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Category Archives: Thinking Skills
Book 219: Alphabeasties
Alphabeasties (2009) by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss Don’t let the name of Alphabeasties scare you away! Thanks to Siri Wilhelm for showing me this book. Siri is an art teacher and plans to perhaps have students draw animals like … Continue reading
Book 216: Grapes of Math by Greg Tang
The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang, illustrated by Harry Briggs The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang is a picture book of math problems that require out of the box thinking to solve. The title makes the book sound … Continue reading
Book 207: Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel
Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad books are beginning reader chapter books, and children are so excited when they can finally read at this level. You know, a chapter book is SO much better than … Continue reading
Book 130: The Bicycle Man by Allen Say
The Bicycle Man by Allen Say If you are looking for a good book for your class or child to read and practice asking questions as a reading comprehension strategy, this book is perfect. The book is historical fiction and … Continue reading
Book 40: How Big is a Foot?
How Big is a Foot? How Big Is a Foot? by Rolf Myller, Susan McCrath This story is often read in Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade math classes. The king (a ruler, get it?) wants to have a special … Continue reading
Book 39: Capacity, by Henry Arthur Pluckrose
Capacity By Arthur Pluckrose Yes, this book should be read to children. Students may not select it at the library, but the books in the Math Counts series are important in helping to develop math concepts. This book could be … Continue reading
Book 35: Spy on Third Base, by Matt Christopher
The Spy on Third Base by Matt Christopher Here is a baseball themed book with a little mystery. This link goes to my free worksheets for this book (with teacher answer key) on TeacherShare by Scholastic. T.V. Adams has a … Continue reading
Books 27 and 28: Going on a Bear Hunt and Knuffle Bunny
Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator) This is an exciting story to read to children who pretend to go on a bear hunt with actions and sounds. The family first packs up, starts walking, and … Continue reading
Book 21: The Seven Blind Mice
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young Seven Blind Mice is the retelling of a famous story. Seven blind mice each individually set off to find out about a mysterious and large strange something. Each mouse comes back with a different … Continue reading
Books 17-18-19, by Chris Van Allsburg
Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg Books by Chris Van Allsburg are mystifying and complex, as is this book. Children will puzzle over the pictures until they realize at the end that the story is just a dream. A … Continue reading
BOOK 3: 7 KEYS TO COMPREHENSION
7 KEYS TO COMPREHENSION is for the adult person who reads to children. I enjoyed wonderful memories of reading to my children as I read this book and realized how reading aloud helps teach the seven simple thinking strategies that … Continue reading
Book 1: THE RED BOOK
This picture book is for all ages. It is a story of the travels of a wordless magical book (yes, the book travels), and is also about the children who find and read the book . This book is great … Continue reading
