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Their 5 Favorite Picture Book Read Alouds
+BONUS video of their ten favorites
I read my fifth graders close to 200 books during our time together. After a few rounds of voting, they settled on these five books as their favorites.
Selecting Their Favorite Picture Book Read Alouds of the School Year
We end every day in our fifth grade classroom with a picture book read aloud.
Every. Single. Day.
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where did the year go?
At times, this has felt like the longest school year of my teaching career. Having to move our entire school to a new building, while merging with two other schools, in the middle of the school year, was wild.
But somehow we did it.
sha...
am i a monster? 👿 🤔
At the end of the day on Thursday I couldn’t decide which picture book I wanted to read my fifth graders.
At the end of the day on Thursday I couldn’t decide which picture book I wanted to read my fifth graders. Earlier in the week, I chec...
the moment we all teach reading for
I have this kid in my class that schools would call a great reader, but he hasn’t ever really seen himself as a reader.
I have this kid in my class that schools would call a great reader, but he hasn’t ever really seen himself as a reader.
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I am a husband, father of five and a fifth grade teacher at the elementary school that I attended as a child. I've written a couple of books with my friend Donalyn Miller: Game Changer! and The Commonsense Guide to Your Classroom Library.
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