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NONFICTION FAVORITESBest Books for Kindergarten through Grade 5
Michael Williams – Central Dauphin School District
A little bit about myself
2nd grade teacher Language Arts Committee Chair Co-President of Capital Reading Council Co-Chair of Exemplary Reading Program
Committee Vice President of Keystone State Reading
Association
Take a minute to write down at least 5 books that you enjoy reading aloud or using in the classroom with your students.
Your favorite children’s books…
Why is nonfiction so important? Stronger emphasis on informational text
in the PA Core Standards High interest for ALL students Motivates struggling readers Connections to various content areas Connections to fiction texts “Real life” reading
Take a moment and brainstorm a list of different types or genres of nonfiction.
What is nonfiction?
Nonfiction is…
Reference books Informational texts Instructional texts Narrative texts Biography Poetry True stories Magazines Fairy Tales, Legends, etc.
How can nonfiction be used? Learn more about a topic Provide “facts” based on a topic from a
fictional story Research Vocabulary Reading to learn Compare/contrast to same topic/different
genre Writing
Best Books for Nonfiction
Brothers at Bat Here Come the Girl
Scouts! Independent
Dames Rachel: The Story
of Rachel Carson The Legend of the
Teddy Bear Butternut Hollow
Pond
Just A Second Becoming Babe Ruth UnBEElievables Helen’s Big World:
The Life of Helen Keller
Rutherford B., Who Was He?
The Diary of a Young Girl
Penguins
Nonfiction Authors
Debbie S. Miller http://www.debbiemilleralaska.com
Brian Floca http://www.brianfloca.com/index.html
Jim Arnosky http://www.jimarnosky.com
Seymour Simon http://www.seymoursimon.com
Sneed Collard http://www.sneedbcollardiii.com
Steve Swinburne http://www.steveswinburne.com
Gail Gibbons http://www.gailgibbons.com
How would you use this book? Select a book
from the display Imagine that you
were using this book in your classroom
Complete the 3-2-1 about the book
Share
3 ways you could use the book
2 activities you could try with your class
1 concern you may have about using the book
Take a moment and list three important points about using nonfiction in the classroom and then write what you feel is the most important thing that you have learned today.
The most important thing is…
