I so often agonize over this list, my favourite nonfiction titles of the year. Which titles should go on my favourites list? I have a very special spot for nonfiction picture books and LOVE being...
https://thereisabookforthat.com/2015/12/30/20-favourite-nonfiction-titles-of-2015/
Oh how I love nonfiction picture books and I have been reading some amazing titles. Somehow though, Tuesdays have been tricky days and my #nfpb2015 posts have been few and far between this fall/w...
https://thereisabookforthat.com/2015/12/23/nonfiction-picture-book-wednesday-and-ive-been-reading/
Just 6 weeks left to complete my nonfiction picture book reading for 2015. There are some nonfiction titles on my radar that I can’t wait to read. Like, right now! Here are ten titles on my non...
https://thereisabookforthat.com/2015/11/18/nonfiction-on-my-radar-winter-2015/
Shouldn’t book lovers know most of all to not fall in love with a book because of its cover? Or are we the most easily tempted? I am not so sure. This book, I will admit, had me from the … Co...
https://thereisabookforthat.com/2015/11/11/nonfiction-picture-book-wednesday-counting-lions/
Nature is pretty amazing no matter what the season. I will admit to be particularly impressed in the fall. I love that evidence of the changing seasons literally falls at our feet. The leaves, th...
https://thereisabookforthat.com/2015/10/07/nonfiction-picture-book-wednesday-nature-oh-wow/
I have a brand new class: a busy group of seven and eight year olds. Many of them are not used to the nonfiction read aloud. But, they love to be read to and they are fascinated when I share … ...
Last week Elisabeth Ellington put together this list: A Starter Kit for Teachers New to Nonfiction – one that was relevant from K-16 (as she teaches college) From Elisabeth: “What does a star...
I have written many times about how important I think it is to have students to have books in their environment – books that they can interact with, books to read, books that are read to them a...
If you have been following this blog for a while, you might have noticed me talking more than once about my favourite places to be out in the world. It’s pretty simple. In the forest. By the oc...
I have been exploring the new B.C. curriculum drafts for Social Studies and thinking about what directions we might take in my Grade 2/3 class next year. A few of the big ideas: Local actions hav...
https://thereisabookforthat.com/2015/07/21/nonfiction-picture-book-wednesday-water-connects-us-all/