• ISBN13: 9781041279808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: General Books
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publisher Imprint: Rout India
• Publication Date: January 1, 2025
• Pages: 170
• Original Price: INR 1295.0
• Language: English
• Edition: South Asia Edition
• Item Weight: 430 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

The Classroom Go-To Guide for the Common Core is the first in a series of comprehensive tools to tap into the vast flow of recently published books for children and teens, offering recommendations of exemplary titles for use in the classroom. Currency meets authority, brought to you by the editors of the highly regarded review sources, School Library Journal and The Horn Book Magazine.This guide includes approximately 200 selections published since 2007 for grades 4-6 recommended by The Horn Book Magazine. The titles are grouped by subject and complemented by School Library Journal’s “Focus On” columns, which spotlight specific topics across the curriculum.Providing context for the guide, and suggestions on how to use these resources within a standards framework, is an introduction by Common Core experts Mary Ann Cappiello and Myra Zarnowski. These experts provide perspective on the key changes brought by the new standards, including suggestions on designing lessons and two samples plans. Following the introduction, you’ll find a wealth of books, by category.Each section includes a listing of the top titles with brief, explicit annotations, and key bibliographic data. “Focus On” articles are appended to appropriate categories to support in-depth curricular development. Each of these articles includes a topic overview and list of current and retrospective resources (including some fiction), and multimedia, that will enable educators to respond to Common Core State Standards call to work across formats.Table of Contents: PrefaceIntroductionPutting Nonfiction to Work in Schools: The Challenges and Opportunities of Implementing CCSS by Mary Ann Cappiello (Lesley University) and Myra Zarnowski (Queens College, CUNY)ArtsBusiness & TechnologyFolkloreLanguage & LiteratureFocus on Charles DickensHappy Birthday Mr. Dickens! by Jill MazaPoetryReligion & MythFocus on Greek MythologyOMGS! by Joy FleishhackerScienceFocus on Ocean LifeGoing Deep by Kathy PiehlFocus on Scientific ExplorationQuantum Leaps and Bounds by John PetersSportsU.S. HistoryFocus on Westward ExpansionCalifornia Bound by Mary MuellerFocus on PoliticsWe the People by Jennifer S. PrinceFocus on Civil RightsEveryday Heroes by Rhona CampbellWorld HistoryFocus on the HolocaustRescue and Resistance by Rachel KaminTitle IndexAuthor Index