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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I like to read the big book Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh. It is a great way for my special education class to explore shapes.
Mouse Paint!
Oh there are so many great Big Books here! Mouse Paint is awesome! It Looked Like Spilt Milk is one of my favorite books. I would love to have it as a Big Book!
I teach English as a second language and all books are a great opportunity to learn new vocabulary. Love them all, but my fav is Polar Bear Polar Bear what do you hear?
The Five Senses is my favorite one to use for my Early Childhood SPED kiddos! 🙂
Love all of these, but I’d have to say Stellaluna is one of my favorites!
All of these are great! Rainbow fish is definitely my favorite.
So many wonderful classics! Big books provide fantastic learning opportunities for children! Thank you for sharing.
Stellaluna and Chrysanthemum are my favorite to read with my daughter.
“It Looked like spilt milk” is one of my favorites!