Amanda Zieba Learning with the Word Nerd | First Chapter Friday Read Aloud Award Winning Novel in Verse for Poetry Month @AmandaZiebatheWordNerd | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Friday, April 21, 2023 - IVELIZ EXPLAINS IT ALL BY ANDREA BEATRIZ ARANGO It’s April and that means it’s also National Poetry Month! To celebrate, I’ll be sharing a middle grade novel in verse each week! This week I’ll be sharing Iveliz Explains it All, an amazing book about one girl’s grief and mental health journey. Sometimes we need to read books about hard things to learn how to deal with them in our own lives or to learn how to help a friend. This is one of those important books. The Newbery committee must have agreed, because they gave this book the Newbery Honor Award in 2023. Listen in as I read aloud.
Please note, this book includes some difficult topics including grief, death of a parent, mental health, self-harm and bullying. If these topics are triggers for you, perhaps pick a different title from my novel in verse playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJYz6T7HqBMbDYyVahvxl3yl
Thank you in advance for putting up with my insufficient Spanish. (Video mostly in English… occasional phrases in Spanish.)
Book Blurb: Seventh grade is going to be Iveliz’s year. She’s going to make a new friend, help her abuela Mimi get settled after moving from Puerto Rico, and she is not going to get into any more trouble at school. . . . Except is that what happens? Of course not. Because no matter how hard Iveliz tries, sometimes people say things that just make her so mad. And worse, Mimi keeps saying Iveliz’s medicine is unnecessary—even though it helps Iveliz feel less sad. But how do you explain your feelings to others when you’re not even sure what’s going on yourself? Powerful and compassionate, Andrea Beatriz Arango’s debut navigates mental health, finding your voice, and discovering that those who really love you will stay by your side no matter what.
Want to increase student engagement? Try these First Chapter Friday worksheets, with both generic response and novel specific sheets for each video in this playlist! Grab them here → teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Read-Aloud-Novel-Study-Graphic-Organizer-Reading-Response-Journal-2022-7587992
Get your copy of Ivelize Explains it All at your school library, local indie bookstore or here → amzn.to/40vy7Ca
Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJZCLWm7CR4yX93l3xN2conB and more Novels in verse right here: → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJYz6T7HqBMbDYyVahvxl3yl
Wanna say thanks and fuel future creations? Buy me a virtual cup of coffee for making this (and many other!) amazing free video resources for your classroom. Click here → ko-fi.com/amandazieba_thewordnerd
Scoop up a FREE motivational quote poster set for your classroom here: amandazieba.com/teachersignup and then check out all of my educational resources in my virtual city WordNerdopolis’ school! amandazieba.com/school.
And finally, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE this channel for more great videos from the Word Nerd! Just click here: bit.ly/wordnerdonyoutube
** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories
Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
#wordnerd #mglit #readingrecommendations #amandazieba #firstchapterfriday #teachertube #novelinverse #poetrymonth #mentalhealt #grief #deathofaparent #middlegradebooks #readaloud #comingofage #booksaboutmentalhealth #booksaboutdepression #april2023 #aprilispoetrymonth #novelsinverse
Friday, April 21, 2023 - IVELIZ EXPLAINS IT ALL BY ANDREA BEATRIZ ARANGO It’s April and that means it’s also National Poetry Month! To celebrate, I’ll be sharing a middle grade novel in verse each week! This week I’ll be sharing Iveliz Explains it All, an amazing book about one girl’s grief and mental health journey. Sometimes we need to read books about hard things to learn how to deal with them in our own lives or to learn how to help a friend. This is one of those important books. The Newbery committee must have agreed, because they gave this book the Newbery Honor Award in 2023. Listen in as I read aloud.
Please note, this book includes some difficult topics including grief, death of a parent, mental health, self-harm and bullying. If these topics are triggers for you, perhaps pick a different title from my novel in verse playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJYz6T7HqBMbDYyVahvxl3yl
Thank you in advance for putting up with my insufficient Spanish. (Video mostly in English… occasional phrases in Spanish.)
Book Blurb: Seventh grade is going to be Iveliz’s year. She’s going to make a new friend, help her abuela Mimi get settled after moving from Puerto Rico, and she is not going to get into any more trouble at school. . . . Except is that what happens? Of course not. Because no matter how hard Iveliz tries, sometimes people say things that just make her so mad. And worse, Mimi keeps saying Iveliz’s medicine is unnecessary—even though it helps Iveliz feel less sad. But how do you explain your feelings to others when you’re not even sure what’s going on yourself? Powerful and compassionate, Andrea Beatriz Arango’s debut navigates mental health, finding your voice, and discovering that those who really love you will stay by your side no matter what.
Want to increase student engagement? Try these First Chapter Friday worksheets, with both generic response and novel specific sheets for each video in this playlist! Grab them here → teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Read-Aloud-Novel-Study-Graphic-Organizer-Reading-Response-Journal-2022-7587992
Get your copy of Ivelize Explains it All at your school library, local indie bookstore or here → amzn.to/40vy7Ca
Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJZCLWm7CR4yX93l3xN2conB and more Novels in verse right here: → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJYz6T7HqBMbDYyVahvxl3yl
Wanna say thanks and fuel future creations? Buy me a virtual cup of coffee for making this (and many other!) amazing free video resources for your classroom. Click here → ko-fi.com/amandazieba_thewordnerd
Scoop up a FREE motivational quote poster set for your classroom here: amandazieba.com/teachersignup and then check out all of my educational resources in my virtual city WordNerdopolis’ school! amandazieba.com/school.
And finally, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE this channel for more great videos from the Word Nerd! Just click here: bit.ly/wordnerdonyoutube
** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories
Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
#wordnerd #mglit #readingrecommendations #amandazieba #firstchapterfriday #teachertube #novelinverse #poetrymonth #mentalhealt #grief #deathofaparent #middlegradebooks #readaloud #comingofage #booksaboutmentalhealth #booksaboutdepression #april2023 #aprilispoetrymonth #novelsinverse
