“Independence, Oak Trees, and Robots” Week 36 First Grade Independence Day (Non-fiction, Level 5) by Trudi Strain Trueit Math Chat: A Glossary of Terms (Non-fiction, Level 5) by Sydnie Meltzer Kleinhenz All from an Oak Tree (Non-fiction, Level 5) by Daniel Jacobs Jojo and the Robot (Fiction, Level 5) by Joy Cowley We made it!…

“Drawings, Weird Animals and Halves” Week 35 First Grade Bunrakkit (Fiction, Level 5) by Joy Cowley Wonderfully Weird Animals (Non-fiction, Level 5) by Susan Ring Give Me Half (Non-fiction, Level 5) by Stuart J. Murphy This week’s kit featured 3 fun books, the accompanying lesson plans, and my first grader’s very first Independent Assessment Booklet…

“Bones, Kitchens, and Kenya” Week 34 First Grade Old Bones (Fiction, Level 5) by David Hill Kitchen Science (Non-fiction, Level 5) by Gare Thompson A Look at Kenya (Non-fiction, Level 5) by Helen Frost A is for Africa (Non-fiction, Level 5) by Ifeoma Onyefulu This week was Week 34 – only 2 more weeks left…

“Trumpets, Katydids, Money and More” Week 33 First Grade Jim’s Trumpet (Fiction, Level 4) by Joy Cowley A Katydid’s Life (Non-fiction, Level 4) by Nic Bishop Money (Non-fiction, Level 4) by Pam Bull Charts and Graphs (Non-fiction, Level 4) by Rochelle Bates We’re officially on the downhill slope to summer break! So how do I…

“Owls, Celebrations, and Measurement” Week 32 First Grade Owls (Non-fiction, Level 4) by Susan Ring We Celebrate (Non-fiction, Level 4) by Brenda Parkes Let’s Measure It (Non-fiction, Level 4) by Emma Rose I love the variety and quality of the non-fiction books in the AlphaSkills kits, and this week’s kit contained three great ones. Owls…

“Maps, Clouds and Missing Snacks” Week 31 First Grade The Case of the Missing Snacks (Fiction, Level 4) by Myka-Lynn Sokoloff Types of Maps (Non-fiction, Level 4) by Mary Dodson Wade Looking at Clouds (Non-fiction, Level 4) by Susan Ring       This week we read about a group of students who kept losing…

“Germs, Shopping, & Money” Week 30 First Grade Germs (Non-fiction, Level 3) by Marcie Bovetz At the Market (Non-fiction, Level 3) by Nadine Golden I Have Fifty Cents (Non-fiction, Level 3) by Jamie A. Schroeder “Mama, why do you make us wash our hands so much? Why can’t we run our hands over the railing…

“Math, Science, Geography            ” Week 29 First Grade Spunky Monkeys on Parade (Fiction, Level 3) by Stuart J. Murphy Plants (Non-fiction, Level 3) by Margie Burton Landforms (Non-fiction, Level 3) by Mary Evans       This week’s kit was “so stinkin’ good,” according to my first grader. Spunky Monkeys on Parade is a funny…

“Rainbow Fish, Machines, and Handmade Things” Week 28 First Grade Fish from the Rainbow (Fiction, Level 3) by Jeanette Cunis Simple Machines (Non-fiction, Level 3) by Melvin Berger Made by Hand (Non-fiction, Level 3) by Meish Goldish This week was full of fun! We read a funny story about a lady who was walking her…