Fictional Stories in Science
Using Fictional Stories as a Pathway to Science Content
Category: Animals
Feature Book: “Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly”
I absolutely loved this book! I loved the cover, the illustrations, the story line, and the main character, Velma Gratch. It, too, was among the pile of books that I checked out for our first grade PBL project (see “Gotta Go! Gotta Go!”) and… Continue Reading “Feature Book: “Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly””
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Featured Book: “Gotta Go! Gotta Go!”
This book was among the books I gathered for our first grade PBL project about the monarch butterfly and what we can do to keep it from the extinct list. It would often go overlooked by me, and by students, compared to the books… Continue Reading “Featured Book: “Gotta Go! Gotta Go!””
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Great Adjectives, Onomatopoeia, and One of my Favorite Animals
Ok I may be biased, since I love moose and have always wanted to see one (well, from far away), but I just loved this book. It made me smile and laugh. It took me a few pages to discover there was a moose… Continue Reading “Great Adjectives, Onomatopoeia, and One of my Favorite Animals”
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The Picture Book that Keeps on Giving
This picture book has so much to offer: rhyme and song, counting, repetitive text, seek and find/hidden images, AND the names of animal offspring: for example, a squirrel has “kits”…did you know that? I didn’t. The back of the book also is a wealth… Continue Reading “The Picture Book that Keeps on Giving”
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Featured Book: “A Friend for All Seasons”
Author: Julia Hubery; Illustrator: Mei Matsuoka Book Summary: “Robbie the Raccoon and his friends love Father Oak and worry that he is sick when his leaves begin to turn color and fall off, but Robbie’s mother explains what the change means and helps him… Continue Reading “Featured Book: “A Friend for All Seasons””
Fictional Stories in Science 