In this adorable story from teacher- and kid-favourite Mo Willems, the regular bus driver takes a break and gives the reader one instruction…”Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus!”īut, boy, that pigeon is a cheeky persuasive little thing! Put your students in the role of playing bus driver. What needs to be done/what we need to do …Īdd a visual element to your writing prompts with this easy picture writing prompt generator! Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus - By Mo Willems.Some phrases they might want to use include: Challenge your students to think carefully about the words they will use to persuade a parent/guardian or you.
Combine this with your letter-writing unit, and challenge your students to make the case for a new animal in the home or in your classroom. This is another must-read during the teaching of persuasive writing, and it can open the door to writing about a classroom or home pet. What would they say to convince their child to eat those green veggies? This is a great chance to work on adjectives in writing - peas are delicious, nutritious, yummy, or even just healthy - and use their high modality words to persuade.Īre they ‘certain’ that their child will enjoy eating peas? Why ‘must’ they try new foods at least once?Īdd more high-modality word practice with a fun word activity! I Wanna Iguana - By Karen Kaufman and David CatrowĪlex is desperate to adopt his friend’s baby iguana. Through a cute exchange of notes, Alex and his mom use persuasive language to support their side of the argument! It’s dinnertime in this picture book from Kes Gray, and Daisy knows what her mom is going to say even before she says it - ‘Eat your peas!’Īfter reading the book, challenge your students to play the mom in this situation. With that in mind, the teacher on the Teach Starter team have put together a list of our favourite books that we use to showcase the various persuasive language features as we start our lessons.Įxplore the list to find books that resonate with you and that you think will persuade your students!īookmark our collection of printable persuasive writing activities to pair with these books! The Best Books for Teaching Persuasive Writing Eat Your Peas - By Kes Gray Leading a read-aloud exposes your class to the different persuasive techniques from using emotional appeals to presenting facts and evidence, and using examples. Are you looking for some engaging children’s books for teaching persuasive writing? Reading books to our students has heaps of benefits when it comes to inspiring young writers, and the story is no different when it comes to finding examples of persuasive writing in popular picture books.
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