Category: Mentor Texts

best diverse back to school books for kids

10 Best Diverse Back to School Books for Kids

Are you on the hunt for some back to school books that your upper elementary students will love? Picture books are one of the most effective ways to build community and make EVERY student in your class feel welcome and as though they belong. In order to achieve this mission

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Using Picture Books to Introduce Students to Celebrations

One of my favourite aspects of Social Studies is introducing students to celebrations of various cultural groups. One of the BEST ways to introduce students to any concept, is through picture books! This blog post contains affiliate links which means that amazon throws a few cents my way if you

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