Week 22 Fourth Grade Some People Have Strange Jobs (Non-Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by David Corke Scribbles (Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Richard Gunther This week we were delighted to open our AlphaSkills kit and find two fun books – both with an IAB (Independent Assessment Booklet), which is something we wouldn’t have…
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Week 21 First Grade The Grumputer (Fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by Joy Cowley Mishina (Fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by Joy Cowley Just This Once (Fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by Joy Cowley Water All Around (Non-fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by Kathy Furgang How We Use Electricity (Non-fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by…
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Week 21 Fourth Grade Twisting Up a Storm (Non-fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Cheryl Duksta We had so much fun learning about tornadoes with Twisting Up a Storm this week! My fourth grader loves all things science, so this book was right up his alley, especially since it follows last week’s fiction book about…
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Week 20 First Grade Definitely, Positively, Absolutely NO! (Non-fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by Joy Cowley Place Value (Non-fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by Katy Pike Letters for Mr. James (Fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by Joy Cowley Animals at Risk (Non-fiction, Level I, Stage 2) by Meredith Costain Our favorite book this week was…
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Week 20 Fourth Grade Taken by the Wind (Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Joe Wahman This week’s book Taken by the Wind is a story about a little girl and her younger brother who found themselves alone during a tornado and had to weather the storm the best they could without their parents to…
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Week 19 Fourth Grade Scared of the Dark (Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Marie Gibson Chocolate (Non-fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Wendy Blaxland The books chosen for this week were perfect for my fourth grader, as usual. Scared of the Dark is a story about a 10 year old girl who was so…
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Week 19 First Grade The Alphabet Game (Fiction, Level I) by Joy Cowley Quack, Quack, Quack! (Fiction, Level I) by Joy Cowley Art Around the World (Non-fiction, Level I) by Margie Burton Asia (Non-fiction, Level I) by Leila Merrell Foster How Many Are Left? (Non-fiction, Level I) by Margie Burton My first grader loved every…
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Week 18 Fourth Grade Ecosystems (Non-Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Lindsay Caputo Ecosystems is 32 pages chock full of information about our planet’s interdependent plants and animals and how each one is important. In this book we learned about consumers, producers, and decomposers, and how each one is necessary to keep the planet healthy.…
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Week 18 First Grade The Hungry Giant’s Birthday Cake (Fiction, Level H) by Joy Cowley The Giant’s Boy (Fiction, Level H) by Joy Cowley Sports Around the World (Non-fiction, Level H) by Margie Burton South America (Non-fiction, Level H) by Mary Virginia Fox Shapes and Solids Outdoors (Non-fiction, Level H) by Sophie Caribacas The Poor…
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