If Chocolate Were Purple | 
pickIf Chocolate Were Purple by Jen Barton is a Literary Classics Seal of Approval Modern Fantasy picture book about a world where chocolate is purple. This whimsical book full of rhymes is a fun story to ignite imaginations. Children will love this book for its crazy depictions, and will wonder with every page turn what outlandish thing will happen next. Because it has short simple sentences and is mostly filled with pictures, this would be great for
Ryanne.H Independent reading for advance K-1st grade. After independently reading, children can write/draw what their world would look like if chocolate were purple. UDL 9.3 (develop self-assessment and reflection) because students can then share what they created to the class and why they chose to write/draw their ideas. EL 8 (use direct instruction) teacher can model a chocolate purple world through visuals or drawings instead of independent reading. 7y
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DrSpalding The Chocolate Touch is one of my all-time favorite books from my childhood. This book reminds me of that book. Be sure to add a web resource. Books that can encourage creativity, are super to add to your classroom library. 7y
morganhillman This book sounds fantastic!! I really love how much creativity is involved with the book and the activity that the kids do after reading. I think that all students would be really engaged and have a great time reading this book! 7y
Ryanne.H I normally don‘t use Pinterest because there are too many options but this is too cute https://www.pinterest.com/pin/140244975870862694/?amp_client_id=j1zzWx15ZE4jRDIw... the idea of a sensory bin is so neat 7y