Member ALFrazier

Books
60
Collections
Tags
personification (7), onomatopoeia (6), repetition (3), metaphors (2), and friendship. (2), alliteration (2), similes (2), magic accepted as normal (2), small outwitting the big (2), dialogue (2), trickery (2), Collection of short poems (2), irony (2), Great examples of onomatopoeia (2), also could use these poems to teach students how to make inferences because the poems describe the animals without explicitly stating what animal they are talking about. Also a good way to teach kids about how authors use descriptive words to paint a pict (1), High level poetry from pre-civil war era. Variety in length and depth of poetry (1), variation of rhyme schemes and difficulty level (1), but would be more appropriate for middle school rather than elementary school. Words intentionally spelled wrong to capture essence of the era (1), multicultural poems (1), variety of stanzas and structure (1), and similes. Could use for higher-level elementary students to practice critical thinking (1), analyzing and interpreting (1), forming hypothesis (1), or for examples of descriptive and figurative language. (1), most with ABAB rhyme scheme and low to medium difficulty level. Would be a good book to read aloud and introduce poetry to students (1), and metaphors also make it a good book to introduce forms of figurative language. (1), content is about pets and would be easy for them to relate to. You could expand from this and have students create their own poem about a pet they would like to have and how it would behave. Onomatopoeia (1), similes. Different features of text (i.e. italics) to give students examples of how that influences writing. (1), Good story to teach onomatopoeia (1), can teach about the purpose of these features and why the author uses them. (1), can be used to have students predict what is going to happen next. Different features of print (i.e. italics) (1), theme of compromise and working with difficult people (1), themes of good triumphs over evil and perseverance. (1), message about the power of writing and communication. (1), good message about taking care of your teeth. Plot has enough structure and surprises (1), Poems about animals that live in ponds and their food chain. Great way to integrate literature with science (1), Great book for young students who like Spongebob (1), humor (1), making connections from your past experiences to understand what is happening in the book. (1), Classic children's story about perseverance in big book style. Onomatopoeia (1), happy ending for the hero (1), could have students try to predict what's going to happen next. (1), theme of perseverance. Wordless books can be great in the classroom (1), you can have students make up a story that goes along with the pictures and help them to understand how pictures can tell a story as well as words. Once the students develop their own narratives (1), you can use that to help teach students how to develop their voice while reading their story. (1), A beautifully illustrated Native American tale about how the Raven gave light to the world. Several times in this book (1), A story about a young princess who rescues her prince from a dangerous dragon (1), only for him to be ungrateful about it. Humor (1), characterization. Traditional literature characteristics: handsome prince (1), magic is accepted as normal (1), triumph of good over evil (1), the author asks questions that prompt the reader to think critically and try to make an educated guess about what will happen next in the story. Could be used when doing a Native American unit in class. Traditional literature characteristics: beautiful da (1), because once the boy proves himself and makes it back to the sun to be with his father (1), and magic accepted as normal. (1), A Pueblo Indian fable about how the son of the Lord of the Sun came to Earth and his journey to try to get back home through a various of tasks the Lord assigns him so he can prove himself. I thought the story had a bit of irony to it (1), his father sends him back to Earth to spread his message. Traditional literature characteristics: repetition of action and verbal patterns (1), and hero's quest. (1), Animated story about a Koala bear who enters the bush Olympics to try and regain her mother's attention. Repetition (1), spoken text (1), themes of love and family (1), could use this to teach kids about schema and how to build on it: model thinking out loud while reading (1), which would make it difficult for elementary students to understand and comprehend. Vivid art to match the poem (1), characterization theme of caring (1), and small outwitting the big. Characteristics of traditional literature such as a happy ending for the hero (1), This is a Chinese folktale about a king who wants to pass his crown on to which ever one of his sons can bring him the most beautiful thing in the world. Big book with metaphors (1), but would be confusing for younger students. Some concepts are more abstract and messages not explicitly stated (1), some do not. Would be good poems to use to introduce these forms of figurative language in 5th grade. (1), issues of slavery (1), so it would be a really good book to talk about that especially for low level readers who are intimidated by a lot of words. (1), and then ended with the professor. I would do something similar to this in my own classroom. (1), Great book for younger students (1), also could be used as a version of "I Spy"- have the students try to find the items the author lists in the picture (this would need to be in one-on-one or two-on-one reading sessions so they students can see the pages very clearly) (1), This book is about the development of America's railway system (1), so it would be a great book to integrate with social studies in upper elementary. Very vivid and descriptive pictures (1), very detailed historical fiction with a variety of characters. Some parts of the book may be more difficult to understand because they go into such detail about the engine parts and how the train works (1), but if would be a greta book for a student who is interested in mechanics or trains. It would probably serve best as a read aloud book. (1), Good for younger (1), beginning readers. Very repetitive and the pictures give the readers a lot of clues as to what the words are saying. Also can be done in a song where the students act out the different parts of the story (1), which can be very fun for preschool students. (1), and very few words. They only words there are are examples of onomatopoeia (1), Classic Dr. Seuss story about someone who refuses to try green eggs and ham and insists he does not like them. AABB rhyme scheme and repetition (1), positive message. (1), so it would be a good book for a guided reading lesson for kindergarten or first grade (especially if you could find it in a big book) and the students could read the repeated lines. (1), I actually used this in my figurative language micro teach for fifth graders to introduce them to onomatopoeia. Story of a little old lady who is walking home at night by herself and keeps hearing all of these strange noises (1), and maybe point out a theme of pride. (1), but she insists none of them scare her (1), but then ends up getting a huge scare at the end of the book. I think you could use this book as an example of irony also. Could use this around Halloween (1), Really engaging story for younger learners (1), very visual with detailed pictures. Also is very educational and explains different features and characteristics of different animals and insects (1), such as their behavior and environments/habitats. Because the pictures are such a big part of this story (1), I think it would be best to use it with a small group or in a one-on-one reading session so the students can really look at and examine the pictures. Good way to integrate science with literature. (1), A story about a young baby kiwi bird who is afraid of the dark and all of the sounds he hears at night. Also very good examples of onomatopoeia (1), themes of facing your fears and courage. The kiwi is not a common animal so it might be fun to read this book to students when learning about the area of the world that the kiwi lives in (1), This would be a great story to us for making predictions and having the students guess what might be on the next page. We did an activity in EDUC 401 similar to this: it was a powerpoint and each slide had a picture of a student on it (1), some repetition and also personification. I think this would be a really good story to read to lower elementary school student or preschool students because it has such a warm (1), I like this collection of poems because they use actually pictures rather then paintings and drawings. Short poems with moderate vocabulary (1), building on background knowledge (what do you know about spiders and insects?). (1), would be great individual reading from 3rd-4th grade and god read-aloud for younger students. Probably too easy for most 5th graders. Figurative language and imagery (1), such as similes (1), and metaphors. Some have a rhyme scheme (1), but instead of eating the muffin he decides to give it to a homeless man instead. This triggers a positive chain of events that results in something being given back to the boy. The art is mostly black and white (1), good read aloud for lower elementary students. Humor and use of animals. Great pictures to go along with the story. (1), Good story to use for pre-kindergarten/kindergarten classes. Almost all pictures. Can be used to help students make predictions on what's going to happen next based on features of the book (looking at parts of the pictures (1), noticing patterns). (1), Good book for whole group lesson in first grade because it is probably a little above what they could read on their own. More words than "Do You Want To Be My Friend (1), " but the main focus is still on the images and a lot can be inferred from them. You could connect this to the student's live by having them talk about times they've seen shapes in clouds or go outside and have them try to make figures out of the clouds. (1), This would be a great book for one-one-one reading because some parts of the pages have different textures for the reader to touch (1), like the spider's web and the insect. Could use this to have students make predictions about what will happen next based on the repetition (1), This is a really good story for middle-upper elementary school students as some kids begin to tease and bully others. Themes of individuality (1), One of my favorite stories as a child about a young rabbit and his dad who are competing to show the other they love them the most. Themes of family and love (1), and peer pressure. I would use this as more of a personal development lesson (1), rather than focusing on writing or reading development. (1), I think this is a great book for all ages. It has timeless themes of dealing with change (1), and persistence. AABB and ABCB rhyme scheme (1), images make it fun for younger students but the messages are understandable and applicable at any age. (1), This book is geared towards younger (1), beginning readers. Repetition and rhyming (1), would be a good book for a shared reading where students can read the repeated words together aloud. (1), Cute story about animals getting ready for bed. AABB rhyme scheme (1), would be a good book to talk about routines with preschool students or introduce rhyming to elementary students.Easy to relate to the students by having them describe their nighttime routines (1), I would probably read them the book and then have them write about what they do before they go to bed. (1), while the rest of the background is in black and white. Theme of good karma. Foreshadowing (1), Wordless book that depicts the story of a young boy who goes to buy a muffin from the bakery (1), and then the sunflower that grows out of the seed. The person being influenced is also brightly colored (1), could use to talk about different characteristics of animals (1), A story of a young shark's first day at school (1), who has a tendency to bite things when he gets excited (1), A story of a young boy who's favorite place to be is his mother's lap. He comes to find that there is always room on mother's lap for his self (1), his toys (1), and his younger sister as well. Repetition (1), "sharing" theme (1), A story of two lion cub brothers (1), Jake and Jasper. Jake is very outgoing while Jasper is shy (1), but when Jake's so-called "braveness" gets the two of them into danger (1), and that there is more to being brave than showing off. (1), A young llama goes around asking each of his friends "Is your mama a llama?" until he is able to reunite with his own mother. ABAB rhyme scheme (1), A beautiful story of the friendship between a young boy and his favorite tree (1), unknown authorship (1), and how their relationship changes as the boy grows up. Repetition (1), and themes of giving (1), A young girl gets frustrated when all of her animals on the farm are not where they are supposed to be (1), and struggles to get them back into place. Rhyme scheme ABAB (1), could use this to talk about different animals habitats. (1), A little bee catches a funny cold form a lion at the zoo; it's a cold that makes the animal who catches it make the noise of whatever animal he caught it from. The bee gives his cold to a cow a a farm (1), causing it to spread among the other animals around the cow and leading to a mix up of all of their noises. Repetition (1), and this book could be used to teach younger children about how germs are spread. (1), This is an Apache folktale of a young indian man who taught the Apache tribe to respect all things great and small. The young man had a secret soon discovered by a young woman in the tribe: he was actually an antelope that tuned into a man to share his kn (1), but when they have twin babies the tribe does not accept them so they decide to all turn back into antelope and live with the husband's antelope herd. This is why the Apache do not kill antelope (1), and they use the animals as a reminder to respect things great and small. Themes are respect for nature (1), and courage. (1), and death. (1), and giving to others. I think this would be a great book to use for multicultural education and tie into a larger unit about Native Americans. (1), idioms (1), love (1), war (1), symbolism (1), courage (1), compassion (1), acceptance (1), illness (1), characterization (1), imagery (1), persistence (1), hero's quest (1), Personally (1), reversal of fortune (1), helping others (1), teasing (1), themes of love (1), trickster tale (1), belonging (1), questions (1), rhyming (1), cause-and-effect (1), Beautiful pictures (1), Wordless book (1), making inferences (1), acceptance of one another (1), themes of bravery and courage (1), and then a small seed (1), where students can talk to their families to learn about different traditions they have. (1), Story of a young bird who is in search of his mother. Repetition (1), and themes of family and perseverance. Would probably use in a very young class learning about animals (1), A story of a little bear and a big bear who go exploring through the woods. Repetition (1), theme of friendship. (1), A story of a mother's love for her son despite how much he may frustrate her as he grows older. Repetition (1), and themes of love and family. (1), A story of five little monkeys who want to surprise their mother by making her a cake for her birthday. Onomatopoeia (1), themes of teamwork and family. (1), This book tells the story of two people that decided to get married (1), and talks about different wedding traditions and how different families are connected through marriage. I liked how the book discussed traditional marriage as well as second marriages (1), and recognized marriage in other cultures. This would be a good book to introduce an autobiography project (1), A baby bat gets separated from her mother and winds up living with a bird family and having to adopt there ways. Onomatopoeia (1), but can't turn himself back. Metaphors (1), themes of family and self acceptance. (1), story of a woman who is determined to have pancakes for breakfast despite the many obstacles in her way. Characterization (1), Wordlss book with beautiful pictures. Story of a person carrying a yellow umbrella on a rainy day walking around town and meeting up with other people carrying other brightly colored umbrellas. In each picture (1), the umbrellas are clearly defined but the rest of the background is more blurry and abstract with darker (1), gray-ish colors (1), giving the allusion of a rainy day and making the bright umbrellas really stand out. The entire book is from an arial point of view (1), so you never actually see the people carrying the umbrellas. (1), growing up (1), but with a specific item in bright color. You notice the item that is in bright color is the object that is being shared among the characters in the story: it starts out with the money the boy is given (1), and then the muffin (1), and then the crumbs of the muffin (1), themes of family and being careful what you wish for. (1), A story of a young donkey who finds a magic pebble and turns himself into a rock (1), it is Jasper's courage that gets them to safety. Personification (1), A story of a village of wooden people called Wemmicks made by the same creator. The Wemmicks put star stickers on each other when they do something right (1), Southwestern version of the classic three little pig's tale. Personification (1), themes of companionship (1), and good versus evil. Could be used to introduce the climate/geography of the Southwest. (1), The story of a stuffed rabbit who is greatly loved by a young boy. When the rabbit become old (1), dirty and worn and goes to be thrown away (1), the nursery magic fairy turns him in a real rabbit. Personification (1), and themes of love (1), A cute picture book of different animals trying to wear clothes and the reason why it would never work. Repetition (1), A porcupine named Fluffy grows up struggling to accept the fact that he is not actually fluffy. Themes of friendship and self acceptance. (1), A story of a beautiful but selfish fish who comes to learn that sharing makes him happier than being beautiful does. Personification (1), themes of sharing and caring. (1), and grey dot stickers if they do something wrong. One of the more clumsy Wemmicks struggles to see that he is special despite all of his grey dots. This story really symbolizes the bible (1), theme of following your dreams and doing what makes you happy. (1), and how the creator makes everyone special (1), and that is more important than what other people think about you. Themes of self acceptance and not defining your worth by other's standards. (1), A fable of a small village in Japan whose people fear this terrifying dragon that's supposed to live in the nearby mountains and a young boy who goes to find the dragon and show everyone he is not actually evil. Metaphor (1), and the importance of not judging someone before you get to know them. (1), A story of a young Native American man who falls in love and marries a woman from the buffalo nation (1), but she and their son are not accepted by his tribe so he fights to live with them amongst the buffalo. Fable (1), themes of respecting nature and all living things (1), A young tiger cub gets lost on his way to the North Pole (1), and he becomes friends with a little polar bear who helps him find his way home. Themes of friendship (1), Various animals answer the question "What do you see?" Repetition (1), could be used in a young classroom to teach about animals and colors. (1), A story of a dog who loves to sail. Repetition (1), or when doing a science lesson about different kinds of animals. I think this book would be best for a guided reading lesson in first or second grade. (1)
See All Tags 
Clouds
Tag Cloud, Author Cloud, Tag Mirror
Media
Joined
Feb 5, 2014