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                                           Language ArtsUBD Reading Lessons: Memoirs

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                                         Language ArtsUBD Writing Lessons: Memoirs

Days 1-3- generating personal stories

* Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge- Fox- E FOX

* Guillermo Jorge Manuel José- Fox- E FOX

Day 4

* Thundercake- Polacco- E POL

Days 5-6- feelings

Day 7- ideas

Day 8- autobiography timeline

Day 9 -choosing a topic

* Owl Moon- Yolen

Day 10- webbing- ideas

Day 11- narrow focus: bite of pie

Day 12- Planning I

Day 13- Planning II

Day 14- narrative structure

* Aunt Flossie's Hats and Crab Cakes Later - Howard- E HOW and audiocassette/book KIT

Day 15 - emotion

* Thundercake- Polacco- E POL

* Owl Moon- Yolen- E YOL

Day 16 - create a scene

Letting Swift River Go- Yolen- E YOL

Day 17- show don't tell

When I Was Little- Curtis

* Thundercake- Polacco- E POL

* Owl Moon- Yolen- E YOL

Day 18- show don't tell

Day 19- dialogue- show don't tell

Day 20- descriptive language- show don't tell

* Aunt Flossie's Hats and Crab Cakes Later- Howard- E HOW and audiocassette/book KIT

Day 21- special words

Day 22- endings

Day 23- weight in parts of story

Day 24- narrative voice

Day 25- celebration

 Language Arts - COL

Marsh Music- Berkes

Bravo, Maurice!  Bond

*  The Korean Cinderella- Climo- E CLI

Cows in the Kitchen- Crebbin

*  Click, Clack, Moo:  Cows That Type - Cronin- E CRO

*  Clic, Clac, Muu:  Vacas Escritorias- Cronin- E CRO

*  Click, Clack, Moo:  Cows That Type and More Fun on the Farm- DVD

*  Giggle, Giggle Quack- Cronin- E CRO

McBroom's Ghost- Fleischman

  Chicka Chicka Boom Boom- Martin- E MAR

*  Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Martin- DVD

*  Mirandy and Brother Wind- McKissack- audiocassette/book KIT

*  Moira's Birthday - Munsch- E MUN

*  El cumpleanos de Moira - Munsch- E MUN

Peace at Last- Murphy

*  JoJo's Flying Side Kick- Pinkney- E PIN

 Charlie Parker Played BeBop!  Raschka

*  Dr. Seuss' ABC Video - includes Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?  - Seuss- videorecording (VHS)

Gerald McBoing Boing- Seuss

* Clickety Clack- Spence- E SPE

Casey at the Bat- Thayer

Story Stew

*  Officer Buckle and Gloria- Rathmann- E RAT

* Officer Buckle and Gloria - video recording

                               Back to Top                                             Social Studies

                                Back to Soc. Studies                                              

Community Helpers

*   The Jolly Postman – Ahlberg – 371.2 N

*   We Need Custodians – Bauld – 372.16 BAU

*   We Need Librarians (2)– Bauld – 372.16 BAU

 *   We Need Principals – Bauld – 372.2 BAU

*   We Need Teachers – Bauld – 372.11 BAU

*   Plumbers – Boraas – 696.023 BOR

*  Postal Workers- Bourgeois- 393 BOU

* Firefighters- Bourgeois- 363.37 BOU

*   A Day in the Life of a Police Officer – Bowman-Kruhm – 363.202 BOW

*   Bakers – Deedrick – 641.8 DEE

*   Garbage Collectors – Deedrick – 628.2 DEE

   Teachers – Deedrick

*   Community Services/Servicio Cumunitario – Emmer – 371.19 EMM

Police Officers – Flanagan

*   Police Cars – Freedman – 629.2 FRE

*  Going to the Dentist- Frost- 617.6 FRO

* Doctor Dan: The Bandage Man- Gaspard- E GAS

*   Saturday Market – Grossman – E GRO

*   A Day in the Life of a Teacher – Hayward – 372.11 HAY

*   My Aunt Works in a Cheese Shop – Hughes – 381.8 HUG

*   My Grandfather Works in a Bakery – Hughes – 641.8 HUG

*   My Grandmother Works in a Dress Shop – Hughes – 646.4 HUG

*   My Mom Is a Beekeeper – Hughes – 638 HUG

*   My Uncle Owns a Deli – Hughes – 647.95 HUG

*  Let’s Visit the Fire Station – Johnston – 363.2 JOH

*  Let's Talk About Going to the Dentist- Johnston- 617.6 JOH

* Community Helpers from A to Z- Kalman- 331.7 KAL

* What is a Community? Kalman- 307 KAL

*   The Colors of Us – Katz – E KAT

*   Quiero ser camionero– Liebman – 383.3 LIE

*   Quiero ser enfermero – Liebman – 610.73 LIE

*   Quiero ser maestro – Liebman – 371.1 LIE

*   Quiero ser policia – Liebman – 363.2 LIE

*   When I Grow Up – McNaughton – E MCN

*   Rules  - Meiners – 649 MEI

*   Maestro – Miller – 371.1 MIL

*   Following Rules – Nelson – 170 NEL

*   The Police Station – National Geographic Society – 363.2 POL- videorecording

*   Officer Buckle and Gloria(2 copies) – Rathmann – E RAT

*   Officer Buckle and Gloria – Rathmann - Weston Woods video recording(VHS)

*   Cateros y carteras – Ready – 383 REA

*   Dentistas – Ready – 617.6 REA

*  Doctores y doctoras – Ready – 610.69 REA

*   Enfermeras y enfermeros – Ready – 610.73 REA

*   Police Officers(2 copies) – Ready – 363.209 REA

*   Policlias – Ready – 363.2 REA

*   School Bus Drivers – Ready – 371.8 REA

*   Veterinarios y veterinarias – Ready 636.089

*   Barney’s Many Hats!  What Can Barney Be? – Ryan-Hernon – E RYA

*   We Need Police Officers – Schaefer – 363.2 SCH

* Grandmother's Alphabet- Shaw- E SHA

* If I Were Prsident- Steir- 352.23 STE

* Medicos sin fronteras- Suen- 610.6 SUE

*   Barney, What Will I Be When I Grow Up? – Valvassori – E VAL

Meet the Principal - Vogel

                            Back to Soc. Studies   General

* I Live in a City - 977.3 KEH

* I Remember Papa - E KET

* Something Beautiful - E WYE

* Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice  - E ROS

* The Honest to Goodness Truth - E MCK

* The Picture Book of Helen Keller - B KEL

* The Picture Book of Harriet Tubman - B TUB

* The Voice of the People:  American Democracy in Action - 324.913 MAE

GENERAL TALL TALES

*  That's Good! That's Bad! in the Grand Canyon (2) -Cuyler- E CUY

* That's Good! That's Bad! -Cuyler- E CUY

*  The Loudest, Fastest, Best Drummer in Kansas- E DAV

*  Dona Flor- Mora- E MOR

*  The Cotton Candy Catastrophe at the Texas State Fair- Enderle- E END

*  La maravillosa granja de McBroom- Fleischman - FIC FLE

*  Swamp Angel- Isaacs- 398.2 ISA

*  Scatterbrain Sam- E JAC

*  Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett- Kellogg-398.2 KEL

*  Heat Wave!  Ketteman- E KET

*  Mike Fink:  A Tall Tale- Kellogg- 398.22 KEL

*  Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart- Mora- E MOR

*  Doña Flor: Un cuento de una mujer gigante con un gran corazón- Mora- E MOR

*  Big Jabe- Nolen- E NOL

*  Thunder Rose- Nolen- E NOL

*  Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm- Nolen- E NOL

*  American Tall Tales- Osborne- 398.22 OSB

*  The Biggest Frog in Australia- Roth- E ROT

*  Cut From the Same Cloth:  American Women of...Tall Tales- San Souci- 398.21 SAN

*  Comes a Wind- White- E WHI

* Teaching Tall Tales- Scholastic Paperback Teacher Guide

                                Back to Soc. Studies                                      Biographies

                                Back to Biographies                                       Paul Bunyan

*  Paul Bunyan-  Blair- 398.2 BLA

* Paul Bunyan- Blair- 398.2 BLA

 Paul Bunyan- 398.2 JOH

* Paul Bunyan- Kellogg- 398.22 KEL

*  Paul Bunyan -398.22 MCC

*  Paul Bunyan- 398.2 PAU (2 bks under this listing)

                                Back to Biographies                                        Davy Crockett

* A Picture Book of Davy Crockett- Adler- B CRO

* Davy Crockett- Johnston- B CRO

*  Davy Crockett, Hero of the Wild Frontier- Moseley- B CRO

* Davy Crockett- Rabbit Ears Productions- DVD

                                Back to Biographies                                     Daniel Boone

* The Legend of Daniel Boone (2)- Blair- B BOO

* Bewildered for Three Days: As to Why Daniel Boone Never Wore His Coonskin Cap- Glass- E GLA

* Daniel Boone- Johnston- B BOO

            Back to Biographies                                      Jane Addams

* Peace and Bread: The Story of Jane Addams- McPherson- B ADD

* Jane Addams: A Pioneer Social Worker- Simon- B ADD

                                Back to Biographies                                 Christopher Columbus

*  A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus- Adler- B COL

*  Westward with Columbus- Dyson- 910.4 DYS

  Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?  Fritz- B COL

*  Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?  Fritz- videorecording- (VHS)

*  America's Explorers and Pioneers- Goldhil videorecording- VHS

*  Christopher Columbus - Nest Entertainment Inc. videorecording (VHS)

*  Discovering Christopher Columbus:  How History is Invented- Pelta- 970.01 PEL

* Christopher Columbus- Schaefer- B COL

*  Encounter- Yolen- E YOL

* Encuentro- Yolen- E YOL

                                Back to Biographies                                      Robinson Crusoe

                                Back to Biographies                                        William Clark

*  Lewis and Clark- National Geographic Society- 973.4 LEW kit

*  Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale (2)- Myers- FIC MEY

                                Back to Biographies                                                 Louis Daguerre

*  Louis Daguerre- McLeese-  B DAG

                                Back to Biographies                                               Henry Ford

* We'll Race You, Henry: A Story About Henry Ford- Mitchell- B FOR

* Henry Ford- Schaefer- B FOR

                                 Back to Biographies                                          Helen Keller

 * The Picture Book of Helen Keller - Adler-B KEL

* Hellen Keller- Dolan- B KEL

*  Helen Keller:  Toward the Light- Graff- B KEL

*  Child of the Silent Night- Hunter- E BRI

*  Sisters in Strength:  American Women Who Made a Difference- McDonough- 920 MCD

                                 Back to Biographies                                          Pecos Bill

* Pecos Bill- (2)- Blair- 398.2 BLA

* Pecos Bill- Blair- 398.2 BLA

*  Pecos Bill: A Tall Tale- Kellogg 398.22 KEL

* American Tall Tales (2)- Osborne- 398.22 OSB

                                 Back to Biographies                                     Harriet Tubman

*  A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman - Adler - B TUB

* Harriet Tubman- Burns- B TUB

*  Go Free or Die - Ferris - B TUB

* Harriet Tubman: A Photo- Illustrated Biography- McLoone- B TUB

* Learning About Bravery From the Life of Harriet Tubman- Mosher- B TUB

* Harriet Tubman- Nest Entertainment videorecording (VHS)

*  Harriet Tubman - Rustad- B  TUB

*  Minty:  A Story of Young Harriet Tubman - Schroeder- B TUB

*  TFK:  Harriet Tubman:  A Woman of Courage  - Skelton- B TUB

* Brittany Meets Harriet Tubman- Wildflowers Productions- videocassette (VHS)

                                Back to Top                                                  Science

                                Back to Science                                I. Scientific Processes and Tools & FOSS Measurement

*  AIMS Fall 06 - "Gr. 2-3 microscopes" -periodical

* 101 Great Science Experiments: A Step-by-Step Guide- Ardley- PRO ARD

* Last-Minute Science Fair Projects- Bardhan-Quallen- PRO 507.8 BAR

*  Strategies for a Winning Science Fair Project - Henderson - REF 507 HEN

* Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method: More Than 100 Hands-On Science Experiments for Children- Kneidel- PRO KNE

*  How to Think Like a Scientist:  Answering Questions... - 502.8 KRA

What is a Scientist? Lehn

* Science to the Rescue - Markle - 507.8 MAR

*  How to Make Your Science Project Scientific - Moorman - 507 MOO

                                Back to Science                            II. The World of Living Organisms

Plants

*   AIMS Summer 2006 – “Gr 1-2 - Plants” – periodical

*  AIMS April 2005 – “Gr 1-2 Seed Model” – periodical

*   A Kid’s Guide to How Plants Grow – Ayers – 635.9 AYE

*   Seeds – Bodach – 575.6 BOD

*  Plant – Burnie – 581 BUR

*   The Tiny Seed – Carle – 582 CAR

*   From Seed to Plant – Gibbons – 581.3 GIB(k-2)

*   Pond Plants – Giesche – 581.763 GIE

*  Cómo crecen las plantas? – Heller – 581.5 SPI

*   Plants That Never Bloom – Heller – videorecording

*   The Reason for a Flower – Heller – 582 HEL

*   The Reason for a Flower – Heller – videorecording – (k-3)

*   El motivo de la flora – Heller – 582.13 HEL - (k-3)

*   Plants and Flowers – Hewitt – 580 HEW

*   Sorting Plants:  What Is a Flower? – Hewitt – 580 HEW

*   The Magic School Bus Goes to Seed – Jacobs - videorecording- VHS

*   The Carrot Seed (2 copies) – Krauss – E KRA

*   La semilla de zanahoria – Krauss – E KRA

*   How Do Apples Grow? – Maestro – 582 MAE –(Gr. 2-3)

*   Trees and Plants in the Rain Forest – Pirotta – 581.7 PIR – (gr 2-4)

*   Plant Life – Riley – 580 RIL

*   Pick Pull Snap:  Where Once a Flower Bloomed – Schaefer – 571.85 SCH

*   Plants of the Rainforest – Schlessinger – videorecording

*   The Magic School Bus Goes to Seed (2 copies) – Scholastic videorecording- VHS

*    The Magic School Bus Gets Planted – Scholastic videorecording- VHS

*  How Do Plants Grow? – Spilsbury – 571.8 SPI

*   ¿Cómo crecen las plantas? – Spilsbury – 571.6 SPI

*   What Is a Plant? – Spilsbury – 580 SPI

*   ¿Qué es una planta? – Spilsbury – 580 SPI

*   Where Do Plants Grow? – Spilsbury – 581.7 SPI

*   ¿Dónde crecen las plantas? – Spilsbury – 581.7 SPI

*   Why Do Plants Have Flowers?  - Spilsbury -574.6 SPI

*  ¿Por qué las plantas tienen flores? – Spilsbury – 575.6 SPI

*   ¿Quien depende de las plantas? – Trumbauer – 581.6 TRU

*   Plants – Two-Can (kit) – computer disc/booklet

*   Plants – Vanderlinden – 580.78 VAN (K-3)

*   Texas Plants and Animals – Wade – 976.4 WAD

*   America’s Prairies and Grasslands – Wallace – 876.4 WAD (gr 3-5)

*   Las flores (2 copies) – Whitehouse – 581.4 WHI

*   Las hojas – Whitehouse – 581.4 WHI

*   Las raices – Whitehouse – 581.13 WHI

*   Matematicas con Plantas – Whitehouse – 513.2 WHI

*  Plant A B C – Whitehouse – 580 WHI

Food Webs/Chains

*  AIMS March 2005- Gr. 3-4 "ocean food webs"- periodical

 *  ¿Qué son los biomas?  Kalman- 577 KAL

* Cadenas alimentarias del desierto - Kalman -577.54 KAL

* What Are Food Chains and Webs? Kalman- 577 KAL

¿Qué 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)

Adaptations

*  All About Turtles- Arnosky- 597.92 ARN

*  Bobcat- Barrett- 599.75 BAR

*  Lynx- Barrett- 599.75 BAR

  *  Crocodile- Bender- 597.98 BEN (K-3)

*  Pinduli- Cannon- E CAN

*  Pinduli (Spanish) - Cannon- E CAN

*  Animal Disguises- DK Vision videorecording -VHS- (K-3)

*  Animal Builders- DK Vision videorecording (VHS- Gr. K-3)

*  Animal Weapons- DK Vision videorecording - VHS -(K-3)

*  Armored Animals- DK Vision videorecording- VHS-(K-3)

*  Camouflage:  Changing to Hide- Kalman- 591.47 KAL

*  How Do Animals Adapt? Kalman- 591.4 KAL

*  Como de adaptan animales? - Kalman-591. 4 KAL

*  Penguins- Kendell- 598.47 KEN

*  Secret Weapons and Great Escapes- National Geographic videorecording - VHS (3-5)

*  Special Animal Secrets- National Geographic videorecording - VHS (K-3)

*  Cain the Coyote- Tales from the Wild- National Geographic videorecording (VHS)

*  Trees and Plants in the Rainforest- Pirotta- 581.7 PIR

*  Puffer Fish- J. Sullivan Rake- 597.64 RAK (K-3)

*  All About Animal Adaptations- Schlessinger videorecording- VHS

*  Incredible Insects!  Schlessinger videorecording - VHS

*  Amazing Insect Warriors- Schlessinger videorecording- VHS

*  Endangered Desert Animals- Taylor- 591.909 TAY

*  Dolphins- Walker- 599.53 WAL

*  Butterfly Battle- Magic School Bus chapter book- White- FIC WHI- located in the Magic School Bus section

*  Whose Spots Are These?  A Look at Animal Markings- Round, Bright, and Big- Wohlrabe- 591.47 (K-3)

*  Bugs (camouflage)  -York- 595.7 YOR

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