Literature suggestions for student adaptation

Brown Bear, Brown Bear/Polar Bear, Polar Bear by Eric Carle
Use the repetitive text to describe an environment, habitat, community, or holiday.

Caps, Hats, Socks and Mittens by Louise Borden
“Winter is caps, hats, socks and mittens” could be “Math is…, “Desert is…, America is…”

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
Make up a diary of an animal, a famous person, a life cycle, or a landmark. Tell from first-person narrative.

It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
Fill the background with color and paint shapes. “It looked like a cat but it wasn’t” At the end, “It was just a cloud.”

This is the Way We Go To School by Edith Baer
This is the way we (do an activity). Show drawings or photos of the correct way to do something.

The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Practice descriptive writing. “The important thing about grass is that it is green. It’s soft and feels squishy. But the important thing…”

Mary Wore Her Red Dress by Merle Peek
Students draw pictures of themselves and write descriptively about their Halloween costumes and more.

Things That Are Most in the World by Judi Barrett
Use imaginative adjectives to define superlatives. “The smelliest thing in the world is a skunk convention.”

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett
Forecast the weather with strange items falling from the sky, such as elephants or candy bars.