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UBD Reading Lessons
Nonfiction
Day 1
text features overview
Day 2
5 W's
Day 3
problem/solution
Day 4
cause/effect
Day 5
chronological text structure
Day 6
topic/main idea
Day 7
facts/details
Days 8-9
summary/drawing conclusions
Day 10
fact/opinion
Day 11
metacognition
Day 12
connecting prior and new learning
Day 13
inner conversation
Day 14
metacognition strategies
Day 15
notetaking while reading
Day 16
infer meaning of unfamiliar words
Day 17
gather facts to answer questions
Day 18
plot/themes
Day 19
poetry- meanings
Day 20
2 column chart
Day 21
compare/contrast information
Day 22
author's purpose:
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to explain feelings
Day 23
notetaking/synthesis
Day 24
summary/personal reflection
Day 25
get the 'gist'
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UBD Writing
Lessons
Nonfiction
Week 1-Day 1
brainstorming - nonfiction writing
Day 2
nonfiction intros/leads
All About Sharks- Arnosky
A Drop of Water- Wick
* A Drop of Water- Morrison- 508 MOR
Are You a Snail? Allen and Humphries
Drip! Drop! How Water Gets to Your Tap- Seuling
Ice Age Mammoth - Hehner
* It's Disgusting and We Ate It- Solheim- 641.3 SOL
Safari Beneath the Sea- Swanson
Sea Soup: Phytoplankton- Cerullo
Day 4
verbs
Day 5
vary sentence beginnings
Week 2 -Day 1
organizing ideas- persuasive writing
Day 2
varied sentence structure
Day 3
determining author's purpose -persuade or share info.
Day 4
transitional words/phrases
Day 5
conclusions/summary
Day 6
organize ideas- persuade
Day 7
varied sentence structure
Day 8
author's purpose: share info or persuade
Day 9
transitions
Day 10
writing conclusions- summary
Week 3 Day 1
plan/list - how to (prune spider)
Day 2
* Many Luscious Lollipops- Heller- 428.2 HEL
* Many Luscious Lollipops- Heller- videorecording (VHS)
Day 3
adverbs/adverbial phrases
Day 4
similes
Day 5
writing conclusions/endings
Week 4 Day 1
composition- living in TX
Days 2-3
supporting ideas with details/ex.
Day 4
specific vocabulary
Day 5
tense
Week 5 Day 1
compare/contrast- Venn Diagram
Days 2-3
using facts in writing
Day 4
analogies/comparisons
The Moon and You- Krupp
alternate title: * Beach is to Fun: A Book of Relationships- Brisson- E BRI
Day 5
metaphors/similes
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Language Arts COL
Books
Other categories on COL but not within the link above:
Synonyms for Said
* Charlotte's Web- White- FIC WHI
* Las telranas de Carlota- White- located in Span. fiction section
Chicken Little- Kellogg
Pollita pequenita- Kellogg
* The Great Kapok Tree- Cherry- E CHE
Language Arts COL
It's a Mystery: Book Lures- Dalgeish
Mysteries an Detections- Flack
Monsters, Mysteries, and UFOs- Lonworks
Other Similar Books in McWhorter's Library:
* Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the UFO - Adler- FIC ADL
* The Mystery of UFOs - Herbit- 001.942 HER
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Social Studies
II. Movement
The Trail North - Baker
Black Texans: They Overcame - Barnes
Texas Days of Glory- Boyette
The Very First Thanksgiving: Pioneers on the Rio Grande- Bragg
S. Rosita's Christmas Wish - Bruni
The Mexican Americans - Catalano
Explorers and Settlers of Spanish Texas - Chipman
Gonzalo: Coronado's Shepherd Boy- Clendenin
Pedro's Journal: Voyage with Christopher Columbus- Conrad
Hidden Treasure of the Chisos- Dearen
* Westlandia- Fleischman- E FLE
Brendan the Navigator: A History Mystery About the Discovery of America- Fritz
Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan- Fritz
Westward Ho! Ho! Ho! Jokes of the Wild West- Hartman/Roop
Stephen F. Austin: Wilderness Pioneer- Hoff
* Francisco Coronado- Hurwitz- B COR
Ghost at the Old Stone Fort- Jones
Texas Footprints- Kerr
The Tree That Wouldn't Die - Levine
The Littlest Vaquero: A Story of the First Texas Cowboys, Longhorns, and the American Revolution- Liles
Great Lives: Exploration- Lomask
* Discovery of the Americas- Maestro
Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus- Maestro
Personal history: The Afro-Americans in Texas- Martinello and Nesmith
Shipwrecked on Padre Island- Marvin
With the Wind, Kevin Dolan: A Novel of Ireland and Texas- Milligan
Jane Long: A Child's Pictorial History- Morgan
Texas Christmas: As Celebrated Under Six Flags- Morgan
Los Vaqueros: Our First Cowboys- Munson
* Francisco Coronado- Nardo- B COR
* Sieur La Salle- Nardo- B LAS
Diez Deditos and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America- Orozco
Bill Pickett, Rodeo Ridin' Cowboy- Pinkney- B PIC
Early Explorers of Texas- Sandell VR
Explorers Who Got Lost- Sansdevere-Dreher
* A Paradise Called Texas- Shefeman- kit/unit- behind circ. desk
Texas and the American Revolution- Suffler
Buffalo Sunrise: The Story of a North American Giant- Swanson
Horse's Return to America- Viola
Estevan: Walking Across America- NA
Jane's Long Journey- Wade
Explorers in Early Texas- Warren
Twenty Texans: Historic Lives for Young Readers- Warren
The Story of Texas- Weems
* Encounter- Yolen- E YOL
* Encuentro- Yolen- E YOL
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Science
| III. Ecosystems |
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III. Ecosystems
Animal Life Cycles
* Flies- Brimner- 595.77 BRI
* Butterflies and Moths- Brimner- 595.78 BRI
* La oruga- Hartley- 595.78 HAR
* La cucaracha- Hartley- 595.7 HAR
* An Earthworm's Life- Himmelman- 598.7 HIM
* A Hummingbird's Life- Himmelman - 598.7 HIM
* A Ladybug's Life- Himmelman- 595.76 HIM
* A Luna Moth's Life- Himmelman- 595.78 HIM
* A Monarch Butterfly's Life- Himmelman- 595.78 HIM
* A Mouse's Life- (2 copies) Himmelman- 599.35 HIM
* A Pill Bug's Life- Himmelman- 595.3 HIM
* A Salamander's Life- Himmelman- 597.8 HIM
* A Slug's Life- Himmelman- 594 HIM
* A Wood Frog's Life- Himmalman-597.8 HIM
* What is a Life Cycle? Kalman- 571.8 KAL
* El ciclo de vida de
la rana- Kalman- 597.8 KAL
* Asi nace una rana-
Llewellyn- 597.8 LLE (Gr. K-3)
* Life Cycle: Birth, Growth, and Development- Macnair- 612.6 MAC
* Watch Me Grow: Bear
(2 copies)- Magloff- 599.74 MAG (Gr. K-2)
* Watch me Grow: Duckling- Magloff- 598.4 MAG (Gr. K-2)
* Watch Me Grow:
Frog- Magloff- 597.8 MAG (Gr. K-2)
* Watch Me Grow: Puppy- Magloff- 636.7 MAG (Gr. K-2)
* Watch Me Grow: Rabbit-
Magloff- 599.32 MAG (Gr. K-2)
* Ciclo de vida de la rana- Royston- 597.8 ROY- (Gr. K-3) located w/ Spanish animal books
* Ciclo de vida de el pollo- Royston- 636.5 ROY- (Gr. K-3) located w/ Spanish animal books
* Ciclo de vida de el conejillo de Indias- Royston- 599.35 ROY (Gr. K-3)- located w/ Spanish animal books
* La rana- Spilsbury- 597.8 SPI (Gr. 3)
| General | Caves/Canyons | Deserts |
| Grasslands/Plains/Prairies/Meadows | Hills/Mountains | Islands/Oceans/Reefs/Seas/Shorelines |
| Lakes/Marshes/Ponds/Rivers/Swamps | Rainforests/Forests | Tundra |
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General
| Biomes/Ecosystems Websites | MBG Net |
| Ecosystems Vocab. Quiz | |
| Biomes Websites |
* La tierra Adamson 550 ADA (K-3)
* Biomes of the World Allaby REF 577
* Enciclopedia del planta tierra (paperback) Claybourne 525 CLA
* The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth- Cole- book in Magic School Bus section, big book in big book area
* El autobus magico en el interior de la tierra - Cole- book in Magic School Bus section, big book (2 copies) in big book area
* Our Big Home: An Earth Poem Glaser E GLA (K-3)
* Earth Science Grolier Educational REF 550 EAR
* All Kinds of Habitats- Hewitt- 577 HEW
* Homes Around the World Kalman 392 KAL
* What Is a Biome? Kalman 577 Kal (K-3)
* ΏQuι son los biomas? Un libro Kalman 577 KAL
* Our Planet Earth Llewellyn 550 LE (K-3)
* I Love the Earth Martin 525 MAR (PK-2)
* Americas Top 10 National Wonders Ricciuti 577.3 RIC
* Where People Live Royston 304.2 ROY
* All About the Earth Schlessinger Media 550 EAR (K-4)
* Earth Schlessinger Media 550 EAR (K-4)
* Earths Physical Features SVE/Churchill videorecording VHS
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Caves/Canyons
* Kids Discover Vol. 16, Issue 8 Grand Canyon periodical
* Caves Kramer 551.4 KRA
* Caves Mayer 551.44 (K-3)
* Caves Nadeau 551.44 NAD (K-3)
* Canyons Webster 551.4 WEB
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Deserts
* Cactus Poems Asch 811 ASC (Gr. 3-6)
* The Desert Baker 591.754 BAK
* Deserts Chambers 508.315 (Gr. 4-8)
* Discovering Deserts National Wildlife Federation 372.3 DIS
* Bill Nye the Science Guy: Deserts Disney videorecording VHS
* Desert Animals DK videorecording VHS (all levels)
* A Saguaro Cactus Green 583 GRE (Gr. 2-4)
* Cactus Hotel Guiberson 574.5 GUI (Gr. K-2)
* Living in a Desert Fowler 577.74 FOW (K-3)
* Deserts Jackson 551.41 JAC (Gr. 3-5)
* Deserts Jenkins 333.73 JEN (RL 7.8 IL Gr. 4-8)
* The Dry Desert: A Web of Life Johansson 577.54 JOH
* A Walk in the Desert Johnson 577.54 JOH (Gr. 2-5)
* Desert Food Chains Kalman 577.54 KAL (Gr. 4-8)
* Cadenas alimentarias del desierto Kalman 577.54 KAL (Gr. 4-8)
* Plants of the Desert Llamas 581.21 LLA (Gr. 3-4)
* Desert MacQuitty 910 MAC
* Desierto Mayer 577.54 MAY (K-3)
* Deserts and Wastelands Oldershaw 577.54 OLD
* Deserts Parker 551.41 PAR
* Deserts Sayre 574.5 SAY (Gr. 5-8)
* All About Deserts and Grasslands Schlessinger Media - videorecording VHS(K-4)
* Desert Singer 577.54 DES - videorecording VHS (all levels)
* Deserts Steele 551.45 STE
* Endangered Desert Animals Taylor 591.909 TAY
* A Desert Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk in the Sonoran Desert Wright-Frierson 578.574 WRI (Gr. 3-5)
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Grasslands/Meadows/Plains/Prairies
* Grasslands Behar 577.4 BEH
* Prairies Endres 578.74 END (K-3)
* A Walk in the Prairie Johnson 577.54 JOH
* We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania Krebs E KRE (PK-2)
* The Great Plains Llamas 531.45 LLA
* Grasslands Pipes 577.4 PIP
* Pastizales: campos verdes y dorados Salas 578.74 SAL (K-3)
* All About Deserts and Grasslands Schlessinger videorecording VHS (K-4)
* Meadows Sidman -811.54 SID (K-5)
* Americas Prairies Staub 577.4 STA
* Americas Prairies and Grasslands: A Guide to Plants and Animals Wallace 577.4 WAL (Gr. 3-5)
* Plains Webster 551.45 WEB (Gr. 2-5)
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Hills/Mountains
* Hills and Mountains Crewe 551.4 CRE
* Mountains Chambers 508.3143 (Gr. 3-5)
* Living in the Mountains(2) Fowler 910 FOW (K-3)
* Mountains Mayer 551.43 MAY (K-3)
* Kids Discover Vol 15, Issue 8 Mountains Periodical
* Mountains Stronach 333.73 STR (Gr. 3-6)
* What in the World? The Earth Explained: Earthquakes and Mountains 551.5 WHA videorecording VHS
* Hills and Mountains Williams 551.43 WIL
* How Mountains Are Made Zoehfeld 551.8 ZOE (Gr. 2-3)
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Islands/Oceans/Reefs/Seas/Shorelines/Tidal
Pools
* Tide Pools Bredeson 577.69 BRE
* The Magic School Bus Takes a Dive (coral reef, swampland, shoreline) Cole - videorecording
* Bill Nye the Science Guy: Oceanography Disney videorecording VHS
* The Earth Is Mainly Ocean Fowler 551.4 FOW (PK-2)
* Seashore Animals: Gaspard at the Seashore Gutman E GUT
* Life in the Coral Reef Kalman 577.7 KAL (Gr. 4-8)
* Seas and Oceans Parker 551.46 PAR
* Oceans Smart 551.46 SMA
* El bioma marino Smithyman 577.7 SMI (Gr. 3-6)
* Islands Steele 551.4 STE (Gr. 4-6)
* A Tidal Pool Steele 577.69 STE
* An Island Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk on a Barrier Island Wright-Frierson 508.756 WRI (RL 4.9 IL 2-5)
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Lakes,
Marshes, Ponds, Rivers, Swamps/Wetlands
* Rivers Chambers 508.316 CHA (Gr. 4-8)
* A River Ran Wild Cherry- 974.4 CHE (Gr. 1-4)
* Duck Pond Dip DK 591.763 DUC (K-3)
* A Freshwater Pond (2) Fleming E FLE (PK-K)
* Living Near a River Fowler 333.91 FOW (K-3)
* Marshes and Swamps Gibbons 551.41 GIB (K-3)
* Pond Plants Giesecke 581.763 GIE
* Swamp Life Greenaway 577.68 GRE
* A Freshwater Pond Hibbert 577.63 HIB
* Animals at the Pond Lambilly/Bresson 591.763 Lam (K-3)
* A Froggy Fable Lechner E LEC (K-3)
* Life in a Pond Lindeen 578.763 LIN (PK-2)
* Rivers Llamas 551.48 LLA
* Lets Explore a River McCauley 508.316 MCC
* Pond Pascoe 591.48 (K-3)
* Wetlands Pipes 577.7 PIP
* Rivers and Lakes Ramsay 551.48 RAM
* Dig, Wait, Listen: a Desert Toads Tale Sayre E SAY
* Earths Physical Features SVE/Churchill Media videorecording (K-3)-includes lakes, shorelines, plains, and canyons
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Rainforests/Forests
* The Umbrella Brett E BRE (PK-4)
* La sombrilla-(paperback)- Brett- E BRE (PK-4)
* The Great Kapok Tree Cherry E CHE (Gr. K-3)
* El gran capoquero Cherry E CHE (Gr. K-3)
* The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forests- Cherry - E CHE (Gr. 1-4)
* Jungle- Eyewitness videorecording- VHS (Gr. 5)
* Natures Green Umbrella: Tropical Rainforest Gibbons 574.5 GIB (Gr. 3-6)
* Destination: Rainforests Grupper 578.734 GRU (Gr. 4-6)
* Living in a Rainforest Fowler 333.75 FOW (K-3)
* A Walk in the Boreal Forest Johnson 577.3 JOH (Gr. 3-6)
* A Walk in the Deciduous Forests Johnson 577.3 JOH
* A Walk in the Rainforest Johnson 577.34 JOH (Gr. 2-5)
* The Living Rainforest: An Animal Alphabet Kratter 591.7 KRA (RL 5.8 IL K-3)
* The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy- Lasky - 574.5 LAS
* Our Endangered Planet A Tropical Rainforest Mutel 333.75 MUT (Gr. 5-8)
* Rainforests Oldfield 333.75 OLD (Gr. 3-6)
* Journey Through the Northern Rainforests Pandell 578.73409 PAN
* Forests and Woodlands Pipes 333.75 PIP
* Trees and Plants in the Rainforest Pirotta 581.7 PIR (Gr. 2-4)
* Rainforests Oldfields 333.75 OLD (Gr. 3-6)
* Rainforests Sexton 578.734 SEX
* Environmental Impacts SVE and Churchill Media - videorecording- VHS
* Explore the Tropical Rainforests Tagliaferro 577.34 TAG (Gr. 3-5)
* At Home in the Rainforest Willow 577 WIL
* If I Ran the Rainforest Worth 577.34 WOR
* Welcome to the Greenhouse Yolen 577.34 YOL (PK-3)
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Tundra
* Circle of Thanks Fowler E FOW (K-2)
* Glaciers George 551.3 GEO (Gr. 3-5)
* A Walk in the Tundra Johnson 577.5 JOH (Gr. 4-6)
* A Childs Alaska Murphy 919.8 MUR (Gr. 3-6)
* Glaciers Nadeau- 551.31 NAD (K-3)
* Really Wild Animals: Polar Prowl National Geographic Societyvideorecording (VHS) (Gr 3-5)
* Tundra and Cold Deserts Pipes 577.5 PIP
* Tundra Sayre 574.5 SAY (Gr. 4-8)
* Explore the Tundra Tafliaferro 577.5 TAG (Gr 3-5)
* Welcome to the Ice House- Yolen- 591.75 YOL (PK-4)
Balance of Ecosystem if One Part is Removed
| The Lorax | The Lorax - Save the Trees Game |
| Texas Parks & Wildlife: Sustainable Environment Activities | |
| Click here to go to 'Video Questions for Teachers' for Lorax video questions |
* Common Ground: The Earth, Water, and Air We Share- Bang - 363.7 BAN and Spoken Arts videorecording- VHS
* The Umbrella- Brett- E BRE
* La sombrilla (paperback)- Brett- E BRE
* After the Spill: The Exxon Valdez Disaster, Then and Now - Markle- 363.738 MAR
* The Lorax -Seuss- E SEU
* El Lorax- Seuss- E SEU
* Environmental Impacts- SVE & Churchill Media- videorecording- VHS
Food Chains/Webs
* AIMS March 2005- Gr. 3-4 "ocean food webs"- periodical
* ΏQuι son los biomas? Kalman- 577 KAL
* Cadenas alimentarias del desierto - Kalman -577.54 KAL
* What Are Food Chains and Webs? Kalman- 577 KAL
ΏQuι son las redes y cadenas alimentarias? Kalman -577 KAL
* Forest Food Chains- Kalman- 577.3 KAL
* Desert Food Chains- Kalman- 577.54 KAL
* All Kinds of Habitats- Hewitt- 577 HEW
* What are Food Chains and Food Webs? 577 KAC
Amy's Award
* Who Eats What?
Food Chains and Food Webs - Lauber- 574.5
LAU
* Prairie Food Chains- MacAulay- 577.4 MAC
* Meadow Food Chains- MacAulay- 577.4 MAC
* Really Wild Animals: Polar Prowl- National Geographic Society videorecording- VHS
* Food Chains - Riley - 577 RIL
* All About Food Chains- Schlessinger Media videorecording (VHS)
* Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten- videorecording (VHS)
| The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten- Video Note Taking Sheet | Click here to go to 'Video Questions for Teachers' - Click on The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten |
| Food Chains Websites | Fish Food Game |
| Food Chains |
Owl Pellets
* Snowy Owls- Frost- 598.9 FRO
* Owls- Kelsey- 598.9 KEL
* Owls and Other Birds of Prey- Reid- 598.9 REI