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Eighteen Highly Recommended Books for Girls - Random House
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Source: Random House Publishing - This site lists books that illustrate strong women and women in non-traditional roles. There are also helpful hints to empower young girls. ...more
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Source: Random House Publishing - This site lists books that illustrate strong women and women in non-traditional roles. There are also helpful hints to empower young girls.
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Though dated, these books on this list have characters who never age. Try reading a few aloud to your class, then let students choose one they would like to read.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Roald Dahl Web Site
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2 to 6
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There's far more than the usual author-site goodies at this British site devoted to author Roald Dahl. There are lesson plans to download based on several of Dahl's books and ...more
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There's far more than the usual author-site goodies at this British site devoted to author Roald Dahl. There are lesson plans to download based on several of Dahl's books and a special set of six lesson plans for Pre School. There is lots of interesting activities for students, and the material is well-written.
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Take advantage of Roald Dahls lesson plans to delight your primary and Pre-K students while they are learning! There are so many entertaining learning activities that you may want to review the story later in the year and use the literacy activities as review and reinforcement, tool.Comments
This is a great resource for teachers using Roald Dahl's books in the classroom or for librarians leading a book club! There are lesson plans you can download for his books. I expected to see interactive ways for kids to explore the plots of the books as well. However, this website doesn't offer those. Still, this is a nice website for teachers!Laurie, , Grades: 0 - 12
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Children's Picture Book Database
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One of the faculty Miami University of Ohio has created an on-line database designed to help teachers build thematic units for young children around picture books. The only user interface...more
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One of the faculty Miami University of Ohio has created an on-line database designed to help teachers build thematic units for young children around picture books. The only user interface is a fairly sparse search engine which prompts with selections of keywords for each of the various categories. While awkward at first, this becomes more intuitive as you use it. Search results include bibliographic information and short plot summaries. Once you get the hang of it, this could be a nice way to build thematic units for younger children.
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Use the book reviews on this site for recommendations to parents who want suggestions on outside or summer readings. The lists are separated by topics, concepts, and skills for building content area reading across all academic subjects. You can also browse by categories, abstracts, or an A-Z list.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Children's Literature Database
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Here's a new twist - a site that lets users enter in the kind of literature they want to read about: country, historical period, plot type, character types - and ...more
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Here's a new twist - a site that lets users enter in the kind of literature they want to read about: country, historical period, plot type, character types - and then returns a list of children's books that meet those criteria. This is a great resource for finding reading material to complement curricular content, or to simply help a reluctant reader find a book he or she will really love.
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Use this site as a way to pull in literature into a non-language arts classroom. The search bar is a great way to find materials that could compliment your curriculum in a science or social studies classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Children's Literature Web Guide
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Source: University of Calgary, Canada - Newbery and Caldecott information, book reviews and plans available to teach with the medal books. ALA best books are listed along with Internet...more
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Source: University of Calgary, Canada - Newbery and Caldecott information, book reviews and plans available to teach with the medal books. ALA best books are listed along with Internet book discussions, and resources for storytellers, teachers and parents. Also included are specific teaching ideas, indexes of research guides and publishers.
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Use the book lists on this site for recommendations to parents who want suggestions on outside or summer readings. The lists are separated by age, gender and all kinds of category's - making it easier for parents to find what they need.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Carol Hurst
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Target: Elementary - This site contains a collection of reviews of books for children, lesson plans, teaching ideas and activities. Topics are cross indexed by subject, curriculum ideas,...more
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Target: Elementary - This site contains a collection of reviews of books for children, lesson plans, teaching ideas and activities. Topics are cross indexed by subject, curriculum ideas, themes and professional items for easy access. Also contains information about Carol Hurst's Newsletter and educational products along with links to other sites. Site sponsored by Carol Hurst's Consultants and Didax Educational Resources
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Use the book lists on this site for recommendations to parents who want suggestions on outside or summer readings. The lists are separated by age, gender and all kinds of category's - making it easier for parents to find what they need. Refer students who are looking for their next book to read to look through these reviews.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eric Carle - Official web site
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1 to 2
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This site provides a listing of Eric Carle's books and more. Click the Resources tab a the top to see some sugguested activities, downloads and activity sheets, with coloring pages,...more
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This site provides a listing of Eric Carle's books and more. Click the Resources tab a the top to see some sugguested activities, downloads and activity sheets, with coloring pages, and the newsletter archive. The site includes an author biography and selection of frequently asked questions. Under the Media Gallery find photos and audio for The Very Hungery Caterpillar in 65 languages!
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Everyone loves Eric Carle books, so take a look at this site to see what other books of his should be the next read for your classroom! This is a great site for those learners who are new to English in your classroom or for the World Languages teachers. You could set up centers to listen to The Very Hungery Caterpillar in various languages and in English.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Booktalks - Quick and Simple
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1 to 6
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This is a collection of close to a thousand short descriptions of books commonly found in school libraries. Designed for use by a Library Media Specialist as book talks, they ...more
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This is a collection of close to a thousand short descriptions of books commonly found in school libraries. Designed for use by a Library Media Specialist as book talks, they also serve as a quick plot synopsis for parents or teachers interested in finding suitable books for interested young readers. Contents are indexed by subject, title, and author.
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Refer students who are looking for their next book to read to look through some of these. Use the book lists on this site for recommendations to parents who want suggestions on outside or summer readings. The lists are separated by age, gender and all kinds of category's - making it easier for parents to find what they need.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Judy Blume's Home Base
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Appropriate for all levels, elementary through adult! - This is the homepage of well-known author, Judy Blume. It is a treasure chest for Judy Blume fans! The site includes writing...more
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Appropriate for all levels, elementary through adult! - This is the homepage of well-known author, Judy Blume. It is a treasure chest for Judy Blume fans! The site includes writing tips, bio and photos, messages from Judy, book information, and a kid's page. Blume has a section focused on writing, and even offers advice for young writers who want to make a career out of it! Highly recommended site for all!
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This website is an excellent addition to any teacher introducing a creative writing project. Include this link on your class website (or wiki) for students to examine both in and out of the classroom. Recommend the site for any who seem to be having writer's block or need a bit of inspiration. Like Judy, start with a writers notebook, engaging students by using Google Keep, reviewed here, to jot down their ideas about characters, setting, dialogue, etc. Google Keep can be accessed from any device.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Louisa May Alcott - University of Virginia
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4 to 6
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This site was developed by the Univ. of Virginia. It includes information about the author as well as her books. Included are chapter summaries of Little Women and the complete ...more
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This site was developed by the Univ. of Virginia. It includes information about the author as well as her books. Included are chapter summaries of Little Women and the complete text. This is an excellent site for students of Louisa May Alcott. The entire text is included chapter by chapter.
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Teachers will find this an excellent resource for a unit on Little Women.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hans Christian Andersen Stories
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1 to 3
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Here's a collection of many of Andersen's stories and fairy tales, many with the original artwork. Most of these stories are short, so they're easily printed out for reading to ...more
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Here's a collection of many of Andersen's stories and fairy tales, many with the original artwork. Most of these stories are short, so they're easily printed out for reading to your class. The site isn't fancy, but the information is easily accessible.
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Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector. The site has literally tons of Andersen's stories, and could be used to introduce students to short story writing. Be sure help your weaker readers and ESL students by sharing the vocabulary words prior to reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard and highlighting them in the text as you come to them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ALA Editors' Choice - Amer. Library Assoc.
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This is the ALA's booklist. The list is categorized by reading level and by fiction/non-fiction. A synopsis of the title and bibliographic information is included. ...more
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This is the ALA's booklist. The list is categorized by reading level and by fiction/non-fiction. A synopsis of the title and bibliographic information is included.
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Share this site with students who are looking for their next book to read. ALA Booklist is always up to date with the most recently published books!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Multicultural Book Review - Valarie Budayr & Mia Wenjen
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1 to 12
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This site provides a qualitative list of Multi cultural books. The site provides and solicits teacher-reviews of multicultural literature including but not limited to African-American,...more
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This site provides a qualitative list of Multi cultural books. The site provides and solicits teacher-reviews of multicultural literature including but not limited to African-American, Asian-American Latino, Jewish Eskimo and Native American.
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Find recommended books under several top menu headings. The site provides and solicits teacher-reviews of multicultural literature including but not limited to African-American, Asian-American Latino, Jewish Eskimo and Native American. Suggestion: Challenge students to write their own reviews for a multi cultural book they read and then publish it with images using Book Creator, reviewed here. If your students need a refresher for writing a book review use Writing With Writers, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BOOKWIRE - Inside the book business - School Library Journal
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9 to 12
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This site gives book industry news, events and features, reviews, author interviews, and links to book related sites. It also has top library websites of the month and librarian resources....more
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This site gives book industry news, events and features, reviews, author interviews, and links to book related sites. It also has top library websites of the month and librarian resources. Students can use this site for book report research, or to look up their favorite author to learn more about them.
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Use this site to do research on book reports, or have your student look up a favorite author and learn more about him or her.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Blue Monday and Friends: Traditional Jewish Holidays Come Alive - Yale University
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1 to 2
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This unit uses puppetry and story-telling to investigate children's literature in greater depth and learn about Jewish culture. ...more
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This unit uses puppetry and story-telling to investigate children's literature in greater depth and learn about Jewish culture.
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Reader's Resources And Guides - Penguin Putnam
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A comprehensive booklisting for educators. This site is great for any reader or anyone researching books. It gives you book listings separated by topic. You can access the book review,...more
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A comprehensive booklisting for educators. This site is great for any reader or anyone researching books. It gives you book listings separated by topic. You can access the book review, an extended lesson plans for before the book reading, during, and after. You can also get bibliographies, suggested and related title lists, and a guide about the author. It would be a must visit for anyone. Great resources and guides!!
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OK2Ask: 3 Cool Tools to Support the Science of Reading - TeachersFirst
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional learning session is from October 2023. You can register and immediately view the archive of the session.
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional learning session is from October 2023. You can register and immediately view the archive of the session.
Are you looking for some excellent free tools to support the science of reading in your classroom? Do you want to learn how to use technology to enhance your reading instruction and engage your students? Join us for this interactive, hands-on workshop exploring three tools that align with the science of reading. Gain practical strategies that will enhance your reading instruction, discover how these tools align with the science of reading framework, and unleash their potential in your classroom. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Understand the science of reading framework and its implications for effective reading instruction; 2. Explore three edtech tools that support teaching reading from a scientific perspective; and 3. Collaborate and share ideas with fellow educators on how to leverage the tools to support instruction. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Are you looking for some excellent free tools to support the science of reading in your classroom? Do you want to learn how to use technology to enhance your reading instruction and engage your students? Join us for this interactive, hands-on workshop exploring three tools that align with the science of reading. Gain practical strategies that will enhance your reading instruction, discover how these tools align with the science of reading framework, and unleash their potential in your classroom. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Understand the science of reading framework and its implications for effective reading instruction; 2. Explore three edtech tools that support teaching reading from a scientific perspective; and 3. Collaborate and share ideas with fellow educators on how to leverage the tools to support instruction. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Fix Frustration with Differentiation! - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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This archived Twitter chat is from September 2022 and will open in Wakelet. The title of this chat is: Fix Frustration with Differentiation!. During this chat, participants: 1. Defined...more
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This archived Twitter chat is from September 2022 and will open in Wakelet. The title of this chat is: Fix Frustration with Differentiation!. During this chat, participants: 1. Defined and discussed differentiated instruction, 2. Explored tools and resources for differentiating instruction in the classroom, and 3. Shared ways to differentiate instruction for students in all learning environments.
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Find resources and information about differentiated instruction. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on differentiated instruction.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colors - Canva
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Do you need help finding and selecting colors for digital projects? Canva's Colors includes resources to learn about color and find the perfect palette for any design. Upload a photo...more
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Do you need help finding and selecting colors for digital projects? Canva's Colors includes resources to learn about color and find the perfect palette for any design. Upload a photo to the Color palette generator to view four selected colors that coordinate with the image. The generated colors include both the color name and the color code. If you are looking for ideas, try the Color palettes. Browse through the color palettes or explore by typing a theme, color, or keyword to find suggested palettes. Learn about color theory and color combinations by exploring the Color wheel. Take an in-depth look at colors in the Color Meaning portion of the site. Choose any color to learn more about the color space and conversions in different formats.
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Colors is an excellent resource to have handy for many different digital, and graphic design uses. Share this site with students to use as a resource for selecting colors within PowerPoint or Google Slide presentations. Use the suggestions when creating infographics, flyers, or other designs within Canva for Education, reviewed here. Share Colors with your school's art teacher to use when teaching students about the color wheel and digital design.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Start with a Book - Reading Rockets
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K to 6
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Do you need ideas to engage students in reading over the summer? Start with a Book shares free resources based on topics kids already like, such as superheroes, music, and ...more
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Do you need ideas to engage students in reading over the summer? Start with a Book shares free resources based on topics kids already like, such as superheroes, music, and dinosaurs. Find 24 different topics with specific books and activities to get students reading and creating. In addition to the book lists and activities, Start with a Book includes book-based summer science activities and toolkits, and guides for at-home learning. Other information on the site has tips for parents on increasing reading fluency in English, Spanish, and nine different languages. Sign up for weekly text messages that deliver updates and motivational tips.
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Share this website with parents as a resource to maintain learning over the summer break. Subscribe to the weekly text messages and pass them on to parents and guardians of your students. Use the toolkits found on this site to conduct mini science or reading camps over the summer. Share the list of books with your local library and ask them to include them on summer reading lists or to conduct mini reading camps over the summer using the toolkits. These ideas aren't just for summer! Keep these toolkits handy to use when teaching science and reading during the school year to engage students. Post the Growing Readers tip sheets on your class website throughout the school year to help parents work with students at home on reading skills.
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