A short slide show on how to find fiction books for elementary kids.
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1. How to find the right materials for your lesson without
losing your cool. N onfictionisFu n!
2. A Little Bit About me. A de M y r n ra e e Ak lCekEe e tr Sh
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3. Where to Start Do a little reading about good books
4. Find a few good places for reviews and referrals Ink Think
Tank is a good place to start. You find books and have a chance to
interact with authors. Not just titles, but reviews as well.
5. A few good lists Reading Rockets Science Books and Films
(Kids titles)
6. How do you know what is a good source? With Common Core
requiring more and more nonfiction, you have to be a good judge of
what is available.
7. Relying on Others for Titles Marianne J. Dyson She worked
for NASA and now reviews books that deal primarily with space. She
looks for accurate information so students learn true facts rather
than facts that were passed on and never corrected.
8. Some you know, some you may not Scholastic has books that
fit with Common Core Even Pinterest is a source Parents who review
books and blog about them Fiction Books that support nonfiction
themes Amazon usually has good reviews and most reviewers will take
you to that site.
9. Some great blogs for nonfiction Nonfiction Reviews - This
blog on WordPress has a connection with ALA Another Blogger with
some nonfiction reviews, but the books point to Amazon. Others use
categories for reviews.
10. How Do I Find Out What Teachers Need? I always ask what
books or information teachers need for their projects or to enhance
a lesson A Survey Helps Websites can help
11. A Few Other Things Book Marks with Sites Professional Books
I like How I support teachers with Lead 21 and other inquiry /
research projects
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