The Read Aloud Classroom

This episode is full of engaging picture books that will help your students understand the importance of recycling in your elementary classroom. ♻️ These colorful read alouds will introduce students to the importance of recycling and its impact on our planet. 🌎 They are perfect book to add to your Earth Day celebration!

🌟 ONE PLASTIC BAG LESSON

📚 RECYCLING BOOKS FOR KIDS:
- One Plastic Bag
- Ada’s Violin
- Bag in the Wind
- Flipflopi: How a Boat Made from Flip Flops
- Galimoto
- Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs
- The House Full of Stuff
- I Had a Favorite Dress
- Kenya’s Art
- Magic Trash
- One Little Bag
- To Change a Planet

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Picture books are a great tool to teach writing concepts. 📝  Today we are going to be chatting about teaching setting with picture books.

Unleash the hidden power of picture books: Learn how their sensory details and evocative language paint stunning settings that inspire young writers.

🌟 OWL MOON LESSON PLAN

📚 SETTING PICTURE BOOKS:

• Owl Moon
• The Snowy Day
• Creepy Carrots
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• The Panda Problem
• Make Way for Ducklings
• When the Moon Comes
• Hello Harvest Moon

Check out the show notes for the Setting Picture Books

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Calling all germ-busting educators!  This video is your one-stop shop for engaging picture books that teach kids about healthy habits, specifically the importance of handwashing and stopping the spread of germs.

🌟 SICK SIMON LESSON PLAN

📚 HEALTHY HABITS BOOKS FOR KIDS:
- Sick Simon
- What are Germs?
- Do Not Lick this Book
- Germs vs. Soap
- A Germ’s Journey
- I Don’t Want to Wash My Hands!
- How Does Soap Clean Your Hands?
- Wash Your Hands!
- Germs are Not for Sharing

Check out the show notes for Healthy Habits Books for Kids

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Check out these new picture books released in February 2024!  Each of these books make a great read aloud for the classroom.  It's hard to choose which February 2024 picture book to read first!

🌟 FREE BOOK LIST

📚 FEBRUARY PICTURE BOOKS:
- A Happy Place
- Escargot  & the Search for Spring
- Seeds of Change
- It’s Holi!
- Memory Garden
- Sydney’s Big Speech
- Are You Big?
- Cranky
- Dear Muslim Child
- Just Try It
- Meltdown
- Hello
- My Thoughts Have Wings
- Ramadan Kareem
- The Wrong Book

See the show notes for the February 2024 New Books

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Sara :)

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March Madness is heating up, and what better way to celebrate the excitement than by bringing the energy of the court into your classroom?  Today, we're doing a slam dunk of a dive into amazing basketball picture books perfect for read-alouds during March Madness!

🌟 SALT IN HIS SHOES LESSON

📚 BASKETBALL BOOKS:
- Salt in His Shoes
- Dream Big
- Allie’s Basketball Dream
- Above the Rim
- The Boy Who Never Gave Up
- I Got Next
- Swish!
- Bravo Tavo
- Basketball Belles

Check out the show notes for the Basketball Books for Kids

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Leap into Learning with Picture Books!  Check out these fun Leap Year read alouds.  We'll be diving into a collection of fun, engaging reads that explore the concept of time, the importance of calendars, and the excitement of an extra day.  Whether you're looking for silly stories, informative explanations, or heartwarming tales, we've got you covered!

🌟 FREE JABARI JUMPS LESSON

📚 LEAP YEAR BOOKS:
- Jabari Jumps
- Leap Back Home to Me
- It’s My Birthday…Finally!
- Leap’s Day
- One Giant Leap
- Leap!

Check out the show notes for the Leap Year Picture Books

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Struggling to make those tricky states of matter click for your young scientists? Look no further than the wonder of picture books! This video unlocks the secret to transforming your classroom into a laboratory of imagination, where learning explodes with vibrant illustrations and playful narratives. ⚗️

🌟 SNEEZY THE SNOWMAN LESSON PLAN

📚 STATES OF MATTER PICTURE BOOKS:
- Sneezy the Snowman
- Many Kinds of Matter
- Curious Pearl
- What is the World Made Of?
- What's the Matter in Mr. Whisker's Room?
- Matter Matters!

Check out the show notes for the States of Matter Picture Books

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Check out these new picture books released in January 2024!  Each of these books make a great read aloud for the classroom.  It's hard to choose which January 2024 picture book to read first!

🌟 FREE BOOK LIST

📚 JANUARY PICTURE BOOKS:
- Homegrown
- Time to Make Art
- There’s No Place Like Hope
- The Fish of Small Wishes
- Too Much: My Big Great Native Family
- Tree of Life
- The Last Stand
- Buffalo Fluffalo
- Coretta
- Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts
- Like So
- When I Wrap My Hair
- I am a Masterpiece
- Ellie Mae Dreams Big!
- Eyes that Weave the World’s Wonders
- Jose Feeds the World

Check out the show notes for the January 2024 New Books

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Sara :)

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Celebrate World Read Aloud Day in your classroom with these fun activities!  I have 6 different ways to help you share books with your students this February.   Watch the video to learn how to use all these World Read Aloud Day activities in your classroom!

🌟 FREE STORYTELLING ACTIVITIES

Check out the show notes for World Read Aloud Day Activities

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Sara :)

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We all know that teaching students about wants and needs is super important. But guess what? Picture books make it way more fun and memorable! We're diving into wants vs needs picture books that can help us explain the difference.

🌟 WANTS VS. NEEDS VS. ROBOTS LESSON PLAN

📚 WANTS VS NEEDS PICTURE BOOKS:
- Wants vs. Needs vs. Robots
- Those Shoes
- Lily Learns about Wants and Needs
- Do I Want It or Do I Need It?
- Last Stop on Market Street
- Tight Times
- The Can Man
- The Pigeon Wants a Puppy
- Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

Check out the show notes for Wants vs. Needs Picture Books

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Sara :)

The Colorful Apple

Full disclosure: Amazon links in my descriptions are usually affiliate links which means if you purchase through that link, I receive a very small percentage of the sale.