By third grade, students are expected to read to learn, and informational text is a big part of state assessments. The Read to Know Teacher Toolbox gives students practice with three different kinds of nonfiction text, each featuring people and families that reflect the children in your classroom.
What’s included
I am Simone Biles by Brad Meltzer (Ordinary People Change the World series). A biography of the most decorated gymnast in history, with a timeline and real photographs. It’s great for teaching text features and character traits like courage and resilience.
Cooking with Serenity: Gumbo’s on the Menu by Michelle Knight. A father and daughter cook gumbo together, with a real recipe included. Students practice reading procedural text, following steps and sequencing, while celebrating family and food heritage.
Tomorrow I Have to Get an MRI by London and Faythe Daniels. Written by a child author who regularly gets MRIs, it explains the procedure step by step and builds health and science knowledge while easing fears about medical visits.
Coloring pages and/or a worksheet that reinforce comprehension and text features.
The Culture & Confidence Book Box, a bright, kid-friendly keepsake box for classroom storage.
Skills students will build
Reading and understanding biographies
Following procedural (how-to) text and sequencing steps
Learning from informational text about health and science
Identifying text features like timelines, photos and captions
Building vocabulary across subjects
Perfect for: Grades 3–5 teachers, reading interventionists, school librarians, after-school programs, and summer learning.
Books that empower, stories that shine.
By third grade, students are expected to read to learn, and informational text is a big part of state assessments. The Read to Know Teacher Toolbox gives students practice with three different kinds of nonfiction text, each featuring people and families that reflect the children in your classroom.
What’s included
I am Simone Biles by Brad Meltzer (Ordinary People Change the World series). A biography of the most decorated gymnast in history, with a timeline and real photographs. It’s great for teaching text features and character traits like courage and resilience.
Cooking with Serenity: Gumbo’s on the Menu by Michelle Knight. A father and daughter cook gumbo together, with a real recipe included. Students practice reading procedural text, following steps and sequencing, while celebrating family and food heritage.
Tomorrow I Have to Get an MRI by London and Faythe Daniels. Written by a child author who regularly gets MRIs, it explains the procedure step by step and builds health and science knowledge while easing fears about medical visits.
Coloring pages and/or a worksheet that reinforce comprehension and text features.
The Culture & Confidence Book Box, a bright, kid-friendly keepsake box for classroom storage.
Skills students will build
Reading and understanding biographies
Following procedural (how-to) text and sequencing steps
Learning from informational text about health and science
Identifying text features like timelines, photos and captions
Building vocabulary across subjects
Perfect for: Grades 3–5 teachers, reading interventionists, school librarians, after-school programs, and summer learning.
Books that empower, stories that shine.
