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.
