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Use These 10 Sites and Books to Encourage Acceptance and Tolerance throughout the Year | Booksource Banter. With a mixture of anti-bullying sites and sites that address basic character education and development, these 10 links with title suggestions that will help teachers incorporate messages of acceptance, tolerance, self-worth and, most importantly, respect throughout the school year. 1. StopBullying.gov found in Bully by Patricia Polacco (Grades 2-5, Level T, Lexile 630) and Schooled by Gordon Korman (Grades 5-8, Level V, Lexile 740) 2.

RandomActsofKindness.org found in Patricia Polacco’s Bully 3. KidsHealth: Bullies found in Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell (Grades P-3, Level L, Lexile AD560) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. More Recommended Anti-Bullying Titles: Book Trailers Archives - KidLit.TV. Do pirates say please and thank you? Find out in this zany manners book! | August 29, 2016, 5:49 am The trailer for the beloved book “The Dot” by Peter Reynolds. | August 29, 2016, 5:40 am Princess Pinecone wants a BIG horse for her birthday, but she doesn’t quite get the horse of her dreams! | August 26, 2016, 5:47 am When burglars steal a cursed gemstone, they get much more trouble than they expected! | August 23, 2016, 5:45 am New from the Creator of Captain Underpants, it’s Dog Man, the crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and… Read more » | August 16, 2016, 6:12 am Check out this fun new book!

| August 1, 2016, 8:33 am With energetic rhyming text, dazzling art, and loads of fun, a little girl learns that good things come to those… Read more » Join Martha’s marvelous moose adventure with Too Many Moose—available July 5th! In this newest coloring book by the author of the internationally bestselling Fantastic Cities (more than 400,000 copies in print),… Read more » The Reading Without Walls Challenge. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Gene Luen Yang invites you to take the Reading Without Walls Challenge! Inspired by his official platform, the challenge encourages readers to explore books of diverse voices, genres, and formats. *Click flyer and certificate to download* *Click poster to print and hang in your classroom* Share the challenge on social media! Take a photo of the book and post it on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ReadingWithoutWalls.

Challenge your classroom or community! If you are a teacher, librarian, or bookseller, you can encourage your students, patrons, and customers to take up the Reading Without Walls Challenge! Be a part of the fall 2016 pilot program! To participate: About the National Ambassador Program The National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Program was established in 2008 by the Children’s Book Council (CBC), Every Child a Reader (ECAR), and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress (CFB). About Gene Luen Yang. They all saw a cat discussion guide. They all saw a cat activity kit. DrawTheMissingHalfInsects. Easy But Not Boring Beginning Reader Books. SLJ Diversity Course: Keynote Lecture by KT Horning. For Librarians. Read alikes | Moline Public Library Kids. Flora & Ulysses Jeopardy Game Review Game. Fu_teachersguide.pdf. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Quiz.

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Quiz. Author Chris Grabenstein: Books for Kids! Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's LibraryStudy GuidePrepared by Jen Kleinknecht, Media Specialist, H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, Verona, NJ Common Core State Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. Comprehension Discussion Questions Activities Vocabulary Words Downloadable version of Escape from Mr.

Questions To Use As You Read: Chapters 1-3 Why did Kyle get grounded for a week? Chapters 4-6 Activities: A Wrinkle in Time_Literature Resource Guide. Battle - home.