Shena's World

Children's Literature Blog Post #8: Science Content Books (non-fiction) #1 Shena Morenz "Clouds" by Gail Saunders-Smith Easy little read all about clouds. It even has pictures of each cloud!! I happen to love clouds too so this was a good book for me I would ask students to draw clouds then name them and their type of weather they create. https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/gail-saunders-smith/ #2 Shena Morenz The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses" by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen This a book all about hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and touching...AKA the 5 senses. Magic School Bus books have a lot of information sometime and can be quite overwhelming but there is a lot of good information in it. I would have students thin about senses then name something that could trigger a sense #3 Shena Morenz "The Magic School bus presents Wild Weather" This was a great little book all about weather. It had man

Children's Literature Blog Post #7: Math Content Books #1 Shena Morenz "Count the Monkeys" by Mac Barnett "Count the Monkeys" is just about that...counting monkeys!! Its cute though because it runs out f pages before they actually count the monkeys. However, there are several monkeys on the back flap to count!! I would use this book to teach counting. I would also read each page and have stents pick out words that are examples of alliteration. https://www.macbarnett.com/ https://twitter.com/macbarnett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbJIsu2dvog #2 Shena Morenz "The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money" by Stan & Jan Berenstain Great little book starting classic characters, the Berenstain bears!! The books tells the table of brother and sister bear and their carefree spending. I love that they question the fathers figures of speech like "money doesn't grow on trees". I would use this book to talk a

Children's Literature Blog Post #6: Historical Fiction #1 Shena Morenz "Naming Liberty" by Jane Yolen This book was about 2 different stories: one about a little girl who immigrates into America and Fredric Auguste Bartholdi. It is interesting becomes at the end it brings them both together. I would use this book to teach students about immigration and why people want to come to America.I wold have kids color statues of Liberty through their own eyes. http://janeyolen.com/ https://twitter.com/JaneYolen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkxfoqHETOU #2 Shena Morenz "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" by Deborah Hopkinson This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. I was always fascinated with the underground railroad and this is a great example of historical fiction. Clara a slave girl sews a quilt showing the way to freedom. I would use this book to teach students about the underground railroad. I might would have them cre

Children's Literature Blog Post #5: Diversity #1 Shena Morenz "Violet's Music" by Angela Johnson this was DEFINITELY a book about diversity. Violet didn't really fit in until her music brought everyone together and they all were of different ethnicities. I would use this book to talk about rhythm and music in the classroom. https://www.ajohnsonauthor.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0NUdATBZA8 #2 Shena Morenz "The Hanukkah Hop" by Erica Silverman  This book is about a Hanukkah party and all the sounds that happen at the party. I think you could use this book in the classroom to show students the ideas and traditions of Hanukkah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acU-9fJn_fc http://www.ericasilverman.com/ https://twitter.com/ericarsilverman?lang=en #3 Shena Morenz "Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad" by Ellen Levine I adored the story in this book. It is abo

Children's Literature Blog Post #4: Fantasy #1 Shena Morenz "Adventures of Beekle the Unimaginary Friend" by Dan Santat This was one of my most favorite books that I read!! The pictures were stunning. Truly stunning. This book was about finding your place in the world and having a friend to call your own. I loved it!!! I would use this  book in my classroom to teach students about acceptance.  http://www.dantat.com/ https://twitter.com/dsantat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ByCtESXrM #2 Shena Morenz "The Grizzly Bear Who Lost his Grrrrr!" by Rob Biddulph This  was a good little book about a grizzly bear that lost his sound but founds friends in the end. I would use this book in the classroom to talk about sounds and hearing. I would encourage children to make their own animal and have them sound out the sound as well as write the sound (onomatopoeia).  http://www.robbiddulph.com/ https://twitter.com/RobBiddulph https://www.youtube

Children's Literature Blog Post #3: Picture Books before 1970 #1 Shena Morenz “Little Donkey Close Your Eyes” by Margret Wise Brown This was such a cute little book by a very well-known author. I would use this book in my classroom to talk to students about rhyming. I might would have them explain in small groups what words rhyme then have them make their own bed time rhyme!! (See what I did there lol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8jQ6HHfc6c #2 Shena Morenz “Good Night Moon” by Margret Wise Brown Another little gem by Margret Wise Brown. I would use this book in the classroom to talk about rhyming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg3wI0OPRe0 #3 Shena Morenz “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats This is a book all about snow. I would use this book in my classroom to talk about weather and more specifically snow. I might would explain that no 2 snowflakes are the same. Students may cut out their own snowflake. ht