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It's December - Read a New Book Month

December is the perfect time to curl up with a good book. This week, we’re sharing resources that provide book lists, book reviews, reading strategies, and tools to search for new books to read.  

Grades K-12

What Should I Read Next?

Find new books to read! Enter a book title that you enjoyed, view a generated list of similar titles, then click the book title you like to navigate to its Amazon listing (no purchase necessary). You can register for free to save your booklists.

Grades K-6

Oxford Owl Reading

From phonics lessons, to online books, to videos of stories read by professional storytellers, this site offers comprehensive reading help and activities for students, educators, and parents. There are plenty of activities that accompany the free e-books.

Grades K-7

Epic! For Educators

Epic! offers thousands of high-quality free books for educators teaching grades K–7. Students can access books on any device, and educators receive feedback, including time spent reading, page flips, and books read. Students also earn badges and rewards.

Grades K-12

Share What You're Reading

Read book reviews or write your own to use this handy tool to share favorite books and find new ones. Before starting, read the advice for writing a good review at the top of the form, then use this tool to find books for your class.

Grades K-6

Toppsta

Use the keyword search to find books for all ages up to 18. Each book title includes a summary and reviews submitted by site members. Reviews indicate the age of the reviewer and the number of reviews. Your students can also write book reviews.

Grades K-12

The Classroom Bookshelf

View these blog entries focusing on recently published books. In addition to a summary of the book, entries discuss several different teaching methods that incorporate the text and extensive lists of links to additional information and similar books.

Reading Resources Created by TeachersFirst

This section shares a TeachersFirst original collection (Reading Treks), a professional learning opportunity, a curated collection of audio books, and an article related to fictional book characters. 

Grades K-12

Reading Treks

Make reading a journey using TeachersFirst Reading Treks, an engaging way to use literature to connect students to times and locations around the world. Each trek includes a Google Map and downloadable PDF with standards, activities, and more.

Grades K-12

On-Demand: Engage & Inspire with Reading Treks

Learn more about Reading Treks by viewing this on-demand workshop! Treks are built using Google Maps that chronicle a character's journey. Give your students context for the stories that they’re reading by using Reading Treks in your lessons.

Grades K-12

TeachersFirst's Audio Books

Peruse this curated collection of free audio books, many of which offer text or interactive features. These books are incredibly beneficial to emerging readers or ENL students, as they can see the words as they hear them spoken.

Grades K-6

WHAT A CHARACTER! Using Fictional Characters to Help Students Fall in Love with Reading

Read this original article offering suggestions for picture books, chapter books, and book series with memorable characters. The article also provides suggested activities to help learners analyze characters and extension activities.

This Week at TeachersFirst

We invite you to join our winter book study—registration is open now! In addition, we’re sharing a timely blog post and kindly request your input on our weekly poll.