For any elementary teacher, finding good books to read with the class and recommend for students to take home to read can be a challenge. Reading is one of the most important skills to master in the early years. Studies have shown that elementary literacy instruction develops students' linguistic and cognitive abilities through the explicit integration of reading, writing, speaking, and listening into instruction across all content areas and activities. Literacy is the key to life long learning and overall success, anything you can do to encourage your students to make reading a part of their life is always a benefit to them.
So, to that end, here is a list of some of the best books to read with elementary school kids:
- Where the Wild Things Are- Maurice Sendack
- The Snowy Day- Ezra Jack Keats
- If You Give a Mouse A Cookie- Laura Joffe Numeroff
- James and the Giant Peach- Roald Dahl
- Wonder Bear- Tao Nyeu
- When Sheep Cannot Sleep- Satoshi Kitamura
- No Flying in the House- Betty Brock
- Skippy Jon Jones- Judy Schanchner
- Mrs. Piggle Wiggle- Betty MacDonald
- Where the Sidewalk Ends- Shel Silverstein
- Amelia Bedelia- Peggy Parish
- Five Little Peppers- Margaret Sidney
- Free to be You and Me- Marlo Thomas
- Peppermints in the Parlor- Barbara Brooks Wallace
- The Great Brain- John D. Fitzgerald
There are so many good books for kids, I am sure that there are tons that didn't make this list. What are your favorite childrens' books? Are there some that you students especially love? Let me know in the comments.
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By Melissa Kennedy- Melissa is a 9 year blog veteran and a freelance writer, along with helping others find the job of their dreams, she enjoys computer geekery, raising a teenager, supporting her local library, writing about herself in the third person and working on her next novel.
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