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.
The Dot: Questions and Activity Ideas for Teaching this Back to School Read Aloud
If you’re looking for an inspiring read-aloud to kick off the school year, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds is a must-have! This beloved 2003 children’s picture book encourages students to embrace a growth mindset, express their creativity, and believe in themselves. Best of all, it’s an engaging and accessible story for students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. The …
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 …
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 …
What Do You Think About Ocean Animals Resources
Download free resources that go along with my book What Do You Think About Ocean Animals? The resources include: questions to ask students as you read worksheets that encourage students to think about author bias and determine their own, personal opinion fact and opinion practice comparing and contrasting practice author’s purpose practice text features practice …and more! Don’t have the book yet? Find …
Books and Mentor Texts to Help You Teach Fact and Opinion
Finding read-aloud books to help 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders learn to distinguish between fact and opinion can be challenging. Many nonfiction books do include both facts and opinions, but the opinions are often subtle, which can be confusing for upper elementary students. We also tend to choose books with opinions we want students to agree with—like those describing Martin …
A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School Read Aloud Activities
A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School is a sweet story that helps 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classrooms reflect on and celebrate the school year. This rhyming book from the teacher’s perspective reminds students of what all they accomplished during the school year, lets them know they will be missed, and offers encouragement for the …