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When looking for good books to read the first week of school for your upper elementary students, you will likely come across many suggestions that just aren’t that appropriate for a 4th or 5th grader. Many back to school books focus on emotions that are more geared towards younger students. Older students just aren’t as concerned about leaving their parents …
Sometimes I recommend products using affiliate links. If you click through and buy, I may be compensated at no cost to you. Wordless books are an underused resource in upper elementary classrooms. There are so many ways to use them with your students to teach a variety of skills, from making predictions, to story elements, to writing dialogue. If you …
Most upper elementary teachers I know could easily tell you their favorite fiction books to read aloud to students, but choosing a nonfiction book is harder. We just don’t read nonfiction or informative texts as much as we read fiction texts because it is harder to find engaging books. We lean on fiction books with positive themes and inspiring stories …
Sometimes I recommend products using affiliate links. If you click through and buy, I may be compensated at no cost to you. Some of my favorites as a 3rd grader were James and the Giant Peach, There’s A Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, A Dog Called Kitty, and A Family Apart (Orphan Train Adventures). Some of my favorites as a …