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NC Teacher Stuff: Fossil by Bill Thomson
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Monday, November 11, 2013. Fossil by Bill Thomson. Illustrated by Bill Thomson. Source: Review copy provided by the publisher. Leave a comment in the comments section and you will be eligible to win a copy of Fossil! I'll announce the winner by Saturday, 11/17. Third time is a charm, right? Does not disappoint. The illustrations are magnificent. They are not computer generated, but hand drawn. You can check out several of them right here. Would be a ...
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NC Teacher Stuff: El Perro con Sombrero
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. El Perro con Sombrero. El Perro con Sombrero. Written by Derek Taylor Kent; illustrated by Jed Henry; translated by Gabriela Revilla Lugo. Source: Review copy provided by the publisher. Pepe was a very sad dog. He had no home and no family to love him. El Perro con Sombrero. Is a top dog! Posted by Jeff Barger. Tina at Mommynificent.com. August 6, 2015 at 8:30 AM. I appreciate reading your thoughts on it. A Year of Reading.
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NC Teacher Stuff: July 2015
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Thursday, July 30, 2015. Space Boy and His Dog. Space Boy and His Dog. Written by Dian Curtis Regan; illustrated by Robert Neubecker. 2015 (Boyds Mills Press). Source: Review copy provided by the publisher. Niko is the captain of his very own spaceship. He built it all by himself. If you teach a unit on family, this would be a good book to use for discussing how we treat others in our school or family units. Niko would be a great character study&...
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NC Teacher Stuff: B is for Bedtime
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Sunday, August 9, 2015. B is for Bedtime. B is for Bedtime. Written by Margaret Hamilton; illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Source: Review copy provided by the publisher. O is for the Owl outside in the tree,. P for Pajamas, now shake my foot free. What do I want from a bedtime book? First, I'm looking for illustrations or photographs that grab my eyeballs and keep them stuck on the page. B is for Bedtime. Posted by Jeff Barger. I work as a literacy spe...
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NC Teacher Stuff: February 2015
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Saturday, February 28, 2015. Written and illustrated by Bob Graham. Source: Orange County Public Library. So how can I teach children that their actions have a ripple effect. Either negative or positive? I can talk to them and give examples from my life. If they're not busy picking apart the carpet or tying their shoelaces together, they might listen. I've found a better way. Bob Graham's Vanilla Ice Cream. Posted by Jeff Barger. Links to this post.
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NC Teacher Stuff: Peas in a Pod
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Monday, July 6, 2015. Peas in a Pod. Peas in a Pod. Written by Tania McCartney; illustrated by Tina Snerling. Source: Review copy provided by the publisher. Then, one fine day, everything changed. I ask students to put their heads down and close their eyes when we vote on something. Why? Peas in a Pod. Reading Peas in a Pod. Will have you and your class saying Vive Le Difference! Posted by Jeff Barger. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Bioengineeri...
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NC Teacher Stuff: August 2015
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Monday, August 31, 2015. Ebola: Fears and Facts. Ebola: Fears and Facts. Written by Patricia Newman. Source: Review copy provided by the publisher. There is no room for optimism as long as you are dealing with an Ebola virus. It's not about low numbers. It's about zero. We have got to get to zero. Dr Bruce Aylward - World Health Organization. Ebola: Facts and Fears. Posted by Jeff Barger. Links to this post. Sunday, August 30, 2015. I have some basic...
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NC Teacher Stuff: May 2015
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Saturday, May 30, 2015. Touch the Brightest Star. Touch the Brightest Star. Written and illustrated by Christie Matheson. Source: Review copy provided by the publisher. Close your eyes and breathe in deeply. Nod your head if you feel sleepy. Nonfiction as a toddler bedtime story? Touch the Brightest Star. This book is an excellent companion to Matheson's Tap the Magic Tree. Posted by Jeff Barger. Links to this post. Friday, May 29, 2015. 2015 (Hought...
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NC Teacher Stuff: Sheep Go to Sleep
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Sunday, July 19, 2015. Sheep Go to Sleep. Sheep Go to Sleep. Written by Nancy Shaw; illustrated by Margot Apple. 2015 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Source: Orange County Public Library. Nighttime noises scare the sheep. Really, who could go to sleep? It's nighty-night time for the five sheep from jeep fame. Sheep #4 is provided with a teddy bear and then there was one. The last sheep receives a cozy quilt and soon all is well. Posted by Jeff Barger.
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NC Teacher Stuff: A Tower of Giraffes: Animals in Groups
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Links and reviews to complement classroom instruction. Friday, August 7, 2015. A Tower of Giraffes: Animals in Groups. A Tower of Giraffes:Animals in Groups. Written and illustrated by Anna Wright. Source: Review copy provided by the publisher. Available starting September 8th. A Drove of Pigs. Pigs like to spend time with other pigs-they are very social. Groups, called droves, are led by females, called sows. Within a drove, some pigs sleep beside the same companion for many years. The first sentence of...
