Mike Gordon
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Description
"Charles is excited about his first day of first grade at Robin Hill School. He wants his puppy, Cookie, to come to school too. Then Charles finds out he has to leave Cookie at home. Will school still be fun without his best friend?"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hannah looks forward to Robin Hill School's celebration of one hundred days of classes, but when a cold keeps her home the day of the party she decides to bring in the one hundred buttons she found anyway.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
420L
Language
English
Description
Katie and her family make shamrocks for each of her classmates to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but when Mrs. Connor shows a shamrock that looks very different, Katie is sad until, together, they learn the distinction between a shamrock and a four-leaf clover.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The students in Mrs. Connor's class are ready to leave first grade, but an unexpected guest almost ruins their graduation! Luckily, they've learned plenty of skills throughout the year they can use to save the day!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
The Robin Hill School kids go on a field trip to celeberate Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday and learn about this American hero, including his "I Have a Dream" speech. When they get back to the classroom, Mrs. Connor asks the kids to write about their dream of how they would make the world a better place.
8) Election day
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Formats
Description
On Becky's first day at a new school, she finds that she has a chance to run for class president.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Katie always thought her dad was smart--he is one of the busiest attorneys in town. People are always asking him for advice. She has been a bit confused ever since asking him for help with her weekly spelling list. How can her very smart dad struggle with one of her spelling words? This definitely didn't make sense. The word Mississippi has changed everything... This frank and thoughtful approach to dyslexia is an important exploration of the various...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
390L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Katy finds what she thinks is the perfect pumpkin on a class field trip to a pumpkin patch, but after her classmates tease her about how small it is, it is up to Katy's father to show her how perfect her pumpkin can be.
12) Groundhog Day
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
On Groundhog Day, the students in Mrs. Connor's class try to find out whether the class hamster can predict the weather as well as a groundhog.
13) A tooth story
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
380L
Language
English
Description
Jaime longs to have at least one tooth missing in his first grade class picture, just like his friends, and when picture day arrives an unexpected event gives Jaime his wish.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
The kids in Mrs. Connor's class are planting a garden! Everyone is excited to plant the vegetable seeds--except for Neil. He does not like vegetables. After all their hard work, will Neil find vegetables are not as yucky as he thought?
18) Picking apples
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
410L
Language
English
Description
Michael refuses to help his classmates pick apples during a field trip until his teacher, Mrs. Connor, finds the apple that is just right for him.
19) Wash your hands!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
When everyone in Ms. Connor's first grade class has a cold, she shows her students how to wash their hands to get rid of germs.
20) Class mom
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
Nia is afraid to tell her mother, who is shy because she speaks little English, that Nia volunteered her to organize a party for the first-graders of Robin Hill School.