Genre study

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

Let's jump into READING GENRES! Do you teach and discuss reading genres? I feel like with the ever so popular 40 book challenge genre is a buzz word in education right now...and I love it! I think its so good that we get the opportunity to explore to books with our readers. Gerne is so important because it's a springboard into reading! I wanted to share some of my favorite tips and activities for teaching about reading genres and weaving throughout the curriculum throughout the school year…

Genre anchor chart and free printables!

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We have been learning a lot about genre and the specifics of nonfiction, but I am out of the classroom this Friday and I want a fun activity for kids to work on that would give them the chance to sort lots of books without obliterating our class library, especially with a sub! I originally saw this idea on Jen's blog, The Teacher's Cauldron, and knew it would be the perfect way to help kids *and* get rid of all of the catalogs that are already beginning to stack up in my room (bonus!)…

This blog post focuses on teaching the various genres to upper elementary students. It includes a genre anchor chart and multiple free activities!

One of the staples of the beginning of the year is spending a little time introducing genre. This post provides you with five days of activities that will

Teaching blog post on using genre crafts to teach genres in the upper elementary classroom

Are you looking for some fun and creative ways to do a genre study in your elementary classroom? Follow along in my blog, where I share 7 genre activities for kids and genre posters for free. Your upper elementary students will love a genre sort, genre review, and more! 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students will want to test their knowledge in a book genre game that is a digital Jeopardy style. Have students create posters for another genre activity to add to your classroom library.

18 different posters for reading genres. These can be used during Writer's Workshop or when doing a genre study. Characteristics and book pictures included.