The House That Drac Built

The House That Drac Built

Author: Judy Sierra

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780152018795

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In this Halloween version of a familiar cumulative rhyme, the inhabitants of a haunted house get increasingly agitated until a group of children sets things right.


The House that Drac Built

The House that Drac Built

Author: Judy Sierra

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780152000158

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In this Halloween version of a familiar cumulative rhyme, the inhabitants of a haunted house get increasingly agitated until a group of children sets things right.


Counting Crocodiles

Counting Crocodiles

Author: Judy Sierra

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780152163563

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In this rhymed retelling of a traditional Asian tale, a clever monkey uses her ability to count to outwit the hungry crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree on another island across the sea.


My Book Box

My Book Box

Author: Will Hillenbrand

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780152020293

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A determined elephant creates his own book box and discovers all the magic and fun of books and reading.


Pathways to Independence

Pathways to Independence

Author: Jo Worthy

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2001-04-20

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9781572306479

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This comprehensive text presents a core of research-based approaches to engaging, effective literacy instruction in the middle grades. Methods and materials are described to foster reading skills, content mastery, and writing in different formats and for different purposes. The authors emphasize the need to tailor instruction to the needs, strengths, skill levels, and interests of diverse students. They offer recommendations for reading lists that incorporate critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction, popular series books, and other student-friendly materials. Special features include case studies, examples of teaching and assessment activities, and commentary from middle-school teachers and students. Appendices contain reproducible forms and lists of recommended reading materials and resources.


Minds on Music

Minds on Music

Author: Michele Kaschub

Publisher: R&L Education

Published: 2009-06-15

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 160709195X

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This textbook enhances preservice and practicing music educators' understanding of ways to successfully engage children in music composition. It offers both a rationale for the presence of composition in the music education program and a thorough review of what we know of children's compositional practices to date. Minds On Music offers a solid foundation for planning and implementing composition lessons with students in grades PreK-12.


Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Author: Rick Walton

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2012-07-17

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1466816538

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This is a laugh-out-loud funny and devilish send-up of Ludwig Bemelmans's Madeline for little monsters everywhere. Frankenstein is the scariest of all the monsters in Miss Devel's castle. He can frighten anything—animals, parents, even rocks. Until one night, Miss Devel wakes up and runs downstairs to find that Frankenstein has lost his head! Frankenstein by Rick Walton and illustrated by Nathan Hale is a delightful twist on a classic story that parents and kids can both enjoy together. This is the perfect funny picture book read for Halloween or the fall season. Praise for Frankenstein: “Walton twists the classic rhymes of the original with glee ('In two crooked lines, they bonked their heads / pulled out their teeth / and wet their beds') while Hale reenacts each scene with devilish mayhem.” -Booklist “The illustrations have traded sunny yellow for pumpkin orange backgrounds and make comically sly allusions to the original title.” -Kirkus Reviews


Integrating Children's Literature through the Common Core State Standards

Integrating Children's Literature through the Common Core State Standards

Author: Rachel L. Wadham

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-07-28

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1610696093

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Implementation of the Common Core State Standards with the integration of children's literature can transform teaching and learning into a holistic and engaging experience. Tackling nearly every aspect of the English Language Arts Standards and the measures they employ, it offers a thorough plan for engaging elementary school students with literature. It explores the benefits and teaching principles behind CCSS, and explains how to apply them to literature. Along with the strengths it has in connection to CCSS, you will learn about the history of children's literature and what both fiction and nonfiction bring to the classroom. You will find plenty of practical applications of the CCSS, including book lists and lesson ideas, along with thorough examples. There is also a wealth of information on the kinds of readers you will encounter and explanations of how to meet their needs. A final section focuses on creating a curriculum, connecting the theory throughout the book with concrete lessons plans and units that cover the main CCSS skill sets.