Get all the details about our May Read-Aloud Poster release for The Trumpet of the Swan, the story of Louis, a trumpeter swan who has no voice. It joins our other E.B. White poster choice, Charlotte’s Web. We hope you’ll agree, he’s a solid choice for our first “duplicated” author, and the two books make a great pairing. This poster has some fun new map activities we know you'll love, plus old favorites like character portraits and a chapter tracker.
Reader friends have been asking us for a Read-Aloud Poster for The Hobbit for YEARS. And we are finally delivering! Sometimes, it takes us a while to come up with a poster concept that we believe does justice to our very favorite books, so thank you for your patience. We’ve created a uniquely formatted poster with detailed artwork and activities designed to celebrate this classic adventure. Enjoy!
There’s no day like a snow day.... until there isn’t. Which is why every year I put together a box of snow day activities, and then put it away for a snowy day. This year, I’m making a penguin-themed Snow Day Box. You could choose this as a stand-alone theme, or you could use it to introduce a Mr. Popper’s Penguin read-aloud.
What’s your favorite genre to read? For me, especially as an adult, it’s historical fiction. However, while I also love a good historical fiction read-aloud, I recognize that my kids relate to this genre better when I take a few steps to help them bridge the distance between their own experience and the time and place of the book.
Some of these are techniques we’ve incorporated on our Read-Aloud Posters and can easily be adapted for non-poster books, while others are off-poster activities that I find to be particularly helpful with historical fiction books.
We’ve assembled a few resources that we think you’ll want to have close at hand as you read Number the Stars and complete your Read-Aloud Poster.
