Class books kindergarten

How make class books with your students in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten to create motivation to read. Pictures and ideas for making class books.

So, every month (sometimes a few times a month!), I like to write {class books}. I don't know why or how I started this, but it just became something I like to do. I really like doing it because you can really see how much they have grown in their writing. And they LOVE reading their books. I keep these books in a library bin that's JUST for class books. And when they have time to read, a lot of them pick out the books they wrote. I mean, they just LOVE to see that they are authors! I just…

Making class books with your Pre-K and Preschool students is a great way to add high-interest books to your classroom library as well as help children

Class books are a wonderful writing activity for preschool and kindergarten students! This post has tons of great class book ideas to use with your students. These class-created books cover the beginning of the year, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Valentine's Day, Easter, and more! Students will love writing and illustrating their own books to be enjoyed by the class!

Halloween has come and gone, but it's left its mark on our collection of classroom books. Here's a glimpse of four books that my trick-or-treaters will enjoy all year long. This first book was inspired by a big book we read during shared reading called Jack-O-Faces. One of the pages says, "This is Jack-o-happy." That became the inspiration for each page of our book, but we inserted our names instead of Jack's. This next book is fairly simple, but it has moving parts so the kids enjoy it…

Kindergarten is a most delightful ages for read alouds–kids are full of wonder and silliness, and the selection of excellent picture books is enormous. Here are 50 of the best books for kindergarten.

If someone walks into my classroom while kids are independently reading various texts around the room, they might hear what they think is random clapping. That would about drive me batty, but the kind of clapping I'm talking about is proof kids are thinking. The clapping comes from a brilliant classroom book idea I found on Pinterest. Click on the picture to visit the original owner's blog, Chalk Talk. I modified it slightly by using sticker dots. Each kiddo met with one of my parent…

Check out these amazing number books for kindergarten and preschool. Your students will love the colorful pictures and cute storylines as they listen to these counting books. Several of the books show objects in groups, to help students develop subitizing skills through books. Using these books in your classroom will help students develop number sense and subitizing skills while engaging with charming children's literature. These books are the perfect way to integrate math and literacy!

The best children's books that every kindergarten teacher should have! From the first day of school to the end of the year, this list of kindergarten books is perfect for read-aloud time in your classroom. Plus there are lesson ideas, too!