"Stone Fox"

Little Willy is a wonderful character to analyze!!!

Students needed some front loading on dog sled racing and the concept of taxes, which led to a lively discussion!!!

Here is a copy of the graphic organizer we used... Sorry, I could not get it to rotate...but the website for this and other wonderful graphic organizers is

http://www.sanchezclass.com/reading-graphic-organizers.htm

"Oliver Button is a Sissy"

A heart-felt story about a boy who is a little different. My students were glued to this story. I used it as a read aloud to introduce narrative elements of fiction.

The students did a wonderful word sort and discussed how 'dancing' could be the problem in the story, or was it the solution?

This is a wonderful book to add to your selection no matter the grade level...all students, and teachers, can relate!!!