Big Books for the Classroom
Do you use big books in your classroom? These books are great because they are larger than your typical picture book which means your students can see the pages better. I love using these for read alouds and shared reading.
Today I’m sharing my favorite big books for the classrom. Comment below with your favorite one!
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw has a mystery shape that shifts from page to page help capture children’s attention. There is word repetition in this book, so children will likely want to read along with you!
My Five Senses by Aliki is great for introducing students to the five senses!
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon is a heartwarming story about a baby bat who goes on adventure to find her mother!
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh is great for introducing colors and color mixing to students.
The Napping House by Audrey Wood is a hilarious tale about lots of people and animals that want to sleep in the same bed!
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle is a classic book! Kids love the repeition and will want to read along with you!
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister is a great story with an important lesson about sharing!
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina will captivate your students and make them laugh!
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle is another great rhyming and repetion book.
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes is a sweet story about a mouse who learns an important lesson when she goes off to school!
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My students would love It Looked Like Spilt Milk so they could see the pictures even better.
Caps for sale would be great to have!
I have one big book in my classroom and the kids absolutely love it. I would like to have a couple more so we can alternate.
Thank you for the chance to win some awesome books to add to.our classroom. I am a Preschool teacher of 2 yrs olds and they love to listen to books.
Love them. I always read Chrysanthemum at the beginning of the year.
These books are so good!
Even though Brown Bear is so familiar to the kids I love reading it to them since they “read” it with me by repeating the chanting text with me. It makes for a shared reading experience that I love!
I love big books! I taught homeschool preschool for my littles and they loved story time with our one big book. I’d love to add to my collection. The Napping House is one of my favorite books to check out at the library.
It’s a difficult choice, but I’d choose Chrysanthemum.
I love Stellaluna and enjoy reading it to my students. Would love to have a copy that I don’t have to keep hidden from the students, so it doesn’t get destroyed.