We all know about the RIGOR and COMPLEXITY of the COMMON CORE. . .
Check out these books that have great Common Core connections.
Chloe and her friends won't play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya.
With its powerful anti-bullying message and striking art, it
will resonate with readers long after they've put it down.
Rosa sat so Martin could march.
Martin marched so Barack could run. Barack ran so our children can soar. This
is the seed of a unique picture book that is part historical, part poetry, and
entirely inspirational. It takes the reader through the cumulative story of the
US Civil Rights Movement, expanding the popular slogan beyond these three
heroes to include more key players in the struggle for equality. Spare prose
and vivid imagery make this a truly moving and accessible picture book to be
savored by readers of all ages. Just AMAZING!!!!
One hot
summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy
wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't
work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to
do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights—in
stars that can be seen for a change—and so many neighbors it's like a block
party in the sky. This book has outstanding picture! It would be great to use for lessons about family and homes!
A beautifully simple
book for small children where transforming pages reveal ten things that
everyone can do to help conserve their world. Many of them, such as turning off
the television properly, walking to school and turning off lights when leaving
a room, are about conserving energy. Others, such as feeding the birds in
winter and growing plants from seed, will encourage an understanding of nature
and conservation. A great book to use around Earth Day!
Living
with the use of one's eyes can make imagining blindness difficult, but this
innovative title invites readers to imagine living without sight through
remarkable illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors
based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille
alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers. This
extraordinary title gives young readers the ability to experience the world in
a new way. A great book to use while teaching the Five Senses.
It’s time for the little red chicken’s bedtime story—and a
reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can’t help herself!
Whether the tale is Hansel and Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood or
even Chicken Little, she jumps into the story to save its hapless characters
from doing some dangerous or silly thing. Now
it’s the little red chicken’s turn to tell a story, but will her yawning papa
make it to the end without his own kind of interrupting?
