Genre study

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!)…

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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…

Anchor Chart: Mystery Vocabulary - these elements of a mystery would be great when I study mystery genre in third grade

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Genres of books simply specify what categories or sub-categories does a book belong to. Here is the list of different genres of books with brief discriptions and examples.

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

Genre anchor chart and free printables!

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