Kindergarten

 This list of supportive books and resources was originally compiled by the RBIS librarian. Please add any additional resources that you find useful while teaching these units of inquiry. Make a note next to any resources that weren't pertinent to the topic or age level. Central Idea: //Safe and responsible communities have rules and procedures to ensure everyone has a voice.//
 * Welcome to the Kindergarten UOI Resource List! **
 * Who We Are **

By Willis, Jeanne. Dewey: -E- Young Delilah D., who believes she is queen of a land far, far away, goes to the library with her nanny and brother and tells Library Anne the library rules of her kingdom.
 * Delilah D. at the library**

By Mayer, Cassie. Dewey: 179 Defines what it means to follow the rules and provides examples of ways children act obediently.
 * Following rules**

By Anderson, Laurie Halse. Dewey: -E- A young girl's talented but untamed tresses do not impress her strict first-grade teacher, who has rules for everything, including hair.
 * The hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher goes to school**

By Meiners, Cheri J., 1957- Dewey: 649 Teaches children the importance of knowing and obeying the rules in school and other places. Includes activities.
 * Know and follow rules**

By Knudsen, Michelle. Dewey: -E- A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.
 * Library lion**

By Stevenson, James, 1929- Dewey: -E- The reader joins Freddy Fafnaffer the pig as he deals with Mr. Frimdimpny, a crocodile who never laughs and who decides on the rules for reading this book.
 * No laughing, no smiling, no giggling**

By Alberto, Daisy. Dewey: -E- Rex convinces his family to try a whole weekend without rules.
 * No rules for Rex!**

By Salat, Cristina. Dewey: -E- When nobody comes to pick Peanut up after school, she tries to remember and follow all the safety rules her family taught her.
 * Peanut's emergency**

By Dubowski, Cathy East. Dewey: -E- At Pirate School, Pete learns to act like a pirate and fight it out, but when he and a classmate find the treasure at the same time, pirate rules don't seem to work.
 * Pirate** **School**

By Applegate, Katherine. Dewey: -E- Determined to win a trophy of some kind, first-grader Roscoe swaps a hand-knitted sweater from his grandmother for the chance to enter his new neighbor's very clever dog in a trick contest.
 * Don't swap your sweater for a dog**

By Applegate, Katherine. Dewey: -E- Roscoe cannot wait to tap dance in the school talent show until some older boys make fun of him and say that tap dancing is just for girls.
 * Don't tap-dance on your teacher**

By Applegate, Katherine. Dewey: -E- Roscoe Riley, upset with the notion that his teacher could get in trouble, comes up with a plan to keep the bee antennae on the first graders' heads, and help the drummers stay in their seats for the open house play.
 * Never glue your friends to chairs**

By Applegate, Katherine. Dewey: -E- When first-grader Roscoe discovers that his stuffed pig is missing from his backpack, he accuses the class bully of "pig-napping" and gets even by taking the bully's teddy bear.
 * Never swipe a bully's bear**

By Kelley, Marty. Dewey: -E- A rhyming survey of the many things that adults tell children to do and not to do.
 * The rules**

By Kishel, Ann-Marie. Dewey: 349.73 Explains what rules are and why they are important, looks at laws as the rules that govern communities, and charts the process by which laws are made.
 * Rules and laws**

By Levin, Bridget. Dewey: -E- Rhyming text explores how proper behavior for young animals is different from what is expected of young children.
 * Rules of the wild : an unruly book of manners**

By Perdue, Peggy K. Dewey: 507 Procedures, instructions, activities, and reproducibles to involve children in doing science with everyday things.
 * Small wonders : hands-on science activities for young children**

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Central Idea: //Personal experiences and identity are influenced by the environmental features of a place.//
 * Where We Are in Place and Time **

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Central Idea: //People express emotion, ideas and stories through performance.//
 * How We Express Ourselves **

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Central Idea: //Machines make work more efficient by conserving our energy.//
 * How the World Works **

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Central Idea: //Transportation systems are directly related to the needs of a community.//
 * How We Organize Ourselves **

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Central Idea: //Many living things live together in a habitat, which need to be protected.//
 * Sharing the Planet **

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