1st Grade

Why do we need tools? How do habits of character help us do work? How do we create a magnificent thing?

• A Chef's Tools by Holden Strauss

• The Little Red Pen by Janet Stevens and Susan Crummel 

• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires 

• Tools by Ann Morris 

• I Use Science Tools by Kellie L. Hicks 

• My Math Toolbox by Nancy Kelly Allen

Why do authors write about the sun, moon, and stars? What patterns can we observe in the sky? How do authors use their knowledge and observations to write a story? 

• What the Sun Sees, What the Moon Sees, by Nancy Tafuri

• Does the Sun Sleep?: Noticing Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns, by Martha E.H. Rustad 

• What Makes Day and Night, by Franlyn M. Branley 

• Kitten’s First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes 

• Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me

• Sun and Moon, by Lindsey Yankey

• Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, by Elphinstone Dayrell 

• Summer Sun Risin’ by W. Nikola-Lisa 

What makes a bird a bird? How do birds use their body parts to survive? How do we build our research skills and share our learning?

• Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart

• Flight School by Lita Judge

• Little Kids First Big Book of Birds by Catherine Hughes 

• Birds by Kevin Henkes

• Just Ducks by Nicola Davis

• Beaks! by Sneed Collard

• Birds (Scholastic Discover More) by Penelope Arlon

Why should we care about birds?How do characters in stories help care for birds?Why do people have different opinions about birds? How can people care for birds so they can live and grow?

• Olivia's Birds: Saving the Gulf by Olivia Bouler

• City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male by Meghan McCarthy

• Maggie the One-Eyed Peregrine Falcon: A True Story of Rescue and Rehabilitation by Christie Gove-Berg

• Pierre the Penguin: A True Story by Jean Marzollo

• The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc

• Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers

• A Place for Birds by Melissa Stewart