Just right books

These fun bookmarks are a great reminder for your students on how to choose good fit or "Goldi Socks" books. These bookmarks were created to go with my Mentor Text Monday Post about "Goldi Socks and the Three Libearians! You can find the blog post that I did about this wonderful book HERE! If you liked this little freebie, you may LOVE these: Related Products ⭐ Mentor Text Monday Freebies If you liked these please consider following my store to stay updated with new products and freebies…

This past week my students worked hard to make sure they filled their book bins with good fit books! We spent all week practicing and reading those good fit books. My kids have quickly fallen in love with read to self and we make sure we get our 15 minutes in each day. Here is how we learned how to find our good fit books: First, we read the book, "Goldie Socks and the Three Librarians." In the book it talks about how Goldie Socks found her good fit book and it just so happened to be the…

Too often when I pull up a chair with teachers to confer with students during independent reading, we come to the same conclusion: With some stellar exceptions, the students aren’t doing a wh…

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Finding “ Just Right” books is always a challenge, but with these tips you are sure to have success. Capitalize on what they already love: Parents and teachers get your hands on anything that your child/ student is actually interested in. If they love rocks, Legos, Strawberry Shortcake, Curious George, or Scooby Doo, books that match are out there. Believe me. I was able to find my son’s phonics readers and real books on topics he loves through a company called Scholastic. Your child’s…

It’s that time again! Last week’s topic was Intervention. Thanks again Daina for writing up an AWESOME post while I was on vacay! If you didn’t get a chance to read it, click here to check it out! This week’s focus is… Enrichment How do you challenge your top achieving students? I know I always […]

Teach students how to choose "just right" books during their independent reading time. Use this free bookmark to help remind students how to choose appropriate books during reader's workshop. Perfect for third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade #readersworkshop #upperelementary #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade

The secret to helping kids learn how to choose the right book is simple. All they need to remember is P.I.C.K. This Raise a Reader blog explains what it means.