1. Picture books have the potential for bringing together ideas, images,
content, vocabulary, language, and arts in the minds of any learner. Read‐
aloud can be a strong supporting structure for literacy learning across the
school day and can strengthen students’ abilities and achievement in
many subject areas.
Reading aloud across the curriculum is a practical way to expand teaching
and learning and to accomplish literacy‐based goals in four key subject
areas – math, social studies, language arts, and science. Classroom read
aloud can be used to scaffold understanding and increase student
engagement.
Hialeah Gardens High School FEA
Favorite Book Project
Favorite Books from Childhood: Student Reflections
The reflections are excerpts from student blog posts. The students responded to the prompt: Write about a
favorite book from childhood.
My favorite book from childhood is Marvin K. Mooney
Will You Please Go Now, because it shows you pictures
and of how you will think he will leave. Dr. Seuss is a
great author that made the books rhyme and make
sense. This book also is for kids to know how to spell
and write the words. Also, the book has pictures that
use a creative way to show what the author is talking
about. I chose this book because it is easy and you can
understand it. ‐ Erika M.
We all have our favorite childhood books. Mine were the Junie B. Jones books. I loved all of
her books, but one of my favorites is Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy. When I was in 4th
Grade, I remember reading these books, and how it took me more than a week to read one,
but now I read them in, like, 15 minutes. It is amazing how things change. Now I read books
that are 300 pages or longer. Junie B. Jones books are only about 70 pages. These books
were my favorite because the author literally writes in Junie’s perspective. For example if
Junie does not know how to spell a word, the author just writes it the way Junie might think
it’s spelled. She makes reading her books fun and enjoyable for little kids. – Roxana S.
I love the story of Cinderella. It’s everything a little girl imagines. It has love,
family, and a happy ending. I like how the author makes it funny and unrealistic
but what I don’t understand is why, out of all the other animals, he chose rats to
be in the story. Girls don’t like rats, or mice. Another thing that I would like to
know is why the author chose for the stepmother to be wicked. Why couldn’t
her father have died and her stepfather been wicked? In all, the word choice and
adjectives the author used is very remarkable. He didn’t choose very hard
words, making it seem like he was only trying to capture young audiences, but
still made it appealing to older audiences too. ‐ Stephanie M.

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explain how fractions work.
use his or her voice with the text.
Science Curriculum ‐ L LANDFORMS
Socia
al Studies Curri
iculum ‐ IN THE TIME OF SLAAVERY The For rest in the Clou
uds, Written by
y Sneed B. Coll
lard III
Christ
tmas in the Bigg House, Chris
stmas in the Quarters Illustrat
ted by Michael Rochman
Written by Patricia C. McKissack a
and Frederick L
L. McKissack
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will become fas scinated with
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stence and will want to learn how the ecosy ystem there is
thosee of the slaves who lived in th he quarters. Thhe hauntingly being th
hreatened. In f fact, the author tells us this c
cloud filled
beaut tiful language richly describees the traditionns and scenes oof landformm is the most tthreatened are ea on Earth. Th he detailed
the holidays in the m mid‐1800s. This is not a one sitting read‐alo
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s it unfolds pag ge by page.
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meet animals thhey’ve never he eard of that
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the story alive. make thheir homes in t the mountains. A glossary will help them
understtand this uniquue environmen nt. This is one for your
Cont
tact: C. Conce
epcion, Reading Coach, HG
GHS & HGMS science shelf that you don’t want to o miss.