Best picture books for upper elementary

This list of must have picture books for your classroom library includes a wide range of titles from seasonal to teaching points. Free activities too!

Check out this list of picture books for upper elementary! Use them for interactive read alouds and as mentor texts! Such great picture books for older kids in third, fourth, and fifth grade. #readalouds

Looking for novels and picture books for upper elementary? Need a picture book to teach reading skills? Need a book for your math lesson? These are THE definitive book lists for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.

The Pragmatic Mom has it right ... These are 23 GREAT picture books for kids in fourth and fifth grade! Picture books are such a powerful way to teach language in bite size portions.

Picture books are for older students too. There are many reasons why using picture books with older students has benefits. Check out some great choices here!

I love using picture books during the back to school season in upper elementary. They are a great way to build community, teach procedures, give short character education lessons and so much more. Check out my list of the BEST picture books that students in the upper grades are sure to love! #upperelementary #backtoschool

Read about the benefits of using picture books for upper elementary students. Book list of 34 picture books is also provided.

This list of 11 informational children's books will help you find engaging books that your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will love. These are some of the best nonfiction books for kids to help them learn to love reading. There are fascinating biographies, interesting books about animals, inventions, and more for your upper elementary students.

Looking for the best funny picture books? These hilarious read aloud books for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Fun children's books to read at any time like the end of the year or just for fun for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in these classic and brand new books!

If you have a resistant reader it might be time to give picture books a try! Picture books are great for older readers, even middle schoolers. Here is a list of award winning picture books for 5th graders along with a lesson plan for the picture books for older children.