Teaching Writing with Picture Books
Did you know that you can teach your child essential writing skills through the use of picture books? Using the themes of "Great Beginnings", "Elaboration and Detail", "Word Choice" and Sentence Fluency" there is a list of awesome picture books that exemplify these themes. Check out the list of books you will need:
"Great Beginnings"- Teach your homeschoolers about writing a great beginning to a story. The following books are wonderful to read and appreciate:
Going Home by Eve Bunting
Grandpa's Teeth by Rod Clements
Eleanor by Barbara Cooney
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Aunt Flossie's Hats by Elizabeth Howard
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Noble
"Elaboration and Detail"- The list of books below are perfect to teach your children about elaborating on a specific topic and using great detail:
The Paper Crane by Molly Bang
Very First, Last Time by Jan Andrews
The Armadillo from Amarillo by Lynn Cherry
Arturo's Baton by Syd Hoff
If you Were a Writer by Joan Nixon
"Word Choice"- Young author's often have trouble coming up with the right words to convey their ideas. Here are books that offer fantastic word choices to inspire your students:
Up North at the Cabin by Marsha Chall
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements
Goblins in Green by Nicholas Heller
The Unbeatable Bread by Lynn L. Hoopes
Duke Ellington by Andrew Pinckney
"Sentence Fluency"- Learning about sentence fluency can be challenging for many children. it can be difficult to string together ideas in a style that flows and does not sound choppy. Here are some books to help teach your homeschoolers how to write and convey ideas in a fluid manner.
Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman
William the Curious by Charles Santore
Piggins by Jane Yolen
Georgia Music by Helen Griffith
Bad Day at the Riverbend by Chris Van Allsburg
Take time each day to read and discuss each book, and have your homeschoolers practice writing something similar to the story read. Read your work aloud to fellow homeschoolers, family and friends. Give your children an opportunity to read the books independently too. Here are the books for use in teaching writing with picture books:
"Great Beginnings"- Teach your homeschoolers about writing a great beginning to a story. The following books are wonderful to read and appreciate:
Going Home by Eve Bunting
Grandpa's Teeth by Rod Clements
Eleanor by Barbara Cooney
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Aunt Flossie's Hats by Elizabeth Howard
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Noble
"Elaboration and Detail"- The list of books below are perfect to teach your children about elaborating on a specific topic and using great detail:
The Paper Crane by Molly Bang
Very First, Last Time by Jan Andrews
The Armadillo from Amarillo by Lynn Cherry
Arturo's Baton by Syd Hoff
If you Were a Writer by Joan Nixon
"Word Choice"- Young author's often have trouble coming up with the right words to convey their ideas. Here are books that offer fantastic word choices to inspire your students:
Up North at the Cabin by Marsha Chall
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements
Goblins in Green by Nicholas Heller
The Unbeatable Bread by Lynn L. Hoopes
Duke Ellington by Andrew Pinckney
"Sentence Fluency"- Learning about sentence fluency can be challenging for many children. it can be difficult to string together ideas in a style that flows and does not sound choppy. Here are some books to help teach your homeschoolers how to write and convey ideas in a fluid manner.
Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman
William the Curious by Charles Santore
Piggins by Jane Yolen
Georgia Music by Helen Griffith
Bad Day at the Riverbend by Chris Van Allsburg
Take time each day to read and discuss each book, and have your homeschoolers practice writing something similar to the story read. Read your work aloud to fellow homeschoolers, family and friends. Give your children an opportunity to read the books independently too. Here are the books for use in teaching writing with picture books:
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