One of my all-time favourite read alouds for the upper elementary classroom is Fatty Legs by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and Christy Jordan-Fenton. This novel tells the story of Margaret’s experience at a Residential School. Teaching students about Residential Schools in an age-appropriate manner is one way to move forwards on the
Are you searching for fantastic picture books that can be used as read alouds for Earth Day and beyond? Are you teaching a Waste and Our World Science Unit and need to teach students about concepts such as reusing, environmentalism, and natural resources? Then teacher bestie, this list is for
Are you on the hunt for the PERFECT Historical Fiction Read Aloud? No need to keep looking. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is the best historical fiction read-aloud for upper elementary classes. HANDS DOWN! 1) Symbolism One of the trickiest reading skills for grade 4 and grade 5 students
Are you on the hunt for some amazing professional development books for teaching reading? Here is a list of my top 3! These books are perfect for upper elementary teachers who use a reading workshop approach. 1) The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo This book is AMAZING for finding
Are you on the hunt for picture books for Asian Heritage Month? Did you know that the Government of Canada has declared the month of May to be Asian Heritage month? This makes it the perfect time to highlight some amazing picture books that are written by Asian authors or
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
Are you wanting to boost engagement in your Social Studies class? Try incorporating these 5 picture books to teach Canadian History! Your upper elementary students are sure to love these mentor texts and learn a ton of new information about Canadian History! You will notice that the books below represent
Are you an upper elementary teacher looking to incorporate realistic fiction book clubs into your Reading Workshop? This list of books will help you to choose titles that your students will be able to access and that they will very much enjoy. Level M: Lola Levine is Not Mean by
Today I am sharing a list of picture books about Black Canadians. These books will absolutely work for Black History Month. However, I am such a believer in incorporating Black History throughout the year and I encourage you to do the same! After all, Black history is Canadian history. 1)
Are you looking for engaging ways to teach your upper elementary students how to analyze character traits? My favourite way to do this is through picture books. Even your big kids will love listening to a story in order to practice reading skills. The Teaching Method: Choose a Book (I
Are you an upper elementary teacher who needs new ideas for teaching genre? Are you tired of students not being able to identify the correct genre of the books that they read? Today I am sharing three easy ideas for teaching genre. Whether they are identifying the genre of the
Are you about to dive into your Water Cycle unit in Science class? Here are the 5 sweetest books about water that are perfect for Upper Elementary classes. These books are great to use to introduce the Water Cycle, states of matter and properties of water to students. They also
Your upper elementary students will love solving these multiplication and division problems to escape from Mars.
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