Math

Math 

 Sometimes learning to count can be hard for children, engaging them in fun books to help is a great idea. These two books I used to learn how to count when I was a kid and both were engaging and fun. The Very Hungry Caterpillar teaches counting while incorporating colorful pictures that engage the reader. Chicka Chicka 1 2 3 also teaches counting in a fun way and has fun pictures and jokes to keep the students engaged and learning.

Science

Science

The Magic School Bus

-All magic school bus books are great for teaching children about all things science. 

 A field trip fizzles out when Ms. Frizzle arrives at the museum with her class only to find that the planetarium is closed! This book is perfect to start learning about the solar system! 


From the solar system to the time of the dinosaurs, The Magic School Bus has ALL science topics covered. These books are sure to make exploring science fun and to keep your students engaged. Ms. Frizzle is sure to keep you on your toes!  

Social Studies

Social Studies


 This book is perfect for your social studies classroom when you are learning about president Abraham Lincoln. Taking us on a journey of his life and the things he accomplished in his time. Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As the sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. Books are great ways to teach kids a lot of information through one good source. 

Nonfiction

Nonfiction

Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history. 

Common literary examples of nonfiction include expository, argumentative, functional, and opinion pieces; essays on art or literature; biographies; memoirs; journalism; and historical, scientific, technical, or economic writings (including electronic ones). 

Benefits of reading nonfiction:

• Prepares students for later grades. ...
• Expands a child's vocabulary. ...
• Aids second language learners. ...
• Offers solutions to real-world problems. ...
• Teaches children more about the world they live in.

This book tells us about the life of Dr.Suess and all of his adventures. It goes into great detail and it very informational. What makes this book nonfiction is that it tells us about Dr.Suess and his life which are real. We would call this a biography, someone else is writing about Dr.Suess' life. 

We need to keep nonfiction books in our classrooms as every child likes to read something different. Nonfiction books are also good for children to learn about real-life events, people, and animals. 

Traditional Literature!

Traditional Literature


You have probably heard of tales like 'Cinderella' and the 'Three Little Pigs', but do you know how many times they have been retold? Stories like these are part of the genre known as traditional literature, which are stories that have been passed down through generations. Much of traditional literature was initially told orally and written down later on. Because of this, the stories are often altered slightly in each retelling. The purpose of traditional literature is having the story be relatable to everyone. For this reason, universal themes are important to the genre. Some common themes include good versus evil, the weak versus the strong, the beautiful versus the ugly, and the rich versus the poor. Even if the characters are magical or nonhuman, the message of the story is always one that the majority of people can understand and value. Traditional literature can fall into a number of categories: proverbs, fairytales, folklore, fables, animal tales, myths and legends, etc.

                                             

The story of the "Three Little Pigs" is a tale about three pigs that upon setting out from their mother's home each build a home, one made of hay, another made of twigs and the third one made of bricks. They are soon attacked by a wolf that wants to eat them.

                                           

The wolf tries to gain entry to the house by asking to come in, but the first pig, which lives in a house made of hay, refuses. The wolf responds by blowing the house down and then eating the first pig. The wolf then goes to the next pig's house, which is made of twigs. The second pig believes he is safe from the wolf because he made his house from twigs instead of hay. However, the wolf is also able to blow down the house made of twigs and the second pig is eaten up.

When the wolf comes to the third pig's house, which is made of brick, he fails to blow the house down. The wolf becomes infuriated by this and instead decides to climb into the pig's chimney to get inside. As the wolf jumps into the chimney, the last surviving pig opens up the lid of his cooking cauldron. The wolf falls into the cauldron and dies, concluding the story.

Do you like Poetry?

Do you like poetry here or there? Do you like poetry anywhere? In Dr. Suess' Green Eggs and Ham, he incorporates poetry by having Sam I Am ask Mr. Negative if he likes green eggs and ham! The theme of this story is you never know if you like something unless you try it. Rhyme and meter are used in this book for example, "Would you eat them in a box? Would you eat them with a fox?" With the ending word of each line rhyming. Would you eat green eggs and ham?

 




Dr. Suess is famous for his poetry and his stories are known for introducing children to tropes of poetry such as rhyming. My favorite book growing up was "The Cat in The Hat," as we had a woman come into our class dressed up as The Cat in the Hat and read to us.