Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!! What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book!! Mine is the Cat in the Hat! and How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Who would you like to see on here? Give us some ideas and we can do a book talk about these authors and books!

This book is about Swimmy who is a black fish that lives in a community of red fish, down in the deep blue sea. The school of fish are scared to travel very far because there are dangers in the sea! With team work, Swimmy shows his community that they can overcome fear by hard work and working together! Another interesting note about this book is that it won the Caldecott honor in 1964!










Interest level: grades pre-k-2
Grade level equivalent: 3.5
Lexile Measure: 640L AD
Guided reading level: L
DRA: 20

Our rating (1-10) : 9




Teaching ideas:
1.Students could make a collage of the ocean
2. Students could write their own class story about an adventure Swimmy and his community could go on.

Frederick

While the other field mice work to gather grain and nuts for winter, Frederick sits on a sunny rock by himself. “I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days,” he tells them. Another day he gathers “colors,” and then “words.” And when the food runs out, it is Frederick, the dreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warms the hearts of his fellow mice, and feeds their spirits during the darkest winter days. Frederick’s story will warm readers as well in this Caldecott Honor winning fable

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.8
Lexile® measure: 500L

Classroom ideas:

Could be used at the beginning of the year to help with classroom responsibility

Used to talk about how important working in groups is

The Umbrella

A walk through the Costa Rican cloud forest provides a wonderfully lush setting for Jan Brett's beloved animal illustrations. When Carlos drops his umbrella to climb a tree for a better view of the animals, they all cram into the banana-leaf umbrella as it floats by--from the little tree frog to the baby tapir to the big jaguar and more. It gets so crowded in the umbrella that there isn't even enough room for a little hummingbird! So over the umbrella tumbles, everyone falls out, and poor Carlos comes back wondering why he didn't see any animals all day.

Interest Level :Grades K - 2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.7
Guided Reading: L
Lexile Measure® : 680L AD
DRA: 28


Teaching Ideas:

Readers theater

The Mitten

The Mitten by Jan Brett is about a little boy named Nicki who loses his mitten in the snow. These mittens are snow-white, made by his Grandmother, and he loses them the first time he wears them! There are some animals (such as a fox and a bear) that find the mitten to be very warm and inviting. Eventually, the mouse tickles bear's nose, he sneezes, and all of the animals come tumbling out!






Our rate: (1-10) 9
Interest level: K-2
Guided reading level: Advanced Independent
ELP Level: M
Grade level equivalent: 3.2
Lexile Measure: 800L
DRA: 24

Teaching ideas:
1. Students could put on a play being the animals in the story.
2. Students could design and cut out snowflakes, animals in the story, and mittens to make a class collage.

Pancakes, Pancakes!

Pancakes, Pancakes! is a fun book all about pancakes by Eric Carle! It is about a little boy who wants a pancake for breakfast, and his mother says he has to help make it. By starting from scratch (taking grain to the Miller to make the flour) and ending with a jar of jam and eating the pancake, this book is all about how hard work can lead to great rewards!











Our rate (1-10) 9

Interest level: Grades K-2

ELP level: Advanced independent

Guided reading level: M

Lexile Measure: 670L AD

DRA: 28


Teaching Ideas:
1. Students could make pancakes and enjoy as a class! (Students could also collaborate with another class and make pancakes for school staff, families, etc)

2. Students could write a song/poem/story about pancakes, their favorite foods, or favorite meal.