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Bear Came Along
Bear Came Along | Richard T. Morris
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A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a successful author and illustrator duo! Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren't any fun by yourself, and so enters Froggy, Turtles, Beaver, Racoons, and Duck. These very different animals take off downstream, but they didn't know they needed one another until thankfully, the river came along. This hilarious picture book and heartfelt message celebrates the joy and fun that's in store when you embark together on a ride of a lifetime.
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M.Marvins
Bear Came Along | Richard T. Morris

This book could be really good lesson in the beginning of the year to help students learn the importance of making new friends and keeping friends.

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M.Marvins
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I love this book it is one of my favorites and I have it at home on my book shelve. I love the story and the animals as characters. I enjoy the message of friendship and the theme it portrays.

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“Until the river..“ This is the last line and encapsulates that everything in the book and story was needed to make the whole, just like a classroom.

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terracollichio
Bear Came Along | Richard T. Morris

I really like this book because it can represent a classroom community which will always be a big part of my goals. It relays the message that everyone is different and brings a different skill or mindset that helps build everyone and everything up.

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Bear Came Along, Richard T. Morris, 2019. We meet all sorts of different kinds of animals and their personalities. They all didn't realize they would have anything in common but they ended up getting along great!

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LibrarianRyan
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5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 This Caldacott honor book deserves all the praise it has received. We start with a river. Then the bear comes along. Then the Frog, and so on, and so on. Each animal/s helping the other and learning to lean when needed. The Illustrations are amazing. They propel the story and rev the excitement for the big finish. It all blends together beautifully.

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AlexRobinson
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This wholesome Caldecott Award winning MF read about adventure, different paths crossing, and unexpected blooming friendships. To focus on story structure, a perfect strategy to involve with this book is IR, so students can then understand/graph the main events that take place in this very linear book.

AlexRobinson Here is a source that has IR suggestions embedded into it to promote the best learning environment for this strategy: https://www.readingrockets.org/article/independent-reading. UDL guidelines might be 7.3, 8.1, 9.3, and 1.1 (minimize threats and site actions, heighten salience of goals and objectives, promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation, and offer ways of customizing the display of information). 4y
AlexRobinson EL strategies can include: 5, 9, 16, and 30 (teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts, teach note-taking strategies, integrate speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities, and encourage the use of diagrams and drawing as aids to identify concepts and seeing relationships). An adorable read with lots of guided learning opportunities! #ucflae3414sp21 4y
DrSpalding Reading rockets is a high-quality resource and teaching young children how to take notes effectively is a skill that will benefit them for years to come. 4y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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A sweet tale of an accidental adventure with gorgeously vibrant illustrations that you can lose yourself in.

Texreader Ahhh too cute!!! 4y
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gpraytor
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This MF book highlights the importance of friendship and community. I would enjoy reading this book as a RA and interacting with students about their viewpoints on friendship and community.

UDK Principle 3.1: activate or supply background knowledge
UDL Principle 1.1: offer ways of customizing the display of information
ESOL Strategy 11: place language in meaningful context
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gpraytor This is an amazing resource for lessons plans and unit exercises https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=64826 4y
DrSpalding Same comment. A bit more detail regarding your summary and how your resource aligns with your teaching strategy 4y
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Zelymarie.R
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This RF picture book is a 2020 Caldecott Medal Honor. The awesome images in this book transport us to an adventure where we learn how everyone in the forest is important and have a role. As a future educator, I will use this book for an RA that incorporates classroom roles for the students. #UCFLAE3414SP20

Zelymarie.R This Storytime Kit https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Bear-Came-Along-Dow... will help the students express what they learn from the story in multiple variations. This resource is a great way to use UDL 4.1 with a variety of responses and navigation. Also, is good to use ESOL #16 with the integration of speaking, listening, writing and reading activities. 5y
DrSpalding I like the idea of this as a readers theater. The images are beautiful as recognized by the Caldecott committee. 5y
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HeathHof
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A picture book beginning with B for #BBRC. "This story says, Take a chance! Hop on board! Work together! Trust each other! Share the adventure!" A wonderful little story and so beautifully illustrated. ???
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Clwojick This looks adorable! 5y
LibrarianRyan stacked. 5y
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5🌟Bear falls into a river and before he knows it he is on an adventure! Froggy, Turtles, Beaver, Duck and Raccoons join him along the way. It shows children how fun it can be to have others join in no matter their differences. To trust one another and enjoy the ride.The watercolor illustrations are so catching, colorful and bright. I loved the two page spreads. This book is funny and cheerful. Available June 4th!! #bookreview #picturebooks