Classroom and Home Library Initiatives

Grades K–5 Ultimate Read-Aloud Collections

Award-winning children’s author and acclaimed educator Dr. Lester L. Laminack provides guidelines, lessons, and resources for making every read-aloud experience intentional and instructional to engage students in deep thinking about fiction and nonfiction books. Central to Dr. Laminack’s message is his breakthrough thinking about the value and importance of “Best Friend Books”—a small, carefully curated collection that you can repeatedly turn to for specific teaching purposes. Collections Include: 5 fiction and 5 nonfiction “Best Friend Books” selected by Dr. Lester L. Laminack (5 copies each) 5 full-color, multi-panel Teaching Cards with detailed lesson plans and suggestions for “first visits” and “home visits” that help students discover the magic of literary language 128-page professional book, The Ultimate Read-Aloud Resource, 2nd Edition , by Dr. Laminack. Grades K–5 C3 Framework for Social Studies Collections Strengthen social studies and reading instruction with our C3 Framework for Social Studies Collections. The 50 informational titles in each grade-level collection explore a wide range of topics that are relevant to the College, Career, and Civic Life Framework for Social Studies. Use These Collections To: Encourage classroom conversations about personal and civic responsibility. Engage readers with fun and factual content. Provide accessible texts on important topics related to immigration, social impact, the environment, American history, and more!

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