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Wordless picture books are an underused resource in upper elementary classrooms. There are so many ways to use them with your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to teach a variety of skills – from making inferences, to story elements, to summarizing, to writing dialogue. But not all wordless books are created equal, especially for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade …
Most 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade 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 and series. We lean on fiction books with …
Fiction read alouds were an essential part of my education in elementary school. Almost 30 years later, I can still remember the chapter books that my 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers read aloud to my class. Those read alouds helped instill a love of reading in me that has withstood the test of time. Some of my favorites as …