{"id":14035,"date":"2023-08-12T20:21:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T20:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/?p=14035"},"modified":"2024-06-07T23:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T23:10:59","slug":"great-books-for-back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/great-books-for-back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Great books for back to school!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:135\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14036\" src=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/read-alouds-to-start-the-school-year-august-2023-1000x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/read-alouds-to-start-the-school-year-august-2023-1000x563.png 1000w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/read-alouds-to-start-the-school-year-august-2023-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/read-alouds-to-start-the-school-year-august-2023-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/read-alouds-to-start-the-school-year-august-2023.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><strong>There are many reasons why we should read books to students in the first weeks of school. Here are a few of the most important reasons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"3:1-8:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:206\"><strong>It helps students adjust to the new school year.<\/strong>\u00a0Reading aloud is a great way to help students relax and get into a story-time mindset. It can also help them to bond with their classmates and teacher.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"4:1-4:237\"><strong>It exposes students to new vocabulary and concepts.<\/strong>\u00a0When we read aloud to students, we are exposing them to new words and ideas that they may not have encountered before. This can help to expand their vocabulary and knowledge base.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:233\"><strong>It helps students develop a love of reading.<\/strong>\u00a0When students are exposed to good books on a regular basis, they are more likely to develop a love of reading. This is a valuable skill that will benefit them throughout their lives.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"6:1-6:284\"><strong>It helps students improve their listening comprehension skills.<\/strong>\u00a0When students listen to stories being read aloud, they are practicing their listening comprehension skills. This is an important skill for students to develop, as it will help them to succeed in school and in life.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"7:1-8:0\"><strong>It provides a break from the routine.<\/strong>\u00a0Reading aloud can be a great way to provide a break from the routine of the school day. It can also be a fun and relaxing activity for students to enjoy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:103\">What else?<\/h3>\n<p>Creating a habit or routine for reading from the very beginning has even more benefits!<\/p>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"11:1-14:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:192\"><strong>Set the tone for the year.<\/strong> Reading aloud to students sends the message that reading is important and enjoyable. It can also help to create a positive and supportive learning environment.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a way to show that you value reading and want your students to as well.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"12:1-12:170\"><strong>Build community.<\/strong> When students listen to stories together, they are able to share in a common experience. This can help to build community and a sense of belonging.\u00a0 Not only this, but the choices you make can really help you share about yourself, help to get to know your students, and bring up important issues that you will be tackling all year&#8211;from friendship, to growth mindset, to overcoming challenges, and more.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"13:1-14:0\"><strong>Promote diversity.<\/strong> There are many books available that feature characters from different cultures and backgrounds. Reading these books to students can help to promote diversity and understanding.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t stress enough that students need to &#8220;meet&#8221; characters that they can relate to&#8211;and who can stretch their understanding of the world.\u00a0 Being conscious of gender, race, interests, and more can help students feel seen and connected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:213\">Overall, there are many reasons why we should read books to students in the first weeks of school. It is a great way to help students adjust to the new school year, learn new things, and develop a love of reading.<\/p>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:213\">Here are a few of my favorite books for back to school!<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Fish-in-a-Tree-Novel-Study-with-digital-access-1989573?utm_source=www.theteacherstudio.com&amp;utm_campaign=great%20read%20alouds%20for%20bts%20post%20fish%20in%20a%20tree\"><strong>Fish in a Tree:\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> I talk about this book a lot (Here&#8217;s a great blog post about it!).\u00a0 It is my &#8220;go to&#8221; read aloud to start the year.\u00a0 We literally refer to it all year long, and I do SO much teaching&#8211;both social emotional learning work AND curriculum work&#8211; with it!\u00a0 Check out my novel study if you want help getting the most out of this book!\u00a0 If you do nothing else&#8211;use this book to help you track characters and how they change over time.\u00a0 AMAZING DISCUSSIONS!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Fish-in-a-Tree-Novel-Study-with-digital-access-1989573?utm_source=www.theteacherstudio.com&amp;utm_campaign=great%20read%20alouds%20for%20bts%20post%20fish%20in%20a%20tree\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14037\" src=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1.png\" alt=\"Using Fish in a Tree to teach about characters\" width=\"504\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1.png 940w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Save Me a Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0 Similarly, this book is a great text to kick things off because it really hits hard at how students are often judged before others get to know them&#8211;and that we are all unique and have things to offer.\u00a0 That whole &#8220;popular kid&#8221; discussion is SO powerful.\u00a0 The students LOVE that it&#8217;s told from two characters&#8217; points of view so it&#8217;s a great teaching tool!\u00a0 I can help you teach this novel as well if you are interested.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Save-Me-a-Seat-Novel-Study-print-and-digital-access-5715304?utm_source=www.theteacherstudio.com&amp;utm_campaign=great%20read%20alouds%20for%20bts%20post%20save%20me%20a%20seat\">Just click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Save-Me-a-Seat-Novel-Study-print-and-digital-access-5715304?utm_source=www.theteacherstudio.com&amp;utm_campaign=great%20read%20alouds%20for%20bts%20post%20save%20me%20a%20seat\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14041\" src=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Mar-05-6-09-53-PM-750x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Save Me a Seat Novel Study\" width=\"387\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Mar-05-6-09-53-PM-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Mar-05-6-09-53-PM-1500x2000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Mar-05-6-09-53-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Mar-05-6-09-53-PM-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Mar-05-6-09-53-PM-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Mar-05-6-09-53-PM-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>The Picture Books<\/h4>\n<p>I can&#8217;t even begin to list ALL the picture books I use at the beginning of the year&#8211;and each has a purpose (or purposes!) I thought I&#8217;d share a few of them with you in case they are new to you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s start with Peter Reynolds books.\u00a0 Just WOW.\u00a0 His books are so simple but have such important messages.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/just-make-mark-and-see-where-it-takes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14042\" src=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/growth-mindset-the-dot-2022-blog-post-header-1000x563.png\" alt=\"Peter Reynold's The Dot\" width=\"611\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/growth-mindset-the-dot-2022-blog-post-header-1000x563.png 1000w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/growth-mindset-the-dot-2022-blog-post-header-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/growth-mindset-the-dot-2022-blog-post-header-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/growth-mindset-the-dot-2022-blog-post-header.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/just-make-mark-and-see-where-it-takes\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> to read a blog post about how I use his book &#8220;The Dot&#8221; with my students every single year&#8230;usually on day 1 or 2.\u00a0 His other books&#8211;&#8220;The Word Collector&#8221; (a GREAT kickoff to vocabulary work), &#8220;Say Something&#8221; (a book to encourage students to use their voices to stand up for others), &#8220;Ish&#8221; (A great introduction to creativity)&#8230;and so many more. You can&#8217;t go wrong.\u00a0 (I&#8217;ve listed some of them at the bottom of this post&#8211;these are affliate links, to be fully transparent.).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I also love using:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Enemy-Pie-Quick-Win-Complete-No-Prep-Reading-and-Writing-Lesson-Plan-8690126?utm_source=www.theteacherstudio.com&amp;utm_campaign=great%20read%20alouds%20for%20bts%20post%20enemy%20pie\">Enemy Pie<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Great for discussions about making new friends and not making judgments about others)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/The-Girl-Who-Never-Made-Mistakes-A-Complete-No-Prep-Reading-and-Writing-Lesson-8341480?utm_source=www.theteacherstudio.com&amp;utm_campaign=great%20read%20alouds%20for%20bts%20post%20girl%20who%20never\">The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(I love to use this to talk about the power of making mistakes and being ok with it!\u00a0 Perfect for incorporating with Jo Boaler&#8217;s work about mistakes!)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/The-Most-Magnificent-Thing-Complete-No-Prep-Reading-and-Writing-Lesson-Plan-8347351?utm_source=www.theteacherstudio.com&amp;utm_campaign=great%20read%20alouds%20for%20bts%20post%20magnificent%20thing\">The Most Magnificent Thing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Perfect for talking about perseverance!)<\/p>\n<p>Because I find these books to be SO powerful, I have created guides to use right with students&#8211;from comprehension questions for before, during, and after reading to vocabulary and writing prompts&#8211;I&#8217;ve created these no prep resources to help you better use these amazing books.\u00a0 Just click the titles above to see more.<\/p>\n<h4>Using Your Read Alouds to Teach Reading Lessons<\/h4>\n<p>I could list dozens more&#8230;from &#8220;Only One You&#8221; to &#8220;Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big&#8221; to &#8220;Quiet Please, Owen McPhee&#8221; to &#8220;The Recess Queen&#8221;&#8211;and countless others.\u00a0 My challenge to you is to continue to work to find books that you can use to build community in your classroom along with starting the important work of reading instruction&#8230;with these books you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice retelling<\/li>\n<li>Discuss characters and character change<\/li>\n<li>Identify character traits<\/li>\n<li>List problems and solutions<\/li>\n<li>Identify settings<\/li>\n<li>Look for examples of how dialogue is important<\/li>\n<li>Find interesting vocabulary words<\/li>\n<li>And more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you find some amazing books to read with YOUR students this year!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/theteacherstudio?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_aipsftheteacherstudio_X2CN86PYN73JT2N3VQ1D\">Here is the link to my Amazon list<\/a> if you want to get more details about the books themselves.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you follow me on social media yet?\u00a0 I\u2019d love to connect there!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FourthGradeStudio\"><em><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theteacherstudio\"><em><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theteacherstudio\/\"><em><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@megattheteacherstudio2694\"><em><strong>Youtube<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Or sign up for my email list\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floral-sky-7063.ck.page\/1a0fb0d9ae\"><strong>RIGHT HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for freebies, teaching tips, and more!<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13448 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/new-logo-with-photo-wider-black-1000x1000.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/new-logo-with-photo-wider-black-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/new-logo-with-photo-wider-black-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/new-logo-with-photo-wider-black-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/theteacherstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/new-logo-with-photo-wider-black.png 1181w\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"258\" data-pin-title=\"The Importance of Teaching Geography in Elementary School\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many reasons why we should read books to students in the first weeks of school. 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