RARE   Author: Joel Sartore

RARE is non-fiction/history books that has amazing photos and will help readers understand the history and purpose of the Endangered Species Act.  I found it amusing to look at all the different kinds of species.

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Theme: Endangered Species/Extinction

Throughout my thematic unit on Endangered species/extinction, I want students to take with them the history of the extinction of species and how to help endangered species with an assortment of literature. This literature will help explain how this has happened over time and is still currently happening across cultures and societies today.

Purpose:

My 1st graders LOVE science and I love the idea of how much literature is going to be brought into this unit. I hope to see myself reading books aloud to my students and students reading books to them and sharing with others. As I have been thinking about how these students will be using books with this unit, I love the idea of having an "Endangered species/Extinction" notebook/folder and as we read stories and learn vocabulary or anything else, this will be a great place to write down students’ thoughts and their findings on species. I'm looking forward to learning right along with these students.

Grade Level: 1st-3rd grade

Below are some of my favorite folktales, that I still enjoy!


The Little Red Hen
















Johnny Appleseed

The Three Little Pigs
















Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox




















The Gingerbread Man


















Little Red Riding Hood


















Folktales and Traditional Literature for Thematic  Plan
 I will be explaining more about how I'm going to be using these books in my thematic unit next week.  Stay tuned!
The Kaha Bird


























The Slave and The Lion