The Alphabet (Vowels)

The Alphabet (Vowels):

ā- Rainforest by Helen Cowcher

ē- The Flea’s Sneeze by Lynn Downey, The Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman, The Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood

ī- The Wicked Pirates by Jill Eggleton, How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long and David Shannon

ō- The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Noble, Jimmy’s Boa and the Bungee Jump Slam Dunk by Trinka Noble, Slowly Slowly said the Sloth by Eric Carle, Over in the Jungle A Rainforest Rhyme by Marianne Berkes

ū- Blue Tortoise by Alan Rogers

ă- The Fat Cat Sat on a Mat by Nurit Karlin

ĕ- Three Stre-e-etchy Frogs by Dawn Bently

ĭ- Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

ŏ- A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Joan Rankin

ŭ- Ducks in Muck by Lori Haskins, Snug Bug by Cathy and Mark Dubowski, I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown, The Umbrella by Jan Brett, The Wheels on the Bus by R.W. Alley

The Alphabet (Consonants): b- Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies c- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes d- Danny the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff f- Fishy Tales by DK Readers, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf g- Goggles! By Ezra Jack Keats h- Harold’s Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson

Kelly M. Ferrie Spring Creek Elementary j- Jump, Frog, Jump! By Robert Kalan k- Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne l- Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus, The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle m- The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg, If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff n- Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells p- The Princess and the Potty by Wendy Lewison, If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff, Perky Pelican by Suzanne Tate q- A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood r- My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco, The Raft by Jim LaMarche s-Silly Sara by Anna Hays, Stone Soup by Marcia Brown, Sammy The Seal by Syd Hoff, Salty Seagull by Suzanne Tate t- Teddy Bear Teddy Bear by Michael Hague, Tammy Turtle by Suzanne Tate v- Over the River A Turkey’s Tale by Derek Anderson w- The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster & Chris Raschka, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak x- Six Silly Foxes by Alex Moran y- Yo-yos by Lorriane Wilson, See the Yak Yak by Charles Ghigna z- A Trip to the Zoo by Robert Frederick, Izzie Lizzie Alligator by Suzanne Tate

Special Sounds: qu- Quacky Quacker by Spring Creek Elementary 1st grade team ing, ang, ung, ong- Crickwing by Janell Cannon, Today I’m Going Fishing with My Dad by N.L. Sharp sh- Sharks! By Anne Schreiber, George Shrinks by William Joyce

Kelly M. Ferrie Spring Creek Elementary ou, ow- Whose mouse are you? By Robert Kraus, Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George

ōw- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats th- The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper all, alk- Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins, Talking Walls by Margy Burns Knight ink, ank, unk, onk- Pinkerton, Behave! By Steven Kellogg or- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann, Daddies at Work by Eve Merriam wor- Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words by Jane o’Conner and Robin Glasser, Wiggly Worm by Jill Eggleton wa- The Waterhole by Jane Elliott, Under Water by Rebel Williams oy, oi-Pearlie Oyster by Suzanne Tate, Corduroy by Don Freeman, The Poison Ivy Case by Joan M. Lexau kn, gn- Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems, Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems ce, ci, cy- Mice Are Nice by Charles Ghigna oo- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown ar- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Lesley Harker, Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury ir,ur- Have you seen birds? by Joanne Oppenheim, Ms. Turtle the Babysitter by Valeri Gorachev au, aw- Naughty Baby by Dawn Bowker ch- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo by Kevin Lewis wh- Mr. Whisper by Joy Cowley ph- Where Can We Put an Elephant? by Joy Cowley, Emma Kate by Patricia Polacco (about an imaginary elephant) ew- A New Bed by Jill Eggleton, Good Boy, Andrew! by Ngarangi Naden, Old and New by Avelyn Davidson

Kelly M. Ferrie Spring Creek Elementary itch, etch,atch, utch, otch-Hatching chickens at school by Lorraine Wilson, When Itchy Witchy Sneezes by Joy Cowley idge, adge, udge, odge, edge – I pledge allegiance by Bill Martin Jr & Michael Sampson igh- Night Flight by Joanne Ryder

The following will help promote ideas for writing from reading the books suggested:

Schema- Have you seen birds? by Joanne Oppenheim, Pearlie Oyster by Suzanne Tate, Izzy Lizzy Alligator by Suzanne Tate, Salty Seagull by Suzanne Tate, Perky Pelican by Susan Tate, Tammy Turtle by Suzanne Tate

Mental Images-The Salamander Room by Anne Mazar, Emma Kate by Patricia Polacco, The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg

Connections-Today I’m Going Fishing with my Dad by N.L. Sharp, The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Inferring-The Snail’s Spell by Joanne Ryder, What Am I? by Ruth Leon, The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown

Predicting-Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins, The Raft by Jim Marche, Blue Tortoise by Alan Rogers

Kelly M. Ferrie Spring Creek Elementary Creating a beginning, middle, and end- Yummy, Yummy by Judith Grey, Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman, Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies

Matching words with a picture-I Pledge Allegiance by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson ,Inside Mouse Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George, Harold’s Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson

Using specific details(Sensory Words, Color Words)-The Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood, Run Jump Whiz Splash by Vera Rosenberry, A Quiet Place by Dan Andreasen

Using illustrations to convey information-Blackboard Bear by Martha Alexander, The Umbrella by Jan Brett, Pinkerton Behave! by Steven Kellogg

Using your voice when you write-My Five Senses by Aliki, I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff, How I Became a Pirate by Davis Shannon and Melinda Long

Writing a strong lead (a hook) - Crickwing by Janell Cannon, Sharks! by Anne Schreiber, Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats

Time transitions-Corduroy by Don Freeman, The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Using talk bubbles-Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems, Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems, Even More Parts by Tedd Arnold

Cause and effect-If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff, If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff

Repeating a word or line-Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells, Jump Frog Jump by Robert Kalan, Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viost

Allieration-Wiggly Worm by Jill Eggleton, Quacky Quacker by The First Grade Team at Spring Creek, Silly Sara by Anna Jane Hays

Similies-Snug Bug by Cathy East and Mark Dubowski, Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff, Quick As a Cricket by Audrey Wood

Onomatopoeia-Wiggly Worm by Jill Eggleton, The Very Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman, The Flea’s Sneeze by Lynn Downey

Kelly M. Ferrie Spring Creek Elementary Specificity-Rain Forest by Helen Cowcher, The Hello Goodbye Window by Norton Juster and Chris Raschka, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

$ words/vocabulary-Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, Slowly Slowly Slowly said the Sloth by Eric Carle

Multiple Meanings- See the Yak Yak by Charles Ghigna

Emphasis of Words- Mr. Whisper by Joy Cowley

Idioms- Even More Parts by Tedd Arnold

Adding Humor- Grizzly and the Bumble Bee by Joy Cowley

Kelly M. Ferrie Spring Creek Elementary