5 Amazing Wordless Picture Books for the Upper Elementary Classroom

Are you wanting to incorporate some wordless picture books into your grade 3, 4 or 5 classroom this year? There are so many benefits to using wordless picture books in the language arts classroom! Click HERE to read more about those benefits. Here is a collection of 5 wordless picture books that big kids love!

1) Another by Christian Robinson

This beautifully illustrated book takes readers on a playful journey into another world.

Another is a great text to practice making inferences. You might ask students questions such as:

• What is happening?
• How do you know?

2) Wallpaper by Thao Lam

In this book, a little girl picks at the peeling wallpaper in her room and discovers a hidden world, with endless layers waiting to be explored. Wallpaper is a beautiful book about courage and making friends.

This would be a great book to use for back to school when talking about making friends and building relationships.

This is also a great wordless picture book to use when talking about theme. You might ask students questions such as:

• What message or lesson is the author trying to teach us?
• How do you know?

3) Where’s Walrus by Stephen Savage

This is a super funny wordless picture book about a walrus who escapes from a zoo and hides from the zoo keeper by disguising himself. This book is great to use as a fun way to end the day or as a quick read aloud before recess. It would also make a good emergency sub plan book if you are a substitute teacher wanting to bring some reading material along “just in case”.

4) Journey by Aaron Becker

In this story, a lonely girl escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger are everywhere.

This is a great wordless picture book for making predictions. It also works spectacularly well for talking about mood and colour.

5) Aquarium by Cynthia Alonso

This is another great wordless picture book for making inferences. You might ask students questions such as:

• What is happening?
• How do you know?
• Why did the little girl let the fish go back home in the end?

So there you have it, my top 5 wordless picture books for the upper elementary classroom! Be sure to pin the image below so that you can return to this post before your next visit to the public library!