Read-Alouds with Heart: Grades 3-5

Use thoughtfully chosen multicultural mentors texts, such as We are the Water Protectors, Dreamers, and Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, to build classroom community and honor the identities of everyone in your class. Companion mini-lessons offer reading strategies, discussion questions, and carry-over coaching prompts designed to hone students’ comprehension skills, including character analysis, determining themes, and exploring perspectives. A must-have resource in every classroom!

Key Features :

i : Build students’ cultural competence through literacy.
ii : Carefully chosen mentor texts bring stories of celebration, hardship, love, and loss.
iii : Aligned to core reading standards, social justice standards, and SEL competencies.