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Looking for the best realistic fiction books for Kindergarten to read to your kids? Here are some great realistic fiction picture books for classroom read alouds. These realistic children's books include both contemporary realistic fiction picture books as well as historical realistic fiction books. Ideas for Kindergarten teachers looking for realistic fiction books including lesson plans and activities! Great realistic fiction books for Kindergarten.

Looking for the best realistic fiction books for Kindergarten to read to your kids? Here are some great realistic fiction picture books for classroom read alouds. These realistic children’s books include both contemporary realistic fiction picture books as well as historical realistic fiction books. Ideas for Kindergarten teachers looking for realistic fiction books including lesson plans and activities! Great realistic… Read More

Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the Christmas / winter mentor text picture book Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo. A great holiday read for spreading kindness! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So) close… Read More

You Are a Star Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book You Are a Star Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins and Sarah Green.  Great for biography studies, Women’s History Month, the power of words and equality / justice! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key… Read More

The Great Stink by Colleen Paeff

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text book The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff.  A great book for studying history, engineering, and STEM! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline,… Read More

Realistic Fiction Books For Kindergarten: The Definitive List

Realistic Fiction Books For Kindergarten: The Definitive List

August 17, 2022

Looking for the best realistic fiction books for Kindergarten to read to your kids? Here are some great realistic fiction picture books for classroom read alouds. These realistic children’s books include both contemporary realistic fiction picture books as well as historical realistic fiction books. Ideas for Kindergarten teachers looking for realistic fiction books including lesson plans and activities! Great realistic… Read More

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Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo

Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo

August 14, 2022

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the Christmas / winter mentor text picture book Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo. A great holiday read for spreading kindness! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So) close… Read More

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You Are a Star Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins

You Are a Star Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins

August 14, 2022

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book You Are a Star Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins and Sarah Green.  Great for biography studies, Women’s History Month, the power of words and equality / justice! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key… Read More

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The Great Stink by Colleen Paeff

The Great Stink by Colleen Paeff

August 14, 2022

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text book The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff.  A great book for studying history, engineering, and STEM! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline,… Read More

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Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham

Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham

August 14, 2022

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham.  Great for relationships, family, and coming of age tales / growing up! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody… Read More

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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell

Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell

August 14, 2022

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Classified: Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer.  Great for biography studies, Women’s History Month, women in STEM and Native American Heritage Month! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline,… Read More

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