Category: Picture Books

Adrienne Gear has a great list of  beginning chapter books and early readers on her blog.  Enjoy!

Thanks Adrienne!

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What happens when a young boy picks up a single piece of litter?  He doesn’t know it, but his tiny act has big consequences.  What Matters gently explores nature’s connections, from the minuscule to the monumental, and traces the ripple effects of one child’s good deed to show how we can all make a big difference

Thank you to Leah Dixon, from University Highlands, for sharing with us a great picture book to use when teaching students about effective self and peer assessment.  This book will have your class laughing, while at the same time learning about how to accept compliments as well as criticism.  

“Thanks for the Feedback, I Think!”  by Julia Cook

Thank you to Joan Pearce and Carol Walters, from Comox Valley, for this Core Competency Book List:

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Thank you to Lyndsey James from SD 36, for creating this Core Competency booklist.  

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Below are the slides for the heart map presentation I gave this afternoon!

heart maps

Thank you to Aja Geddes, teacher from Capitol Hill, for sharing some great strategies she uses with her students to keep them excited about reading!  Aja has generously offered to share these ideas with us!  

With this “Book Request Sheet” students can write down books they want for the classroom or school library.  

Book request sheet

With the “Someday list” students can keep track of books they want to read.  Perhaps they heard about a good book from a friend, and don’t want to forget about it!

reading-My Someday List

With this “top picks” form, if a student really liked a book, they can fill out one of these sheets, and they get displayed in the classroom.  This is a great way to generate interest in a variety of books.  This is done in book stores in real life, so how great it is to bring this into the classroom to create excitement around reading!

Top Picks – books

If you have something you’d like to share, that sparks a love of reading or writing in your classroom, please send it to Tanis.Anderson@sd41.bc.ca

Click on the link below for a list of books to teach Growth Mindset!

18 Perfect Read-Alouds for Teaching Growth Mindset

Click on the Encounter Book to see a great list of books that address Global Justice Issues.  Thank you Adrienne Gear for posting this!

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