“Clutter, Money, Boredom, and Fractions” Week 17 First Grade Clyde Klutter’s Room (Fiction, Levels A-J, Stage 2) by John Tarlton The Money Book (Non-fiction, Level H) by Jennifer Osborne Nowhere and Nothing(Fiction, Level H) by Joy Cowley Parts Make Up a Whole (Non-fiction, Level H) by Margie Burton Clyde Klutter’s Room is a super fun…
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“Math in American History” Week 17 Fourth Grade American History Adds Up: Learn how math can help you understand America’s past (Non-Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Mark Gave From Christopher Columbus to World War II and slavery to Hiroshima, American History Adds Up: Learn how math can help you understand America’s past is a…
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“Ancient Men and Tiger Eyes” Week 16 Fourth Grade Ancient Man of the Ice (Non-Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Maggie Blake Who Stole the Tiger’s Eye? (Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Richard Gunther Ancient Man of the Ice is a story about a mummified body discovered in the mountains of Austria and the…
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“Puppy Rap, Whispers, Weather, and Time Boxes” Week 16 First Grade Little Puppy Rap (Fiction, Levels A-J) by Alan Trussell-Cullen My Time Box (Non-fiction, Level H) by Margie Burton Johnny Appleseed (Non-fiction, Level H) by Christin Ditchfield Mr. Whisper (Fiction, Level H) by Joy Cowley Watching the Weather (Non-fiction, Level H) by Marcia Freeman Little…
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“A Wreck” Week 15 Fourth Grade Wreck (Non-Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Angie Belcher Wreck is a story about ships and planes that crash on or over the sea – underwater wrecks with a special magic. From the Mary Rose and the Titanic to the Black Jack, President Coolidge, Rainbow Warrior and more, this…
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“Markets, Moving, Senses, and More” Week 15 First Grade To Market, To Market: Rhymes to Read (Fiction, Levels A-J) Why People Move (Non-fiction, Level G) by Brenda Parkes Fifty States, One Country (Non-fiction, Level G) by Marilyn J. Salomon See, Hear, Touch, Taste, Smell (Non-Fiction, Level G) by Melvin Berger The Cooking Pot (Fiction, Level…
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“Danger Out to Sea” Week 14 Fourth Grade Caught by the Sea (Fiction, Level 13, Stage 3) by Rosemary Keating Caught by the Sea is a story about a girl’s diving adventure that goes awry and some life lessons she learned as a result. The Guided Lesson that accompanies this book provides instruction for teaching…
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“Superkids, Traveling Money, and More” Week 14 First Grade Superkids (Fiction, Levels A-J) by Brian and Jillian Cutting Fun with Fives (Non-fiction, Level G) by Danielle S. Hammelef Travel Money, U.S.A. (Non-Fiction, Level G) by Margie Burton The Atlantic Ocean (Non-Fiction, Level G) by Anne Ylvisaker Little Car (Fiction, Level G) by Joy Cowley Superkids…
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Quick as a Cricket This week we’ve been learning all about farms from the “Farms are Filled with Food and Animal Families” Thematic Unit, and Quick as a Cricket was our favorite. I loved the lesson plans for read aloud activities, music and movement activities, small group activities (which we used differently from the prescribed…
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