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student-facing
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colorful, fun and engaging
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accessible at the click of a button
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standards-aligned (CCLS, Next Gen, TEKS) for Grades K-3
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ready-to-use slide deck) and all additional activities!
Just about everything on the Resource Guides are clickable!
A Friend Like No Otter
by Nelly Buchet
A Poem for Dudley Randall: Poet and Publisher of the Black Arts Movement
by Don Tate
A Stroke of Magic: The Last Hawaiian Princess
by Brunella Costagliola
Abuelito
by David Corredor Benavides and Nelly Buchet
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Anh's New Word
by Hanh Bui
Batter Up for the First Day of School!
by Bethany Hegedus
Bird Girl
by Jill Esbaum
Bob is the Biggest, Strongest, and Smartest
by Jean Reidy
Canines Unleashed:
Hank's New Pack
by Tina Shepardson
Gus Hearts the Bus
by Lindsay Leslie
Hazel and Mabel:
Two Hearts Apart
by Melissa Stoller
Horned Toad Has a Superpower
by Jill Esbaum
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Houdini's Library
by Barb Rosenstock
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It Belongs to the World
by Lisa Katzenberger
It's Corn Piking Time!
by Jill Esbaum
Mojo's Return: A Story of Resilience and Hope
by Lishay Miran Lavi, Mary Millman and Melissa Stoller
No Bad Parts
by Richard Schwartz, PhD
& Bethany Hegedus
One Girl's Voice
by Vivian Kirkfield
Parrotfish Has a Superpower
by Jill Esbaum
Polecat Has a Superpower
by Jill Esbaum
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Rainbow Allies
by Nancy Churnin
Stella's Special Recipe:
A Rosh Hashanah Story
by Melissa Stoller
Stinkbird Has a Superpower
by Jill Esbaum
The Blue Jays That
Grew a Forest
by Lynn Street
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The Carpet
by Dezh Azaad
The Ghost Who Saved Halloween
by Jennifer Anyong
The Littlest Grito
by Nicholas Solis
The Ocean's Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
by Jilanne Hoffmann
The Yellow Ao Dai
by Hanh Bui
Unlimited: Renee Bruns set a Guinness World Record
by Virginia De Francisco
Waiting for the Water Train
by Virginia De Francisco
You, Me, We: A Celebration of Peace and Community by Arun Gandhi & Bethany Hegedus
Yours, Mine, Ours: A Celebration of Service and Community by Arun Gandhi & Bethany Hegedus
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Stay Tuned! New Classroom Companions arriving soon!
Individual Unplugged Coding Activities
These coding activities are designed for an unplugged Computer Science unit, "The Hour of Code" or as a supplement to a read aloud. The worksheets here will have students using the Computational Thinking concepts and approaches and can even have kindergarteners writing algorithms!
No Computer Science experience needed!
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