Before I get to today’s clever book, I want to announce the winner of my book, Finding My Place: One Girl’s Strength at Vicksburg from Juanita Noble’s blog. Drumroll. . . and the winner is Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan of Pittsburgh, PA! Thanks for entering, Elizabeth. I hope you enjoy the book! If you haven’t checked out [...]
April 4, 2013 in Books With Social Studies Content, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Picture Book, Research Ideas, Stewart David, Writing Skills
Tags: books to go with social studies units, explorers, nonfiction picture books | 1 Comment »
I realize it is a few short days before winter break. You may not read this post until doing a search for lesson plans for supply and demand or if you decide to use my book in your classroom or home school program, and you are looking for lesson ideas. But either way, you can [...]
December 19, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers
Tags: books to go with social studies units, Finding My Place, Social Studies concepts, supply and demand | No Comments »
I have so many books to review that it’s time to do a round up! First, I must apologize to all three of these lovely authors that it has taken me this long to mention your books and showcase them on my blog. I am working on a new, better system (aren’t we all?), so [...]
August 13, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Chapter Books, Elementary Educators, multicultural books
Tags: book round up, books to go with social studies units, books with travel | 3 Comments »
*Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, history?–you’ll see what I mean. . . *Man’s best friend as main character/topic *Rating: Do You Have a Dog? is one of those books I wish I would have written. Brilliant! Short, short summary: This book starts out asking the reader if he/she has a dog and lists [...]
June 11, 2012 in Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Research Ideas, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, Spinelli Eileen, Writing Skills
Tags: books about pets, books to go with social studies units, historical figures for kids, picture books about dogs | 2 Comments »
Reviewed by Margo L. Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book for preK-third grade students (contemporary setting with flashbacks into historical fiction) Young girl and her grandparents as main characters Rating: A wonderful book about immigration and grandparents and imagination. This is one of my favorites! Short, short summary: Julie visits her grandparents, and her grandfather loves [...]
November 28, 2008 in Books With Social Studies Content, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Heller, Linda, Kulikov, Boris, Picture Book, Research Ideas
Tags: books about grandparents, books to go with social studies units, Boris Kulikov, creative writing activities, Linda Heller, picture books about immigration, tall tales, The Castle on Hester Street | 1 Comment »
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