Multi-purpose books

What types of books are you looking for?


This section is a great resource for finding books to use in all content areas.  Please share your favorite multi-purpose books with us and we'll add them to our list, or ask us for ideas on great books you can use with your students!

Science:
Math:
Social Studies:

Art:

Music:
Wordless:
"Wordless picture books serve as the initial step towards real reading. Their stories are told entirely through a sequence of illustrations. As children follow the pictures, they verbalize the action in their own words, a process that builds vocabulary and comprehension skills. Children may interpret the stories in their own way, and in the process, learn that stories have a beginning, middle, and an ending."- Weber County Library

14 comments:

  1. Jordan BeyerMarch 14, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    I really like how the books here are grouped by subjects. It makes it really easy to find just what you're looking for if you were planning a lesson based on a certain subject that was specific to a child's interests. The only other thing that would be nice would be some brief lesson plan ideas that go with each book as well, but overall I found this page very helpful and useful!

    Jordan Beyer
    EDLS 207 Lab Monday/Wednesday

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  2. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    This was very useful. I liked how you grouped the books into subjects. It makes it very easy to find what you're looking for. I'm going to find out what my mentee's intrested in and look into getting one of these books to read with him.

    Katie Briggs
    EDLS 207 Lab Monday/ Wednesday

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  3. UnknownMarch 16, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    I love that music and art books are included in with the core subject books. It scares me that some schools are eliminating those subjects from the curriculum and I am glad they have not been forgotten, I know I would be who I am without them.

    Devinne Voigt
    EDLS 207 Lab: Mon/Wed

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  4. MichelleMarch 16, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    This is a great section because sometimes books are boring if they only serve one purpose in a lesson plan. It is much more interesting to the kids if they can take a few things away from the stories.

    Michelle Faughnan
    EDLS 207 lab Monday/Wednesday

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  5. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Hi everyone- thanks for looking at our blog! We’re glad we could help introduce you to some of the many great books which can be used in multiple subjects.

    Jordan, that is a great idea! If you have any specific “multi-purpose” book or books which you need help planning mini lessons with, please let us know, we would be glad to help!

    Katie, once you find out some of your mentee’s interests, if you need help finding books and/or resources to use, please let us know.

    Devinne, great point! We all feel the same way as art and/or music has had a great impact on us, as well so we find it very important to incorporate these types of books into our classrooms, as well.

    Michelle, we agree! We found that the books listed above were a great way to teach students while reading, rather than just reading them a story they can’t take anything away from.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 20, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    I really like this page because sometimes I find it hard to pick out books for my mentees. I know somethings that they are interested in, but sometimes I do not know were to go to find a book on that topic. Since you listed some books for certain subjects I find it easier to find a book now. Both of my mentees enjoy art and I did not know any children books on art, but now I do. Thanks

    Katherine Humenn
    EDLS 207 lab M/W

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  7. Morgan McGrathMarch 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    I thought this was very helpful. It is always very nice to know that there are books for different subjects. I remember when I was younger I always found it so much easier to relate to something if it was in a story so when my teachers would read a book about a certain subject or topic I would be more likely to remember it. I think that this is very helpful for mentoring and/or student teaching. By connecting something that a child needs help on to a book it could possibly help them to extreme amounts.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 20, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    I love how this is set up by the different subjects of books. It's always hard to find books that I can use with my mentee but with this I can look at the subject and pick something out. My mentee told me that she wants to do a lesson that involves math and I can find it easily now!


    Emily Wilkins
    Edls 207 MW Lab

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  9. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    I found this to be very helpful. I really like how they grouped everything into subjects. For me I find things much easier if the they are organized. This is especially helpful for finding books specific for a lesson plan.

    Marcus Roggie
    EDLS 207 MW Lab

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  10. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    This is very helpful and useful to all of us. I know that I have a hard time finding what books to use with my mentee. He doesn't give much feedback on the books, so giving us books that are in each subject helps a lot. My mentee is also very into sports and the outdoors so I wonder if it is possible you could add some books that are about that, so I have an idea of what kids at his age level like/want to read.
    Philicia LaBare
    Edls 207 MW Lab

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  11. UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Hello Everyone thank you so much for your comments. We really appreciate your input on what you like about our blog and what we need to make better!!

    We see that many of you are unsure about what kinds of books to pick for your mentees. If you let us know what sort of things your mentees are interested in we would love to try to help you find that perfect book. We have already added both a sports section and an outdoors section per a request for those mentees who are interested in these topics. We will be trying to add more books to each subject matter throughout the rest of the semester so make sure to keep checking back for an updated list.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    I'm definitely going to use this site to check out some good books. Until now I've just been searching through the shelves at the Literacy Center to find the perfect book. This section is very convenient and well organized; I'm sure my mentees will love some of these books!

    Samantha Larson
    EDLS 207 MW

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  13. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    I think this section of the blog is very helpful. I am always looking for different books to use in mentoring that apply to different subjects and typing it into the library catalog or Google comes up with to much things I cant use. I will defiantly use this page to find books for mentoring.

    Kelsey Rimmer
    EDLS MW

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  14. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I like this page because it gives you a variety of different books on specific subjects. It is hard to find books in only one certain content ares without it being boring or not getting the point across. This selection gives me some options of things I can use with my mentee that will interest her more.

    Ashley Girard
    EDLS 207 Monday/Wednesday

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