Archive for the ‘Books with Science Content’ Category
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*Middle-grade to tween (there’s some language in here–FYI ) contemporary fiction novel
*Middle-grade students Nick and Marta as main characters
*Rating: A good eco-mystery for kids with a quirky cast of characters, similar to Hoot and Flush by Carl Hiaasen.
Short, short summary: Scat has a main plot [...]
February 5, 2010 in Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Hiaasen Carl, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills, Research Ideas, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills
Tags: Carl Hiaasen, Eco-mystery, Green books, green ideas for kids, Middle Grade Novel, Scat, tween books | No Comments »
January 7, 2010 in Art activities, Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Brett Jan, Elementary Educators, Making Predictions, Picture Book, Polacco, Patricia, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Sequence Practice, Timeless Thursdays
Tags: Jan Brett, Patricia Polacco, The Mitten, Thunder Cake, Timeless Thursday | 10 Comments »
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*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*Strega Nona as the main character
*Rating: Another clever Strega Nona book by Tomie dePaola, perfect for plant lesson plans
Short, short summary: Strega Nona, Big Anthony, and Bambolona are planting seeds with Strega Nona’s direction in the latest installment by Tomie dePaola. This [...]
January 1, 2010 in Books with Health Content, Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Un-Forgettable Friday, dePaola, Tomie
Tags: Big Anthony, Plant Lesson Plans, Strega Nona, Strega Nona's Harvest, Tomie dePaola | 3 Comments »
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*Picture book for kindergarten students through third graders
*Groundhog teacher as main character
*Rating: A perfect picture book to celebrate Groundhog’s Day or to supplement a weather unit in science!
Short, short summary: Rabbit (and a few other animals) write to Professor W. Groundhog about his weather forecast on Feb. 2. [...]
December 29, 2009 in Art activities, Books With Social Studies Content, Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Holub Joan, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Shared Writing, Sorra Kristin, Tuesday Tales, Writing Skills
Tags: Groundhog Weather School, Groundhog's Day, holiday picture books, Joan Holub, Kristin Sorra | 6 Comments »
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Teaching kids about the weather may seem like an odd topic two days before Christmas; but weather is on my mind, and I don’t even live in the Northeast. I think it’s because as far back as I can remember, winter weather has messed up my plans in the Midwest. [...]
December 23, 2009 in Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Research Ideas, Wacky Wednesday
Tags: teaching kids about weather, teaching weather, types of clouds | No Comments »
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Teaching habitats or teaching Christmas can easily be done with this remarkably clever and cute picture book: Who Would Like a Christmas Tree?
*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*Animals on a Christmas Tree Farm as main characters
*Rating: Who Would Like a Christmas Tree? is one of those children’s Christmas books that [...]
December 22, 2009 in Art activities, Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Hunter Anne, Making Predictions, Obed Ellen Bryan, Picture Book, Reading Skills, Sequence Practice, Tuesday Tales
Tags: Anne Hunter, Ellen Bryan Obed, teaching Christmas, teaching habitats, The Great Kapok Tree, Who Would Like a Christmas Tree? | 1 Comment »
Hard Pan?
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*Middle-grade novel, contemporary, realistic
*Almost 11-year-old girl as main character
*Rating: Lucky Breaks is a great sequel to Newberry-winning The Higher Power of Lucky, and Susan Patron has not disappointed us. “Scrotum” appears twice.
Short, short summary: Lucky and the lovable Hard Pan residents are back in this sequel, [...]
December 15, 2009 in Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Making Predictions, Middle Grade Novel, Patron, Susan, Reading Skills, Research Ideas, Tuesday Tales, Writing Skills
Tags: Lucky Breaks, Matt Phelan, Newberry Award, Susan Patron, The Higher Power of Lucky | No Comments »
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*Picture book, contemporary urban fable, for preschoolers through first graders
*Young boy as main character
*Rating: How to Heal a Broken Wing’s beautiful illustrations tell this heartwarming story along with a few simple words.
Short, short summary: A little boy finds a bird with a broken wing in the middle of the city. [...]
December 4, 2009 in Books with Health Content, Books with Science Content, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Graham Bob, Making Personal Connections, Picture Book, Reading Skills
Tags: Bob Graham, How to Heal a Broken Wing, picture books, picture books about city life, picture books about nature, Shared Writing | 3 Comments »
Kids nonfiction books are changing, and they are changing for the better. They are more interesting, kid-friendly, and factual. They range from serious subjects such as the Hitler Youth to subjects more suitable for the bathroom! (Kids love bathroom humor.) Because of this, we should use children’s nonfiction books on a regular basis to supplement [...]
November 16, 2009 in Books With Social Studies Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Maniac Mondays, Picture Book
Tags: nonfiction books, science, social studies | No Comments »
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I picked up this book at the library immediately because most parents I know, including myself and my husband, deal with a fussy eater. My stepson is not terrible, but there’s still some days when he will throw me for a loop over something he won’t eat. That’s [...]
October 27, 2009 in Art activities, Books with Science Content, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Grobler Piet, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Tuesday Tales
Tags: books about food, fussy eaters, Fussy Freya, Katharine Quarmby, picture books about nutrition, Piet Grobler | 2 Comments »