Building Connections: A Book Collection Curated by Free Spirit Publishing

Overview

Available for Grades Pre-K through 3, Building Connections offers:

• 12 single copies of captivating and beautifully illustrated picture books that activate students’ love of reading through a focus on shared experiences
• A thoughtfully curated collection of books that explores essential topics and cultivates reading and writing skills with research-based, read-aloud activities
• Best practices for integrating life skills concepts with collaborative listening and speaking activities to maximize learning time
• Opportunities to promote critical and creative thinking through easy-to-implement, teacher-led literacy activities
• More than 80 activities covering literacy standards that help students form meaningful connections to the texts
• Digital resources that include all student and teacher materials, plus read-along ebooks, audio files, family engagement letters, and fillable student pages to make planning and instruction more flexible