Genres

There are a few considerations you should make while looking for good childrens books. You must first confirm that the books are suitable for your childs age.

Genre anchor chart and free printables!

Genre in writing is SO important. Why? Because readers have certain expectations when they pick up a new book. Those expectations are based on the book's genre. Learn how to meet (and exceed) your reader's expectations by satisfying the requirements of your story's genre.

I’m very good at coming up with story “sparks” – too good, in fact – but I always find it a trial to develop those ideas into fully-fledged stories. One technique I use is to create mind-maps. I thought I would share my genre mind maps in case they can help you in your hour…

I love encouraging my students to explore a variety of genres, but sometimes that means I need to explicitly teach them about the genres first! These free genre posters are the perfect way to do just that!

We have always enjoyed watching movies, but over the past 110 years, the popularity of certain genres has spiked while others have waned dramatically.

As adults, we often walk into a bookstore with a certain genre we are ready to peruse the aisles for in order to find our next read. Would your students be able to do the

Yes, it has it's own board on my Pinterest account. I used to be embarrassed by how fascinated and excited I was about classroom libraries. I paroused thrift stores, hit up retiring teachers, and planned my weekends around library book sales for months leading up to my first year in the classroom. By the time

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