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For the past many years, our first day of school has included a read-aloud of a picture book. This central part of our classroom journey starts us off right, inviting students in to share a moment of wonder, of laughter. It starts discussions and sets the tone for the year to come. This is why… Continue reading Our Favorite First Week of School Picture Books
Every year I post an end of the year favorite book list but I thought this year, inspired by Colby Sharp, I thought it would be fun to add the titles as I discovered them. Now, these may have come out in 2018 or simply have been read by me in 2018. So here you are,… Continue reading My Favorite Picture Books of 2018 (So Far)
I have written extensively about the use of picture books within our classroom and yet there are still questions that keep coming up. No worries as I realized that I had yet to make a central blog post about picture books and how I use them with older students and so while this post may… Continue reading Using Picture Books With Older Students – A How-to Guide
For our entire 4th quarter, we are diving into identity and how it fits within our social comprehension guided by the work of the incredible new book from Sara K. Ahmed, Being the Change. As we start to look at how our identity shapes our actions, I thought a safe spot to start with would… Continue reading Great Picture Books to Discuss Identity and Character
We have hundreds of picture books in our classroom. Ranging from board books, yes, books meant to be handled by babies, to beautifully illustrated picture book versions of classic stories; ours is a picture book classroom. And while I have written extensively about the power of picture books and how it can be used to hook… Continue reading Using Picture Books in the Middle School Classroom
As we dive into our first fictional writing unit, I am reminded that sometimes kids don’t know how to move their story along. So of course, what better time than to read some more picture books to remind them of the amount of action needed for a short story. I dug through my shelves today… Continue reading Great Picture Books for Small Moment Stories
