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US SHOPPERS: Books for Teaching Oral Language

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Teachers!  Do you need some books in your class that will help your students to:  increase vocabulary, work on their speaking and listening skills and learn a variety of sentence structure skills?  These books are exactly what you need in your classroom.
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Writing or Speaking Prompt Books

 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
Wimmelbooks are a must have for teachers of any language.
My Big Wimmelbook® - A Day at School: A Look-and-Find Book (Kids Tell the Story)
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
I use Wimmelbooks with kids aged 3-12. Whether you're wanting to get toddlers to begin to name animals or you want 12 year olds to create complex sentences, this amazing series is for you.
On the Farm (My Big Wimmelbook Series)|Board Book
 
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My students love these books! My own kids love these books. I love these books! They're great as a bedtime read and discussion, a classroom chat, small group discussions and so much more. With fun illustrations and great conversation prompts that rea...
You Choose|Hardcover
 
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All the fun of the other You Choose books but with a fun Christmas theme. These beautiful illustrations and fun conversation prompts will get you and your whole class thinking, discussing, debating and laughing. 🌲⭐
You Choose Christmas|Hardcover
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
Another amazing Wimmelbook to use with your kids and students to increase vocabulary and any sentence structure focus.
My Big Wimmelbook - At the Airport
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
This is another brilliant Wimmelbook full of brilliant busy pictures.  I use them throughout the day to focus on almost on anything in language learning.
My Big Wimmelbook―I Can Do It! Look-And-Find
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
You can use the amazing Wimmelbooks to practise anything with Sentence Science.  You could focus on subject-verb agreement, adjectives, SVO structures, adverbial phrases… anything!  My students and my own kids love these books.
My Big Wimmelbook - A Day at the Zoo
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
Using Wimmelbooks in the classroom is so engaging and easy to differentiate.
Cars and Things That Go (My Big Wimmelbook Series)|Board Book
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
Another fun Wimmelbook that will be so useful in your classroom. It's a brilliant early finisher activity in endless ways!
At the Construction Site (My Big Wimmelbook Series)|Board Book
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
This beautifully illustrated Wimmelbook is perfect for your class to learn about firefighter community helpers.
Fire Trucks! (My Big Wimmelbook Series)|Board Book
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
If you have a dinosaur lover in your class or home, be sure to grab this book. Kids (and adults!) can spend hours exploring a Wimmelbook, and you can use these books to work on any language or sentence structure skill that you want to.
Dinosaurs (My Big Wimmelbook Series)|Board Book
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
Wimmelbooks should be in every classroom. They are perfect for increasing vocabulary, sentence structure understanding and speaking and listening skills.
My Big Wimmelbook® - Tractors Everywhere|Board Book
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
Preorder!!! I am so excited to have stumbled across this new Wimmelbook coming out soon. It will be so much fun to use with kids to work on prepositions, adverbial phrases and all kinds of sentence structures while finding funny things in the book. �...
My Big Wimmelbook® - Oops! What's Wrong Here?
 
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This Wimmelbook is perfect for increasing vocabulary for discussing daily routines and activities, families, jobs and words for inside and outside the house.
My Busy Day (My Big Wimmelbook Series)|Board Book
 
Sentence Science - Jess Walta profile picture
I get the BEST written and oral responses from students when I use the artwork of the incredibly talented Chris Van Allsburg.  This book is a collection of artwork that will kickstart all imaginations.
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick|Hardcover
 
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Teachers in every country and in any language should be using the brilliant Wimmelbooks to prompt discussions, increase vocabulary and improve sentence structure skills.
My Big Wimmelbook® - All Aboard the Train!: A Look-and-Find Book (Kids Tell the Story)|Board Book