Tripping Over the Lunch Lady

Tripping Over the Lunch Lady

Author: Nancy E. Mercado

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780439798921

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An anthology of ten humorous short stories about life in school, written by well-known authors of children's books.


Gentle Reads

Gentle Reads

Author: Deanna J. McDaniel

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2008-06-30

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0313094519

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This volume recommends some 500 positive, heart-warming stories for young readers—stories of the human spirit and what it can accomplish; stories of loving families surviving crises in positive ways; historical tales full of quick-witted people (especially girls); fairy tales with strong women; true stories of survival; and more. These gentle and uplifting reads span every genre—from science fiction and fantasy, to mysteries, realistic fiction, biographies, and nonfiction. They are Accelerated Reader titles, Reading Counts titles, and Junior Library Guild selections. Primarily intended for grades 5 to 9, this is a list of reading suggestions for the young adult who wants a great read but does not want to be offended. Grades 5-9.


Angela Johnson

Angela Johnson

Author: KaaVonia Hinton

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9780810850927

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"Angela Johnson: Poetic Prose provides a complete overview of the author's career, introducing her work and illuminating its nuances through research, interviews, and correspondence. The initial chapter offers insight into her life - including the early years - and the remaining chapters present a detailed literary analysis of each work, emphasizing the cultural insights and connections to African American literary history, as well as summations of published criticism. A chronology, bibliography, and index round out this resource for professors, scholars, and students of children's and young adult literature."--BOOK JACKET.


Reid's Read-Alouds

Reid's Read-Alouds

Author: Rob Reid

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2009-02-27

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0838909809

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In this timesaving resource, Reid makes reading aloud to children and teens easy by selecting titles in high-interest topics and providing context to spotlight great passages.


Strategies for Powerful Comprehension Instruction

Strategies for Powerful Comprehension Instruction

Author: Holly Diehl

Publisher: Shell Education

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9781425806323

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Understanding text is key to students' learning success! This notebook provides explicit instructions for teaching six fundamental comprehension strategies; predicting, making connections, visualizing, questioning, inferring, and summarizing.


Language Arts

Language Arts

Author: Pamela J. Farris

Publisher: Waveland Press

Published: 2019-01-08

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 1478638796

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From the first edition to the latest, Language Arts: Process, Product and Assessment for Diverse Classrooms has presented sound language arts theory and methodology in a nonthreatening, straightforward manner at a reasonable price. Coverage focuses on the 2017 Standards for Literacy Professionals. Each chapter identifies and addresses the standards applicable to that chapter’s topics. Farris and Werderich infuse their foundational guidelines with the latest research, teaching practices, and assessment and evaluation techniques. Ideas for lesson plans, use of technological applications, internet resources, and comprehensive, up-to-date listings of children’s, young adult, and multicultural fiction and nonfiction titles are among the text’s outstanding features. Other features geared expressly for pre- and inservice teachers include: • Engaging, real-life classroom anecdotes • Instructional activities for reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing • Boxes containing teaching hints and mini lessons • Section on Response to Intervention (RtI) with the various tiers of intervention • Theories, instruction, and teaching activities for English language learners (ELLs) • Guidelines to meet the needs of special needs learners • Suggestions for literacy-based interdisciplinary instruction (including STEM and STEAM) • Examples of children’s work to help readers understand what to expect from different ages and ability levels • Questions and assignments to strengthen readers’ aptitude, awareness, and application of topics to real life


Children's Book Corner

Children's Book Corner

Author: Judy Bradbury

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2005-08-30

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0897899318

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This third book in the four-book Children's Book Corner set provides a complete program for those starting a read-aloud program in their classroom, their school or public library, or their home. This volume focuses on read-alouds for children in grades 3 and 4. It provides book lists, book selection ideas, as well as pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading questions and activities. Parent Pull-Out Pages with helpful tips are provided for duplication. Helpful appendices and an index furnish additional aides to structure a great read-aloud program. New in this book is a section, Up Close and Personal, of personal notes from children's authors discussing their books featured in the read-aloud section. Also new to the section is Write Away, providing writing tips and activities. This third book in the four-book Children's Book Corner set provides a complete program for those starting a read-aloud program at home, in their classroom or school, or their public library. This volume focuses on read-alouds for children in grades 3 and 4. It provides book lists, book selection ideas, as well as pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading questions and activities. Parent Pull-Out Pages with helpful tips are provided for duplication. Helpful appendices and an index furnish additional aides to structure a great read-aloud program. New in this book, is a section, Up Close and Personal, of personal notes from children's authors discussing their books featured in the read-aloud section. Also new to the section is Write Away, providing writing tips and activities. Grades 3 and 4.


Help! I'm Trapped in My Lunch Lady's Body

Help! I'm Trapped in My Lunch Lady's Body

Author: Todd Strasser

Publisher: Apple

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9780590978057

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When Jake, Josh, and Andy switch bodies with three very different lunch ladies, students get in line for big laughs. School lunch will never be the same!


Baseball Crazy

Baseball Crazy

Author: Nancy Mercado

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-03-13

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1440630011

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How magical is the experience of attending your very first baseball game and hearing the crack of the bat resound throughout the stadium? What?s more terrifying than being out in left field praying the ball doesn?t come your way? Who better are the friends you make while playing out on that diamond? Here are ten fictional stories that celebrate all aspects of the game of baseball. Baseball Crazy is a diverse collection that will hit a home run with all fans of the sport, from the most loyal old-timers to the newest rookies. Batter up! Stories by: Paul Acampora Joseph Bruchac Sue Corbett Ron Koertge Frank Portman David Rice John H. Ritter Charles R. Smith Jr. Jerry Spinelli Maria Testa