Today on The Teaching Toolbox, we’re here to talk about picture books and their place in the middle school classroom. Because picture books aren’t just for K, 1, and 2, picture books are great for any classroom. 

Topics Discussed

• How picture books are applicable in the middle school classroom
• Ways in which we can use picture books in middle school
• Some great picture books and their messages

Resources

Ellie’s Blog Post

https://cognitivecardiomath.com/cognitive-cardio-blog/math-picture-books-for-middle-school/

Amazon Links of Books Referenced:

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One Day in the Life of Bubble Gum

The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

If You Find A Rock

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

The Pencil

Voices in the Park

The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos

Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi

Math Curse

The Grapes of Math

The Journey

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

Henry’s Freedom Box

The Name Jar

Each Kindness

Invisible Boy

The Bad Seed

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