Balloons over Broadway is a fun read aloud that is perfect for the the week before or of Thanksgiving. Check out these questions and activity ideas to make lesson planning a breeze!
Questions and Activity Ideas for Teaching Baloney (Henry P.)
This fun read aloud – Baloney, Henry P. – is a great book for reviewing context clues with your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Find questions and lesson ideas here.
I Wanna Iguana Read Aloud: Questions and Activity Ideas
I Wanna Iguana is an amusing read aloud for your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Use it to teach persuasive writing, fact and opinion, reptile facts, and more.
First Day Jitters: Questions and Activity Ideas for this Back to School Read Aloud
First Day Jitters is a fun read aloud that is perfect for the first day of school. Check out these questions and activity ideas to make lesson planning a breeze!
Misunderstood Shark: Questions and Activity Ideas for Teaching Upper Elementary
Misunderstood Shark is an amusing read aloud that would make a fun addition to any shark or ocean animal unit. Use these questions and activity ideas in your lesson plans for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade students.
Children’s Books for Teaching Nonfiction Text Features
Thoughtful text features make it easier for readers to locate information in nonfiction text. They support an author’s argument and can provide additional information visually. Exposing 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to a variety of text features will help them better navigate the media-rich world in which they are growing up. Many of the children’s nonfiction books today lack …
Books That Let Kids Think For Themselves
Kids are used to being told WHAT to think, but in this digital age, it is more important than ever for kids to learn to think for themselves! This book encourages students to think critically and exposes them to author bias, fact manipulation, and fact and opinion in a fun way. Otherwise, we are just creating a generation of learners …
Nonfiction Children’s Books That Teach Point of View
In the real world, we are exposed to nonfiction writing that has a clear and biased point of view. We often disagree with the conclusions of an author or question their understanding of the topic. However, this is a much rarer phenomenon in the world of nonfiction children’s picture books. We tend to expose 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students …
The Great Kapok Tree Read Aloud – Questions and Activity Ideas
The Great Kapok Tree is a compelling story that teaches about the importance of protecting the environment, particularly the rainforest. It makes a great 3rd, 4th, or 5th read aloud for Earth Day – or any time of year. Below, find questions and activity ideas to use in your upper elementary lesson plans when reading Lynne Cherry’s The Great Kapok …
Last Day Blues – Questions and Activity Ideas for an End of Year Read Aloud
If you start the school year off with the read-aloud First Day Jitters, then you need to end the year with Julie Danneberg’s Last Day Blues! At the beginning of the year, Mrs. Hartwell was nervous about teaching her class – but by the end of the year, she is sad to see her students go. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th …