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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Chrysanthemum!
We’re starting a new preschool at my church and we would love those book!
The Napping Bed definitely resonates with me. It sounds like our “family bed” every night.
We have never used big books! The five senses one would be awesome to share with my boys!
Looks like Spilt Milk would be my choice:)
Hard to choose: Spilt Milk or Brown Bear, Brown Bear? I think I would go with Spilt Milk because everyone has spilled something. They can all relate to this!
I love Stellaluna!
My students love it when we read Big Books together! I would love to own any of these, but the Rainbow fish has always been a personal favourite.
It Looked Likd Spilt Milk woukd be a wonderful addition to my preschool library!
Michele Murphy
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Hello All, I would have to say out of all of your big book choices, I would choose Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See, as a big book. I love that this story is so interactive, and the kiddos love it as much as I do. I also love that Eric Carle illustrated books are so colorful and artistic. I like talking about all of the colorful ways he made the pictures with the kids as well.