Improve your eight-year-old’s reading comprehension by discussing the books they read, asking questions about the story, characters, and setting, and encouraging them to make predictions and connections. Provide a variety of reading materials to keep them engaged and thinking. ...
The simple illustrations, predictable text, and of course the subject (trash!) will likely make this a winner at your house, too. I’m Fast! Kate & Jim McMullan Here’s an entertaining read about a train and a car racing to Chicago. This is one of several books by the McMullan ...
Let them respond and then follow up by talking about the view astronomers had for years – that there are nine planets that revolve around our sun. These nine planets were referred to as the “solar system”, because they followed an organized rotation around one sun. Have your students repe...
Sometimes we select books for our children that will teach certain social or civic minded lessons while also entertaining them. If you are looking for something like that, then you might consider this book. Fed up with the trash littering his home, Scruff the squirrel organizes a revolt against...
Something about seeing a beloved child come into the world, grow, and experience the wonder and pain of life drives adults to pray for the kids they love. Even people with no religious affiliation will pray for the well-being of a child. When I Pray for You celebrates the dreams, ...
Javernick’s picture book is another good one for 1st grade teachers to read when they introduce classroom rules, and it can spark some good conversations about behavior outside the classroom as well: What if everyone threw their trash on the ground?
This was my Five’s favorite book in this stack. It’s an older book (1986) about a cranky old man who spends his days cleaning up the litter left by his fellow townspeople. One day he receives “the power over trash,” which gives him the ability to send the garbage right back whe...
Chapter Book Read-Alouds for Preschool Chapter Book Read-Alouds for Kindergarten Book #101 Number 101 is for you to fill in on the list.It’s that one book when you close your eyes and think back to being snuggled up on someone’s lap, you vividly remember.That book is a must-read ...
had to sit at the back of the bus. Celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni has written a picture book about what happened when Rosa was arrested for not giving up her seat for a white man, but also puts it into context of the civil rights movement at the time. It also shares the stories of ...
Chip is a little confused why they don’t appreciate his gifts of sticks and dirty underwear. He is right about trusting Grandpa who is generous with treats and beds of all shapes and sizes. But when Mittens offers him some food from the trash, Chip decides he can perhaps let his guard...