Writing and Grammar Resources

* Charlie Needs a Cloak- DePaola- located on the Click, Clack Moo DVD - located w/ 4th gr. UBD bks

* Ackamarackus: Julius Lester’s Sumptuously Silly Fantasically Funny Fables – Lester – E LES

Barry Lane's Lesson Archives

Growing Character

The Steadfast Soldier – Anderson

Little Nino’s Pizzeria – Barbour

* The Steadfast Tin Soldier- Blackaby- E BLA

* El soladito de plomo - Blackaby- E BLA

* The Grouchy Ladybug – Carle – E CAR

* La mariquita malhumorado – Carle

The Porcelain Cat – Hearn

* If You Give a Moose a Muffin (2)– Numeroff – E NUM

* Si le das un pancello a un alce- Numeroff- E NUM

* If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Numeroff – E NUM

* Si le das una galletita a un raton – Numeroff – E NUM

* If You Give a Pig a Pancake (2)– Numeroff – E NUM

* Si le das panqueque a una cerdita – Numeroff – E NUM

* If You Give a Pig a Party – Numeroff – E NUM

* Si le haces una fiesta a una cerdita- Numeroff- E NUM

* If You Take a Mouse to the Movies (2)– Numeroff – E NUM

* Si Llevas un raton al cine – Numeroff – E NUM

* Peter Rabbit – Potter – Professional Section

Hidden Treasure- Allen	Rich Man and the Shoemaker- Wildsmith
Goldilocks and the Three Bears- Brett	Somebody and the Three Blairs- Tollhurst	Goldilocks and the Three Martians- Smith
Dusty Locks and the Three Bears- Lowell- 398.2 LOW	Goldilocks and the Three Bears- Miles- 398.2 MIL and Marshall- 398.21 MAR	Goldilocks and the Three Bears- Clearvue videorecording- VHS
* Stellaluna- Cannon- E CAN	* Stelaluna-(Spanish)- Cannon- E CAN	* Stellaluna- Scholastic DVD
* Johnny Appleseed- Kellogg- B CHA	* Johnny Appleseed- Schaefer- B CHA	* Miss Rumphius- Cooney- E COO
* La historia de Johnny Appleseed- Aliki- B CHA	* Senorita Runfio- (Miss Rumphius)- E COO	* Johnny Appleseed -Schlessinger DVD
* Johnny Appleseed- Ditchfield- B CHA	* Johnny Appleseed- Johnston- B CHA
* Sleeping Beauty- San Jose- E SAN	* Sleeping Beauty- big book	Sleeping Ugly- Yolen
* Sleeping Beauty- Disney- E DIS	* Sleeping Beauty - VHS
The Little Wood Duck- Wildsmith	The Ugly Duckling- Anderson	Big Al- Yoshi and El paito feo- Andersen
* The Ugly Duckling- Pinkney- 398.21 PIN	* El patito feo- Orihueda- 398.2 ORI PB	* The Ugly Truckling- Gordon- E GOR
* The Mountain that Loved the Bird – McLerran- E MCL	* The Giving Tree - Silverstein- E SIL and videorecording -VHS	El arbol generoso- Silverstein
My Mother’s Getting Married – Drescher
Cinderella – Perrault- 398.21 PER	* Prince Cinders - Cole- video (VHS)	* Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters -Steptoe- E STE
Cinderella - Galdone
Big Al- Clements
Your Dad Was Just Like You – Johnson
Chicken Little – Kellogg	* Henny Penny - Galdone- 398.24 GAL	Pollita Pequenita- Kellogg
* Chicken Licken- Crawford -398.24 CRA	* Chicken Little- (Span.) Marsoli- E MAR- in Span. fiction section
Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen-Ryan
* The Relatives Came-Rylant- E RYL	When I Was Young in the Mountains - Rylant
* The True Story of the Three Little Pigs- Scieszka- E SCI	*La Verdadera Historia de los tres cerditos – Scieszka – E SCI
* Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse – Lionni
* Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs- DePaola- E DEP
* There's an Alligator Under My Bed- Mayer- E MAY	There's a Nightmare in My Closet- Mayer
Rosie and Michael- Viorst	The Seal Mother- Gerstein	The Selkie Girl- Cooper
Earthlets: As Explained by Professor Xargle- Willis
* Sylvester and the Magic Pebble- Steig- E STE	* Silvestre y la piedrecita magica- Steig- prof. dev. section	* Sylvester and the Magic Pebble- videorecording VHS
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick - van Allsburg	* Los misterios del Senor Burdick- van Allsburg- Spooky Book section
* The Polar Express- van Allsburg- E VAN	El expreso polar- van Allsburg
* And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street- in Your Favorite Seuss- Seuss- located in the prof. dev. section
* Red Riding Hood- Marshall- 398.21 MAR	* A Handful of Beans- Steig- 398.2 STE	* Little Red Riding Hood- Clearvue videorecording (VHS)
* Little Red Riding Hood- big book	* Little Red Riding Hood- Ziefert- 398.209 ZIE	* Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China- Young- 398.2 YOU
* The Pain and the Great One- Blume - E BLU
* Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One- Duke- E DUK
* The Giant Jam Sandwich- Lord- E LOR	* George Shrinks- Joy- E JOY	* Two Bad Ants- van Allsburg- E VAN
Lazy Lion- Hadithi
* Hot-Air Henry- Calhoun- E CAL
Andy and the Lion- Daughterty
Make Way for Ducklings- McCloskey	Abran paso a los patitos- McCloskey
* Perro Grande...Perro Pequeno- Eastman- E EAS
Your Dad Was Just Like You- Johnson
* Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse- L.Barrett George- E GEO
* Pigs- Brady- 636.4 BRA	* How Big is a Pig? Beaton- E BEA
* The Day the Dog Dressed Like Dad- Amico- E AMI
* Town Mouse and Country Mouse- Brett- 398.24 BRE
* Julius, Baby of the World- Henkes- E HEN	* Koala Lou- Fox- E FOX
Tchg. Idea Website * Goggles! Keats- E KEA	* Weekend with Wendell- Henkes- E HEN	* Chester's Way- Henkes- E HEN
* Sharks- Lindeen- 697.3 LIN	* Megalodon- Riehecky- 567 RIE
* Ben's Dream- van Allsburg- E VAN	* Just a Dream- van Allsburg -E VAN
* Hoops- Burleigh- 811 BUR	* Salt in His Shoes- Jordan- FIC JOR- located in the E section- E JOR	* Strong to the Hoop- Coy- E COY * Directo al aro- Coy- E COY
* Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day- Viorst - E VIO	* Today Was a Terrible Day- P.R.Giff- E GIF
* Miss Nelson is Missing! - Allard- E ALL	* La senorita Nelson ha desaparecito! Allard-E ALL
* Everybody Needs a Rock- Baylor- E BAY	If You Find a Rock- Christian

Click here for more Fairy Tales to compare and contrast

* A Medieval Feast – Aliki – 394.1 ALI

* I’m in Charge of Celebrations – Baylor- E BAY (paperback)

* Ghost’s Hour, Spook’s Hour – Bunting - E BUN

* Arthur's Teacher Trouble- Brown- E BRO

* Arthur's Teacher Trouble- Brown- videorecording- VHS

* Stellaluna- Cannon - E CAN

* Stelaluna (Spanish)- Cannon- E CAN

* Stellaluna- Cannon- Scholastic DVD

* Up North at the Cabin – Chall – E CHA

* Home Place – Dragonwagon – E DRA

Harry and the Terrible Whatzit – Gackenback

Harry y el terrible quiensabeque - Gackenback

* Knots on a Counting Rope – Martin – E MAR

* Roxaboxen – McLerran – E MCL

* When I Was Young in the Mountains- Rylant- E RYL

Judy Scuppernong – Seabrook

The Whales’ Song – Sheldon

Whales - Simon

* Sweet Corn: Poems – Stevenson - 811 STE

* Polar Express- van Allsburg- E VAN

* El expreso polar- van Allsburg- E VAN (2 copies)

The Tenth Good Thing about Barney – Viorst

* Seven Blind Mice- Young - 398.24 YOU

Barry Lane's Lesson Archives

Writing with Detail

Teaching That Makes Sense Website- Steve Peha

Endings - pages 90-103

Book Information	Ending
* Night Driving- Coy- E COY	"We made it," I say. "Let's go set up the tent."
* Blackberry Booties - Gardella- E GAR	Finally, a perfect gift for her new cousin, Samuel.
* Night Pirates- Harris- E HAR	Tom was a boy who had had an adventure. And no one would ever find out...would they?
* The Relatives Came- Rylant- E RYL	When they were finally home in Virginia, they crawled into their silent, soft beds and dreamed about the next summer.
* Homerun- Burleigh- B RUT (biography-Babe Ruth)	He is the Babe. He has changed baseball. Forever.
* Tree of Cranes- Say- E SAY	Like the snowman we made, many years have melted away now. But I will always remember that day of peace and quiet. It was my first Christmas.
* Visiting Day- Woodson- E WOO	And in the early evening it it's a little chilly outside, we can sit out back bundled up in blankets and make each other laugh as we make big plans for when Daddy comes home again.
* The Princess and the Pea- Child- E CHI	Peas were not served because, as everyone knows, real princesses are not especially fond of peas.
* My Penguin Osbert- Kimmel- E KIM	I'm sure I can't get into too much trouble with just one helicopter.
* Mi Pinguino Oliver- Kimmel- E KIM	Estoy seguro de que no habrá problemas si pudo un helicóptero.

Back to TopExpressive Narrative

* The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings- Bailey- E BAI

* The Pain and the Great One – Blume – E BLU

Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Brett

* Home Run – Burleigh – B RUT (Bio of Babe Ruth)

* The Lonesome Polar Bear- Cabrera- E CAB

* Hot Air Henry – Calhoun - E CAL

* Up North at the Cabin – Chall – E CHA

* Dear Mr. Henshaw – Cleary – FIC CLE

* Querido Senor Henshaw - Cleary

* Night Driving – Coy – E COY

Andy and the Lion - Daugherty

* Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One – Duke - E DUK

* Stone Fox – Gardiner – FIC GAR

* Stone Fox y la carrera de trineos- Gardiner- FIC GAR

* Saturday Market – Grossman – E GRO

* The Giant Jam Sandwich – Lord- E LOR

* Red Riding Hood – Marshall -398.1 MAR

* Make Way for Ducklings – McCloskey - audiocassette/book KIT

* Abran paso a los patitos - McCloskey- audiocassette books/cassette KIT

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

Sidney: The Story of a Kingfisher – Mooy and Stroschin

*Your Favorite Seuss-includes And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street – Seuss -located in prof. dev. section

*Sylvester and the Magic Pebble – Steig –videorecording- VHS

* Sylvester and the Magic Pebble- Steig- E STE

*Silvestre y la Piedrecita Magica – Steig – PRO STE

*Jumanji – Van Allsburg – E VAN

* Jumanji (Spanish) - van Allsburg- E VAN

* The Mysteries of Harris Burdick – Van Allsburg- E VAN

*Los misterios del Senor Burdick - Van Allsburg – E VAN

*The Polar Express – Van Allsburg – E VAN

* El expreso polar- Van Allsburg- E VAN (2 copies)

Back to TopFeelings/Emotions

* Jamela's Dress- Daly- E DAL (proud, sad, upset, kind, forgiving)

* El vestido de Jamela- Daly- E DAL

* Weekend with Wendell- Henkes- E HEN - (annoyed)

* The Leaving Morning- Johnson- E JOH -(sadness)

* Peach and Blue- Kilbourne- E KIL (friendship, sadness)

Back to TopFigurative Language (General)

NCTE website	Figurative Language Lesson- Gr. 4/5 - The Phantom Tollbooth
Forest Road Fifth Grade	Figurative Language in Maniac Magee (Spinelli) (Gr. 5)
ATT website: poetic devices	Figurative Language definitions and samples

*Stone Fox – Gardiner – FIC GAR

* Stone Fox y la carrera de trineos- Gardiner- FIC GAR

* Top Secret – Gardiner- FIC GAR

* The Phantom Tollbooth(2) – Juster - FIC JUS

* La Casita Magica – Juster – FIC JUS

* Maniac Magee – Spinelli – FIC SPI

* What's Your Story? A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction- Bauer- 808.3 BAU

Amy's Award

* A Writing Kind of Day: Poems for Young Poets- Fletcher- 811 FLE

* How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear? What are Homonyms and Homophones? Cleary- 428 CLE

* So far from Home: The Diary of Mary Driscoll, An Irish Mill Girl- Denenberg- FIC DEN

* One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss- Denenberg- FIC DEN

* When Will This Cruel War Be Over? The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson- Denenberg- FIC DEN

* The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Dairy of Abigail Jane Stewart- Gregory- FIC GRE

* Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell- Gregory- FIC GRE

* I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl...- Hansen- FIC HAN

* The Starving Time: Elizabeth's Diary, Book Two Jamestown, Virginia 1609- Hermes- FIC HER

* Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl- Lasky - FIC LAS

* A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple- Lasky- FIC LAS

* When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer- Levine- FIC LEV

* A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859- McKissack- FIC MCK

* Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North- McKissack- FIC MCK

* West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi- Murphy- FIC MUR

* Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan- Osborne- FIC OSB

* A Nineteenth-Century Schoolgirl: The Diary of Caroline Cowles Richards, 1852-1855- Richards- B RIC

* My Heart is On the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl- Rinaldi- FIC RIN

* The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The DIary of Sara Nita, a Navajo Girl- Turner- FIC TUR

* The Diary of Melanie Martin, or How I Survived Matt the Brat... -(5th gr.)-Weston- FIC WES

* Voyage on the Great Titanic: Theidary of Margaret Ann Brady, H.M.S. Titanic, 1912- White- FIC WHI

* El soladito de plomo: version del cuento de Hans Christian Anderson- Blackaby- E BLA

Alliteration	Characterization	Circle Stories	Classificatory/Compare Contrast	Description
Endings	Expressive Narrative	Feelings/Emotions	Figurative Lang.- General	General Writing
Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs	Idioms	Imagery	Informative Narrative (How To)	Leads/Introductions
Letter Writing and Diaries	Metaphor	Mood	Onomatopoeia	Parts of Speech
Personification	Persuasive	Poetry	Prewriting	Punctuation
Senses	Showing Not Telling	Simile	6 Traits	Spelling
Synonyms/Antonyms	Vocabulary	Writing Topics	Writing Resources for Teachers

SW Children's Literature Alliteration/Onomatopoeia/Science Integrated Lesson for Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale	Lesson Plan
	Student Samples
	Brainstorming Template Sheet

Teaching That Makes Sense Website - Steve Peha	What is Good Writing?
	Pre-Writing Organizers
	Writing Posters

How Real People Talk: Spanish/English Idioms	No Borders Spanish-English Idioms
Dave's ESL Cafe	ESL/Idiom Page
Spanish-English Idioms	Spanish-English Idioms List
Terryville Second Grade Students Present Amelia Bedelia	IPL: Kidspace-Amelia Bedelia Activities
Funbrain	Paint by Idioms game

Book Information	Lead/Introduction
* Strong to the Hoop- Coy- E COY	Wump. Wump. Wump. The ball bounces as my big brother Nate and I walk into the park.
* Directo al aro - Coy - E COY	Pum, pum, pum. La pelota rebota mientras Nate, mi hermano mayor, y yo llegamos al parque.
* Paperboy- Kroeger and Borden- E KRO	"Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Two cents a copy!"
* Swish- Martin Jr. and Sampson- E MAR	Cardinals. Blue Jays. What a game!
* Goin' Someplace Special- McKissack- E MCK	'Tricia Ann was about to burst with excitement.
* Hopper- Pfister- E PFI	"Wake up, Hopper!"
* Zoom Broom- Palatini- E PAL	Gritch the Witch plunked down in her batwing chair with a dusty KER-PLOP.
* The Kissing Hand- Penn- E PEN	Chester Raccoon stood at the edge of the forest and cried.
* Visiting Day- Woodson- E WOO	Only on Visiting Day is there chicken frying in the kitchen at [six in the morning] and Grandma humming soft and low, smiling her secret just-for-Daddy-and-me smile.
* Bebe's Bad Dream- Karas- E KAR	When Bebe got ready for bed, she put on her pajamas and her armor.

Jennifer Mitchell, SLP's Speechtx website	Alliteration Powerpoint
	WORD document Alliteration Game

ReadWriteThink Lesson Plan	Leading to Great Places in the Elementary Classroom
Teaching That Makes Sense: Steve Peha's Website	The Writing Strategy Guide - Good Beginnings = pages 75-89