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I founded this humble blog for the purpose of sharing picture book teaching ideas with my fellow teachers. I frankly wasn't able to find anything like it on the Internet.
Since that time, many teachers have emailed me to say how much they appreciate the recommendations and resources found here. Many, however, are hungry for more, and invariably ask, "Where can I find other sites like yours?"
To advance the cause of teaching with picture books, I reached out to some of the extremely knowledgeable and talented educators who, like me, not only review children's books, but also provide their readers with teaching ideas and additional resources. I absolutely encourage you to visit their sites, become followers, and share their resources with your colleagues.
In addition, if you know of a fantastic site that I missed (especially if it's yours!) please let me know and I'll be sure to include you here.
The Book Chook
Audience: Teachers, Parents, Homeschoolers, Anyone Who Loves to Read, Write or Create and Wants to Share that with Kids.
Susan Stephenson is the face behind The Book Chook, where she shares her passion for children's literacy, literature and learning. Susan taught Kindergarten to Year 6 in Australian primary schools, drama outside school to kids and young teens, and ESL in China.
Currently, as well as pretending to be a chicken on her blog, she writes stories for children, and edits the free magazine for parents, Literacy Lava. It's published four times a year, and available as a downloadable free pdf. Each issue is erupting with practical ideas and strategies to involve children in reading, writing and communicating with creativity. Contributors come from all over the world, but each shares a passion for children's literacy.
Some recommended posts to explore:
- Introducing Kids to Fairy Tales Online
- Sharing Stories Using Online Editors
- Using Toys as a Springboard for Writing
Katie's Literature Lounge
Audience: Teachers, Parents, Homeschoolers, Librarians
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I'm thrilled to find these great resources, Keith, most of which are new to me. Thanks for including me in such a stellar line-up!
I'm pleased to spread the word! So many teachers, homeschoolers, and tutors aren't aware (yet!) that these resources exist.
Great resources here.
Thanks
Kevin
What a fantastic round-up of resources!
I reviewed a couple of picture books this week - I tend to switch back and forth between picture books and YA, dizzying, I know!
Check out Creative Literacy:
http://creativeliteracy.blogspot.com/
Katie does not only talk about using picture books to teach, but her posts on that topic are thorough and very powerful. I've truly learned a lot from her!
Silvana: I agree that Creative Literacy is a terrific site. It was definitely in the running! I finally decided to choose sites that were more focused on the picture book topic, all the time; I found quite a few that had a picture book focus one day of the week, for example. Thanks for mentioning this site!
Keith,
Thanks for mentioning my site. :) It is so refreshing to know all these people that are out here blogging about books and how to use them. Keep up the good work.
Thanks,
Margo
http://margodill.com/blog/
Keith,
Thank you so much for including me! This post looks great. Second the thought for keeping up the good work.
Jeff Barger
http://ncteacherstuff.blogspot.com
Hi, Keith,
I'm so glad I found your site. I'm a children's book author and also the director of the National Writing for Children Center, a showcase for children's book authors and illustrators.
Every month we show parents and educators how to use picture books (and other children's books) as part of their teaching tools. Our site features articles on using picture books to teach prediction, cause and effect, main idea, and all sorts of other basic concepts.
I noticed that some of the books you mention on your site have been featured at our site as well!
Check us out some time at http://www.writingforchildrencenter.com
Thanks so much and happy reading!
Suzanne Lieurance
National Writing for Children Center
Hi, Suzanne.
Thanks for sharing your site with us. I actually recall coming across it some time ago, and you've got some excellent resources there.
I'm sure there will be a follow-up to this post, and I'll definitely point folks your way.
Another great resource for elementary school teachers and parents:
Delightful Children's Books
www.delightfulchildrensbooks.com
At Delightful Children's Books, you can search for booklists by child's age and by subject matter (e.g. art, backyard wildlife, dance, snow, other countries, friendship).
Thank you for including my SimplyScience blog here. This is a great roundup of helpful blogs and I enjoyed seeing ones I didn't yet know.
My pleasure, Shirley! Wish every content area had a picture book proponent like you!
Susan is only pretending to be a chicken? Drat, my bubble is burst.
Seriously, Keith ... this is a GREAT lineup. I would also add Franki Sibberson/Mary Lee Hahn's blog A Year of Reading.
Try out aneducationinbooks.wordpress.com for must-read books for kids. About two-thirds of the posts are about picture books and there are ideas and brief teaching points on most.
Thanks for sharing that link!
I checked it out and it's a pretty straightforward yes useful site with some nice picture book selections.
Terry: Thanks for reminding me about A Year of Reading (readingyear.blogspot.com; I saw it a few months ago and enjoyed reading through the posts. It does give some nice reviews as well as teaching tips for selected books.
Thanks for the heads-up!
Great post! Thank you for including us.