Fact to the Future! Powering Up Primary Non‑Fiction
- Jun 21
- 1 min read
Louise Marie meets with Marie Zarro to discuss how to introduce non-fiction texts to the primary classroom!
We discussed:
- how to use real life stories to develop empathy in our children
- our shared love of 'flappy books' (surprisingly...actual terminology?!) and their ability to cultivate curiosity and satiate hungry minds
- books that allow the reader to choose endings and encourage autonomy
- how to select texts for students with SEND (and consider their specific individual needs)
- culturally responsive teaching using literature (because children have the right to see themselves in the stories they read and dream for their future)
- how to develop inference and prosody skills by effectively reading aloud as a class
- selecting texts to stimulate powerful discussion and encourage social change
- natural history books (Oh, we couldn't get enough of 'The Fantastic Flying Journey' Gerald Durrell and 'On The Origin of the Species' Darwin by Sabina Redeva)
- beautiful illustrations (because the world needs more beautiful things)
AND...
- books with classical music excerpts...The Story Orchestra- The Carnival of the Animals- Saint-Saens, The Planets- Holst, Vivaldi- The Four Seasons (so so many!)
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