3 (Mostly) Non-Fiction Christmas Books
How Santa Really Works Teaching text features? Research and asking questions? This book is for you! The perfect mix of “factual” and whimsy, How Santa Really Works includes diagrams, labelled…
Mentor Texts for Nonfiction Writing
Mentor Texts is a highly used teaching strategy to get students to emulate authors in their own writing. [see How-To Post]. In my experience and searches, I see that there…
Book Review: Kid Normal, by Greg James and Chris Smith
Jump to Integration Ideas[Open][Close]Theme – Identity and FriendshipEssential Questions:Figurative Language – SimilesCharacter – What does it mean to be a hero? Why I Picked It Up: Last spring/summer, Audible offered…
Book Review: Outside, Inside, by Leuyen Pham
Jump to Integration Ideas[Open][Close]Text-to-Text Connections – Communication – Listening, Speaking, and ResearchSocial Studies – Community Helpers (essential workers)Visual SupportsCharacter Feelings and Change Why I Picked It Up: During our back-to-school…