Trostle Talk - 21 | Smore Newsletters for Education

Professional Learning Tidbits for Teachers in About Two Minutes

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To make itty bitty books, you will need rectangular paper, scissors, and your imagination.

In the video, I reference Epic! Teachers can register for a free account and provide access for their students to read or listen to digital books during the school day. The many informational books are a great way to support your students in building knowledge. To help ensure students are getting the most out of the experience, I highly encourage teachers to have students write something in response to what they read. Itty bitty books are a wonderful place to record something you learned, something that was interesting, or something you are wondering about.

Close up video of how to create the itty bitty books

Demonstration of writing in itty bitty prewriting practice book 1

The itty bitty prewriting practice books are designed to support your child in practicing the pencil strokes required for letter writing.

There are four books with increasing levels of challenge as your child builds their skills.

You can find these complimentary books at teachreadingright.com/ittybitty.

When your child is ready to move to learning how to write letters and matching letters to the sounds they spell, check out the itty bitty letter writing books at teachreadingright.com/ittybitty. These books are great for parents on the go and for classroom teachers looking for engaging and meaningful center activities.

You can also get Write It, Read It: Handwriting and Phonics for Early Readers for practice writing in a full-sized book.