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As June rolls nearer and we get ready to celebrate pride in my own house, I have been pulling books from our classroom collection to put on display. While many of these books have already been booktalked, read aloud, or shared in other ways in our time together, there is something beautiful about seeing a… Continue reading Some Favorite Picture Books to Highlight LGBTQ+ Experiences
I love using picture books to help my students relate to the world and grow as thinkers and humans and recognizing that our perception of others greatly influences how we treat them as is a great discussion to have repeatedly. So why not offer up a collection of picture books that does that just. Some… Continue reading Some Favorite Picture Books to Discuss Our Perception of Others
5 years ago, I wrote a post sharing a few great picture books for practicing inferencing. Looking back, I realize it is time to update the list with a few new favorites as I have expanded my own collection of stories focusing on a broader worldview. For ease sakes, I have also gathered the picture… Continue reading More Picture Books to Teach and Practice Inference
I am at our public library right now and it is deserted. Wisconsin was ordered to close their schools this coming week as more and more cases of Covid-19 pile up. The world is upside down. As we prepare to switch to online learning, I have been thinking of the power of the read aloud.… Continue reading Picture Books Read Aloud Videos for Lesson Use
One of my favorite parts of our classroom is our use of picture books to create community, to settle into routines, to get to know each other, and so much more. This means I am always searching for great new picture books to share during those first few weeks and why not share those. Some… Continue reading My Favorite Back to School Picture Books for 2019
I wanted to publish my post about the picture books I plan on using with my students at the beginning of the year, but I don’t have 10 selected yet, not even close, I have 4, because I haven’t met the kids yet and so I don’t know which books we will need just yet.… Continue reading 10 Upcoming Picture Books I Cannot Wait to Read Aloud #PB10for10
