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

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📚 DECEMBER PICTURE BOOKS:
- The Worry Monster
- Time for Bed, Old House
- Lefty
- A Sea of Gold
- Will You Be My Friend?
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We are adding some awesome books to the Colorful Apple Book Club this month!  Check out these brand new lessons for reading, writing, science, social studies and SEL.  I'm sharing how you can use each book in your classroom to teach different lessons.

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📚 DECEMBER PICTURE BOOKS:
- The Polar Express
- 10 Ways to Hear Snow
- The S...

Fun and silly picture books teaching students how to do something!  These make great mentor texts for writing workshop when kids are working on how-to writing pieces.

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📚 HOW-TO PICTURE BOOKS:
- How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
- How to Catch a Turkey
- How to Babysit a Grandpa
- How to Catch Santa
- How to Make Friends with a Ghost
- All ...

Looking for engaging and meaningful books to share with your students on Veterans Day? This video features a collection of powerful picture books that explore the experiences of veterans and the sacrifices they make. These stories are perfect for sparking thoughtful discussions and helping your students develop a deeper understanding of the importance of honoring our veterans.

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

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📚 POSITIVITY PICTURE BOOKS:
- Be Careful, Xiao Xin!
- Bilal’s Bad Day
- Dogs Love Books, Too
- Alice in a Winter Wonderland
- Cicely Tyson
- Coming Home
- Little and B...

We are adding some awesome books to the Colorful Apple Book Club this month!  Check out these brand new lessons for reading, writing, science, social studies and SEL.  I'm sharing how you can use each book in your classroom to teach different lessons.

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📚 NOVEMBER PICTURE BOOKS:
- A Turkey for Thanksgiving
- In November
- Pumpki...

Looking for inspiring and uplifting books to share with your elementary students? This video features a collection of picture books that promote a positive attitude, resilience, and kindness. Use these books as read-alouds to foster a supportive and encouraging classroom environment.

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📚 POSITIVITY PICTURE BOOKS:
- Terrific
- Daniel’s Good Day
- The Magical Yet
- Lluvia! Rain!...

Looking for engaging and educational resources to teach your students about bullying prevention? Check out this collection of powerful picture books that explore themes of courage, kindness, and standing up to bullies.

These stories are perfect for sparking important conversations and helping young readers develop empathy and resilience. Watch to discover titles that will inspire your students to be up-standers and create...

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

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📚 OCTOBER PICTURE BOOKS:
- Quiet Karima
- Tamales for Christmas
- Where to Hide a Star
- Elmore the Christmas Moose
- Bea’s Bad Day
- The Brighter...

We are adding some awesome books to the Colorful Apple Book Club this month!  Check out these brand new lessons for reading, writing, science, social studies and SEL.  I'm sharing how you can use each book in your classroom to teach different lessons.

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📚 OCTOBER PICTURE BOOKS:
- Gustavo the Shy Ghost
- Spookley the Square Pumpkin
- Room on the Broom
- The Moon Book
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Check out these new picture books released in September 2024!  Each of these books make a great read aloud for the classroom.  It's hard to choose which September 2024 picture book to read first!

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📚 NEW SEPTEMBER PICTURE BOOKS:
- This is How We Play
- Fail...

I got some books in the mail to share with you!  Thank you to Publisher Spotlight for sharing these with me.  Which one of these books are you going to share with your class first??

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📚NEW BOOKS:
- Eighteen Flowers for Grandma
- The Great Expedition
- Marv...

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

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📚 SUMMER PICTURE BOOKS:
- Zuni and the Memory Jar: https://amzn.to/4eqD...

Reading across the curriculum is so beneficial for students!  Using picture books in math, science and social studies not only helps students with their reading skills, but with understanding new concepts as well.

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Today we are going to talk about classroom management during a read aloud.  This is the last video in our series on interactive read alouds and you might be thinking, “my class can’t handle that!”  We are going to talk about how to actually manage your class so you can do interactive read aloud strategies.

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What questions should you ask during a read aloud?  In this video, we are going to chat about how to ask questions during an interactive read aloud lesson.  We are going to talk about what questions to ask, when to ask them and how often to ask questions during a read aloud.

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How do you choose a book for an interactive read aloud?  In this episode, I’m breaking down how to pick a read aloud book for your classroom.  I’m sharing 5 simple, but effective questions to ask to make sure you choose the right book for your interactive read aloud.

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Why read aloud?  Reading aloud to kids has so many benefits!  I'm sharing my top 10 reasons for reading aloud to children in the classroom.

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LESSONS IN THIS VIDEO:

• This is a School
• Strictly No Elephants
• The Invisible Boy
• The Day You Begin
• Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

BOOKS IN THIS VIDEO:

• This is a School
• Strictly No Elephants
• The Invisible Boy
• The Pigeon Goes to School
• Creepy Carrots
• I’m New H...

Calling all explorers! Take your students on a captivating journey around the world with the magic of map books! ️This video showcases a treasure trove of engaging children's books that make learning about maps FUN and effective.

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📚 MAP CHILDREN'S BOOKS:
- Mapping Penny’s World
- Me on the Map
- Where Do I Live?
- Follow that Map!
- What a Map Can ...