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The Read Aloud Classroom — 127 episodes

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60. The 2025 Minimalist Read Aloud Guide

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59. New Picture Books That Make Perfect Gifts

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58. The 2025 Read Aloud Guide is almost here!

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57. Celebrate KNOW-vember with Nonfiction Picture Books

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56. Turkey Picture Books for November

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55. New Picture Books! November 2025

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54. Celebrating Native American Authors Year-Round

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53. New Kindness Picture Books

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52. Picture Books for Math??

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51. New Halloween Picture Books

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50. MY Favorite Read Alouds!

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49. New Picture Books! October 2025

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48. Mentor Texts for Teaching Character Traits

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47. Fall Picture Books: 12 Cross-Curricular Read Alouds

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46. Read Alouds to Teach Classroom Rules & Expectations

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45. Mentor Texts for Story Elements

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44. New Picture Books! September 2025

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43. Picture Books to Build Listening Skills

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42. Community Building Picture Books

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41. New Picture Books! August 2025

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40. Setting Up Your Year of Intentional Read Alouds

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39. Back-to-School Books: Part II

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38. Organize Your Read Alouds: A FREE Workshop

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37. Back to School Read Alouds: Part I

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36. Transform Your Read Alouds in the First Month of School

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35. Picture Books to Help Students Who are Feeling Worried

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34. Maximize Your Read Aloud Selections: Make One Book Do the Work of Three

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33. New Picture Books! July 2025

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32. How to Turn Any Picture Book into a Powerful Lesson in Under 10 Minutes

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31. Picture Books to Teach Asking Questions

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30. The Last-Minute Scramble: Why Teachers Find Themselves Unprepared for Read Alouds (And How to Stop)

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29. Picture Books to Teach Problem & Solution

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28. Building Your Read Aloud Confidence

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27. Picture Books to Teach Point of View

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26. Read Aloud Burnout: When Teachers Get Tired of the Same Books (And What to Do About It)

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25. New Picture Books! June 2025

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24. Creating Home-School Reading Connections That Actually Work

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23. Student Sharing Strategies for an Interactive Read Aloud

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22. Turn & Talk Strategies for Interactive Read Alouds

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21. Reading Over the Summer?

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20. Read Alouds for the End of the Year

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19. New Picture Books! May 2025

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18. Managing Interruptions During a Read Aloud

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17. Keeping Wiggly Students Engaged During a Read Aloud

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16. Making Read Alouds Interactive (without losing control)

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15. Setting the Expectations for the Read Aloud

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14. New Picture Books! April 2025

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13. How to Extend Your Read Aloud Lesson | Interactive Read Aloud Series

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12. How to Build Engagement During a Read Aloud | Interactive Read Aloud Series

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11. How to Deliver an Engaging Read Aloud | Interactive Read Aloud Series

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10. How to Choose a Book for a Read Aloud | Interactive Read Aloud Series

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9. New Picture Books! March 2025 New Releases

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8. How to Plan a Read Aloud Lesson | Interactive Read Aloud Series

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7. Five Read Aloud Mistakes I Made in My Classroom (and how to fix them!)

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6. Reading Week Ideas for the Classroom

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5. Using Read Alouds in those Small Moments of Time

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4. New Picture Books! February 2025 New Releases

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3. How to Make Read Alouds a Non-Negotiable in the Classroom

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2. Where Do I Find the Books?

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1. Read Alouds Matter More than Ever

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0. Welcome to the New Podcast!

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64. Football Picture Books

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63. Read Aloud Toolkit for Elementary School Teachers

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62. Caldecott Predictions 2025

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61. New Picture Books January 2025

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60. Best Read Aloud Books 2024!

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59. Picture Books for National Cookie Day

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58. New Picture Books December 2024

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57. NEW to the Book Club! | December 2024

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56. How-To Picture Books for Kids

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55. Veterans Day Books for Kids

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54. New Picture Books November 2024

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53. NEW to the Book Club! | November 2024

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52. Picture Books for a Positive Attitude

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51. Stand Up to Bullies Picture Books

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50. New Picture Books October 2024

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49. NEW to the Book Club! | October 2024

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48. New Picture Books September 2024

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47. Read Aloud Book Mail! Summer 2024

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46. New Picture Books: Summer 2024

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45. Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum

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44. Classroom Management During a Read Aloud

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43. Questions to Ask During an Interactive Read Aloud

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42. How to Choose a Book for an Interactive Read Aloud

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41. Why Read Aloud? Benefits of Using Read Alouds in the Classroom

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40. Read Aloud Books about Maps

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39. New Picture Books May 2024

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38. Perseverance Books for Kids

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37. New Picture Books April 2024

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36. Interactive Read Aloud vs. Read Aloud - What is the Difference?

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35. Books about Careers for Kids

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34. Poetry Books for Kids

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33. Earth Day Picture Books

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32. Solar Eclipse Books

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31. New Picture Books March 2024

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30. Books about Recycling for Kids

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29. Teaching Setting Picture Books

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28. Healthy Habits Books for Kids

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27. New Picture Books February 2024

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26. Basketball Books for Kids

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25. Leap Year Picture Books

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24. States of Matter Picture Books

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23. New Picture Books January 2024

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22. World Read Aloud Day Activities

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21. Wants vs Needs Picture Books

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Caldecott Predictions 2024

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20. Picture Books for Story Elements

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19. Hibernation Books for Kids

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18. Opinion Writing Picture Books

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17. New Picture Books December 2023

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16. My Favorite Picture Books of 2023

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15. New Picture Book Releases: 2024

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14. My Favorite Christmas Picture Books

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13. New Picture Books November 2023

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12. Teaching Holiday Celebrations with Picture Books

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11. Using Picture Books to Teach Small Moments in Writing

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10. Picture Books about Being Thankful

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9. New Picture Book Releases: October 2023

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8. Teaching Friendship Through Picture Books

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7. My Favorite Mentor Texts for Descriptive Writing

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6. Picture Books about Storms

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5. Teaching Asking Questions with Picture Books

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4. New Picture Book Releases: September 2023

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1. Goal Setting Picture Books

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Welcome to Unlock the Power of Picture Books!

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3. National Indigenous Peoples' Day Picture Books

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2. Be Kind Picture Books