27. Informational Text Your Classroom Needs: Going beyond books and articles

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome back! I am so pumped for this relaunch. Let's jump on in!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">>>> Nonfiction books and articles are often readily available in our curriculum and digital downloads, but there’s a whole world of <em>real</em> informational text we can easily incorporate beyond that. </span></p> <p><strong>Grab your notepad, because I’m sharing TONS of easy ways you can expose your students to more authentic, more varied types of informational text.</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Giving nonfiction text a purpose in their world, beyond the classroom, is key to increasing student motivation and engagement. </span></p> <p><strong>You don’t want to miss:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">(3:36) Why your packaged curriculum isn't motivating your students to write, and 3 easy ways to fix it</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">(11:17) Trade book recommendations for authentically tying science, social studies, math, art, and more into your reading and writing lessons</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">(13:45) My favorite place to buy unique informational books for a steal! </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">(21:50) The BEST genre you definitely need in your library!! All about narrative nonfiction and why it’s so great for reading and writing instruction…</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">(26:17) Authentic nonfiction articles - why quality and frequency matters</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">(30:22) What informational text is TRULY presented to us in our world? Spoiler alert, it’s not just from books and articles! Here are some easy ways you can expose your students to authentic informational text.</span></li>