Visit author Shelley Moore Thomas' website here and illustrator Melissa Castrillón's site here. Hello and Happy New Year! The New Year is the perfect time to reflect on beginnings and endings and this post features a book about both. Beginning is written by Shelley Thomas Moore, illustrated by Melissa Castrillón, and was released in 2022… Continue reading Big Picture 9: Cycles
Visit Deborah Marcero's website here. Browse her work, order a print, or purchase one of her books. I like to make my friends laugh by saying that everything I know, I learned from picture books, but in many cases it's true! The life lessons and knowledge gleaned from picture books are not to be underestimated.… Continue reading Big Picture 8: Emotional Intelligence
Order your own copy of Steve Goetz's Old MacDonald had a Truck here. Find more work by illustrator, Eda Kaban here. Wow! It's been a loooong time since I posted, but this summer kept me super busy with travel, family and friends. I hope you also enjoyed your time these last few months, whether it… Continue reading Big Picture 7: Community
Check out author, Julie Leung's website. Check out illustrator, Julie Kwon's website. May is Asian/Pacific Heritage Month and I am celebrating with a post about Hazel Ying Lee, the first Chinese American female pilot in the U.S. military. Hazel Ying Lee joined the military in 1943, when the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) program was… Continue reading Big Picture 6: Persistence
Check out author, Lisa Wheeler's website. Check out illustrator, Zachariah Ohora's website. As promised, here is part 2 of The Pet Project. If you're looking for some resources for writing poetry for ELLs, check out this post from ¡Colorín colorado! Standards CCSS SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers… Continue reading Big Picture 5: Informed Decisions, Part 2
Check out author, Lisa Wheeler's website. Check out illustrator, Zachariah Ohora's website. Go into any school or library this month and it's hard to miss--National Poetry Month. You can read more about it here. While you're there, be sure to check out the list, 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month in the Classroom. If… Continue reading Big Picture 5: Informed Decisions
Read about the author, Margaret Wild. Check out illustrator, Freya Blackwood's website. Current world events had me thinking of this book, and I knew I had to check it out from the library again. The text and illustrations make the theme of this book accessible to children in kindergarten through 3rd grade, but I could… Continue reading Big Picture 4: Resilience
Check out Grace Lin's website. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year and so I present you with Grace Lin's book, Bringing in the New Year. Published in 2008, this book really lends itself to teaching about the Lunar New Year in the early elementary grades--think preschool/kindergarten. If you haven't heard of… Continue reading Big Picture 3: Holiday Tradition
Check out Donna Janell Bowman and Daniel Minter's websites. As promised, here is Part 3 of Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness. If you've skipped over the Afterword, I highly recommend you read it! Standards CCSS SL.3.1 Engage in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led)… Continue reading Big Picture 2: Kindness, part 3
Check out Donna Janell Bowman and Daniel Minter's websites. As promised, here is Part 2 of Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness. As I read and reread this book, I see that it's a great resource for Close Reading. There is much to explore in the rich text… Continue reading Big Picture 2: Kindness, part 2
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