Big Books: Idea #207

Kids love big books. By big books I mean those books you can find at the library that are as large as your student! Kids love reading the big words and looking at the large pictures. Big books are great when students are looking for patterns or sight words. They are especially good for captivating your student's attention while reading a story. 

You can buy big books online at Lakeshore. If you buy the book you can circle sight words or highlight patterns you see in the book. Get your student involved so that they feel ownership and get excited to read the story.

You can also check big books out from your local library. Obviously you can't write or highlight in these books, but you can use highlighter tape or something similar that is not permanent. Kids love putting the highlighter tape on the pages and seeing the different colors. Let your student be apart of it!

As a teacher I loved reading big books to my students. They were always so engaged and excited while I read out of a big book. If your student does not seem excited to read to you, try checking out a big book, on your student's level, from your local library. Your student will love it!