I am an Elementary School teacher for 1st and 2nd grade students. I am seeking books to establish the foundations of literacy for my emergent readers.
Teaching early childhood students requires daily teacher developed lessons tailored to the many learning styles of the students in the class. As an educator, I am always refining my lessons to better reach my students. Working from textbooks is not an option.
While seeking strategies to improve student comprehension for Literacy skills, I have become familiar with the work of Lucy Caulkins, a prominent educator in the field. Having the books by an expert that outline strategies to master the foundations of literacy will support my students in understanding and retaining crucial skills. Poetry is a particularly difficult genre to convey to younger students. The list that I have compiled takes my students past Dr. Seuss and into the real world of verse.
Thank you for providing the books needed to advance my students’ use of poetry and prose.
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One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers Lucy Calkins, Amanda Hartman, Zo White, Zoe Ryder White, Zoe White
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$21.60
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$21.60
Art of Teaching Reading Lucy McCormick Calkins, Peter Cunningham (Photographer)
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$38.39
1
$38.39
Growing Readers: Units of Study in the Primary Classroom Kathy Collins, Lucy Calkins
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$20.25
1
$20.25
How's It Going?: A Practical Guide to Conferring with Student Writers Carl Anderson, Foreword by Lucy McCormick Calkins, Foreword by Lucy Calkins
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$20.70
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$20.70
Reading/Writing Connections in the K-2 Classroom: Find the Clarity and Then Blur the Lines Leah Mermelstein, Foreword by Lucy Calkins
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$28.79
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$28.79
For the Good of the Earth and Sun: Teaching Poetry Georgia Heard, Adapted by Lucy McCormick Calkins, Foreword by Lucy McCormick Calkins
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$20.25
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$40.50
Second Grade Writers: Units of Study to Help Children Focus on Audience and Purpose Stephanie Parsons
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$18.90
2
$37.80
Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature: Making the Most of Read Alouds Across the Day Lester L. Laminack, Reba M. Wadsworth
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$22.50
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$22.50
Don't Bump the Glump!: And Other Fantasies Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
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$14.39
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$14.39
Where the Sidewalk Ends: 30th Anniversary Special Edition Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
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$15.19
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$15.19
Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Song (Boynton On Board) Sandra Boynton
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$6.25
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$6.25
Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
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$5.35
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$5.35
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes David Roessel (Editor), Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David E. Roessel (Editor), Benny Andrews (Illustrator)
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$11.96
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$11.96
Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
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A Giraffe and a Half Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
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$13.59
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$13.59
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children : A Treasury of 572 Poems for Today's Child Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator), Selected by Jack Prelutsky
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$18.39
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$18.39
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices Paul Fleischman, Eric Beddows (Illustrator)
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$5.39
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$10.78
What Time Is It?: A Book of Math Riddles (Hello Reader! Math Series) Sheila Keenan, Kayne Jacobs (Illustrator)
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$3.59
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$3.59
Brain Quest: Grade 1 Chris Welles Feder
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$9.85
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$9.85
Brain Quest: Grade 2 Chris Welles Feder
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$9.85
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$9.85
Brain Quest: Kindergarten Chris Welles Feder
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$9.85
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$9.85
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)
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$7.19
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$7.19
Materials cost
$395.54
Vendor shipping charges
$39.55
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.89
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$462.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$101.41
Total project goal
$563.41
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$563.41
7 Donors
-$271.53
Donations toward project cost
-$230.80
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$40.73
match offer
-$272.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$223.04
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