May Read Aloud Recommendations

April showers bring MAY flowers {and the end of the school year for many of you}! Ramona Recommends and I are here to help you pick your read alouds for this month!Follow us on insta using the hashtag #sparklingrecommendations

This month we are highlight books that work for Mother’s Day, Wordless Picture Book month, and Cinco de Mayo!

Are You My Mother?

A bird goes searching for his mother.
Use for teaching: problem/solution, sequencing, science (animals and their babies)

Flotsam

Gorgeously illustrated wordless picture book about a discovery a boy has made at the beach.
Use for teaching: science, imagination, history (then and now)
Grades: k-3

The Kissing Hand

A tender story of a scared little raccoon who is not ready to go to school, but with “the kissing hand” from his mother, he begins to feel better.
You can find some ADORABLE crafts to go along with this book here, here, and here.
Use for teaching: Mother’s Day, family, sequence, cause/effect, first day of school
Grades: k-2

The Girl and the Bicycle

A sweet story of persistence and friendship told only through pictures.
Use for teaching: kindness, unlikely friendships, story telling with pictures, sequence, responsibility
Grades: k-2

Hop on over to Courtney’s blog to read the rest of our list!