6Y-Y8y1m-eKgWSA-1nBeORkbU6cGybHfv4HZ_HzDQnXmvby9W7RcoVnQPUs7Em48dwD6J1KeyLLqtE1Bs99aUdSqC01RDpjxBK1KCuQnB__5l_oiL1H5CoBXu3soph5zGhqCVhPIamxfNvjI6NTatwEegd5tsJ8sVlBZ6_ucw/s1678/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-29%20at%201.50.09%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="1678" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9V46SoStE_OnqGSKE6Y-Y8y1m-eKgWSA-1nBeORkbU6cGybHfv4HZ_HzDQnXmvby9W7RcoVnQPUs7Em48dwD6J1KeyLLqtE1Bs99aUdSqC01RDpjxBK1KCuQnB__5l_oiL1H5CoBXu3soph5zGhqCVhPIamxfNvjI6NTatwEegd5tsJ8sVlBZ6_ucw/w640-h200/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-29%20at%201.50.09%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Remember that websites and apps are updated frequently, so some features shown in images and videos here may be slightly different when you access them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlCeoaO3PNXTOW8EqV4XMZf07vQQrHqYFcZniJ2iZdvdnGN96Jq6xN15-OWbZC11XNCewjyaj9HMQjpQqZT3t9UJC35d3hZrjtgp2xVE3rWxMY2jCjw-paScU853pH2k8G8SWuXfNfm1RebVyfWsDOVOfS0T04NFJXHFDGL80mu7V2rtZ_djuX7p1-w/s600/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlCeoaO3PNXTOW8EqV4XMZf07vQQrHqYFcZniJ2iZdvdnGN96Jq6xN15-OWbZC11XNCewjyaj9HMQjpQqZT3t9UJC35d3hZrjtgp2xVE3rWxMY2jCjw-paScU853pH2k8G8SWuXfNfm1RebVyfWsDOVOfS0T04NFJXHFDGL80mu7V2rtZ_djuX7p1-w/w640-h360/a.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>In the end, what really matters most is a child's interest in the book they are reading. If they don't like a book, they won't read it or won't read for comprehension. Think about what you read as an adult - recipes, magazines, newspaper articles, documents, etc. It's okay for kids to go read signs or comics or the back of baseball cards! As long as their eyes are on print, they will continue to improve as readers. </span><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/reading" target="_blank">Find more reading posts here.</a></span></div>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-25189380128771567032022-03-28T11:12:00.020-04:002022-03-28T15:45:12.902-04:00Rebus Readers by Shirley Neitzel<p><span style="font-size: large;">Images not loading? Click "view desktop version" at the bottom of this post.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://shirleyneitzel.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shirley Nietzel</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is a former elementary school teacher and author of rebus books for kids. </span></span><span>Beginning and struggling readers will love the repetition of these titles. They are wonderful for interactive read alouds, too! Most of these are a guided reading level J, which is a beginning of second grade level and DRA 18-20 with a Lexile around 420.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8eElk4um1pcmfdXc194FjwzHH-veaaB_YmP6amCHPmR95Vwo1Q_7LpRCQAlbXmw-JqLJLk20UcC4yvgFmQrGGpIgAJS4G6G4fndsPJZU4rZVXqD1mhERd6psUH4f3ugaNZxqUOD8kqblE5Id8qcJx2WqdhVHDKFb8K2UN_ZKAeVaYpqTeLufU3aUYw/s820/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%2011.10.54%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="820" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8eElk4um1pcmfdXc194FjwzHH-veaaB_YmP6amCHPmR95Vwo1Q_7LpRCQAlbXmw-JqLJLk20UcC4yvgFmQrGGpIgAJS4G6G4fndsPJZU4rZVXqD1mhERd6psUH4f3ugaNZxqUOD8kqblE5Id8qcJx2WqdhVHDKFb8K2UN_ZKAeVaYpqTeLufU3aUYw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%2011.10.54%20AM.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The main character is always spunky, which makes for a fun plot. </span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">She has written several books that we love, including:</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bag-Im-Taking-Grandmas/dp/0688158404" target="_blank">The Bag I’m Taking to Grandma’s</a></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bag-Im-Taking-Grandmas/dp/0688158404" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="205" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4_2C7R9bjaa05ksVnhaRlA2KR-9hgc67HAdsrmz1EeJ5PebeIg2FBB_KpYgpRsXOmOWsPStH8bynbx5TbWlAEyF_XQHnVwWBwnUyCoKQPz3U5UnrvZ9nDCvSFSE-xCUK4wKntk6rqX3ICLHwPdQL0yoSLL268NJPWzGuyX2t028_UmrAs6LZ2Ek5iQ/w333-h400/a.jpeg" width="333" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xogyln3NlKI" width="320" youtube-src-id="Xogyln3NlKI"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Watch this book read aloud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xogyln3NlKI" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This was our first book by Shirley, and it couldn't have come at a better time. We were discussing how my son's little sisters would soon be arriving, and how we would pack a bag for him to stay with his grandparents while Mom and Dad went to the hospital. He understood that he didn't need to take everything, and his stay went very smoothly.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Class-Took-Trip-Zoo/dp/068815543X" target="_blank">Our Class Took a Trip to the Zoo</a></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Class-Took-Trip-Zoo/dp/068815543X" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcwsK2hdmIBBf3WRjMsUrABNcOYxvw2qE0pEahoAQuu_opdRhZXRDPnUqRixyO4QH8_63uB3FZuz5cDcmBV4rDrWzH86FUKHqQ2CUTrWNRjdmJH-dwuR0wh2crgMrr8kZrVu2m08ky8wFraqwE3PXv1dkpcJoHBzEJsiLcxCu9Jdte7XsupV_X4KbGg/w320-h400/a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This is a fun book about a boy who gets into some mischief at the zoo. Rebus images include clothing items such as a coat, lunch bag, pants, a button, hat, shirt, and shoes. Animal words in the story are duck, lion, ostrich, bear, and chimpanzee.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6keSoijKYEg" width="320" youtube-src-id="6keSoijKYEg"></iframe></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12F-r9tLTT14EWiwhlcPUUwrcB96BUwd-swCuZH7ih60/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1070" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mOeH_zbxraiL1MFha51smDCPF5bedOByIuqKma9CNhMVs42kWtSM_pzNFaRnvahRrPZ03IPWK0TSxtMRKMB6JjRwawwrtBGs2YSQfzIqg0ItZ10f1h7rDiRynIJY4SUJhJtsGLzujGyBb8Fj1L6YKgLfu68q62J0oI1Vy-y3BNen2CkyCSOW_AXrCg/w514-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%201.14.29%20PM.png" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #333333; text-align: start;"></span></a></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/174975700/person/142280326303/mergefamily?treemergedata=101390502%7C302272097026%3B74498525%7C130200425233%3B151046905%7C112005025611&usePUB=true&_phsrc=wXF3004&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true" target="_blank">The Dress I’ll Wear to the Party</a></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: start;"><a href="http://ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/174975700/person/142280326303/mergefamily?treemergedata=101390502%7C302272097026%3B74498525%7C130200425233%3B151046905%7C112005025611&usePUB=true&_phsrc=wXF3004&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true" target="_blank"><i></i></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/174975700/person/142280326303/mergefamily?treemergedata=101390502%7C302272097026%3B74498525%7C130200425233%3B151046905%7C112005025611&usePUB=true&_phsrc=wXF3004&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK3TsllcLf-GVUD7AOh5P2VeP3P7biMrjACi7JFav-0oBvDZeRc5uLlVZTfMV9HAnmlpbEsu5VZOMZbXYdXXYWxbCIW1VEYIbAPxELyeZ7f0ltwEQ-hT4D3SJhcc7KKSFeKrCBKzLpt6OFhbkpOydrGJrE2uh7_yXbh_EBhCec9dN3_Aqt1VPOR4srg/w400-h400/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WlXj_70XCpc" width="320" youtube-src-id="WlXj_70XCpc"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Write your own rebus reader in the same style of Shirley Neitzel! You can download these slides and print them to write and draw on, or you can create your story digitally. I put a spin on a few of her stories here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q1Bta2zaJ50HDwpL1cno12dn6UGlFRfpPwgsk8gahZY/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY1UIMVt3E44MoJ58Z1RuwwJN6v-XMdqnk20lh0QoVsLgZ_dVUICe6ECfghSmklYDWbkVNEf-f8wLTZsRV-hhBHIYH-NVDmX7Ro9D-eARmhMUHzMcmnrHKdEhuqjasQ6orVf_zTP3hmuWxMO5mtGQMHVHZgijBTGA8a2mviNsgGGL6253Iwg0wXfZIA/w510-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%203.06.05%20PM.png" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14lzVtKff58ueDR80DWW7UnaQI30I0yb-i7awPic3BLg/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1818" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKy4T7oDonjAJqJxAoDQYWT4PrpbbIG_2_FeXBrcqI04DYE1SzajlVTzcNlfHHVpALqO3IF9R-fIDAN_s1l5x_e3Vy7n7wOcWNSgXHa37_LV3C0qvo-W235VnB1iy6_87kSKH7iVu9CdO_KmIO2F0FJU28PEw8abRKGhby8Nvv8e9KaeC6Gycpd2zrQQ/w640-h390/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%202.16.23%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click the images above or below to download.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WyKeWTekIrS5qz5PsfdPj_F7RuG7JkC3D7_-7NpCRtU/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1832" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZo3rImp4bbmcXeioWH7qUcotJAOwUytpsaxt58bbwz-7_SLf2rYo2g4UDDjS4tRMpqJOkkvZHa447zOGzk2Y_Ifr01rz0vo6edHcp2F4SLj375wX7O5QuDjujpYvTxOleI79AVOdK8nSqSxv6lVeqxHaMPDcMPzmE16VQmeo0mzQ9TPWmEaHJbFM6w/w640-h386/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%202.36.34%20PM.png" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q1Bta2zaJ50HDwpL1cno12dn6UGlFRfpPwgsk8gahZY/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1090" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLBDiZ1BH5lYHaPpPyzoAoOuTsIRav-UR3-Ocqyjosm2hmJBj6v_8nGf_9qdJnWNp0unTyS3TpqRs1KklP_AlF0ZaYs-jGxXI9j4ppDItnXEjNgLNObI9JxbB8gxDHy90oXIPj_EHMIhXijmglvYO4_iQw5Ry2DgSQWxZ25VEuUSpv5oh4-Ckwv4tOg/w550-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%203.05.09%20PM.png" width="550" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div><br />Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-19121306390519864352022-02-19T14:22:00.002-05:002022-02-19T14:22:12.378-05:00The Night Before the Snow Day<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Are you or your "kids" (students or your actual children) anticipating or wishing for a snow day? If so, this post is for you! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=j&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNight-Before-Snow-Day%2Fdp%2F0399539425&uct=1636202122&usg=a-AzQskNI7-Iov4qB1WeaPYokXE." style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCdnu2J3Q7hc7g4s4y--yLm1pM5BCpYrJZa9_2rpfyR_eLCv0BZykhqqTfxhsO3KGGe4CVc1_9ausLQAP2lknQXGuH8-xxzj3GaeiSMLbaUNFMpE7yFg1NEmn_96tZLzBAgZYFHSq8XNPdThR4DDw_3hkiKNAgnkoP56zgv88E5WAjMC2jVaZr0JnNig=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My kids and I read <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Night-Before-Snow-Day/dp/0399539425" target="_blank">The Night Before the Snow Day</a></i> by Natasha Wing. We talked about superstitions like putting pajamas on backwards, doing snow dances, and even putting ice cubes in the toilet. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gA76lTQIfrc" width="320" youtube-src-id="gA76lTQIfrc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to make some activities that I could see being used by:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;">homeschoolers with kids at different levels</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;">classroom teachers</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;">substitutes</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;">teacher candidates for reading demo lessons that showcase differentiation</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17sirqoVCwLNtrelAdb_hyikB_tnCM6ssG2H_5yE4sdw/edit#" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="952" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPGTdJCYisnUslm1QtIC5AXuupMPHeZy_4_D4g6pCoyQ1aCT-Yk7PMlZkchWwI_A2LrruSxal4f-fKJtVlkyC1jrIWaS1ODmBBMUWmj2rOzwna1ONKadYQ7JTsGxbat2-8xKC_sFXYKUQVp9LlHFPoxWBrPtH7TDxjHECaNNTbu70nUl7KTu9EO9jbWA=w470-h640" width="470" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">These lessons can also be done:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">during virtual learning - independently while asynchronous or as a class or with partners</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">on paper - options for writing or cutting</span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17sirqoVCwLNtrelAdb_hyikB_tnCM6ssG2H_5yE4sdw/copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="994" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfbMw80XO2n5T_-qRDi5HKuj9Jr5b19Qv3uDBVSOE4TzgZA1_tdDB4fgZn1WidSLOPV157nvkCc7Q7llo3a8qr30SP2e8bX3ykxn5kyaCTEOU7ggjUUtcc0u7Z1dgOyMF8NT7R5NFsHlhjZsd78Ifo_iFNMMKfXk_a_5yOXLOj5qh8Ew1q4N91pcMwOA=w424-h640" width="424" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Like all of my <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17sirqoVCwLNtrelAdb_hyikB_tnCM6ssG2H_5yE4sdw/copy" target="_blank">Google Doc</a> lessons, there is a linked table of contents that makes navigation easy as well as an answer key and differentiated pages!</span></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17sirqoVCwLNtrelAdb_hyikB_tnCM6ssG2H_5yE4sdw/copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2A0JDIq1IXffXRjnZkmsCFCmPXf48R76tgIfzRJqPjXSkzhQbubM7mmyhF6GYugtRkU4xmsgH_3fDEreQVaP6bwvjawJMqsVjAu0lzOlT3apHTp4eFX7mN8ltuuxJGO2wg04XADl3QKvsbX4tayP7bgZATMSa1Ikrgr7jFkxKLlkmP1wEyua_eSYd7Q=w492-h640" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-85252963511451550472022-02-14T14:27:00.005-05:002022-02-19T16:13:11.998-05:00The Ballad of Valentine<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Looking for a great upper elementary picture book read aloud for Valentine's Day? We read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ballad-Valentine-Picture-Puffin-Paperback/dp/0142404004" target="_blank"><i>The Ballad of Valentine</i> by Alison Jackson</a>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ballad-Valentine-Picture-Puffin-Paperback/dp/0142404004" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="213" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2YxEZSQNPL4IdyWXlyPA0Zq4HrTuNoWTOU7E8tK_yuKRAVWce0A2Hi9iyUWyyb6-9jPrzxnx0HbF5QFEuiuhtfPIEjU98Ac-cUBRPYszZqi5_ls_sj-DydeMZF2HPTIm2lSNuS-wjZDfNyzCD_EuXZyM_FCiC_bh0x-wscBzVaXkgnzHMs7q66xdodQ=w359-h400" width="359" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This book is set to the tune of an 1884 song titled "Oh My Darling, Clementine." A young man writes a ballad chronicling his attempts to let a young woman named Valentine know he's interested in her. The story flows well, especially due to the meter and rhyme.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H_3VDjbBR18" width="320" youtube-src-id="H_3VDjbBR18"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are many opportunities to discuss different ways of communication before technology overtook the ones the young man tried:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">mailed letters via post office</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">sent a note through trained homing pigeon</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">used smoke signals from a bonfire</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">tapped a message with Morse code</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">rented a mail car</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">paid a rider on a pony </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">wrote a message by airplane</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">tied a message to a boulder</span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yWkfazTzuV5W7QQM0KkxdAjMIWVoZddUoM_hMd3Q3bk/copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="956" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV_qHEJIsiccL2iSaygIR2Ffo0lUFHUR0CzJZ_TZ19_Ttf7S4twRASLN65zX3_icnlI4krXbwVCUmkOD4KaIEwIPubslcRIkZCryNV0QgX-uxeAInr6fB93iOK_1QREt0UbcNWKl9ItwNX3uV9bAJ0z-gm3b_wcGlpJlYQR8ST-KWlBwg_RZFTYIZ09Q=w472-h640" width="472" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yWkfazTzuV5W7QQM0KkxdAjMIWVoZddUoM_hMd3Q3bk/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqO25dUqgZstNnRKsxBVeekknBzgM293bmQKbSgUaomUWpU04BR_JUEKKvO2CtjDUWZMma-1eJ32HZfVWcl38VBkONlWE9KyuNKSA2YrK3i0UZJ7-UXNu3P1dSPyXEdfieSwGBdjdkKhT3N8RkyQL3vaOcS4SHCfZAREGG-rfu53ublMEgOyGWDLnnVQ=w488-h640" width="488" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Activities to do with the book could include:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">determining cause and effect</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">researching the history of the U.S. Post Office, homing pigeons, Morse code, The Pony Express, etc.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">adding other ways the man could have communicated with Valentine, such as sign language, email, phone call, text message, etc.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">differentiate which forms of communication were used in the past vs more modern ones</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: large;">I recommend this book as a fun Valentine's Day activity for grades 3-5. Click the image above or this link to <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yWkfazTzuV5W7QQM0KkxdAjMIWVoZddUoM_hMd3Q3bk/copy" target="_blank">download the Google Doc</a>.</span></div></div><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-59250991834876516502022-02-04T15:27:00.003-05:002022-02-04T15:31:23.663-05:00Can You Say Peace?<div><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrODU79G02lkfZpUBLBvyHb_aFnxHMaxh8PRTEyhPx54QqQaJ-7rzapGdhZIH3LH8HQO9YYxzeWe_VGeDt4FU6p_ZTDB-Ja9R9gnCXgmzU2ZLPRfjJcBqSKp6YTV7GnQOmLGewwuhWSBVTzLaQ4soiqvMJ-qqvaw73Hna5ru3kN-RkUyiQq166WxbeBQ=s445" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="337" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrODU79G02lkfZpUBLBvyHb_aFnxHMaxh8PRTEyhPx54QqQaJ-7rzapGdhZIH3LH8HQO9YYxzeWe_VGeDt4FU6p_ZTDB-Ja9R9gnCXgmzU2ZLPRfjJcBqSKp6YTV7GnQOmLGewwuhWSBVTzLaQ4soiqvMJ-qqvaw73Hna5ru3kN-RkUyiQq166WxbeBQ=w303-h400" width="303" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;">The International Day of Peace (or World Peace Day) is celebrated annually on September 21. It is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.</span></span><p></p><div><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Can-You-Peace-Karen-Katz/dp/1250073219" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="1400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4OQW6tjFQ6ue9y44-mq0QgaoEp3HqH6HtcdH1arYO0DOG1KFiGLPB1Gkm_hNXzPKvJfJrcr_GrntdPS9KD6WSo8fyvBdbtmP0tcqwV-eqMoC9NbkG-QZ0nZVLCO8a0E1CN3BATIpqhoTRkBOPbcjbHeD8bwNLzvP6a98Id3Am5KFX8JUcfbU_qk4P-Q=w313-h400" width="313" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;">The book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Can-You-Peace-Karen-Katz/dp/1250073219" target="_blank"><i>Can You Say Peace? </i>by Karen Katz</a> teaches kids a few ways to say the word "peace" in a few different languages. Because it's pretty basic, we took it up a notch and created a Google Earth project to show the countries mentioned in the book.</span></span></div><div><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/data=Mj8KPQo7CiExMUlsYkZPcElLOUppOWlOc2hRQzNFeVJRemlBaXpYLXgSFgoUMDRCQTYyNTI5ODFGRkJBNUUwRUI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="2872" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_Nz5ewNU2DrxDoh2oSdmkQtEgOiMZuGGuzq_brhsplzpiyPczBoSu1mrBu3LW47XSbhNJ-KeRCO0c9NWPSghnj_qPlN4vmLsaua7bAke9nLRSanqgXsbNz3K_ZGKMEP6kdHa1ERReKVNs8SQ9D1UiLy_KK0lGc4vRyy6JHVNd25P-GGeaSkoxba9QJQ=w400-h240" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/data=Mj8KPQo7CiExMUlsYkZPcElLOUppOWlOc2hRQzNFeVJRemlBaXpYLXgSFgoUMDRCQTYyNTI5ODFGRkJBNUUwRUI" target="_blank">Click here</a> for the Google Earth project. Get exploring! Want a challenge for your students? Have them add other countries as well as the languages and recordings of their pronunciations. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KoElBTfUyEtbqMbCP0hc_CA23sgloGD1wohIGWHlEd0/copy" target="_blank">list</a> from the last page of the book:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KoElBTfUyEtbqMbCP0hc_CA23sgloGD1wohIGWHlEd0/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAXj2B2EFGJow9Ud3Z8B0LPafNlVT65FPIdl8gVr4R4Vw5p1jEDGmnPbntAqrjiF_d7AKst4b9IXLCStIPxif29xwGIa9jOqRKgsPLkbepigzI1Woq1MEou4tceX799uMMhKjM2Hy7GCACg8ryRU1LntxCq7OruBMsBX0oqlqcYLBNpIDSU4AoYVV6fw=w538-h640" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out these songs about peace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F62L1TaDIUk" width="320" youtube-src-id="F62L1TaDIUk"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F62L1TaDIUk" target="_blank">A Song of PEACE for Kids</a> by Jack Hartman</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PoBWWHdpLfY" width="320" youtube-src-id="PoBWWHdpLfY"></iframe></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoBWWHdpLfY" target="_blank">Peace, Love, + Kindness</a> by Bari Koral</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #33244a;"><span style="font-size: large;">Find a word search to print <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=peace+word+search&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS838US838&sxsrf=APq-WBuWLoBTRspo4X94uRBNf14peYkxGQ:1644005036943&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&vet=1&fir=L49EbeOkQzvKfM%252C35JoLZRqWvZ4IM%252C_%253BWv2bLhP9jb5ekM%252COu9l_AYAUWEJcM%252C_%253BsTYc0h6N3GpuAM%252CAGTUmPRxQYhgBM%252C_%253BQhZminG8h3nTWM%252Cpj0uLjC3U3bq0M%252C_%253BR66ypALSQ661dM%252CW2S5ObHWDlRc3M%252C_%253BY0O7HGhUj-U-7M%252ClaGNUfnbJvPG2M%252C_%253Bw5bgq7V5xP9TuM%252CZS9AGbSbRBDUvM%252C_%253Bk37Cbnu--AXTqM%252CPhA6NgDcWxde7M%252C_%253BoB69r1g-wnGG_M%252Cq2_c65zQxjMsZM%252C_%253BSrO8oV7Bnl43jM%252COBQTzZXWggE9DM%252C_%253BE0onaTPkN54xWM%252CnFtI--UFpxOXtM%252C_%253BZu7BIx0igYA6bM%252Cpj0uLjC3U3bq0M%252C_%253BC5xQvY1c2c8OsM%252CQ4p5govS4LZQbM%252C_%253BVQNgBh3l0Wr4iM%252COBQTzZXWggE9DM%252C_%253BQ0-qBf7REnYE7M%252C58wq6R-zXeaOcM%252C_%253B5NYnxO6beiZWrM%252CNjKB39CnEwR1TM%252C_%253B6yBfijFFULbUWM%252Cqc2yiHzRgZLnBM%252C_%253BG7OMB3cHOWnY2M%252C4QOuJQIjGrVWsM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kRffdsLXN_WtwD9Uk--CUEnOxYqYg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjylfGB7Ob1AhXQdd8KHYLaBTgQ9QF6BAggEAE" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-70480958221166023182021-11-25T15:35:00.138-05:002021-12-22T12:14:46.216-05:00Austin Day<p><span style="font-size: large;"> You probably came across this post because you have a child or student named Austin. It has become a very popular name over the past few years. In fact, it was at #80 in the U.S. in 2017, when my son was born. Today is his birthday, and coincidentally also Thanksgiving. We know at least 3 boys with the name in our town! We consider our son to be someone we are definitely thankful for! Anyway, I didn't have the most common name growing up and it definitely wasn't spelled like many others with the same pronunciation. Speaking of spelling, here's a freebie for you! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LVBiE5duwnNRUQP60k889woQtusWDWPgial2D1MHz1N7ONmtBg7hg2AkZjDrPYS8msRH6Bt9m1Gshtm93CLw0H-p5WoNiBKnSzuX3ByvfPjVOtExo3ujMrR1NfQUUryeCFbazs3KiuLP/s1546/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+11.04.27+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1102" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LVBiE5duwnNRUQP60k889woQtusWDWPgial2D1MHz1N7ONmtBg7hg2AkZjDrPYS8msRH6Bt9m1Gshtm93CLw0H-p5WoNiBKnSzuX3ByvfPjVOtExo3ujMrR1NfQUUryeCFbazs3KiuLP/w456-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+11.04.27+PM.png" width="456" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amanda Pertl at A to Z teacher stuff created more <a href="http://printables.atozteacherstuff.com/3875/austin-name-printables-for-handwriting-practice/" target="_blank">Austin Name Printables</a>. Snag them <a href="http://printables.atozteacherstuff.com/3875/austin-name-printables-for-handwriting-practice/" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">A few weeks before my daughters were born, we had Austin Day. I had purchased a puzzle and name train from a local mom who wanted to pass them on from her ton to another little boy with the same name. This led to me trying to find books with a character with his name, and then shirts and other things. We pulled all of these things out and had a blast that day before it all became about the babies.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Below, find some of the activities we've done and personalized items we've loved. Whenever I see something on Amazon, I grab it fast because I know it may not last!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNddHkcxubVn36_jfCa90SnAA-eFQV_gpDusRMVcWuccZ06EpuXttONvt2HfYnSl2oLUmXMApcb_wlmIthKl18mOCzaTnhbeGQxa5nrBsjKBzV6FM8KIUfRJDJh9hyoSDDBmhgcuBDlOpA/s500/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNddHkcxubVn36_jfCa90SnAA-eFQV_gpDusRMVcWuccZ06EpuXttONvt2HfYnSl2oLUmXMApcb_wlmIthKl18mOCzaTnhbeGQxa5nrBsjKBzV6FM8KIUfRJDJh9hyoSDDBmhgcuBDlOpA/s320/a.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are really into geography and travel over here. My husband was in the military in Texas among other places, and the state is one our son can spot easily on a map, despite him never being there or living in the state.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NVXNL6T/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&customId=B0752XJYQB&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_O3HI1L0OO-LNEuNni4x_BxQ0s_WbdV3IIOV2p0eBFBvwq7h1x0_HP00Hlgz6CHJSEplUz-SebX-sygw7WM6HSPmzvTgpKAA4HOP8nvBP0WQHYO5nnRYQoM1A1OOcdzRzkrQmtBlm4OF/s320/a.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Austin-Our-World/dp/1602192332/ref=asc_df_1602192332/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312089887152&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9715080219378434783&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-568008952242&psc=1" target="_blank">Good Night, Austin</a></i> by Adam <br />Gamble is one of two books listed here where Austin is a place and not a person. Our son knows he is partly named after a Texas city, and he thinks it's fun to learn about landmarks there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Austin-Our-World/dp/1602192332/ref=asc_df_1602192332/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312089887152&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9715080219378434783&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-568008952242&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrKSBc1oFtifItP3YGSaKI1PoyjI43DxNXEV2eU6FGPMdlnOym6iIoZQWcdHP7U7PoNtg2KQcRK_dbDfVQDq4D5a7QemNd-rsgnbT0MsF1eWCmAYbGzvGvwKvgwVEpcrFY0FlUkYxdQBm/w400-h400/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of landmarks, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Lost-America-Geography-Adventure/dp/0062280171/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=austin%2C+lost+in+america&qid=1634582055&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Austin, Lost in America</a></i> is a book by Jef Czekaj. It is a "geography adventure" that helps Austin, a lost dog, find the best place for him to live in the United States. He gets through 49 states before deciding on the perfect home state. Can you guess which one it is?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Lost-America-Geography-Adventure/dp/0062280171/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=austin%2C+lost+in+america&qid=1634582055&s=books&sr=1-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUexvSd2hiAZ0SEF-TF0EP8VTEgYAMUAbnyTluonbtpmLKnBwVXZmulg4nUTkt_KaWQo3KheVz98Gae8H3qgbD1BEjRxbuy7a8ItT34Uv77DyLXqrHWgWiqZZtue01tJwjH3No8xm_1nw/w400-h400/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Littlest-Bunny-Austin-Easter-Adventure/dp/149263347X" target="_blank">The Littlest Bunny in Austin: An Easter Adventure</a></i> by Lily Jacobs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Littlest-Bunny-Austin-Easter-Adventure/dp/149263347X" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="180" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfVKojXjpGlsPgtkGIbW_F35kcf4SuJYPE0tcFRBC2-L9x8o064UjlNESWA9yW222cZP7SnWv1AvN8nuVNMytE819Mitii8pEh2jd7OOvx11x74pFAhRWK4o_0u08pD0kZCXGPIc4eLBq/w400-h322/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Like other books of its type, this one is created for a major city (some are for states) and it includes landmarks as well as other towns near Austin, Texas. I thought it was fun for my son to learn about the area he's named for. I wouldn't say this book is a must have, but it was a cute Easter basket add.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">---------------------</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">-----------------------------</span></div><a href="https://kidadl.com/free-coloring-pages/world-geography-and-flags/austin-texas" target="_blank"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://kidadl.com/free-coloring-pages/world-geography-and-flags/austin-texas" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Here is an Austin, Texas coloring printable</a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> to go with the previously listed books!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">---------------------</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">-----------------------------</span></div><a href="https://kidadl.com/free-coloring-pages/world-geography-and-flags/austin-texas" target="_blank"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Written by husband - wife pair and former NFL coach tony & Lauren Dungy, the book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Plays-Fair-Dungy-Football/dp/0736973249" target="_blank">Austin Plays Fair</a> </i>is one of my son's favorites. It poses the question to kids whether it's more important to win or be honest and follow the rules. Many professional athletes and coaches have gotten caught in scandals, so it's an important lesson to learn young.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Plays-Fair-Dungy-Football/dp/0736973249" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="180" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzeveSBu69P0_ahTcZWFmxzQkj_KvfNM5ftRaayVcHUtxKVK9nqKOb2KZYyb43Cos-WTm9JBx3P-7DPEIp6IHXKdG2K4pgYp_ZAG3Mo2ElmFILFnPJ2FUBRBQ2M4uQp9876Ekx1jm91vg/w400-h347/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check it out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VJUxyIscmg" target="_blank">here</a> in read aloud version.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><div class="celwidget" data-cel-widget="titleblock_feature_div" data-csa-c-id="19yxor-9ur22y-tql4lz-wvcp6p" data-feature-name="titleblock" id="titleblock_feature_div" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"><div class="a-section a-spacing-none" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></h1></div></div><div class="celwidget" data-cel-widget="bylineInfo_feature_div" data-csa-c-id="g2ld8r-en1ix7-v2oa13-4kpzdq" data-feature-name="bylineInfo" id="bylineInfo_feature_div" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><div class="a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature" data-cel-widget="bylineInfo" id="bylineInfo" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austins-Adventures-Friend-Emily-Davis/dp/1543158803" target="_blank">Austin's Adventures: A Friend in Space</a></i> by Emily Davis</span></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book us definitely cute. It has rhymes and some kid-friendly inform<span style="font-family: inherit;">ation about space included throughout. It's enough to teach kids with some astrono</span>my knowledge something without overwhelming newbies, and we liked the rhymes.</span></div></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austins-Adventures-Friend-Emily-Davis/dp/1543158803" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="177" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jCuUVH4gIzdSz1Ane9Hv8QZeomk_DEHL41OzySutX5suloELPt1SmYR1I2if0AstznibiSkNifqrX5H191HoE37SD-h1kWLa9oxtmkMOxqnKmLa6h391NDTGQBtNC4IwPIFYTeHoTPjv/w393-h400/A.jpg" width="393" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austins-Unlikely-Pet-Michelle-Bradley/dp/1737268906/ref=sr_1_1?crid=279O8U9U8UC0Q&keywords=austin%27s+unlikely+pet&qid=1640192474&sprefix=austin%27s+unl%2Caps%2C63&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Austin's Unlikely Pet</a></i> by Michelle F. Bradley</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book was fun for my son, who likes the idea of a pet, but not actually having one. Unlike his sister, he's not really a fan of furry things. He's really into funny stories, and this Austin's kind of silly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austins-Unlikely-Pet-Michelle-Bradley/dp/1737268906/ref=sr_1_1?crid=279O8U9U8UC0Q&keywords=austin%27s+unlikely+pet&qid=1640192474&sprefix=austin%27s+unl%2Caps%2C63&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p4ldCdszFiA1-Ou-g7yXRgcRqfdD41VA85Aj1b2qWrcsUx3XGyVy2ViFaehOm5mwptXatXZtH2rC7C5JSz_JBOlwGT98w_45TrAEhyphenhyphenPZCsHlfdfwCl8461TgyBKPTsKYEwCAj1Xjuhxp/w400-h400/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Personalized-Alphabet-About-Childrens/dp/B085R74QS4/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3UDTG8HCHMT7F&keywords=a+is+for+austin&qid=1640192644&s=books&sprefix=a+is+for+austin%2Cstripbooks%2C64&sr=1-3" target="_blank"><i>A is for Austin</i></a> by Li'l Llama Custom Kids Books</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one is another one of those personalized books that isn't really personalized. I got this same one for my daughter and the main difference is the name in it. Still, it's good for learning adjectives for each letter of the alphabet and wasn't outrageously expensive like some other "name" books.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Personalized-Alphabet-About-Childrens/dp/B085R74QS4/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3UDTG8HCHMT7F&keywords=a+is+for+austin&qid=1640192644&s=books&sprefix=a+is+for+austin%2Cstripbooks%2C64&sr=1-3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYG39_IG3uva_MNTnd1dtCRfjrqZvcFjX2PqnMM85aE6RdTYvNcfbWrjZKZFvq-VjoSHwroZR0Kr8AQ9ngfaDZuHXpFLZ6IoHMyK8B311ZLxa5thZuWW9ydZcei_D50rSj4u7NRslFWY2/w400-h400/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Youre-Everything-Personalized-Childrens/dp/B08CPBHYTY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AB2ZAF0NM5HX&keywords=austin+youre+my+everything&qid=1640192849&s=books&sprefix=austin+youre+my+everything%2Cstripbooks%2C52&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Austin, You're My Everything </a></i>by Miles Tucker</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another cute personalized book here, also available for the name Emma. The pictures are adorable and it has a heartwarming message to make kids feel loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Youre-Everything-Personalized-Childrens/dp/B08CPBHYTY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AB2ZAF0NM5HX&keywords=austin+youre+my+everything&qid=1640192849&s=books&sprefix=austin+youre+my+everything%2Cstripbooks%2C52&sr=1-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="144" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKHIzkzNtJ4vst15bUp8CjsqOwLnCSiqffvXeJla7Px39y9dKyGOJPs1GlwFu-g02dLWLphNVI22YQU0nNrKCwuGsBT61QMUDhvp4NqgUmUaBHEtTFJ_XxmOYBmaQNu-IneD-t2JQfuSU/w320-h400/A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This Austin has allergies. He has to advocate for himself and let others know what foods he is allergic to in Austin Goes to a Birthday Party and <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Austins-Allergies-Erin-Mandras/dp/1643071475" target="_blank">Austin's Allergies</a></i>. These books are great social stories to help others navigate this situation and help advocate for others, too. It covers concepts such as epi-pens, cross-contaminations, and symptoms of exposure to allergens in a kid-friendly way. My Austin has seasonal allergies, so he can kind of relate to these concepts, but it's great for him to understand food allergies so he can support friends and family members who have them.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://austinsallergies.com/product/2-book-combo-austins-allergies-austin-goes-to-a-birthday-party/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="562" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH43wYnpnAhnEPDbKKPLr4CDnSVwqnHe7z0BUZSUkNFlpl4uaibPOamU4fOny8UojhkDs6-BE0OOkTOjqHEPDtlKqPVv1Bs71aRIgeWOBNAxf0tCyRuF6MECQzYyasdDShzgwoTNfKaMhD/w400-h279/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Download printables that go with the books <a href="https://austinsallergies.com/free-printables/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>President Austin</i> by Brian Eggleston</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is a great example of why you should snap up books with your kid's name as soon as you see them. It's no longer available even though I wrote his post about two weeks ago! If you can find it, snag it. This story has a great theme about helping others (the homeless in this case).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.presidentaustin.net/store/p1/President_Austin_Book_.html#/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="224" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8psIOqsMToAnzgVrifZUdT6ZuGmi9kC2U54lok1471id1wItKZ_sGz5dRX6L1nPfL02xgzAx8Hw3slINyoF9z7gkXC93DtRT0gl1bIV_T2WmBVZ1WZ0b3ab-YJ5P72qqXBU-4KEFF7un/w398-h400/a.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If your child doesn't watch The Backyardigans, here's <a href="https://backyardigans.fandom.com/wiki/Austin" target="_blank">Austin</a>! We printed this out and stuck it in a page protector. My son uses a dry erase marker to practice fine motor skills while also counting!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.connectthedots101.com/worksheet/13028-Austin-dot-to-dot" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w78cs3DI6FUucr6vseVbUrHPMhZs5bGJhG8TvpAkxaxuzHLkBXiiKHvK82W-ntRbsa9uUT-ErG5jnyFoR1z471YSEAopxCv-0f8TnN1Uef5XHVxwzmqot8Mq9xi7xNAeqSkLm5DoZT5m/w333-h640/a.png" width="333" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=austin+worksheet&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS838US838&oq=austin+worksheet&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l4.2724j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Here</a>'s an "Austin worksheet" Google search.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-48634881692969516952021-11-14T12:00:00.054-05:002021-11-15T11:24:06.019-05:00Brown Bear, Brown Bear Sees Colors<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Today's post is all about colors, and more specifically books with bears and colors! Hope you don't mind my post title sounding like a Wheel of Fortune Before and After puzzle, haha.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Being able to read color words really helps kids with following directions in school and reading many early readers, as well as spelling and writing the words to add description to their stories.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brown-Bear-What-You-See/dp/0805047905" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="248" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-H3oEYEn9SPcuZ4Uc0jiBR0qlmoxX6eH4hHDC93RQ9Io4i1E5ufSl8cufA-E_qIKzyveXHJ9IyPZC8NUZl6o5oJBdRWYoX17XK0lDeOn6C2GarLP4s579xdROSs37ElWBrm4FszTiciV/w286-h400/a.jpg" width="286" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brown-Bear-What-You-See/dp/0805047905/ref=asc_df_0805047905/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312057607871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7338942439278684577&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-436371635743&psc=1" target="_blank">Brown Bear, Brown Bear</a></i> by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle is an all-time favorite of many kids and parents. It teaches colors and animals and it's a quick, easy read. A quick Google search reveals tons of free activities and printables to do. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Click "view web version" at the bottom of this post or </span><span>here</span><span> to view the read aloud video!</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HaDDsT9IAWc" width="320" youtube-src-id="HaDDsT9IAWc"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<span>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span>-------</span></span><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Sees-Colors-Books/dp/1442465360/ref=asc_df_1442465360/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=265892495433&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10948775053272004999&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-570932136465&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="236" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOPTaUlEF0yzReoZ-gb3SZl3Sk5UKwPcedecO4PSYcfUDRJ6nYeSkvMUQmN2WWoTckW9I-343qq19bgs5aj0MTNzWYpTQb5Kusi2dfxeP3CjoeTCvDdfbmNtqkeDfbmACJMH4P9hYlK0Y/w400-h361/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><i style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Sees-Colors-Books/dp/1442465360/ref=asc_df_1442465360/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=265892495433&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10948775053272004999&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-570932136465&psc=1" target="_blank">Bear Sees Colors</a></i><span style="text-align: left;"> by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman is another must-read. We love the recipe this author has for books. The same group of friends, some rhyming and repetition, cute pictures, and a nice theme (message) that kids can relate to. </span></span> Click "view web version" at the bottom of this post or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaQ8aMjwwEo" target="_blank">here</a> to view the read aloud video!</span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aaQ8aMjwwEo" width="320" youtube-src-id="aaQ8aMjwwEo"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are all about play and experience-based hands-on learning here, but sometimes my son does worksheets when I'm putting the girls down for naps. These <a href="https://www.preschoolplayandlearn.com/fall-color-words-worksheets/" target="_blank">free fall color words worksheets</a> were so fun for him to do with his Do-a-Dot markers. I did have to trace the outline a couple of times for him to figure out what the picture was, but he loved them and wanted to do more than one at a time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.sightwordsgame.com/sight-words-activities/color-worksheets/" target="_blank">Here</a> are some other fun color worksheets.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When my son was younger, he learned his colors very early. "The Colors Song" from Cocomelon not only helped him learn them, but it also helped him associate foods with their colors. Click "view web version" at the bottom of this post or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP8Qedl1gS0" target="_blank">here</a> to view the video!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yP8Qedl1gS0" width="320" youtube-src-id="yP8Qedl1gS0"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snag a free printable <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omNAJzsadMLTrBiAME3U19KYDGviQaZUw2L9Bc9kPzU/copy" target="_blank">here</a>. Kids can trace and color!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omNAJzsadMLTrBiAME3U19KYDGviQaZUw2L9Bc9kPzU/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv-Fd4lgk4ZqqEvBeJv_aN6xF8kCBsxgScJUJNyZ3-j3fJa9tmPF2jrbqG5pLWTZqvS1AxXpqxqyI65kWZkm5hVRELWRqH49DkV2_EU-MGBTvHL8VUo6ykl2f7LSUXNPkAVHmIMqn9M17/w388-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-11-15+at+10.01.25+AM.png" width="388" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omNAJzsadMLTrBiAME3U19KYDGviQaZUw2L9Bc9kPzU/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GlMc1U0nKnEGSwgVLRdepzzXP_BhwauioilPeEkyuLDWr9RBL0MgPPcMpGt6XJDyv_rY2z2NKgiz6XGZv_H6bZhRSaUp3lN0FhVibeSyOUcOqaSJHel6YCfykDRlkvhSvD-K9IQnL5i-/w292-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-11-15+at+10.08.31+AM.png" width="292" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />For more Karma Wilson, click <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search?q=karma+wilson" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more Eric Carle, click <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search?q=eric+carle" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more rainbow posts, click <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search?q=rainbow" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more book posts, click <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search?q=book" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more videos, click <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search?q=video" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more songs, click <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search?q=song" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-61509877408692472812021-11-04T22:20:00.010-04:002021-11-06T13:57:18.790-04:00Pop-Up Books<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who doesn't love a good pop-up book? They make reading fun for kids and adults! We are going to share some of our favorites as well as some sites to learn how to make your own.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Will-Never-Ever-Tomato-Charlie/dp/0763621803" target="_blank"> <i>I Will Never, Not Ever Eat a Tomato </i></a>by Lauren Child</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Will-Never-Ever-Tomato-Charlie/dp/0763621803" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="353" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCymAF17zYBaZ3MaUyEgk3u4uYg3ed8yno0et0kAazMp_1YNIcGPbBWSaQgMxVJ2XDXnfAOTmkaaLide3sGtkY99BfxtMS1Hk5T80p-ji8ZnFNXBvXZbxwlYLBe00LJz-c_G8_c5_K_91/s320/a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We LOVE this one. My son wasn't great about eating vegetables as a 6 month old, and we came across this book by accident as it was part of a box of books I randomly bought. It turned out to be one of our all- time favorites and our son also turned out to be an excellent eater! I highly recommend the book, pop-up version or not!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ZUoinWZmIs" width="320" youtube-src-id="7ZUoinWZmIs"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the pop-up engineering video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZUoinWZmIs" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nW1BYKT3GIE" width="320" youtube-src-id="nW1BYKT3GIE"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Listen to the pop-up read aloud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW1BYKT3GIE" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iWHbR6PPugs" width="320" youtube-src-id="iWHbR6PPugs"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the TV show episode <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHbR6PPugs" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Color-Monster-Pop-Up-Book-Feelings/dp/1454917296/ref=asc_df_1454917296/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312114711115&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2930635533792739198&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-627205031512&psc=1" target="_blank">The Color Monster</a> </i>by Anna Llenas</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Color-Monster-Pop-Up-Book-Feelings/dp/1454917296/ref=asc_df_1454917296/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312114711115&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1330504515781713582&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-627205031512&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLVnhoka2aaUogRzFAVsv86IimiKR51nE-9y61tEb7Cl5jJR5IKrp_Y8aH1-DXhrSQ6KqpxErOY5u-xMo6KZRLxNRCPoqEMMybTeVWSg6r4SpD8hTWDaoJhqFve49lXYd3SofcXjiwb4h/w400-h400/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is great! Like the <i>Little Spot</i> books and others that are similar, emotions are identified by colors. The pop-ups here are creative and adorable. My son loves interacting with them and my daughters can't wait to get their hands on this fiercely protected book! The price for this version is not quite double the price of a regular paperback, but for us it was worth it. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DHivp4cqCtw" width="320" youtube-src-id="DHivp4cqCtw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHivp4cqCtw" target="_blank">Here</a></u> is a read aloud video showing the pop-ups.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YxtmU-gLypXO7rBu8HUoodwgoWjVPRgKd3AGTQNb9ngdRiEI6YBDf2oPIU0mvMW3STNkOH4LrkjM5pCKK06oe0ze_EJJy-h0AesgwXIpdnvmE4_78hXYU-zf9w-ZWhGhZ-aCSlFIxSpG/s328/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="328" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YxtmU-gLypXO7rBu8HUoodwgoWjVPRgKd3AGTQNb9ngdRiEI6YBDf2oPIU0mvMW3STNkOH4LrkjM5pCKK06oe0ze_EJJy-h0AesgwXIpdnvmE4_78hXYU-zf9w-ZWhGhZ-aCSlFIxSpG/w400-h188/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellow (happiness)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYySR9PzwK2wQvjZ7YE3wvg_6Phm5nzJFy7CbYZ_e-g0mjIz4UJCDrJpSHsCLMp5tglLro1Cv-_-Lqaf0MJF9vDiG_TkPJgTVTNHtpfJA3tC0J4tiDnmfGRdfMQP2hAk4RXV6n0XXBFBA/s345/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="345" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYySR9PzwK2wQvjZ7YE3wvg_6Phm5nzJFy7CbYZ_e-g0mjIz4UJCDrJpSHsCLMp5tglLro1Cv-_-Lqaf0MJF9vDiG_TkPJgTVTNHtpfJA3tC0J4tiDnmfGRdfMQP2hAk4RXV6n0XXBFBA/w400-h169/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Green (calm)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh443Pt9-UR7oRPOisRNtUPv_KjUuUd9TcqGzKQXXSw-6SOhkthdeTkXbLVj0EmEjv0rsKcFDvMRA3FaY-uAxkMjMxdUI4xbnxjm0tVa0KzCWN5AHVz90iFtI22GbBxlsljF0ZZOpIj9RcX/s293/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="293" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh443Pt9-UR7oRPOisRNtUPv_KjUuUd9TcqGzKQXXSw-6SOhkthdeTkXbLVj0EmEjv0rsKcFDvMRA3FaY-uAxkMjMxdUI4xbnxjm0tVa0KzCWN5AHVz90iFtI22GbBxlsljF0ZZOpIj9RcX/w400-h235/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blue (sadness)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<p style="font-size: medium;"></p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Book-Planetarium-Extraordinary-Contraptions/dp/1452136211/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WM76RL1EELLS&keywords=this+book+is+a+planetarium+pop-up+book&qid=1636216001&qsid=137-8426547-8708431&sprefix=this+book+is+a+pla%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-1&sres=1452136211%2C0763622281%2C3791373935%2C0692452745%2C1454917296%2C0500239967%2C1683834070%2CB07ZL7GH1B%2C0763667625%2C1645170497%2C0500652570%2CB08CG7LM5B%2C1416918256%2C0763648019%2C145082191X&srpt=ABIS_BOOK" target="_blank">This Book is a Planetarium</a></i> by Kelli Anderson</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Book-Planetarium-Extraordinary-Contraptions/dp/1452136211/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WM76RL1EELLS&keywords=this+book+is+a+planetarium+pop-up+book&qid=1636216001&qsid=137-8426547-8708431&sprefix=this+book+is+a+pla%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-1&sres=1452136211%2C0763622281%2C3791373935%2C0692452745%2C1454917296%2C0500239967%2C1683834070%2CB07ZL7GH1B%2C0763667625%2C1645170497%2C0500652570%2CB08CG7LM5B%2C1416918256%2C0763648019%2C145082191X&srpt=ABIS_BOOK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PUc9r2wMcCRncHgdH0-vl20fQShUR21S0b9rh3FO_0ffnUl_z2aXSFv21WFqvJGMWhptSHmVtgAFJFQyRuJM45L9RGukYVt9rkOSAg4H880GEWfskTQKd71wpNNluV-EeEusHedqaD6W/w640-h426/a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's actually many different things - a planetarium, a speaker, an instrument ,a decoder, a calendar, a spiralgraph.... Most of all, it's fun. I can see this being used for travel especially. I imagine my son using in on long car rides, in hotels, and on planes once we start going longer distances from home again. Kelli has thought of it all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<p style="font-size: medium;"></p></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pop-up-Book-about-Spangled-Banner/dp/1931931062" target="_blank">The Star Spangled Banner </a></i>by Calvert Gamwell</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pop-up-Book-about-Spangled-Banner/dp/1931931062" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWFb9qAuNX7KPzwwxqFOcA8zllWv4SWYCkruhccX6eJYSKJhb0z5Qmevd1YWp849_7LvqRQOnXeeq1p6Bkl_WPDLWhKIIPPd4eBh0SqDzHKhGDzVYDQ-SswfwCBGTqAabYuDmRaY4bMe-/w293-h400/a.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one is cute, and a nice and easy way to introduce the <i>National Anthem of the United States. </i>It's currently out of print, so you'll have to snag a used copy. Its pop-ups aren't anything too fancy, but they do show different ways and places people can be patriotic.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Auntie Annie has <a href="https://www.auntannie.com/PopupCards/" target="_blank">free basic printable pop-up cards</a>. With the ability to print in color or black and white and picture directions, this is a great place to get started with making your own pop-ups.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pZiVuo4wF24" width="320" youtube-src-id="pZiVuo4wF24"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86EmAaVo4nEncGFOeJWg_TU2PstqQiXqaqgz_gDRxfgtnQfljGiGr7-n7iITJvQMrBeFssjl3CaiFEQr___iUu2t-FDb0ZW1x-rGKxSB8uy5_O-2A7M87baTrUcxvN1ziEiLDvjwD-tDX/s1000/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="1000" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86EmAaVo4nEncGFOeJWg_TU2PstqQiXqaqgz_gDRxfgtnQfljGiGr7-n7iITJvQMrBeFssjl3CaiFEQr___iUu2t-FDb0ZW1x-rGKxSB8uy5_O-2A7M87baTrUcxvN1ziEiLDvjwD-tDX/w400-h119/a.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Best Pop-Up Books has it all! From tutorials to a forum to book lists and even some freebies, you can find whatever it is you're looking for here. Paper engineering is a great skill to have to introduce kids into design and the engineering process. It's also a fun way to spice up projects you may assign students.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-46979216383038647702021-11-02T20:53:00.009-04:002021-11-06T08:36:50.213-04:00Learning about Frog Life Cycles with A Frog in the Bog<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Learning about Frog Life Cycles with <i>A Frog in the Bog</i> by Karma Wilson</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Frog-Bog-Karma-Wilson/dp/1416927271/ref=asc_df_1416927271/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312087669297&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=755803661539049037&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-492831845445&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="220" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AR9l9s0tzLBowkn2AE4H4owCMxTRmqi9GcdHrjmF9pOUqlJPgfAWzB_mnpqtrN3yc4JZSxONSs-x2Ft1ATIsWWbXk4sqlnJ6CCbZiCleV5sOwYtocrRGRvBjeWRXqGvLdDE3BK3MgQz0/w400-h313/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are big Karma Wilson book fans over here. We love the repetition and rhyme as well as the pictures. This one was great because we were able to tie in learning about biomes and life cycles in science while reading as well as practice our number words.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">See the read aloud </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-epQujYU00s" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-epQujYU00s" width="320" youtube-src-id="-epQujYU00s"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some printables I created for us to work with.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n0JxqF0z-_u2ms--UZb-JKgl3ZP91Gm4EtusqTdoS24/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n0JxqF0z-_u2ms--UZb-JKgl3ZP91Gm4EtusqTdoS24/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="970" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUdHsPAbY_nNfgpDTmTQIzXUC414UCD0EQZDZkewEGT1xcA7bMOik5PYDSv-cdV_1oKYm2WkFGd86ab_XZxYnDoTymIwaiG7TQkxBr1mhisKqd1J3oVDSr5KDM9iS05ZK4hhBwh-_YjdA/w273-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-11-06+at+8.21.50+AM.png" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n0JxqF0z-_u2ms--UZb-JKgl3ZP91Gm4EtusqTdoS24/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4njcFtCaZY3cMDhleaDb9K7HuvnyZimVcggcYtASU7KOOaU5-221RgLygt2WLnrB-arGnRffVxWNyBSBfk4wo2jZH8dhVhsebJhVfGmLdULZbbBL7XgbLJ1qvqixAtixskz5cuSpwd8A/w288-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-11-06+at+8.22.07+AM.png" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n0JxqF0z-_u2ms--UZb-JKgl3ZP91Gm4EtusqTdoS24/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAttn2mbQ4a7-cA6raRbhyVXBxw79NrPoRBeQm4H9M822xb37o_c5G9CMnUektGh4Bc9o5fDHZKCupV845EAyjhxRpX6B0r6TRl6aHIJQruXhbFMTDXVFPat0s4A8AkK55VQex7Hvzy_33/w294-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-11-06+at+8.22.25+AM.png" width="294" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We also watched some videos about the tadpole's life cycle into a frog and learned about where frogs live.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r3zqdWSYgSA" width="320" youtube-src-id="r3zqdWSYgSA"></iframe></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Trials of a Tadpole video</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5S-lZtE1J6M" width="320" youtube-src-id="5S-lZtE1J6M"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPnJMz97E2M" target="_blank">song</a> called The Frog in the Bog. It's a little tricky for preschoolers, but it's fun when a puppet is included. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/16qApXD9tuI" width="320" youtube-src-id="16qApXD9tuI"></iframe></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: large;">Read another post about Karma Wilson books <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/bear-wants-more.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p></p></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read more animal life cycle posts <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/life%20cycles" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-9057966664614662792021-10-28T09:00:00.000-04:002021-10-28T09:00:00.233-04:00Roll and Compute Dice Game<p> <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I spend a lot of my time blogging about books and reading, because that's what I spend a majority of my time doing both in school and at home with my children. However, I'm always looking for ways to modify and adapt materials others have created to make them more accessible for all children, regardless of age and performance level. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a6dVM-4l3ET_eORxz8Umv9u2NvpZn23505nfXFEL9KE/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxo8FGhhl3qEgQes5ekPHIhYVVy6zCOC4QoitbgqgR0vIy8TJjWHXjv2twKuMDrvc9baRZ3yirCXRcQD1UI0ns6NIHmom0ki0D9JC6XUANAAbqYp8JqJ24xHGmHRMpiluIZpU3FlsO22Xa/w466-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-18+at+3.53.43+PM.png" width="466" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some kids struggle to add and subtract without tools, and they get confused when using fingers. Try these games to practice adding, subtracting, and comparing numbers while using dice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a6dVM-4l3ET_eORxz8Umv9u2NvpZn23505nfXFEL9KE/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzQZdZdaY-1uoD4ixlKNGt84OL05Cwv3yFkJmrXsF09-XmH4N1BT2cuylVwUG9gr3dPb85qhQ5vHrDq5fUkoicFJ6CQOWYs9P3KU4ju8GgmVfmPdS0O6r2B7WG_H2tgrKjSphpdftg4xt/w484-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-18+at+3.54.05+PM.png" width="484" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Click on the images to download the Google Doc.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a6dVM-4l3ET_eORxz8Umv9u2NvpZn23505nfXFEL9KE/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1118" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg0GzR_TT6J_1iXXF2k30yo5VNyKocYJyCyg7m9OhpnjyCXCcZoqQ7gC8_kh-M9QYLgGubSn_BXrioVjWLz9IxWE7inPekC289gZEaYOnDgOvKTq7SepqYVk-RhZMxInR6wrETKAIxMgk/w496-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-18+at+3.54.14+PM.png" width="496" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Feel free to add, change, or rearrange, but please don't sell the item if you've used my framework. Sharing for free is okay!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a6dVM-4l3ET_eORxz8Umv9u2NvpZn23505nfXFEL9KE/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9N7TG_ZLqYxrWugx3EzfQgJ1AFK5wgsLaNAbNxZemCrOMT5qxxg6dP_phlEUqu6jtNNdkG7XAxTpDdfEoHXqaNoHynJLpnFjKfzryueTkm_jprpSVJDNqSJDxAthlw0Nbe4rEsmnvcn7-/w588-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-18+at+3.54.22+PM.png" width="588" /></span></a></div></div><br /><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-71571486629339502812021-10-25T12:36:00.008-04:002021-10-26T20:55:09.185-04:00Bear Snores On<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My little guy and I are working on rhyming and reading short, repetitive text. We were given <i>Bear Stays Up for Christmas </i>when he was a baby, and grabbed the rest of these books by Karma Wilson at the library recently. Check out some of the fun stuff we've done after reading them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M8j8RMkADXSMIJJ12gWc0aDjbIFHm_e2yXid9FZK9I/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCofHHfdIpvLd8qGdXSFCwsDC0SfoNvym9sPEHbRv_CMoQN5aisoC2BA-xeblcCWGyh1OqSs2279M3HgID_ElCE2QKK4T7vAMpks_s8AuN24sLaQVL5pGYKDbWArAztswnRBFfGuyGpez/w469-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-25+at+12.16.56+PM.png" width="469" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a teacher with a master's degree in special education, I'm constantly thinking about modifications and accommodations to meet learners' needs, so I included some free printables in different output formats, which allow students to show what they know in different ways.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M8j8RMkADXSMIJJ12gWc0aDjbIFHm_e2yXid9FZK9I/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoCUpE_o1RZOWhQNnNoRYACTdxOo-NDXgt-j4oX_AnpNwIW255q8nS2ArPz8QvhGh9Gzge4JrxWIxLCe7GgWtVjrqfePCLaY3GcD5ul-CgcQbRLKnn4Eq91NcaCGvPchIQwdkP40-jsj9/w452-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-25+at+12.19.19+PM.png" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M8j8RMkADXSMIJJ12gWc0aDjbIFHm_e2yXid9FZK9I/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHN_XrdvH-94VrwSjmJEbI3wLY-wIdtaizXkkYg6cjS27L0-zff5N2KedfhzrWTgmnO28Hm8Hr32H1oqs5tpoUZXqUlSKBzUyvwCSGN0U28ux_SwFzaKpUYaNCmEdmo_bPttL-nMS-aWq/w456-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-25+at+12.19.27+PM.png" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If your class is like mine usually are, there is a wide range of reading and writing performance, so I'm happy to be able to support you and your learner(s) and provide examples of different ways your students can demonstrate what they've learned.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M8j8RMkADXSMIJJ12gWc0aDjbIFHm_e2yXid9FZK9I/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1006" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqn_5MLCLVCTst3Cp8yfSoLkFkRViu37CNYtWvYqiNiwp9ptwpUkahRU8VDm3v-GdoVSiOp5GzZXzgRXNyZYQ3DnBrMsSbctJDyqgJg7QePn0M4KPaRx7CZsLotCn3V-ijsUKZTFxArrS7/w460-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-25+at+12.22.44+PM.png" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This <a href="http://www.edwordle.net/create.html#" target="_blank">EdWordle</a> is neat and can be used in many ways. Beginning learners can create their own using words they know from the story. Advanced learners can create their own, including only specific parts of speech or whatever you ask them to do, and even put it in a shape related to the story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M8j8RMkADXSMIJJ12gWc0aDjbIFHm_e2yXid9FZK9I/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsrQAIY3tod8oTYnr07YRxmCVcjWsWVzkkm_N6u3KbykD-9SZlD2O0ZsVzCd5dVD65XP98YbRMyVijg3pMUWXmbVrp-Yz3_Nqm9bJ3sFA0q5tzZGfPMFscESNzroGvOGQ5LURTwDaZDdJ/w462-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-25+at+12.25.56+PM.png" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's another way of meeting standards, using a table to answer a question. You can even edit the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M8j8RMkADXSMIJJ12gWc0aDjbIFHm_e2yXid9FZK9I/copy" target="_blank">Doc</a> to include a row or two to have students add their own answer! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M8j8RMkADXSMIJJ12gWc0aDjbIFHm_e2yXid9FZK9I/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMJOnoCQeufzqgol-U0NOoKhiPY_UXjY5SyAOyVXwCVa79AUnfDpGjubLISXg9gEGgFrS6CPX72cItg9O3QcOWG2bUrkeIU4B6a1YzB8mrOe0Vii9517_IRuNSvEF3_m7Il_v-Ted0KjM/w528-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-25+at+12.26.06+PM.png" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M8j8RMkADXSMIJJ12gWc0aDjbIFHm_e2yXid9FZK9I/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="968" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlRNc_MZVosRxFHCBBD3NzkQZAaKo-U6PqbmW8oDB-X6RT4-GFCRAPxCOECCZZTFLsy6AemxJSJC2Nqbru0Z-Px35GDgPzTKJMJVRnOlhMwWIGwndkhg8Zpzo7W4lhEynm6U4CyWTF0O8/w530-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-25+at+12.26.13+PM.png" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Watch the read alouds below!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rXl0BZpADpo" width="320" youtube-src-id="rXl0BZpADpo"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Bear Wants More</i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXl0BZpADpo" target="_blank">video</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fiEv6QbtJis" width="320" youtube-src-id="fiEv6QbtJis"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Bear Says Thanks</i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiEv6QbtJis" target="_blank">video</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BiR0dlBtWjg" width="320" youtube-src-id="BiR0dlBtWjg"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Bear Snores On </i><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiR0dlBtWjg" target="_blank">video</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B-4gyfNa608" width="320" youtube-src-id="B-4gyfNa608"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet biologist Lzzie Daly and watch this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-4gyfNa608" target="_blank">video</a> to learn about how she uses technology in the wild to learn about bears!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-48331402067963378642021-10-24T11:22:00.001-04:002021-10-26T12:13:39.254-04:00Spookley the Square Pumpkin, and other Fall Shape books<p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Spookley-Square-Pumpkin/dp/B07GXZ2GTG/ref=asc_df_B07GXZ2GTG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312721175982&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14099903146507528428&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-571118496208&psc=1" target="_blank">Spookley the Square Pumpkin</a> by Joe Troiano</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Spookley-Square-Pumpkin/dp/B07GXZ2GTG/ref=asc_df_B07GXZ2GTG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312721175982&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14099903146507528428&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-571118496208&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="341" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBZ9tneEef_J_tdbQ3d6o5JO0h8p5NYGsUSF_eebTwu239YC9Hh-d_qN0I740oP17SONrSFi8ZzqhNInyAl0-9KwqAsPYGHK9sjheD0PiHyzZvJE_WhyphenhyphenkfqQ4TSJKv1_dmoEGXiskkg6Z/w390-h400/a.jpeg" width="390" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />A fall favorite of many kids, this book is also a fun short <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqPgC3rDvVA" target="_blank">movie</a>. Even my husband remembers the name and plot of the book! While we were pumpkin picking the other day, I even heard a child telling his father he was looking for Spookley in the patch! The theme here is that it's okay to be different, and that we should celebrate those differences. We love the rhyming, which allows for our son to help us read along. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llvJrPJ_bRY" target="_blank">Here</a> is the read aloud if you can't find the movie streaming.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/llvJrPJ_bRY" width="320" youtube-src-id="llvJrPJ_bRY"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pick-Circle-Gather-Squares-Harvest/dp/0807565385" target="_blank">Pick a Circle, Gather Squares: A Fall Harvest of Shapes</a></i> by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pick-Circle-Gather-Squares-Harvest/dp/0807565385" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z9GH561qg7N9DMjpq-iUmo_6J6ct5X_bmvhvGrGeA9FmTbwBDUE2kronV_JdrMbE4NygMVNKmX8I24VS62SA8YkpN2CXIQO2hkbYann4Baeh4UIHJRJEGDGOJ65iW0OD4UR2NcXbzuXT/w320-h400/a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The concept of this book is great, especially for beginning learners. However, the teacher in me gets a bit annoyed at seeing pumpkins be called circles when they're really more spherical. The books could mention faces of objects being 2D shapes, but chooses to call the objects themselves two dimensional figures. Anyway, my son and I have been searching out shapes in our environment lately, so it was nice to read on the day we went to the nearby pumpkin patch.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uF79nRA2mYA" width="320" youtube-src-id="uF79nRA2mYA"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walters-Wonderful-Web-First-Shapes/dp/0374303525/ref=asc_df_0374303525/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312041961788&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11087025240084062284&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-524197068643&psc=1" target="_blank">Walter's Wonderful Web</a> </i>by Tim Hopgood</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walters-Wonderful-Web-First-Shapes/dp/0374303525/ref=asc_df_0374303525/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312041961788&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11087025240084062284&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-524197068643&psc=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="266" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbZhqAmyurNaxoIy4HLxdgZoj2SXE9teesqby6OSvtDobhTNQsCtCRvnGZhDtBhV2zJR0adlWFgBK2Av-wa0_lZ2_Gyvm_u_n7zyl-nH_8Qo2mK-uQzw3FMc7nwWkNadcvlLOSO0eYvax/w400-h286/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is great for learning about shapes, the engineering process for littles, and alliteration. Walter ties to build webs in the shape of a triangle, circle, square, rectangle, and diamond. There are lots of W words in the book, obviously, and it's pretty repetitive so kids will enjoy joining in. Check out the read aloud below.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UVjICx2X_kI" width="320" youtube-src-id="UVjICx2X_kI"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Want to read more <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween" target="_blank">fall / Halloween</a> posts?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking for more <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/shapes" target="_blank">shape / geometry</a> posts?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Drop a comment below to share more fall shape books you've read!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-50940502241784375642021-10-22T09:45:00.001-04:002021-10-22T11:22:59.145-04:00Fraturtles and Other Books About Twins<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I am a twin. People think my girls are twins, and sometimes it's easier to go along with than using the term "surviving triplets" all the time. Anyway, they are fraternals just like me and my twin. They look just like me and my twin, too! Their personalities are flipped from ours, though. Anyway, my son was a few months shy of 3 and books we got for him (and them in the future) refer to twins. We've really enjoyed many of them and wanted to share in case you're having multiples.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fraturtles-Keith-Greenstein/dp/1482609886" target="_blank">Fraturtles</a></i> by Keith Greenstein</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fraturtles-Keith-Greenstein/dp/1482609886" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk3_-1TzfBazuY2ho2nuD78xcmn4ZUMMtZKoNxS_83bYwdoqFrjfpwsQesRHdBdr0dYOdCkErvK9diMU41vqqObMdX7XupMHZqzoji8Se_BB5xU_tnm6g5JXQBD_Q_XEiW60NBzsJQRes/w400-h400/a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The book listing puts it best: "'<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;">How come fraternal twins are called twins when they don't look alike?" That's the most common question fraternals ask (and are asked) when they're young. Not only does Fraturtles answer that question, but it does so through a fun, easy-to-understand story about a twin who comes to realize that having a twin isn't about sharing their looks. It's about sharing their lives.'"</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/God-Gave-Lisa-Tawn-Bergren/dp/1578565073" target="_blank">God Gave Us Two</a></i> by Lisa Dawn Bergren</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD4LRaT3x-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU-azCI6cjSxHpMnQFazHVREfHqegd9ha-oHivTi-zCU8sOnl0Sm4My0VI1IKfSEkoQSYAtrrPevfJsrnTF9FGmw-ewDWdfHqQrogEf0ZDBm-VVvvRsq_JztRdjGUmLYeelMQjqwZWIbf/w398-h400/a.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I don't consider myself a religious person, and although this book repeats its title as a phrase often, I also don't consider it to be a religious book either. Much like the book that it comes after (<i>God Gave Us You</i>), you will feel all warm and fuzzy inside while reading it. Spoiler alert: much like our next book, we find out in the end that the parents are expecting multiples. If you have a slightly older younger child, it's a great way to spill the beans! I think it's way more fun with the printed book, but you can check out a read aloud video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD4LRaT3x-g" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brother-Peanut-Butter-Terry-Border/dp/1524740063/ref=asc_df_1524740063/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312281333464&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13954456120544265614&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-542193037175&psc=1" target="_blank">Big Brother Peanut Butter</a></i> by Terry Border</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brother-Peanut-Butter-Terry-Border/dp/1524740063/ref=asc_df_1524740063/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312281333464&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13954456120544265614&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-542193037175&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="455" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3F6R3EYnAc2dLLJzGL5z2Hzwg7nD7FHxprrDqJmCFibkbqeu9xQqCnSkdB2WytQcjLrdjgCgCOs90p0fF2byDBY0fdCKqEW9X7shIf_a1V0A4jVtTg2hgPTEd38U3XIqnuizI5eRL0jP9/w364-h400/A.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I grabbed this one right before my girls came and we loved the theme! Kids often worry about being a good big sibling, and this one was funny and cute. My son loves food too, so it was great to see foods being used to send a message that loving each other is the most important thing family members can do. Watch a read aloud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8VBhlRmqPw" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twin-Hug-Boni-Ashburn/dp/1419731580" target="_blank">A Twin is to Hug</a></i> by Boni Ashburn</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twin-Hug-Boni-Ashburn/dp/1419731580" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="500" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNriw2EyDsF7wUyQAPF8EgCjN6-IAQdt7_8zmY43Q84v39HuzqAkDkVQL6ox1aemxPIA7VaBvegkShRvVJZcEubQEanBM3VOV22c5UhNbvtIvPU7opT9gkDtJzswZHpsPdFgaqKKCEt_uz/w400-h388/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This one is a quick and easy read. My three year old was able to read some of it to his sisters and he was so proud! I wish we had this on our baby registry before they were born because it would have helped him understand a little more about what to expect. He handled it well, but sometimes two years olds are centered on how hard it is to share parents and toys with their new sibling(s). This book does a good job of showing that it's hard for the twins to have to share everything (and everyone) with each other! Here it is being read aloud on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zgvqt1N7A0" target="_blank">video</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shes-Twin-Sister-Lola-Adebayo/dp/1986448134" target="_blank">She's My Twin Sister</a></i> by Lola Adebayo</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shes-Twin-Sister-Lola-Adebayo/dp/1986448134" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TJ9Q_KOEwlLH8iDTo43-JHeS2vnG-ANr9nz2Lm0_JX1qmddwInCr9-gOFAa8EVwVl7iliSSvugtbj-_WfW-CAo24C2WBZZzEMniJoK4KzeDpNdkBiu5s6SIb6z2qfRXHgaBttJy5DnPt/w400-h400/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Written by a British Nigerian author about her own twin daughters, this story tells how Amel and Amira are similar, but different. This is a common twin book theme! There is an attempt to rhyme, which sort of works despite the rhythm being off. It's out of print, so you'll need to track down a used copy or w</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">atch the read aloud video </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56nF6o-GZDg" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">. You can also find another book called <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DDK8YX2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0" target="_blank">That's My New Friend,</a></i> which was also written about her girls.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twintuition-Box-Set-Books-Necklaces/dp/B083LDDF3Z" target="_blank">Twintuition</a> </i>series by Tia and Tamera Mowery</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twintuition-Box-Set-Books-Necklaces/dp/B083LDDF3Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnvlY_kHyQw1z4IrLcOktwXCaWMSt2idZTjreeR4Ud7sEDWc6lFDEIytl8bH3RqJcwC6yQ9gFuIZXCf418vgOYCcaozeQ7GNvKaR06NEDyFFnX6pu6u2F65E8p8ZAB02zzW-relkEh4O4/w400-h400/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I grew up watching their TV series <i>Sister, Sister</i> and naturally I was curious about their new books. I bought them for my niece, who is my twin's daughter, since she thought it was so cool we have more than one set of multiples in the family. My great aunt and great uncle are twins, as are my husband's aunt and uncle. Anyway, I haven't read them yet, but she gave them the thumbs up and something tells me they will be passed down to my girls when they're older. Did you know their little brother was an actor on Full House?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twins-1-Varian-Johnson/dp/133823613X/ref=asc_df_133823613X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459726190744&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2018513823780772998&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-924365606537&psc=1" target="_blank">Twins: A Graphic Novel </a></i>by Varian Johnson</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twins-1-Varian-Johnson/dp/133823613X/ref=asc_df_133823613X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459726190744&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2018513823780772998&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-924365606537&psc=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="342" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkaXNlD2XRLHm1wdeiHRCnm9enf8Xcat6sK9_zPq8NVFfr-bEfbXOU0YGS6eYUaJmpq5hYFrJK5xzghsJuL-Cp-_UV83PTawI7NCJB-5Lur_AHIB0MKIX8WwlWcx0Iwa0lWq3ebDrwvHn/w274-h400/a.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I snagged this one from Scholastic for my niece, who loves that her mom and I are twins. At her age, graphic novels are super popular and she grabbed this one from the stack first. It's about finding your place in middle school and in life as a twin. It's great for kids who aren't twins, too, because it teaches them that it's okay to have different interests than those you are friends with.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/971511362/the-new-adventures-of-mary-kate-ashley?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_ps-e-books_movies_and_music-books-childrens_books&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjwwY-LBhD6ARIsACvT72Ow4KelzDiIZk_FFQyAgbNc5tRAkJxotZWC82xZm2m3A9AEGx21qm0aAon6EALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12565613480_120389592878_507187359261_aud-301856855998:pla-352609785060_c__971511362_376869446&utm_custom2=12565613480&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwY-LBhD6ARIsACvT72Ow4KelzDiIZk_FFQyAgbNc5tRAkJxotZWC82xZm2m3A9AEGx21qm0aAon6EALw_wcB" target="_blank">The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley</a></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/971511362/the-new-adventures-of-mary-kate-ashley?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_ps-e-books_movies_and_music-books-childrens_books&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjwwY-LBhD6ARIsACvT72Ow4KelzDiIZk_FFQyAgbNc5tRAkJxotZWC82xZm2m3A9AEGx21qm0aAon6EALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12565613480_120389592878_507187359261_aud-301856855998:pla-352609785060_c__971511362_376869446&utm_custom2=12565613480&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwY-LBhD6ARIsACvT72Ow4KelzDiIZk_FFQyAgbNc5tRAkJxotZWC82xZm2m3A9AEGx21qm0aAon6EALw_wcB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1588" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLUn7rFPqniKklCiKb4kR2wvov2sOHZaHk-wC0B6JiV80vHg2fbEuLRlDuIL7Ca-EXiYf3sAAzLjfRgLXMrU4eZnRM-V4jk3t2Vsl_KRchfkrno8p5OAY1LVdXv5J11nG8bxFmxLsFYFa/w400-h297/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Speaking of Full House, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen had a book series when they were younger. Solve mysteries with the sisters as they travel. These books are no longer in print, so snag them where you can! </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/873193952/sweet-valley-twins-51-to-100-books-for?ref=related-2" target="_blank">Sweet Valley Twins</a></i> series by Francine Pascal</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/873193952/sweet-valley-twins-51-to-100-books-for?ref=related-2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1588" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkp7k21Ahx-NrRFge2YFw8cZFsY9UB4k4wHUF7lc9slw2XsWhxyAxPWDJursIA0lEcH-8EITCpUOL0V5is5tzPhkhY1gsEedzc69n7ELjSgtD7aFIWIwFzo-QcHMJyeOuKYRXf3NfdV-X/w400-h300/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one was a favorite of me and my twin when we were middle schoolers. Jessica and Elizabeth are exact opposites, despite being identical twins. It was set in the 1980s and 1990s, but kids today can still relate to a lot of situations they found themselves in. There's also a series for older kids that is set when the girls were in high school, and a TV series was even created later. As you can imagine, you've got to track down used copies.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Check out other <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/twins" target="_blank">twin</a> books I've posted about here.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Do you know of more twin books you'd like to recommend? Please leave a comment below!</span></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-25628710125073635132021-10-20T22:15:00.011-04:002021-10-26T22:02:29.051-04:00A Girl Named Rosita and other Hispanic Heritage Month Read Alouds<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's Hispanic Heritage Month. Have you read about any notable people of Hispanic heritage? One such celebrated person of Puerto Rican descent is <a href="https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Rita-Moreno/312570" target="_blank">Rita Moreno</a>, an actress born as <span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-align: left;">Rosa Dolores Alverío. This book chronicles her struggles to be treated fairly as a Spanish speaker who faced stereotypes and discrimination in roles available to her throughout her career.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQheexhhjMyY8ssKrpeNpA_a_M-aBDDB7PSzDxxLzSypwTcik-SuYyGdk8naC3zGKuuYOHeOqpX5qCiobc7fOQCixAYf7XT0pz0pBOj7XefiUzB0Vj-FWDdYqwNcuy5BViUh-7tegc6kNi/s2048/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQheexhhjMyY8ssKrpeNpA_a_M-aBDDB7PSzDxxLzSypwTcik-SuYyGdk8naC3zGKuuYOHeOqpX5qCiobc7fOQCixAYf7XT0pz0pBOj7XefiUzB0Vj-FWDdYqwNcuy5BViUh-7tegc6kNi/w498-h640/a.jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A very talented woman, Rita won many awards, including an Emmy, a Tony, a Grammy Award, and an Oscar. as well as a Presidental Medal of Freedom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA2FfD_nwehIZ2W69nU44EpoR-XDNyYdDE2t_lTpeV5dVaoLRJcya-E-F6fB0HumVRcgikzIvBHOtfTMmf0jbxqVvh4KnNSpqcFZOwlH6TRsqIlIolgbTzzKpLIFb3Ha4lWL3D2EgbgGz/s2048/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="2048" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA2FfD_nwehIZ2W69nU44EpoR-XDNyYdDE2t_lTpeV5dVaoLRJcya-E-F6fB0HumVRcgikzIvBHOtfTMmf0jbxqVvh4KnNSpqcFZOwlH6TRsqIlIolgbTzzKpLIFb3Ha4lWL3D2EgbgGz/w640-h414/a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the read aloud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlwkPVln8-g" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sutori.com/en/story/biography--nsXBRv9RLX9s1rsVpkPZoBtJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbjGYnSKSwcFvMfV6ZSrdM6SlFSZf_ctkDRDEYGimisnUO20h5oQsxbXldOtaadXgFjt4corN8xpsZJEkJfHyeCsj5IpX5R7NQO62vRAdyTg7UBFTQAQ45h5kw5GC5UqCl5FUqPSpFchL/w372-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-19+at+12.01.16+PM.png" width="372" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"
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>View PBS's timeline of Rita Moreno's life <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/rita-moreno-biography-and-timeline/18466/#" target="_blank">here</a>. Challenge students to add multimedia to it using Sutori, or view mine <a href="https://www.sutori.com/en/story/biography--nsXBRv9RLX9s1rsVpkPZoBtJ" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBmNmwsEz_g" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Alma and How She Got Her Name</a> by Juana Martinez Neal </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alma-How-She-Got-Name/dp/0763693553" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="229" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-t2kUNMRlvHyoilZi1tpzl3CNIlvZ9P5hT51vpNcGAt-CVTUBv3RDoFHv8V5-dStGxlEjga_Ln6kWjkQ2bqoDAgzr_zF3pZZP4tbIMi9jtECbPqL7g57bvS0ds07SQ5qsxd7osWP_cLDH/w640-h614/a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is part of what inspired me to create several <a href="https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/alysiabattista?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=teacher_profile&utm_term=teacher_1005662&rf=page-dc-2021-10-teacher_profile-teacher_1005662&challengeid=172315" target="_blank">Donors Choose projects</a> to diversify my classrom. I came across a book called <i>Always Anjali </i>and thought, "Wow! I don't have many books with my students' names in them... let me see what I can find!" I wasn't super successful at finding their exact names, but I did find some from their varying cultures and religions. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yBmNmwsEz_g" width="320" youtube-src-id="yBmNmwsEz_g"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alma is embarrassed by her long name, but she quickly learns her culture's naming tradition of being named after Spanish speaking family members. She hears stories about each person and identifies with their best traits. Then she learns that "Alma" belongs to her and the story it will tell to her future family members. Check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBmNmwsEz_g" target="_blank">read aloud</a> above, which is read by an Argentinean legislator.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Equality-Jos%C3%A9-S%C3%A1enz-Great/dp/1419736825" target="_blank">Soldier for Equality: Jose de la Luz Saenz and the Great War</a></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Equality-Jos%C3%A9-S%C3%A1enz-Great/dp/1419736825" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="204" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmvqXhuNMfyFYJ9RYlrSlCznDi11hXsXk_hE9vlC1dqfTLLoYCCoFLk-_38M8VxLB02DfAiLPvRUY0XF_TWlUmTF2wqKOpy7dPimjEw-ZfDA3NBiIxy9zmKLQ48Ap_h4_I6NBIQ1wC37C/w329-h400/a.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">This one is a biography. José</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">de</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">la</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">Luz</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">Sáenz</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> (1888-1953)--or </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">Luz</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">--believed in fighting </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">for</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> what was right. Although he was born in the United States, he and his family experienced prejudice because of their Mexican heritage. When World War I broke out, </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">Luz</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> volunteered to join the fight. Because of his ability to quickly learn languages, he became part of the Intelligence Office in Europe. However, despite his hard work and intellect, </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">Luz</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> often didn't receive credit </span><span class="nsm-hit-text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;">for</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start; text-indent: -16px;"> his contributions.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have so many more to share! For now, check out Scholastic's <a href="https://oomscholasticblog.com/tags/esperanza-rising" target="_blank">list of must-read books for Hispanic Heritage Month</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harvesting-Hope-Story-Cesar-Chavez/dp/0152014373/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0152014373&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="500" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cYUquhwblD-5M6j6BxsiJ-ECEn2s7FzP1h7_AE8hzbxUcPiipDIQ01LVEYrRvX2h7CLFGQfTVXr8EW6pst0YbMBMtSAgy4lCanyVIUr88wlt_8W86jK-yZm9IcdSBtmuxmIb8znewtwb/w400-h328/a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is another non-fiction biography, <i>Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez</i>. This book is included in the Journeys and Making Meaning reading programs, and for good reason. An advocate for migrant farm workers, Chavez became well-known in an industry that was, and still is, notorious for exploiting workers. He helped them unionize and fight for better conditions. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PujH6I1amC4" width="320" youtube-src-id="PujH6I1amC4"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PujH6I1amC4" target="_blank">Here</a> is the read aloud video.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Separate-Never-Equal-Family%C2%92s-Desegregation/dp/1419710540" target="_blank">Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation </a></i>by Duncan Tonatiuh</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Separate-Never-Equal-Family%C2%92s-Desegregation/dp/1419710540" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="412" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0PdRwUIhmxIK_IAU0QV7dMYqmoKS-dEt8Q6xlF3DOuzzpyninAICHvRv8KQlHLw0iA3yjnT_kiTgeKxRSwcCqT5nzOOAP-p_LYziSr8KD0i2MgEMh1H3tPrRaqcFse80anpRoH1Tc-Lu/w330-h400/a.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is a story you've probably never heard. Seven years before Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the Mendez family fought segregation in California. An American by birth, but a member of a bilingual Mexican family, Sylvia was forced to attend a different school than her white counterparts. A lawsuit changed that, and within a decade schools all over the country were being desegregated.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Want more Women's History Month resources? Click <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/Women%27s%20History%20Month" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See my posts about diverse literature <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/diversity" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p>
<script async defer src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-62535965720737941692021-10-18T13:34:00.122-04:002021-10-19T22:51:19.463-04:00One Monday, and Other Days of the Week Books<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Today is Monday</i>. That's both a true fact and the name of an Eric Carle book about the days of the week and food. If only getting toddlers to eat was as easy as getting them to sing along with this book! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Today-Monday-Eric-Carle/dp/0698115635/ref=asc_df_0698115635/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=266004370524&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10241233268003946132&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-449489017814&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="193" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0br6YW8kH_CqOOjdfxPT30RC2GdlMmX5HqfjovcgDZ5MeT-YJQeF2AmjK6AvjPLKslQDCBUJnAkjtLamOSq_JeNiaL5lFaJMa31VD3F4XHTRMOVVelCPP4OKbCw1eBZWpexcrK9VO_Gv/w296-h400/a.jpeg" width="296" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nl-GwUg5cl_xksRjt2AjryBcGKGLUVAhhpMk07jPEB8/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1248" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZUOBa79aL00kTwCsa1t9bZSzuNY2wd_sjYi4HBsnXVHEojpoAvI4Ki1fd_fcygN32fvs-X6cvnqUdp0Vcet-8RRkOt4-e0rTSzBZliOUNsqmLe_vsOdfHJM7psPEsP7rva3jLEgp0CfP/w340-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-10-11+at+9.03.10+PM.png" width="340" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Snag this free tracing printable <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nl-GwUg5cl_xksRjt2AjryBcGKGLUVAhhpMk07jPEB8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> or by clicking the image above.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wAEGLSS7e4c" width="320" youtube-src-id="wAEGLSS7e4c"></iframe></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAEGLSS7e4c" target="_blank">Here</a> is the read aloud set to music!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We also read <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Monday-Amy-Huntington/dp/0439293049" target="_blank">One Monday</a> </i>by Amy Huntington. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Monday-Amy-Huntington/dp/0439293049" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiD2D7OOKtoUc5CtBrfv4HJkzoyI80Ws0Sm_JAP4HLmV0C-zFctjP4v7UPIxzevHysKLcTtCjAwvPnuEa3CIM8RBBJDyoqn98byif_y9D2y1amIUA-AkJoyhrbZkjGVc74cgOoZq5ycHzC/w299-h400/A.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We are learning to read and write numbers and days of the week, so this book was perfect for that. We see what Annabelle goes through on one week of interesting weather at her home. If you can't grab a copy of the book, here is the read aloud.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yMci93RHCis" width="320" youtube-src-id="yMci93RHCis"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJomgu5yspykzbrvmxlJn3h7zKfcXT7SFRa5yWBW7ZyxUYONvJgNSmiqJDJtHLmdXGZqa3qADQaTfmTV7EhhKZDz_qi-fJPYgpzslBF3FQdcXTT_Q8ktwRu6gV-GgAVMSpb6IsLkjs8qiB/s1550/Screen+Shot+2021-10-11+at+1.33.38+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="1076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJomgu5yspykzbrvmxlJn3h7zKfcXT7SFRa5yWBW7ZyxUYONvJgNSmiqJDJtHLmdXGZqa3qADQaTfmTV7EhhKZDz_qi-fJPYgpzslBF3FQdcXTT_Q8ktwRu6gV-GgAVMSpb6IsLkjs8qiB/w444-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-11+at+1.33.38+PM.png" width="444" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We also spent some time last week learning about biomes, including <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/BlueRidgeBabies123.html" target="_blank">mountains</a> and <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/fourteen-monkeys-rainforest-rhyme.html" target="_blank">rainforest</a>, so I added a drawing page for this story's setting, a farm. </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRq_ap-6DhdzNj75iyoeZRAenDyzgFJnFjzEGJ6_zUZLOkQlIp6rohRpQfawtjCBM6_v-AksT0zc6zQgb8_cN0ZlD3_wBiJYdRd4N9TEQZqhUnZp2yYVeUkN9YzyOckPdEGPadB6USd5o/s1582/Screen+Shot+2021-10-11+at+1.33.53+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRq_ap-6DhdzNj75iyoeZRAenDyzgFJnFjzEGJ6_zUZLOkQlIp6rohRpQfawtjCBM6_v-AksT0zc6zQgb8_cN0ZlD3_wBiJYdRd4N9TEQZqhUnZp2yYVeUkN9YzyOckPdEGPadB6USd5o/w478-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-11+at+1.33.53+PM.png" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My son has had a good grasp of "real and make believe" for quite some time now, but I want him to start using the words "reality and fantasy," so I created an activity for that using events in the story (which can be a bit confusing in the book, so I used slightly more clear words here). </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Annie Use Your Telescope", cursive; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-ySUn3cz6S-BMu97-qcuZSesNYUxkkAd3M8ZNrz7CsnLQ6D6ZzvYhBqGqgoWXuwicjmwEolOubTcoRGr_X-AGbET-RrxLK4M5MaQGkECIWlJSs4MlndjwMf0hHSLF7ZLqB_-qNVcKW8N/s1566/Screen+Shot+2021-10-11+at+1.34.06+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1202" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-ySUn3cz6S-BMu97-qcuZSesNYUxkkAd3M8ZNrz7CsnLQ6D6ZzvYhBqGqgoWXuwicjmwEolOubTcoRGr_X-AGbET-RrxLK4M5MaQGkECIWlJSs4MlndjwMf0hHSLF7ZLqB_-qNVcKW8N/w493-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-11+at+1.34.06+PM.png" width="493" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grab a free printable </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yr93dynrXZD0FtRqsyC_NPSqCFYd7VK_6xcvodJLoLg/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">, or click the images above. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We'd love to know... What did you think would happen the next Monday? Please leave us a comment below!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0399208534" target="_blank">The Very Hungry Caterpillar</a> </i>by Eric Carle</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0399208534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="499" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGohAB9wLOBKqAom1if3Joyagm-x7Cep6psFpeAOd3fM1UsPaSsdK0Ghtmi2Yjx9DDovlpXc2uiISHmxIrgrj47-R8SNOMWXtyzokQ-UNIu3OcpyEl4rS9UQIwMRAlUxQcnhsp7bUb69i/w400-h283/A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This book is an all-time children's favorite. Despite the idea of a caterpillar actually eating the foods listed in the book, the days of the week format is a winner for kids. There are so many <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Very+Hungry+Caterpillar+by+Eric+Carle+worksheets&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS838US838&sxsrf=AOaemvJz898g9iAfq6m90GHtMOQBPBg-Vw%3A1634698174337&ei=voNvYej0E87ekgWSnIyYDw&ved=0ahUKEwjoy_uf_dfzAhVOr6QKHRIOA_MQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=The+Very+Hungry+Caterpillar+by+Eric+Carle+worksheets&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBggAEBYQHjoHCCMQsAMQJzoHCAAQRxCwAzoKCC4QyAMQsAMQQzoFCAAQgAQ6BQguEIAESgUIOBIBMUoECEEYAFDUEViRH2CmIGgBcAJ4AIAB3gGIAcoHkgEGMTAuMC4xmAEAoAEByAEMwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz" target="_blank">printables</a>!</span></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkYmvxP0AJI" width="320" youtube-src-id="vkYmvxP0AJI"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkYmvxP0AJI" target="_blank">Here</a> is a read aloud video by Eric himself.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Saturday-deborah-kovacs/dp/B000NXSH0Y/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">When is Saturday?</a> </i>by Deborah Kovacs features the Sesame Street Muppets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Saturday-deborah-kovacs/dp/B000NXSH0Y/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj7WLSTdkQAUyaiPmyVg8KDzlB_EnGd5_5p6uoA5S5BI2DBPknf3shrk2W8miHyM2CsliEY7RplkqjN1VjHg6FT8OS_cthOxWfdkaOVXHu4SZOIC6Txv0tm_8MSyB76uukF17OaZfaJKy/w376-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-10-18+at+1.45.06+PM.png" width="376" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This is another oldie, but goodie that you may have to buy used or check out the read aloud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3FJcASipAE" target="_blank">here</a>. Grover is very impatient when he hears from his mother that Uncle Georgie will be coming to visit in a week. She helps him create a calendar countdown and keep busy until his uncle arrives. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yYzg9x_KF88mkmZLZE-TufXGXS4vO9JKJ5N5Tv0AHvo/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIE5FkvdJTZOGrp8j0tP2fL6X4QJXbU2Qz3soOv1DI0CAMwpuan6A1NhkR5QblnkrScgGyVFt1iZSgM5zpbIzJIbG6u5oJ_q1guyIhc42j42tPTUoEC5S7z-TJjswuhk734odA-XmG2Sq/w458-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-18+at+2.09.09+PM.png" width="458" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yYzg9x_KF88mkmZLZE-TufXGXS4vO9JKJ5N5Tv0AHvo/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Here</a> is the poem that Grover writes to recite the days of the week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w3FJcASipAE" width="320" youtube-src-id="w3FJcASipAE"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Listen to a few of our favorite days of the week songs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mXMofxtDPUQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="mXMofxtDPUQ"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wGycgpYHav8" width="320" youtube-src-id="wGycgpYHav8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/loINl3Ln6Ck" width="320" youtube-src-id="loINl3Ln6Ck"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0wSx86I_D94" width="320" youtube-src-id="0wSx86I_D94"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever used Live Worksheets? Kids can do this cool live <a href="https://www.liveworksheets.com/jf1329656ik" target="_blank">days of the week word search</a> and send their results to their teacher. If your classroom is paperless, this is a great resource. What's great about it is that some of the already created activities can be done in different languages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=days+of+the+week+maze&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS838US838&sxsrf=AOaemvIOagsdoKa8dqfzwcbkDiXjkPs28g:1634653531290&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEncD41tbzAhVITt8KHfmtB3QQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=981&bih=833&dpr=2.2#imgrc=lLKuwCyncQNm1M" target="_blank">Here is a Google Search</a> for days of the week activities!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-39626573044200780202021-10-16T12:42:00.131-04:002021-10-26T12:13:54.547-04:00Counting on Fall and Other Number Books<p><span style="font-size: large;"> My son is learning to read numbers, so we have been hunting down books with numbers in the titles and text. Here is a list and review of a few of them! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Counting-Fall-Nature-Lizann-Flatt/dp/177147310X/ref=asc_df_177147310X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=247586506947&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14180424570457570102&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-556935552163&psc=1" target="_blank">Counting on Fall</a> </i>by Lizann Flatt </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Counting-Fall-Nature-Lizann-Flatt/dp/177147310X/ref=asc_df_177147310X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=247586506947&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14180424570457570102&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-556935552163&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="246" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuBz9r_zKFwvRmI-M2VkIENmzNW8kq9exEFNE2NujmZfU7Eadze-ww2TL6iCawXXAzMvnm3oXloHpN70mTMogEU0AjRlHoZ-TSbOYKsrdk4a8ujj-wC_iBUonn-gyojk-bk7uGbg91DIg/w400-h333/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This isn't your typical counting book. It poses questions about things you can count in nature, like leaves, nuts, fruits, seedpods, and animals who migrate, like whales and geese. When we couldn't possibly count something, we could talk about math using terms like "more" or "less" instead. It's a fun way of making things open-ended while encouraging little ones to stop and look around at nature during autumn while building number sense. This book was written and illustrated by two Canadians, so my son learned new animals including pronghorn antelopes, pikas, and grackles. There are other books in this Math in Nature series, <i>Sorting through Spring, Sizing Up in Winter, and Shaping Up in Summer.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Fingers-Toes-padded-board/dp/0547366205/ref=asc_df_0547366205/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343252337225&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16998709034927128146&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-435541338445&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=66484626942&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343252337225&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16998709034927128146&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-435541338445" target="_blank"><i>Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes</i></a> by Mem Fox</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Fingers-Toes-padded-board/dp/0547366205/ref=asc_df_0547366205/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343252337225&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16998709034927128146&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-435541338445&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=66484626942&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343252337225&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16998709034927128146&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-435541338445" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSfKVX7VNqd5Co5PkauYkosRvhyz38f4u3ESjngocHhFTif-MqNu4RuoLwa7NzgLgvP5BqUNgI-X0PlHbIAt9VVcSLfAy73bJed4qHYEq1nTuSVo1owwpJ8sBxGkrQbW9Z6Pz5kC26LYI/w400-h400/a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mem Fox is a well-known picture book author. Her books feature text that is simple to read and often repetitive. This one has a special message that as much as we are different, we are alike. It is a neat way to subtly show children that our backgrounds may vary, but we are all humans. Here is a simple (free) number writing activity I made:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o_Lt1VrWf14WMrmv4UNcqoD019BjTP95TeWUnYZfdt4/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1518" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_bYgqjwXFilZM6Z-pPKeY3aFISKfIjMbwO-YjOsSOXWerayhyphenhyphenlxdQ8a1356qj3PSj_cnQibb1dGwb936860WiA_2RCv5_RnXFWqkQcJhZJ9X4h4hE9puA3yaQYMyEuWZjcyV-yN2B84b/w640-h490/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+10.46.59+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o_Lt1VrWf14WMrmv4UNcqoD019BjTP95TeWUnYZfdt4/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="1158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yCEsrSfDBIQ5uBHFzuhgroFiJ45NvyHfWyM5JNsJ_1RtMnxQ0fQhQMwH8U6Qs3Q_2fjVRfPfWbQvOK20_gro6cbTiOebLA3h2D8jQ827TPlzZJra6455gRUH-T4fBwpMN_A81WxYzIpK/w630-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+10.47.09+PM.png" width="630" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Two Peas in a Pod</i> by Annegert Fuschuber</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn0AKhFcI-l-zvKPVgE0SVsi8q7bnzotg0jUjr_h8ne7fdLJ0xnHgarThYd2C1AR7hy0VAA2yP3TH6JTvE_n3TCMvzeHIwt8rQxNzcJbd33tbxM7rH0LatkW-ARjZzptc6qy7e0iBJWzN/s169/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="139" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn0AKhFcI-l-zvKPVgE0SVsi8q7bnzotg0jUjr_h8ne7fdLJ0xnHgarThYd2C1AR7hy0VAA2yP3TH6JTvE_n3TCMvzeHIwt8rQxNzcJbd33tbxM7rH0LatkW-ARjZzptc6qy7e0iBJWzN/w329-h400/a.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We chose this partly because of the title and partly because I have two daughters who were born on the same day. We are working on reading numbers and my son also finds it fun to read about twins. It teaches two facts about each animal - how many babies they have, and something special about them. I made a free printable for you to use with or without the book. It helps with reading a simple chart.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RFJLtn3VwW6kKhyD6Cm08fffLQzUCb6-MsCP-HZkpxc/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="1228" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt49RcK159wRWTIuZGoOaBxcsAkEwkLi7jwE6TKLt3jNNPmknvDnL-RsxDt_QoXg6eCGNV2i2REl8cEuYBGmR4Ycs4Mxk4db1d6Uyz74SYMe-_AhWNTnVWFw8nuxvB3uaODbMPowFjpYPl/w494-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+10.03.27+PM.png" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one is similar to a counting book we recently read about the Blue Ridge Mountains (see below for the link). Both books include animals and the number of babies they typically have, counting from 1-10 (and beyond in this book). The theme here, like in Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, is that sometimes babies may look alike, but there are ways to tell them apart and celebrate them as individuals. It was originally written in Austria and now appears to be out of print. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cowgirl-Rosie-Five-Baby-Bison/dp/0316602302" target="_blank"><i>Cowgirl Rosie and Her Five Baby Bison</i></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cowgirl-Rosie-Five-Baby-Bison/dp/0316602302" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTS5MqyauVaG0nhJggysLrdogtv7iT54_gqlf4IPeUji-QnqcEE-zKWa-F03LhMBM7i0V7bRh9pTB6iohscFW47ILkNH1UKgUa75MTq1t8e7AagfGNuZ2oLxH5LLBTnOTSOrp8ZQvHUAzh/w361-h400/A.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is great for PreK and K students. If you're working on the letter B, Rosie's five baby bison have letter B names. She takes them on an adventure and then loses one or two each time. Like Two Peas in a Pod, there are twins in this book! Them being twins doesn't affect the plot, other than them getting lost at the same time, while the singletons disappeared individually. My son and I enjoyed subtracting and saying number sentences that went along with what was happening on the pages. Download the free activity printables <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16iqJxjGBUJPzUGNQ04UjakUj--I2luSQX-ZJM71Djwk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16iqJxjGBUJPzUGNQ04UjakUj--I2luSQX-ZJM71Djwk/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1108" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0a6Tkfg6SHLcqu3lDNurC3UY63_iNWXaKPAZGZrtjt5dOVDlfkbdlLw-NWizK3UbzZzfSULmUxLbqkOUFJ8sTiGesu1HC9YAMX1SUXIBm2fy9adGCZgiQkgbYDm6dl4KrzhwnVZEc2cy/w458-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+10.31.31+PM.png" width="458" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16iqJxjGBUJPzUGNQ04UjakUj--I2luSQX-ZJM71Djwk/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="1094" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWM9QMhFQahk9p64TM5VOhO5WjKX1DNtOY0MQXzk4_MrHe_Dp5Tt2h60LKl5g8nhQOyXKtVvdcrliO0aJhE6TJdIHxikNrROyt6bvSL91klrwVcGdgZj95NUOzS-tzn5IXAn3ifXXOKIZ/w440-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+10.31.53+PM.png" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sixteen-Cows-Lisa-Wheeler/dp/0152055924/ref=asc_df_0152055924/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312053899840&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18249231622420350686&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-569368975385&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61316180799&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312053899840&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18249231622420350686&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-569368975385" target="_blank"><i>Sixteen Cows</i></a> by Lisa Wheeler</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sixteen-Cows-Lisa-Wheeler/dp/0152055924/ref=asc_df_0152055924/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312053899840&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18249231622420350686&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-569368975385&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61316180799&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312053899840&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18249231622420350686&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-569368975385" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="248" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bmlfLSnb00wIdj8nTIsBTSmkX5dLIfODEOKCRNEQj8D1wgesXNJqpHk1bmtfO65IvZvMKjBqBa_5-gj7XXi9zxhTc3q2QN-lvEiWAB_5SbyDqtle4m3Ds5fSqlwT67k1PG-FGHt9ha4H/w400-h328/za.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This one is a good one to pair with the one above. It's a great lesson in cooperation and a fun way to do some math.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Each-Mary-Ann-Hoberman/dp/0316366447" target="_blank"><i>One of Each</i></a> by Mary Ann Hoberman</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Each-Mary-Ann-Hoberman/dp/0316366447" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="497" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqG2Jgke6JaEbTv-1KBnnJ5TqdKl6H929Lihk90eo33IqsA8YAnCHyoao3YZ1TDm5402LX3nVDvcOoV5uYfcAUirQh_QtBcQz-WzV0-3_ZMiQrUlQKMYEWLSqIqBOCIaZ3HU90Z_00jnB/w398-h400/A.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Olive Tolliver is an introvert who prefers to spend his time alone, but he comes to realize life can be a bit lonely when there's no place for friends. Peggoty Small shows him a different perspective and realizes that sharing is caring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Three-Seven-Shapes-Scholastic-Reader/dp/0590308572" target="_blank">Three Pigs, One Wolf, and Seven Magic Shapes</a></i> by Grace Maccarone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Three-Seven-Shapes-Scholastic-Reader/dp/0590308572" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5hMe4w7Ld-MZeeUKsEqzhs5KIglOiD7omxqrdFDN2v_MT62qfqDJNd72JXo8h82IE6KwwaODHDXhwO22H-w5iyrWxL42zvbn4jr135Kalrn2nzjddcjhjooskUdmgKXGt8FJf5Sg9PFk/w258-h400/a.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book was so much fun for my son. We've been doing a <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/spying-shapes.html" target="_blank">shape hunt Google Slide book</a> and this helped us wrap it up. He has been into making images out of shapes ever since he was given the Melissa and Doug shape puzzles and then he discovered my pattern block design cards, which added more shapes beyond the squares, ovals, rectangles, and triangles from the M & D kit. What we liked most was the tangram twist on <i>The Three Little Pigs </i>as the Big Bad Wolf has a twin brother named Big Brad Wolf. We are all about twins in our family as I am one and I have a set, too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vHQyo1x8ZrhA5S5nPB85R-ojJnOTSGI6TZ25B_xvsrw/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1422" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUcmTdy_auD9rVcBq4zzdNgpFeT8R4rLsYD6Xl32ErQqLooFdtkdpEePH_yVq0ou5yLRyWz77Dt8_wNDegkb9gkIfS4zhJtlnSLGMziBCdOm7di19FhnkTPamXAhciY77tcC-ruHQfAqt/w400-h335/Screen+Shot+2021-10-11+at+9.39.45+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grab the free tangram tracing and drawing printables <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vHQyo1x8ZrhA5S5nPB85R-ojJnOTSGI6TZ25B_xvsrw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Pigs-Epic-Bath-Adventure/dp/0545168465" target="_blank">Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure</a></i> by Derek Anderson</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Pigs-Epic-Bath-Adventure/dp/0545168465" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="499" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeqUQNs-sFfh8bbwhPVqMKXdjy5Pl92wYtAhJ-zvy6A6DODbLGKSMzd9ED67qeDLqvPXzcaT1IVw8LzmcWZ56W18Ip380D1dnvBXmEWxe7fBN-LI_AgBfU47I7wbKN03wIlarbAmzXE-z/w399-h400/a.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a nice easy read when you're working on sight words and numbers. My son laughs out loud at the silly pigs and easy rhymes.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kBXOFKu8-PM" width="320" youtube-src-id="kBXOFKu8-PM"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBXOFKu8-PM" target="_blank">Here</a> is the read aloud.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Five-Little-Penguins-Slipping-Ice/dp/0439775930" target="_blank">Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice</a></i> by Steve Metzger</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Five-Little-Penguins-Slipping-Ice/dp/0439775930" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrcQBTRJLljMWhFO6ttbAHeOybK0o4RIxB9C6kyNHXeUh6yjB0ph4ier9oBUTqFITlz1jekBvp4FFueYEoOqsrYvdcK2IRvf3bDc15sTXa4MMwPHiucsCqlqqfJsp__wUu898xVshIol0/s320/a.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book follows the plot of <i>Five Little Monkeys</i>. It varies a bit in that it has different rhyming lines, but it's repetitive enough for a young reader to predict or read what comes next.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jJB1Y-RpVVE" width="320" youtube-src-id="jJB1Y-RpVVE"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJB1Y-RpVVE" target="_blank">Here</a> is the read aloud video.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">See full posts on other number books:</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/fourteen-monkeys-rainforest-rhyme.html" target="_blank"><i>Fourteen Monkeys: A Rainforest Rhyme</i></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/BlueRidgeBabies123.html" target="_blank"><i>Blue Ridge Babies 1, 2, 3: A Counting Book</i></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/13-days-of-halloween-and-other.html" target="_blank"><i>13 Days of Halloween</i></a> (and other Halloween books like Six Creepy Sheep)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/09/ten-orange-pumpkins.html" target="_blank"><i>Ten Orange Pumpkins</i></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/09/20-hungry-piggies.html" target="_blank"><i>20 Hungry Piggies</i></a></span></p><br />Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-19192453040141611512021-10-14T08:00:00.041-04:002021-10-24T18:26:31.450-04:00Fourteen Monkeys: A Rainforest Rhyme <p><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have students who are interested in monkeys or the rainforest? Did you come across this post while looking for research resources? We came across the book<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fourteen-Monkeys-Rain-Forest-Rhyme/dp/153446039X" target="_blank"> <i>Fourteen Monkeys: A Rainforest Rhyme</i> </a>because it had a number word in its title and my son was interested since we had just visited <a href="https://www.rainforestcafe.com/" target="_blank">Rainforest Cafe</a>, where we got a book called Night, Night Jungle. Visit Manu National Park in Peru, a rainforest about the size of New Jersey, where 14 species of monkeys live, through this book.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzRwLk3LaMhxVmSizKxE0MH-IgyfOfKHVXDsqzmrv212Ari7tvdmCkWiNvpca5f0CvYy5hn6pgZGN8U81J90Bjk9u02zPoMQaRRApG3Anm3YtJqYhcJU0-gGjbBCGczXrKLyXUjjry3aG/s344/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="344" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzRwLk3LaMhxVmSizKxE0MH-IgyfOfKHVXDsqzmrv212Ari7tvdmCkWiNvpca5f0CvYy5hn6pgZGN8U81J90Bjk9u02zPoMQaRRApG3Anm3YtJqYhcJU0-gGjbBCGczXrKLyXUjjry3aG/w640-h272/a.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">I wouldn't exactly consider this one a good read aloud story, or even a very good story for preschoolers, simply because it contains a lot of information...UNLESS you only read the short bolded sentence for each set of pages. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="287" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOaU94Rlb4AxNL1OCrKherDMVcjGF-hU6CsJb3uSJkl1vZvv7NMfDTyWRBrXGJJC7TPgLGmIQpL9u7HzeCw6xG7tv4eRGZPN2PYZ7ZUcflH9aRoUM6o-5y9Ooh4UtZa7X-pSHoVl96Wdn/w640-h390/a.jpeg" width="640" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I would, however, recommend it to my fourth graders when we focus on non-fiction text features. I'm happy to have both options for my more curious readers who may want to pick up the book after I've introduced it and read the shorter version.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="287" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nM6uaup51BauNLE8liXDNOGt8AwcD6Y2wYQYLAC6GYViB1bvN7cPOtInNuCTLr4IzYn_6h-FbId_0AzJ1jjIOOSopws8ye6g-C8_V0P2yWD_4a5iJkEl3VKIwb435_QQ2sO0Thpo061i/w640-h390/a.jpeg" width="640" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's also great for organizing information and taking notes. I created a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcZmfaFuJAWsCYO27ZA-oUA-CFItIBdIJZG7recqQc/copy" target="_blank">Google Doc</a> to do this, and you can snag it for free to use for practice. Just complete together as a class, in small groups, or as individuals. It has a bookmarked table of contents for easy navigation as well as answer keys. Remember to make two copies - one for yourself with answer keys and the other to share with students.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nM6uaup51BauNLE8liXDNOGt8AwcD6Y2wYQYLAC6GYViB1bvN7cPOtInNuCTLr4IzYn_6h-FbId_0AzJ1jjIOOSopws8ye6g-C8_V0P2yWD_4a5iJkEl3VKIwb435_QQ2sO0Thpo061i/s287/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcZmfaFuJAWsCYO27ZA-oUA-CFItIBdIJZG7recqQc/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="1614" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_7IA0zx4J_D6fvj-dnshQTI0Om4neSjb2QBi-SKeB5GIiIfr8GKHM26fO_9Hzi2mdpjhajF1z4jslKAwVb4KQkNPUyHT8SPXO-S_vVqi1fYDnFjXksQHOILTEK_vK-byyg3XrBcgAGgH/w640-h494/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.49.03+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcZmfaFuJAWsCYO27ZA-oUA-CFItIBdIJZG7recqQc/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1612" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByoZW8erV_K9GhjYGCxFbVmIjkKYW-LJrfb3XWFB93H1gLcwzM6Ty4zh0BZPIUb8Z2WpeOtmsS6wfPhGGc5V_UBum08SkkcH0X0UhyphenhyphenVJyGK9coso3ilwoQ4i1VqK_Ao0JRCi1MHSQ7li_/w640-h508/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.49.16+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcZmfaFuJAWsCYO27ZA-oUA-CFItIBdIJZG7recqQc/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="1614" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A6vdUeIXwbh0kvyloCExJUS0imti22Z_e9OlW2nTMCp84sfoLBoxnTDrrvFuFnuTSap1kVlk9caU4YzWZZq5HsyKLG_tX781veY-3W1-OdNpThVIFd-bD2UmQJNBCdp6YC-mF4cIqP5E/w640-h536/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.49.26+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcZmfaFuJAWsCYO27ZA-oUA-CFItIBdIJZG7recqQc/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1590" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2l5DcjXVqDd2urLzIvBN8VayoEESBILbGyPcG9EOOZFJnuipt0NLWEukSoB8JLRkpN7Q3XOZ1M86JUkL8VLc3FKyca_xEsM7RQiEZ2Cf80uKtZ14te0SPYKuoesHz14N8UDQPsr3rFF6w/w640-h484/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.49.47+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcZmfaFuJAWsCYO27ZA-oUA-CFItIBdIJZG7recqQc/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="1502" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTfWNxV94HC3BnyTXKUIt0XbioWsONDeGaPnsSEpUsDMYEqnCRPMebrtKnkA8mqSSy4NYiXNzKuYscMZoWqDMfGcdC5qAPOvUG_T85rmMRfU3KM85-Dtb9w5Fbfv9Ex90iEua5Z6QEkfp/w640-h476/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.50.32+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcZmfaFuJAWsCYO27ZA-oUA-CFItIBdIJZG7recqQc/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1586" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyu_4o3omYIwGB8R3bMOieg-bpBQGQ65g_TJEISl-RAciwAx7hXOWu7bRIhHDKOMii8JMp2Np3P4fYY563Wz0eB4dHnQuNRkXJAqatQuXenvD6QiNBaMvWLx_Ghu7E7vEwAAeRBya1IAX/w640-h452/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.50.45+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Click the image or <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcZmfaFuJAWsCYO27ZA-oUA-CFItIBdIJZG7recqQc/copy" target="_blank">here</a> to make a free copy of the Google Doc.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I strongly suggest visiting <span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@-12.0406493,-71.7230362,644.79057253a,1030.5729658d,35y,0h,45t,0r/data=ClsaWRJTCiUweDkxNmU2OThiM2YwZTBjMWI6MHhkMGU2Y2IyY2YzNjZiOWM3Gek1LPzPFCjAIb40oDlG7lHAKhhQYXJxdWUgTmFjaW9uYWwgZGVsIE1hbnUYAiABKAI" target="_blank">Manu National Park in Peru via Google Earth</a>. The pictures in the book are beautiful, but it's important to actually locate its place in space. At first you'll notice a blurry green screen. Ask your student(s) why! It's the rainforest canopy!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@-12.0406493,-71.7230362,644.79072354a,1030.57257906d,35y,-36.00292211h,45t,0r/data=ClsaWRJTCiUweDkxNmU2OThiM2YwZTBjMWI6MHhkMGU2Y2IyY2YzNjZiOWM3Gek1LPzPFCjAIb40oDlG7lHAKhhQYXJxdWUgTmFjaW9uYWwgZGVsIE1hbnUYAyAB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmUU89litiXE7C2nferNyYAE5oMTfxTuRk4Gwe6uU8lrd91XgogtQq8bwteszfx5YgcBtiZKPrh_4mMWLJs8yy7-xj4cRHquFvg8zH98h6ErHO6v8M3xx_OUGxtZVxGFNxLmLNNU_h0MB/w640-h336/Screen+Shot+2021-10-08+at+11.18.26+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For a challenge, students can create their own games or worksheets, such as:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">true/false statements</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Bingo boards</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">board games</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">word searches</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">crossword puzzles</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Venn diagrams</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: large;">Want to incorporate math? (included in the Google Docs)</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Graph number of babies</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Graph lifespan</span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VENFt4NQiNs" width="320" youtube-src-id="VENFt4NQiNs"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Get artsy! Make these <a href="https://faltmanufaktur.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/2016monkeys_by_faltmanufaktur.pdf" target="_blank">3D monkeys</a> and create your own rainforest diorama!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Want to learn about another biome? Check out this post about the <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/BlueRidgeBabies123.html" target="_blank">Blue Ridge Mountains</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Interested in more <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/science" target="_blank">science</a> projects and posts? Look no further.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Searching for more <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/number%20books" target="_blank">number books</a> or counting books?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-70089295034772891152021-10-12T23:29:00.007-04:002021-10-15T11:21:58.778-04:00This is the Pumpkin, and Even More Halloween Books<p><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Pumpkin-Abby-Levine/dp/080757886X" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the Pumpkin</span></span></a></i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> by Abby Levine is a new favorite Halloween book! </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MuDIOzZC669KX5gl4H1ycq_5VdTjZJe9NexBV0Xw9RIfms0TAs0_JZNsQKpwRDW-LiSDoHcq0tgbqPUuM4xyPkieDznc_iERggQ8AYlXWNDo6uNADRs1BwS91gAqX9rGgUFDZN836UJM/s499/A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MuDIOzZC669KX5gl4H1ycq_5VdTjZJe9NexBV0Xw9RIfms0TAs0_JZNsQKpwRDW-LiSDoHcq0tgbqPUuM4xyPkieDznc_iERggQ8AYlXWNDo6uNADRs1BwS91gAqX9rGgUFDZN836UJM/w504-h640/A.jpg" width="504" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Told in verse, the story of Max's Happy Halloween Day unfolds as he dresses in his scary green costume, goes to a party at school, carves pumpkins at home, and finally gets to walk around the neighborhood saying "Trick or Treat" and collecting candy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What makes it great for a read aloud is that every couple of pages, it repeats lines and adds to it.*** What makes it a great lap book is that a new reader can start each set of lines by reading, "This is...."</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/there-was-an-old-lady-who-swallowed-a-bat-9780439737661.html" target="_blank">There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat</a> </i>by Lucille Colandro is one of them!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F8hI1QYrkw_CpQxHHB4ILhjVv4z9VadCDBQePEnRWnXDrtenpCSB6P6bh_sPcQmiB7s4kAQnDF5ofZbHV9kRoWyZEiCHPwwhEILq35eONeguHUaJXJXiax_WgCNP13uVpfo6dDmpi5Ed/s700/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F8hI1QYrkw_CpQxHHB4ILhjVv4z9VadCDBQePEnRWnXDrtenpCSB6P6bh_sPcQmiB7s4kAQnDF5ofZbHV9kRoWyZEiCHPwwhEILq35eONeguHUaJXJXiax_WgCNP13uVpfo6dDmpi5Ed/w512-h640/a.jpeg" width="512" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My son loves this series. We read all the books, buy them when we see them, and even watch them on </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb0NBbnrPoQ" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">video</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span> </p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">***Books written in similar style with choral rhyme include</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/House-That-George-Built/dp/1580892639" target="_blank">The House that George Built</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">There Was an Old Lady series</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Bear Stays Up for Christmas</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: right;"><i style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Goon-Petrifying-Michael-Rex/dp/0399260110/ref=asc_df_0399260110/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312178232056&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9115096975773031842&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-448585586067&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60258870937&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312178232056&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9115096975773031842&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-448585586067" target="_blank">Good Night Goon<span></span></a> </i></span><span style="text-align: center;"> by Michael Rex </span></span></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Goon-Petrifying-Michael-Rex/dp/0399260110/ref=asc_df_0399260110/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312178232056&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9115096975773031842&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-448585586067&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60258870937&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312178232056&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9115096975773031842&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-448585586067" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="246" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXCjFOymDcH7JS1x1dJ0lIB-tXO42RpFEmnN4tB032iKao6fVltmRNAtoCBZXj9UnwRaaBckK3JvdZothL78-EwhSDpuqiBeBTTYp5t8PcglkV7qhgDxEkDGZccZsPhPmVEW3f3LFr8QY/w640-h533/a.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">is pretty awesome if you like the book it parodies, </span><i style="text-align: center;">Good Night Moon. </i><span style="text-align: center;">It's got claws and jaws and hats and bats! </span><span style="text-align: center;">You can watch it on </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRmGMB1n9MQ" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">video</a><span style="text-align: center;">, but your child may want a copy of their own. We read it year round, and my son is a scaredy cat who still loves it!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vRmGMB1n9MQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="vRmGMB1n9MQ"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Treat-Smell-my-Feet/dp/B003IWYH92" target="_blank">Trick-or-Treat, Smell My Feet!</a> </i>by Lisa Desimini</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Treat-Smell-my-Feet/dp/B003IWYH92" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv0yGc-Y_TQYtI6xpBqeiObtDc3C_sBrYM4-GPBBMesEEIXuuH-94UrXTzt74ModM0BYl_IyHP_U-vHDE_LSX6N0wZ5KNCLsR6lftF2NaI7HdTwSBD1nBR3cUdRrKk7hPt5gS7FNWrDBg/w311-h400/A.jpg" width="311" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">What a surprise we had when we saw this book included <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/twins" target="_blank">twin</a> sisters Delia and Ophelia! The two sneaky sisters perform a spell with the help of stolen stinky socks, and the neighborhood kids are denied their precious trick-or-treat candy when all they can say is, "Smell my feet!" Read the book yourself or watch the read aloud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgbcwYK8dQk" target="_blank">video</a> to see if Halloween is saved!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Treat-Milton-Carolrhoda-Picture/dp/157505793X" target="_blank">Trick-or-Treat on Milton Street</a></i> by Lisa Bullard</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Treat-Milton-Carolrhoda-Picture/dp/157505793X" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJklwyNqicNJNGyA7lObGY4-VCXQKk1efuuzZzKgq1IWQVqllZuibh5DWuuDUyfxYTmGisR3RTfH6_Agc1ZqKL_bakDMAclkk79H0_w4jLT1jNXpWxoZlAOUAGIkmwkHfj3qsJj_entKo/w400-h360/A.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This story has a heartwarming ending! Charley's mom is sick on Halloween, so he has to spend his first Halloween in his new house in an unfamiliar neighborhood with his embarrassing stepdad. He wishes he had friends nearby to trick-or-treat with because he imagines the old people in his neighborhood wanting to carve green peppers, losing their dentures while bobbing for apples, and giving out vegetables as treats. Charley notices some familiar voices in the costumed adults he visits, and ends up with a nice surprise at the end. His only question is why Dave didn't dress up, aside from his goofy hat. His response? "It's the same one my dad wore when he took me out to trick-or-treat on Milton Street. I thought the best costume I could wear tonight was to dress up like a dad." <3</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Trick-James-Dean/dp/006219870X" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="494" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQkdLkCHpYf7X62GQju14ojYQCvdHGSvnMK2OlddhkuhpHrq8HfHPQLTe-zMlNvT7hWgMc-pIyYgPbxlAavdvb7LOrsGAB00dR73dCVo-MmjuRDQgrRstoycrQo3Q083gmFSqqcmA4YdR/w395-h400/A.jpg" width="395" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Trick-James-Dean/dp/006219870X" target="_blank"><br /><i>Pete the Cat: Trick-or-Pete</i></a> by James Dean</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We own the paperback version of this book and love it, but the board book one with flaps to lift is even more fun! We are big fans of Pete the Cat in our house, and we even have a daughter named Callie. She loves hearing her name in stories, so she loved this one. Our son Austin is a big Halloween fan, but also a bit nervous about the scary side of it. This book helps him remember that there are people wearing the costumes, and usually it's someone he knows! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WWcLKeBIXI" target="_blank">Here</a> is is in read-aloud form.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0WWcLKeBIXI" width="320" youtube-src-id="0WWcLKeBIXI"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Check out more Halloween posts <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-2735274743787676522021-10-11T10:37:00.006-04:002021-10-26T17:32:40.543-04:00International Day of the Girl 2021 - Ways to Celebrate<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>International</span><span> Day of the Girl</span> <span>is celebrated every year on October 11. It </span><span>was declared by the United Nations to amplify the voices of young girls around the world and increase awareness of issues faced by them. According to the United Nations, achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is an integral part.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFXkvPfO-xfVgm9D2t1hMSsB4Gl7Nv9VExxW_Ny1FEpUKLC_cRdWEE4BupPd1zdFINzbF9wSPUts02LonCEaz-27UKgwMgRVBiBnQuRDa_JxXtdUxRIUXAU0rfURchE50eqtp-IWwvVay/s367/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="137" data-original-width="367" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFXkvPfO-xfVgm9D2t1hMSsB4Gl7Nv9VExxW_Ny1FEpUKLC_cRdWEE4BupPd1zdFINzbF9wSPUts02LonCEaz-27UKgwMgRVBiBnQuRDa_JxXtdUxRIUXAU0rfURchE50eqtp-IWwvVay/w640-h238/a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year the theme of International Day of the Girl is 'Digital Generation, Our Generation.' UNICEF believes in </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">acknowledging the growing digital world and how a digital gap can also widen the gender gap.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/International-Day-Girl-Celebrating-CitizenKid/dp/152530058X/ref=asc_df_152530058X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475826403092&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7308398440345706105&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-933262055960&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="302" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbujjonwYyVHtUl5IMywda5ARLD9yXInAy6VDTpGv8Io9LsBGXXXmqEbCEgPhgnrH403w4bIkIPVHSumUxBAFhCHlYQWWGZjyWkNmhlBLZu8rjH60EBtV-w9It2lg0EER65xRblkgVvhQ/w484-h640/a.jpeg" width="484" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Click<a href="https://www.amazon.com/International-Day-Girl-Celebrating-CitizenKid/dp/152530058X/ref=asc_df_152530058X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475826403092&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7308398440345706105&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-933262055960&psc=1" target="_blank"> the book </a>to find it online.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><blockquote style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom-color: rgba(65, 65, 66, 0.2); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgba(65, 65, 66, 0.2); border-top-style: dotted; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 1em 0px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">130 million girls didn’t go to school today— not because they didn’t want to, but because they weren’t given the chance.</span></blockquote><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">An excerpt from a project I did reads, "</span><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Education is something we take for granted nowadays in the United States because according to law, all students are entitled to a free and appropriate public education. This isn't the case all over the world.</span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Some of my students wouldn’t get educated at all in other countries. Others wouldn’t be able to go to school some days if they hit puberty and didn't have access to self care items or because of social norms.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This project's goal is to empower girls to further their educations and make a difference in the world by giving them material to read about fabulous women in history as well as changes that will happen to their bodies and minds as they grow up. It will educate all students on the accomplishments of females of all races, religions, ethnic backgrounds, and cultures throughout the history of the world. My hope is that the girls will grow up with the confidence that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to. I envision a bright future for them without a gender wage gap and feeling like every job is accessible to all."</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj664nPM1eW6AzdsKwES92bK4VRFH698VMRVNn_JJNwGZDunsjxyiNY12oecOCBrjpDg5s4jP2XouUU67IHbbVMeYKhQIGUEet9I_bVGNB04ySGmzRUHD85pAcoCU9W_2mhJm4iH6nWMCWa/s1024/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj664nPM1eW6AzdsKwES92bK4VRFH698VMRVNn_JJNwGZDunsjxyiNY12oecOCBrjpDg5s4jP2XouUU67IHbbVMeYKhQIGUEet9I_bVGNB04ySGmzRUHD85pAcoCU9W_2mhJm4iH6nWMCWa/w426-h640/a.jpeg" width="426" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">“The ability to read, write, and analyze; the confidence to stand up and demand justice and equality; the qualifications and connections to get your foot in that door and take your seat at that table—all of that starts with education.”</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">–Michelle Obama, Let Girls Learn speech, International Women’s Day 2016</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAawY0-cBunARoHhNr7hocUwC_wNlj-4gbDfcOIz6emWh5cDXoZ-EQdFWJqEguEyVp-wMCz1i850pA_wVksBHo2euK9XpA-UxDl1kKZY5HRsPRrTqoqK01uPacx80tIvxzMjIDzuBnjKOk/s225/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAawY0-cBunARoHhNr7hocUwC_wNlj-4gbDfcOIz6emWh5cDXoZ-EQdFWJqEguEyVp-wMCz1i850pA_wVksBHo2euK9XpA-UxDl1kKZY5HRsPRrTqoqK01uPacx80tIvxzMjIDzuBnjKOk/w640-h640/a.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">There are many things we can do to empower and advocate for girls, including fighting for equal educational opportunities and access to jobs regardless of their sex. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFCAGqRZ4DZfharVcS1TQMGOYpv5kL1FvlF3LqiAX7dp6BNLYCLE0vzAjURxb5sGQJ0PeoaZMjSFYXlma-M0zaOF2AFuvgUzR8JibNglvljZqjvhUxZw9Nc2JLDBHxrhHoroZHtYYJLG4/s199/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="199" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFCAGqRZ4DZfharVcS1TQMGOYpv5kL1FvlF3LqiAX7dp6BNLYCLE0vzAjURxb5sGQJ0PeoaZMjSFYXlma-M0zaOF2AFuvgUzR8JibNglvljZqjvhUxZw9Nc2JLDBHxrhHoroZHtYYJLG4/w400-h400/a.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Ways to Celebrate</u></span></span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Start young - check out this <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@34.06970015,65.69777304,5554.73093842a,20000000d,35y,25.142h,0t,0r/data=CjISMBIgODYzY2ExYjg4NTUyMTFlNmJkNjM3ZmVjZTViYWQ3NzYiDHNwbGFzaHNjcmVlbg" target="_blank">Sesame Street "Girl Muppets Around the World" on Google Earth<span style="background-color: white;"></span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@34.06970015,65.69777304,5554.73093842a,20000000d,35y,25.142h,0t,0r/data=CjISMBIgODYzY2ExYjg4NTUyMTFlNmJkNjM3ZmVjZTViYWQ3NzYiDHNwbGFzaHNjcmVlbg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="2048" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hXq34k2nQUuHHcFl-RtX7YgU6k3uMxd-0gQ294gnXJ2G8rIGv33p06_cf3iC9twCPobKQJkc1MoroWEjZX37mfFxE8WB6iJHRNLRNNiGI19VxtMceWCkkSjSQWgqdXGmCFRoF_lh9AW5/w640-h544/Screen+Shot+2021-10-26+at+3.33.18+PM.png" width="640" /></a></span> </span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">or <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@23.644503,4.8029325,-420a,11821485.26158424d,30y,0h,0t,0r/data=MicKJQojCiExUklaYk1LSmdfZnlKRmoyd3BabEZKQmlRVU1Qc2xNYWw" target="_blank">Google Earth project I created</a> from the book <i>The International Day of the Girl.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@23.644503,4.8029325,-420a,11821485.26158424d,30y,0h,0t,0r/data=MicKJQojCiExUklaYk1LSmdfZnlKRmoyd3BabEZKQmlRVU1Qc2xNYWw" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9M0jgbmOCA2C89aKOGlN6ljiqL6LZgSfpT0bTSOYg4ILqA9eAmJSb0e-3cIooxXbefW6_J3Nt0V42buPJ_Qec7OygAJrs2Tn0Fl5eQEEx4eo2p51_FNplU921l1ojcJH4f7IM9aJmxAa/w640-h358/Screen+Shot+2021-10-26+at+5.30.22+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></i></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Research a female** who has done great things and to create a digital presentation (check out mine on <a href="https://www.sutori.com/en/story/brenda-berkman--RqMX9gXKpgXoPygvWbrB24P7" target="_blank">Sutori</a> or use Google Slides) or write an opinion <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Womens-History-Month-Compare-and-Contrast-7329934" target="_blank">essay</a>. </span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Make a <a href="https://www.postermywall.com/index.php/l/womens-day-poster" target="_blank">digital poster</a> to post publicly, in schools, libraries, and other public places. It should persuade a person to listen to, watch, read, support, etc. an important female** in history.</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Create a ____ Day (such as Amelia Earhart Day) in honor of an important female**. Be sure to select a date of significance from that person's life. Make a poster or calendar header with at least 3 facts listed.</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Participate in <a href="https://hourofcode.com/us" target="_blank">Hour of Code</a>. The official event takes place December 6-12, but you can do these <a href="https://hourofcode.com/us/learn" target="_blank">coding activities</a> year round.</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fundraise or donate to <a href="https://www.humanrightscareers.com/magazine/organizations-gender-equality/" target="_blank">organizations</a> that make this initiative a priority.</span></span></li></ol><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">**especially consider women from groups that are underrepresented in media, print, etc.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Looking for more?</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read about Brenda Berkman, first female FDNY firefighter and advocate for gender equality in the workforce</span> <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2021/10/firefighters-to-rescue-and-other-fire.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a><span style="color: #2e2e2e;">.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">See my completed DonorsChoose project titled "You Glow Girl! Celebrating HERstory" <a href="https://www.donorschoose.org/project/you-glow-girl-celebrating-herstory/4048316/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_1005662&rf=page-dc-2021-10-project-teacher_1005662&challengeid=172315" target="_blank">here</a>. You can find some great books to display in your class library and use for research. Be sure to click "View Complete List" under "Where Your Donation Goes" to see all resources.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another fully funded DonorsChoose project was created to encourage females to consider STEM careers. Check out "I See Me, A Scientist to Be!" <a href="https://www.donorschoose.org/project/i-see-me-a-scientist-to-be/4133090/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_1005662&rf=page-dc-2021-10-project-teacher_1005662&challengeid=172315" target="_blank">here</a>, where you'll find a book list as well as other science materials. </span><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Books include biographies of important women scientists, such as astronauts Sally Ride and Ellen Ochoa, physicist / chemist Marie Curie, and anthropologist Jane Goodall as well as postcards that will teach students about lesser known female scientists. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span><span>This is a book <a href="https://www.donorschoose.org/project/i-see-me-and-the-color-of-my-words/4257925/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_1005662&rf=page-dc-2021-10-project-teacher_1005662&challengeid=172315" target="_blank">project</a> of fiction and non-fiction includes characters from all different backgrounds. It's from a funded Donors Choose project titled </span><span>"I See Me and the Color of My Words," which you can see <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2020/05/i-see-me.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span><span style="text-align: center;">Students who are Hispanic, Asian, Native American, African, African American, Jewish, Muslim, disabled, adopted, and in foster care or just facing challenges will be able to say, "I see me in this story!" They will also be able to reach outside their own life experiences to understand how others feel through reading.</span></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-31518624483483471332021-10-10T09:00:00.048-04:002021-10-14T21:59:16.376-04:00Blue Ridge Babies 1, 2, 3: A (Non-babyish) Counting Book<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My son and I were perusing the library shelves after story time and we came across a book titled Blue Ridge Babies 1, 2, 3. It had a cute cover and we have been working on addition, subtracting, and counting as well as reading number words, so I decided to look it over. Seeing the cute pictures and words were written in word form meant it went into our large check out pile. When I got it home, it was so much more than a book to read with my preschooler! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYWb4U-MhcsSTQFdh2MACmZhyhsCPXEwqj7NMzz_Kfff0v1DvKe1T-cbBLBTxBtc7Kb3zxBQGaHkq8B2Q6oefSyN2Qm8CCijTOystiQDtGa4OE5IyxMJssxcerw93hFkgNwlDFyLLwaQj/s500/A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="500" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYWb4U-MhcsSTQFdh2MACmZhyhsCPXEwqj7NMzz_Kfff0v1DvKe1T-cbBLBTxBtc7Kb3zxBQGaHkq8B2Q6oefSyN2Qm8CCijTOystiQDtGa4OE5IyxMJssxcerw93hFkgNwlDFyLLwaQj/w640-h528/A.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Buy the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Ridge-Babies-Counting-Book/dp/164567083X" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Book</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or watch the </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0xqX3Bxf7s" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video</span></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="437" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H0xqX3Bxf7s" width="526" youtube-src-id="H0xqX3Bxf7s"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For those of you homeschooling, or teaching PreK-3, this book has so much to offer, including a song! I made a printable activity that I did with my son, and here is what we covered.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DUFN98uLN-5NZ2sp83CLjmgn0W48TDPiXtuEvcD3Y0Q/edit?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="1116" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSFIcbdUmQmYB2Kc8Y2wDvdAb_QWOj1YFJ4CEaOmawi7DhbresnAAQXOPM7qKS1ju8qTJJlcSufqFR53T6RHrb1dv7jflquQg8YSvE_qIRrpGAR91x670mx9JSiutIR5OQpRsi-v5nGJ0/w478-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-08+at+9.42.30+PM.png" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DUFN98uLN-5NZ2sp83CLjmgn0W48TDPiXtuEvcD3Y0Q/copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1106" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7B99UH-2ucVGjyfSxBD1LeXwCUTjkMDF7qT6ar3-Q23yBg0tWzsbZVEuMue_XArVPQPEPBp_2j3NOAAw2iQdfYLfItg17-PweaGWBSD2earo5GRuuIttpAcCFj19be5lhwtmSnpUzNdG/w472-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.56.33+PM.png" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DUFN98uLN-5NZ2sp83CLjmgn0W48TDPiXtuEvcD3Y0Q/copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiIgrQJIVNqb2V9-tbwjKt8qd5UhSp2P8dryTwkIPjSLhVejlSV4h4TxsincjDs2q_hlFsfyRsBXtdUI4JhO_SvYAdNC2_zSobIwMBgjD-5D7lLY26EL8-CR5AxFP4rHkVxWwFWKvyVGJ/w472-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.56.52+PM.png" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DUFN98uLN-5NZ2sp83CLjmgn0W48TDPiXtuEvcD3Y0Q/copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5avgKyAstb_88jZLzt3APVBvkTXNGfNv9wwYcn10fVmbuaos83egt0k2vaVP8jaRp-_05NaZYkvXpHbyMqXEzxd5Gjz5668YtboMwTaLk1moVrrIAdiXFO8JU7VN_545pyhqI4Dz_6tx/w462-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.57.01+PM.png" width="462" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DUFN98uLN-5NZ2sp83CLjmgn0W48TDPiXtuEvcD3Y0Q/copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="1084" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioA7G7xbFEMEEgOvLWCz4P92C1teLAGcTLHJxskiG4BTqwW0PEgiOeBwF-_uYEx5c2GCMvk43F8FrO2aN1v0ae3i_x-JndHF4-RqXhBL22EAUc3rg_B6vJQvbiuQs_SxOOwcrbhiDB4zbi/w504-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-14+at+9.57.09+PM.png" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Click the images above or <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DUFN98uLN-5NZ2sp83CLjmgn0W48TDPiXtuEvcD3Y0Q/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> to download.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If I was using this with my fourth grade class, we would locate the <span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/search/Blue+Ridge+Mountains/@36.8617007,-81.2515153,785.55284164a,952299.83228781d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=Cn8aVRJPCiUweDg4NWEwNmRhNzRmODE2ZjU6MHg3ZGJiYzIxNjMwNTYyYjAyGaR5tv3h4UFAIXpIQmz6kFTAKhRCbHVlIFJpZGdlIE1vdW50YWlucxgCIAEiJgokCVvRDvPQnzZAEVvRDvPQnzbAGbrJyJ6pRUpAIbTJyJ6pRUrA" target="_blank">Blue Ridge</a></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/search/Blue+Ridge+Mountains/@36.8617007,-81.2515153,785.55284164a,952299.83228781d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=Cn8aVRJPCiUweDg4NWEwNmRhNzRmODE2ZjU6MHg3ZGJiYzIxNjMwNTYyYjAyGaR5tv3h4UFAIXpIQmz6kFTAKhRCbHVlIFJpZGdlIE1vdW50YWlucxgCIAEiJgokCVvRDvPQnzZAEVvRDvPQnzbAGbrJyJ6pRUpAIbTJyJ6pRUrA" target="_blank"> on Google Earth</a>. I'd ask, "Where else might a biome like this be found in America? Where might it be found in the rest of the world?" Then </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">we would make our own books for other biomes.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/search/Blue+Ridge+Mountains/@36.8617007,-81.2515153,785.55284164a,952299.83228781d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=Cn8aVRJPCiUweDg4NWEwNmRhNzRmODE2ZjU6MHg3ZGJiYzIxNjMwNTYyYjAyGaR5tv3h4UFAIXpIQmz6kFTAKhRCbHVlIFJpZGdlIE1vdW50YWlucxgCIAEiJgokCVvRDvPQnzZAEVvRDvPQnzbAGbrJyJ6pRUpAIbTJyJ6pRUrA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="2048" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE4izV08IjZtNpFKxh6eDrfnTWDReRJVZLm2AuTSI0Aq4J_RjWYVhGx34a-pwD1CU54y7ddJiCgg8vqy-Cu6AMc_EqvIiQyByWZlyCOnWOKveJWCwBEntzRuJ5tebq9xGq-ouU4CdLknH/w640-h328/Screen+Shot+2021-10-08+at+9.58.13+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Snag a free book template by clicking the image below or <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qLrmdOCGz7GxpshQKhICnfq8lV_swN_ei_gw4yVWJGk/copy" target="_blank">here</a>. It's editable, so you can share a copy on Google Classroom, via email, or even adapt and print a copy for students to write and draw on.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qLrmdOCGz7GxpshQKhICnfq8lV_swN_ei_gw4yVWJGk/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="2827" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1q_EmUONPEh2jNB7EfCohx2ey20OlvQs7oQxZzjyvZutomQyZxnmKiqD4ZXpQHc6Hp8EvD34US_4UEQ0w5eJGVldLoawzyuZuZejmmcVZWHB-H6LBlP6678T20bHms2314ojoe0IDgf47/w640-h252/Screen+Shot+2021-10-08+at+9.54.40+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Learn more about the writing, illustrating, and publishing process this book went through here:</span><p></p><p><a href="https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2021/04/22/book-giveaway-blue-ridge-babies-1-2-3-a-counting-book-by-laura-sperry-gardner/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2021/04/22/book-giveaway-blue-ridge-babies-1-2-3-a-counting-book-by-laura-sperry-gardner/</span></a></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-46022845167345955282021-10-07T10:00:00.006-04:002021-10-07T10:00:00.192-04:00Firefighters to the Rescue and other Fire Safety Month resources<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> October is Fire Safety Month! I make sure my students are well educated on the topic because I am married to a firefighter. My son thinks first responders are the most amazing super heroes! We've recently added a few more books to our rotation as we learn more about the technical aspects of the job and a push to include more women and minorities in the profession.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Send-Girl-Story-Women-Joined/dp/1547601744/ref=asc_df_1547601744/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509032833742&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4627723518178697067&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003726&hvtargid=pla-1265017188687&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="500" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswgzdna7aMmJaezL8nTG08O7KCkjZjRiDPLVv9xCZOhiMvDnpXGdRj37MV1t4V3TPT2G1PAL9CJfixqkvh8Ap7o5PAsxKBkknJKU5K47isfNcF7o-nJXZ4jGCeS2vDDNTcOMeJXfE3pV3/s320/send.jpg" width="320" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">The Amazon book listing for <i>Send a Girl: The True Story of How Women Joined the FDNY </i>says, "Brenda Berkman was often told that she couldn't do certain things because she was a girl. When she grew up, she longed for a job that was challenging, different every day, and required physical and mental strength. In 1977 when the New York City Fire Department finally complied with the Civil Rights Act (from 1964) by allowing women to take the FDNY exam, Brenda jumped at the chance. </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">But the FDNY changed the rules of the exam so women wouldn't be able to pass it. Even a lot of men couldn't pass this new exam. </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">So Brenda Berkman took the FDNY to court. In 1982, they finally made a fair test, and Brenda and 40 other women passed. She then founded the United Women Firefighters, an organization that helps train and prepare women to be firefighters. Brenda went on to serve in the FDNY for 25 years, reaching the positions of Lieutenant and Captain, and was a first responder during the attacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11. </span><i style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Send a Girl!</i><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"> is Brenda Berkman's inspiring story."</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Want to use this book for a lesson, or need something a bit more mature for middle and high schoolers? Check out this <a href="https://www.sutori.com/en/story/brenda-berkman--RqMX9gXKpgXoPygvWbrB24P7" target="_blank">Sutori timeline</a> I made. It's great for Fire Safety Month, Women's History Month, or learning about the Civil Rights Act.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sutori.com/en/story/brenda-berkman--RqMX9gXKpgXoPygvWbrB24P7" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBwkxUkry5mbnmrdcDJ60GikpZjwtmupVLdtHKei-3gFn3OChUxqFPFDXqyr6yo4QRSqfmwvqIoVwpnvVq_BUFKX3_HYBUhgLa5CDsb_Ix-EhwjZ2kuVvsFvj-FEwuZk9UOhLHF1mp8wL/w452-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-06+at+9.35.34+PM.png" width="452" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">We also read another non-fiction story to learn more about the career as well as get ideas for building with LEGOs. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">The Amazon listing says,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">"Join the LEGO minifigures on an exciting adventure as firefighters race to the rescue around LEGO City in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Firefighters-Rescue-LEGO-City-Nonfiction/dp/1338283448" target="_blank">Firefighters to the Rescue</a>. Learn amazing facts about their rescue vehicles, daily tasks, and heroic rescues. Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, mini comics, building ideas, and stickers, Firefighters to the Rescue is the perfect book for any young reader."</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Firefighters-Rescue-LEGO-City-Nonfiction/dp/1338283448" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj982SbtLLh9Whkz9Rbr3kI9r63Uhtb0ECUs5pMnClah1CJxfXLSB6uIyIyyqVKbQ-oqZBrAS_JSMN9zakb7U5oseEq6XJ7io1TuqpmkjibLj3S4Jw0R8lhnh1UQaIUGE3bxNSXkUyXG9P/s320/A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I made this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/F-is-for-Firefighter-Pack-7309186" target="_blank">fun printable pack</a> when we learned about the letter F. It includes a do-a-dot page, a maze, a vocabulary page for memory match, and word search,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO52KnZNnplhxPMIdV_RFazhlTBAk-65pm3FsqYCTr3Cyv64AEiEdmXmUQetVp1GW0_NQOWytbJ_rbMNZ65vvu1855IsRwV8M38YbDHMyv8MlkfDZ5B3Ollf4pkJ34wtHlEpbf5IyeV1bv/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-10-05+at+12.46.13+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="2048" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO52KnZNnplhxPMIdV_RFazhlTBAk-65pm3FsqYCTr3Cyv64AEiEdmXmUQetVp1GW0_NQOWytbJ_rbMNZ65vvu1855IsRwV8M38YbDHMyv8MlkfDZ5B3Ollf4pkJ34wtHlEpbf5IyeV1bv/w640-h386/Screen+Shot+2021-10-05+at+12.46.13+AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We know part of the job is reading signs, so we revisited an old post of mine about <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/2011/07/environmental-print.html" target="_blank">environmental print</a>. In our neighborhood and home, we look at and read signs for fire hydrants and extinguishers, and standpipes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We also practice making emergency calls to get help from first responders. Here is what we determined my son (and your children / students) should know.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iYh2oO_zepol3q5Nc972Jx2hUac1yPfCJUHis6jgCX8/edit?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1302" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFwBD-Aw9Q-gf0TXxPkgDOa52lqk7_hF1iF6OlBy4zzBnxO5hLzGdA2Rl2KFJn_NTs9lZhGYFhcyDMXFc_uzsulXlgrxv7a3NeVIz6b8zswzGDC23xcIm0ltPGmln7nhNUGwLJ2S_JJT4/w608-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-10-06+at+9.33.18+PM.png" width="608" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more about <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/fire%20safety" target="_blank">fire safety</a> and Fire Safety Month!</span></div></div><p></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-37003160498529621852021-10-06T22:06:00.011-04:002021-10-08T23:27:59.455-04:0013 Days of Halloween and Other Halloween Books<p><span style="font-size: large;"> My son loves Halloween and all things fall! We have spent a lot of time decorating and reading library books on the topic. I've chosen some of our favorites to share with you. These stories are great for reading at home or in the classroom.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/13-Days-Halloween-Carol-Greene/dp/1402230966" target="_blank">The 13 Days of Halloween </a>by Carol Greene</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/13-Days-Halloween-Carol-Greene/dp/1402230966" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="218" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUZzrnjX_MiOPv7sjJNEX9TSakbmOdfN6JXt4z5CPVymDyqhI3MmIY4khOQA9Pfl-1MJ-WQvT7SnSBetLKbaIqKbaQXW5TP_qiuhSJJKJVOdLJ5ebu1RjGn7OipPeOCZXGFgU9aaJkITR/w376-h400/a.jpeg" width="376" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">I chose this book for my husband to read to our son at bedtime, and I know it would be a favorite if I read it to my class. If you know the 12 Days of Christmas <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjD5Gwe3Iag" target="_blank">song</a> and story, this one follows the same pattern. There's one caveat, though - there are 13 days and the last one is a cliffhanger. It's the perfect way to get children involved in writing the ending!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creepy-Sheep-Judith-Ross-Enderle/dp/1563972425" target="_blank">Six Creepy Sheep</a> by Judith Ross Enderle</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creepy-Sheep-Judith-Ross-Enderle/dp/1563972425" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="500" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LHbEfwWayFem9xSr6hjwDhSpZdvtq7NE_VXr4bw4paViPlKVxKrGMxYoKerz7uNUjkVmACrIr2Xi3FjSApXGaADbpzpAzx-dttkk7PUVdvDBeEFZr87e9nr_kklgJCODnHT-nviN1FvQ/w400-h399/A.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is a short book that is good for subtraction and reading of number words. It's a nice easy read for younger kids and a fast read aloud. Check out a video of it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krlr_jL-Wcs" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Room-Broom-Julia-Donaldson/dp/0142501123" target="_blank">Room on the Broom</a> by Julia Donaldson</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Room-Broom-Julia-Donaldson/dp/0142501123" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIG1lgL8oqg_zneKKaJ4fBelCHWReeB4Yhh7ZcEXDMoPBjgAkESYNgnBVKPldy-aKB6-1irQxSKXehcC8tyt3clLyZA2rhlTHxxUfYkCnCHdUSxlj2K3uKxTQpLbBRVdXC8YIhEAQN0H0/w400-h400/a.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">This one is a favorite of my fourth graders every year, and obviously others love it too, because it was turned into a film in 2012. The rhyming and repetition make it easy to follow along, and it always has them rolling on the floor laughing. This is also why it's great for younger kids, who will want to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BnHInUVDEo" target="_blank">read it</a> again and again. Here it is in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsQCpGZGoLI" target="_blank">play version</a>. Check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsNu4-OdoKE&list=PLJgnn_J7IuWns54wHuXkQlb9D6EGYJpGy" target="_blank">DVD trailer</a>, too!</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Old-Lady-Afraid-Anything/dp/0064431835/ref=pd_sbs_1/142-9838731-5826069?pd_rd_w=LjxSd&pf_rd_p=690958f6-2825-419e-9c16-73ffd4055b65&pf_rd_r=95113DK3TQZ7DEHSMV9R&pd_rd_r=6e77c284-4370-4d5f-b216-2aecf41bf83a&pd_rd_wg=3hv9O&pd_rd_i=0064431835&psc=1" target="_blank">The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything</a> by Linda D. Williams</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Old-Lady-Afraid-Anything/dp/0064431835/ref=pd_sbs_1/142-9838731-5826069?pd_rd_w=LjxSd&pf_rd_p=690958f6-2825-419e-9c16-73ffd4055b65&pf_rd_r=95113DK3TQZ7DEHSMV9R&pd_rd_r=6e77c284-4370-4d5f-b216-2aecf41bf83a&pd_rd_wg=3hv9O&pd_rd_i=0064431835&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeBsteFKwvGz1kMBakkKZyz0Qnh32Ug6Rc69P1ZiwNBBmoY5sEJ_d3iJSuykk1dHI1-zZYlJ-x2cPqXAWdJcezLxcXfxyBi6j21Ql0ewZOpvhPREBrGO8YGfqAU9SIfTBRrxTRQ3oqewH/w400-h400/A.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The possibilities for participation in this read aloud are endless. Kids love the repetition and acting out clomp, wiggle, shake, clap, and nod as well as running, jumping, hiding, peeking, and laughing! It's fun to point out the onomatopeia and collect the verbs. View a read aloud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-V3PnkWmoU" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Catch-Monster-Adam-Wallace/dp/1492648949" target="_blank">How to Catch a Monster</a> by Adam Wallace</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Catch-Monster-Adam-Wallace/dp/1492648949" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="222" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDG3_MtxWg0MvqKgv2MwvoAwbpPl0v9yi2OXuv6e62wt1OkxKNIT3A0uhis45FN3kMDeR4UYJ8T3cb4Mi1jNL2za05XVkxNDjZC97NIFXzqukWIA0DEnBqh73-_-ABqteIYlEditJZORx/w391-h400/a.jpeg" width="391" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We love this series! We own many books from it, catching monsters and leprechauns and tooth fairies. My son's interest wasn't kept the entire time and I think part of it was that he's still afraid of the idea of monsters. Associating ninjas with monsters wasn't really making sense to him, but he seems less scared of monsters now. Watch the read aloud <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIoN6XSOYig" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Night-Pumpkinheads-Michael-J-Rosen/dp/0803734522" target="_blank">Night of the Pumpkinheads</a> by Michael J. Rosen</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Night-Pumpkinheads-Michael-J-Rosen/dp/0803734522" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="203" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RbQvFkrCn7khg5GBrCAyBJXLWxfsxaCgVYnevXbuQ8af5S-iAlumx2fRdz9Vk-byVQJM9UiOVmNc4Mg1_rYUg7CxayWtjDUEienNMrt6g95IGyYR72EClssbUT8wFLaGm-QMsRfvp_Dw/w327-h400/a.jpeg" width="327" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">At first glance, this book's pictures are pretty cool. If you have anything like The <a href="https://pumpkinblaze.org/" target="_blank">Great Jack-o'lantern Blaze</a> near you, your kids will love this! And if not, it's a nice substitute. The tone can be a bit negative in terms of how the pumpkins talk (it included the dreaded "s" word, stupid) and spoiler alert - the kids aren't afraid of scary pumpkins. Still, the book has some redeeming qualities. It includes some figurative language including similes and has some science related vocabulary related to animals and vegetables. Children are introduced to foods they may not have ever had before, such as radishes, rutabagas, parsnips, and leeks. The message at the end is that kids are afraid of them, but I would have like to have seen the kids try to eat them!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking for <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween" target="_blank">other Halloween posts</a>? Click here for printables, songs, and videos.</span></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315130684057674270.post-3647136627067327622021-10-05T10:00:00.006-04:002022-03-29T15:50:04.967-04:00Spying Shapes<p> <span style="font-size: large;">One thing I've noticed as a teacher is that geometry is an area of weakness for elementary students, and part of that is we don't often move beyond the knowledge and comprehension levels to application and creation. Students learn the basic shapes in preschool and kindergarten and then suddenly they're expected to differentiate between types of triangles and quadrilaterals when many still don't know what pentagons and hexagons are. Adding in types of angles often leads to kids being overwhelmed with a lot of information at once.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5VHms8SB_ETHnElp_bUZxr3mvtiHS2F8kakZ50uwzN2l2gkmzD4dL9hf-jQTYIw-xwYnA_dyDTwl0XNFc6YJOgab5_Ys7VWQA3GnsFcganShjoM23PSiOIwR5F02LTwLcsA_OG9Rc4JJ/s1516/Screen+Shot+2021-10-05+at+12.01.19+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1516" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5VHms8SB_ETHnElp_bUZxr3mvtiHS2F8kakZ50uwzN2l2gkmzD4dL9hf-jQTYIw-xwYnA_dyDTwl0XNFc6YJOgab5_Ys7VWQA3GnsFcganShjoM23PSiOIwR5F02LTwLcsA_OG9Rc4JJ/w640-h362/Screen+Shot+2021-10-05+at+12.01.19+AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">As an upper elementary school teacher, I've decided on a plan of teaching my son the standards earlier than expected as well as pointing them out in real life and thinking about their use in engineering and design. We created this <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11MPJcFYq-6t6JXw1BWnZQ-BbDSaZ_gz9NP4BednnY30/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Spying Shapes Google Slides presentation</a> that we call our shape book.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wYlNSZAh5bECqvlL5ZDg_7hN7HP76w3JMQowis5enO7g3X7za7mn3D0Ek7nWgF7pKymHmeJTkG-hZMji29SZ9_OroadHvF0EWS66MXDl8ZpqVG0PUFAcYSnL8B4SQCcskAn_9du_37AO/s1520/Screen+Shot+2021-10-04+at+11.59.01+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1520" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wYlNSZAh5bECqvlL5ZDg_7hN7HP76w3JMQowis5enO7g3X7za7mn3D0Ek7nWgF7pKymHmeJTkG-hZMji29SZ9_OroadHvF0EWS66MXDl8ZpqVG0PUFAcYSnL8B4SQCcskAn_9du_37AO/w640-h362/Screen+Shot+2021-10-04+at+11.59.01+PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">We have had a lot of fun taking pictures of shapes we see at home and in public. This is a great project for homework, home school, and collaboration at school. You can assign this project for individuals or groups, or even across grade levels. Students can add audio clips of them explaining what the objects are and why they think the shapes were chosen. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7-IsqFcTUnFsATM08y8sSEUXM6u8FyvGNGBwqg0p4Uf8xsxfP75RHR9Ejxqx_Ok7vIr8Kx1XJ2w3asHch34RSYRZE_f1AHmiEjoHpQeTG_DWy6Ao80XhCM-1mXgfGtMSDQlVMU5m9m8N/s1512/Screen+Shot+2021-10-04+at+11.59.50+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1512" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7-IsqFcTUnFsATM08y8sSEUXM6u8FyvGNGBwqg0p4Uf8xsxfP75RHR9Ejxqx_Ok7vIr8Kx1XJ2w3asHch34RSYRZE_f1AHmiEjoHpQeTG_DWy6Ao80XhCM-1mXgfGtMSDQlVMU5m9m8N/w640-h362/Screen+Shot+2021-10-04+at+11.59.50+PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to differentiate, remove some slides or add others, such as the different types of triangles or hexagons (regular / irregular), etc. Download it <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11MPJcFYq-6t6JXw1BWnZQ-BbDSaZ_gz9NP4BednnY30/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you plan on using this resource with younger kids, here are two books that can help introduce the concept of shapes around us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Round-Tortilla-Shapes-Roseanne-Thong/dp/1452145687" target="_blank"><i>Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes</i> </a>by Roseanne Greenfield Thong</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gunaGJVP3ts" width="320" youtube-src-id="gunaGJVP3ts"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is great for teaching a small amount of Spanish words, too! Some kids may notice 3D shapes, like a sphere, but call them round, however.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=city+shapes+by+diana+murray&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3IqSBhCoARIsAMBkTb1rqS_xvvZtlUBACaUspMGjNB5LJ11qOPfL9V1LVrri5EEwiqUinNoaAmgdEALw_wcB&hvadid=241636860923&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9003726&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16968726127150072191&hvtargid=kwd-376490523280&hydadcr=16847_10299008&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_8tm9ehygey_e" target="_blank">City Shapes</a></i> by Diana Murray</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=city+shapes+by+diana+murray&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3IqSBhCoARIsAMBkTb1rqS_xvvZtlUBACaUspMGjNB5LJ11qOPfL9V1LVrri5EEwiqUinNoaAmgdEALw_wcB&hvadid=241636860923&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9003726&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16968726127150072191&hvtargid=kwd-376490523280&hydadcr=16847_10299008&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_8tm9ehygey_e" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="197" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jQ9MpDJy3Ptr_BJ_8gmjLHT7uSUhGFLnjMXqYiZ-85abHm61yfoHODbzlQ44_k2Qz39UT83JYz1hRfwZnNLFPYFIx271m_SwRokak_oMC16q27R18AEJw4XC1L4U5nl4VBz8gXbpWiPpwdsMbxWMMr3BPqWPCqceKAhUeysJms6Sqxvs5CsryPPGbw/w309-h400/a.jpeg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rPYICspD3so" width="320" youtube-src-id="rPYICspD3so"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beautiful pictures in this book and descriptive prose don't help point out the actual shapes themselves in print, but lead to a discussion of what is seen in each scene.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Interested in <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/math" target="_blank">more math posts</a>? Click here! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Want to incorporate more <a href="https://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/technology" target="_blank">technology</a> into your lessons?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">As always, I'd love your feedback! Please leave a comment below and share how you used this resource on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MissB.BusyBee" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/yankeesgirl4ev" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.<br /></span><p><br /></p>Miss Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845014273036065099noreply@blogger.com0