The Teacher's Tool Kit For Literacy

Information Books in My Classroom

Episode Summary

Literacy expert Sharon Callen is joined by regular guest Giselle to talk about how to find and activate the best information books.

Episode Notes

Many teachers are constantly searching for great information books to fit their mini lessons in English and other learning areas.

Finding the right books is one thing, teachers also want to know how to make these texts a central part of their teaching, 

Teachers need to give students access to ‘just right’ information books for independent reading and writing and connect it to reading, writing and word work.

Upper primary school teacher Giselle joins Sharon Callen to share key insights, including:

• What do you search for to find great information books?
• How do students access these books easily in the classroom?
• How can students find ‘just right’ information books?
• What are some successful ways you use these types of books in Mini Lessons?
• How have the books supported the students in independent reading and writing?
• How to explore the three text features of informational texts (see blog https://cuelearning.com.au/explore-the-three-text-features-of-informational-texts/ and podcast episode https://the-teachers-tool-kit-for-literacy.simplecast.com/episodes/reading-like-a-writer-informational-texts)

And much more!

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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

TEACHIFIC 

• Non Fiction Poster: Graphic Feature - Cutaway, Yrs 3-6
• Non Fiction Posters - full range, Yrs K-2 and Yrs 3-6
• Tally Charts: Non Fiction Text Features
• Reading Tools: Good Reader Poster - Non Fiction Set, Yrs K-6
• Reading Journal Prompts: Non Fiction - Did You Know? Yrs 3-4

BOOKTOPIA

• Advertiser: Olympic posters 2000 Sydney
• DK: The Sports Book
• A Seed is Sleepy, An Egg is Quiet, A Rock is Lively
• This is Our World: From Alaska to the Amazon, Meet 20 Children Just Like You by Tracy Turner and Asa Gilland
• Amazing Treasures: 100+ Objects and Places That Will Boggle Your Mind by David Long
• Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia
• The Street Beneath My Feet, The Skies Above My Eyes, The Wonder of My World
• Shine a Light books: Secrets of the Vegetable Garden, The Human Body, On The Space Station, Secrets of the Sea Shore, Secrets of the Rainforest, Secrets of Animal Camouflage, Wonders of Our World, At The Hospital
• Glow In The Dark Books: Animals at Night, Voyage Through Space, Nature’s Light Spectacular
• Amazing Animal Adventures
• Eye Spy: Wild Ways Animals See the World
• Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
• What’s Out There: Amazing Plants, Rocks, Creatures and Cultures That Make Australia Extraordinary by Nicole Stewart

GISELLE’S TEACHING TOOLS

• Labels, magnifying glass, sticky notes, torch, dark spot, paper table,
• Sticky notes with rewriting of info in an easier form

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