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The Dreadful Fate of Jonathan York
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
As students read The Dreadful Fate of Jonathan York, they will record unfamiliar or compelling vocabulary, share and discuss the interesting words they find, and utilize a graphic organizer to analyze their favorite words from the text. Then, students will write short narratives using rich and imaginative vocabulary to describe the comic sections of the book.
Snoopy: Cowabunga!
Grade Levels: 3-7
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
Students will read Snoopy: Cowabunga!, participate in a class discussion, complete group writing activities, and use the book as a springboard for individual creative writing exercises.
Desmond Pucket and the Mountain Full of Monsters: Science
Grade Levels: 3-7
Curriculum Connections: Science
Students will read Desmond Pucket and the Mountain Full of Monsters and complete the related activities.
Desmond Pucket and the Mountain Full of Monsters: English Language Arts
Grade Levels: 3-7
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
Students will read Desmond Pucket and the Mountain Full of Monsters and complete the related activities.
Desmond Pucket and the Cloverfield Junior High Carnival of Horrors
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
Students will read Desmond Pucket and the Cloverfield Junior High Carnival of Horrors and identify and analyze visual text features such as maps, lists, and diagrams. Using what they have learned, students will write short narratives containing visual text features.
Mighty Alice Goes Round and Round
Grade Levels: 2-6
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Art
Alice Otterloop and her family (brother Petey, Mom, and Dad) live in the cookie-cutter suburbs not far from the interstate. Alice attends preschool where she and her friends Beni and Dill make life interesting for Miss Bliss, their teacher. This comic book portrays their day-to-day life as it unfolds with simple joys, tiny infractions and laughable moments.
Zen Pencils: Inspirational Quotes for Kids
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Art
Each Zen Pencils comic can spark a new attitude or help students see themselves in a different light. Let this book inspire deep conversations in your classroom, build your classroom community, and help students express their emotions—and watch for the many teachable moments that will arise.
Zen Pencils: Inspirational Quotes for Kids
Grade Levels: 6 and up
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Art
Each Zen Pencils comic can spark a new attitude or help students see themselves in a different light. Let this book inspire deep conversations in your classroom, build your classroom community, and help students express their emotions—and watch for the many teachable moments that will arise.
Phoebe and Her Unicorn
Grade Levels: 3-7
Curriculum Connections: Language Arts
Students will read Phoebe and Her Unicorn and then will make some magic of their own through writing exercises and vocabulary-building activities.
Unicorns on a Roll: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: Language Arts
Students read Unicorn on a Roll and make notes about their personal reactions to and connections with the text. In small groups, students discuss the book and their notes and questions about it. Working together, groups write a complex, text-based question about the book, and then answer each other’s questions using text evidence.
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