Our Class is a Family
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- Create Date：2021-07-09 04:31:15
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Shannon Olsen
- ISBN：0578629097
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Reviews
Sheila
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The author of Our Class is a Family is a second-grade teacher。 I'm a second-grade teacher and my class loved the book this school year。 This became our motto， in that our class is a family and that we are accepting of one another。 This cute book gets the message across that each person is important and loved。 We always try to "Stay Kind" and make our classroom a fun and safe place。 The illustrations are bright and friendly。 I will keep using this book every year and read it on the first day of s The author of Our Class is a Family is a second-grade teacher。 I'm a second-grade teacher and my class loved the book this school year。 This became our motto， in that our class is a family and that we are accepting of one another。 This cute book gets the message across that each person is important and loved。 We always try to "Stay Kind" and make our classroom a fun and safe place。 The illustrations are bright and friendly。 I will keep using this book every year and read it on the first day of school。 I loved the feeling we had in my classroom and I hope to recreate it again next year。 。。。more
Sami Pratt
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I am in love with this book！ Super awesome lessons and choices being taught to children。 this books brings a heartfelt message on how to strengthen your community and classroom。 No matter who you are， where you are from， or where you want to go- you are important。 I love the color palette and illustrations， very whimsical。 I want this book in my future classroom。
Paige
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As an educator the idea of a school/classroom family is something I am always trying to instill within my students。 This book did an excellent job of expressing that idea in a way that children can understand。 I can't wait to read this to them！ As an educator the idea of a school/classroom family is something I am always trying to instill within my students。 This book did an excellent job of expressing that idea in a way that children can understand。 I can't wait to read this to them！ 。。。more
Maddie Yount
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This book is super cute and I found it looking for newer picture books。 It is a great book to start of the year and building up a good classroom environment right away。
Shannon
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I love this！ What a great message。After 20 years of Special Ed。 teaching， for the first time in my life， I’m becoming a 2nd grade self-contained teacher！ I feel so lucky to find this book。 I’m sure my future kids will love it！
Laura Rooney
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Great book about how as a class you need to come together and be there for one another similar to how a family is always there。 Each person is different but they still need to feel support from those around them and how they might need you one day but then you might need them the next day。 Great illustrations that show all of the different students that are in a classroom and what they might enjoy during the school day。
Hailey Condos
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I liked this book a lot。 I truly think as teachers we all want our classrooms to be a safe and loving environment between everyone。 This book will help strengthen the class as a whole and let them know that it a safe place for them to let loose and be themselves。
Gwynith Camp
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I really love this book and the message it gives。 By showing that a classroom should a safe space full of love and acceptance， it shows that a classroom should be a family。 This would be a book I would read during the first week of school to let students know that my goal for the classroom is to build a family。 I also love the illustrations and how it highlights the importance of appreciating those around you。
Emeli Hernandez
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A book great for the beginning of class in order to start off great expectations that are expected in the class。 This book is all about coming together and building a strong community as a class。
Skyla Thompson
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This book was absolutely amazing， I loved every aspect of it。 I loved how it started off by talking about how different people see family because not every family looks the same。 this was a great way to start the story because it instantly begins to include and attract multiple different readers。 It then goes into explaining how for kids their class is also their family。 Kids spend the majority or their days and their time in school and in the classroom; they begin to form bonds and make connect This book was absolutely amazing， I loved every aspect of it。 I loved how it started off by talking about how different people see family because not every family looks the same。 this was a great way to start the story because it instantly begins to include and attract multiple different readers。 It then goes into explaining how for kids their class is also their family。 Kids spend the majority or their days and their time in school and in the classroom; they begin to form bonds and make connections with their classmates。 A kids class really is their family and they do so much for each other。 There is this one line in the story that I really love， it says， "And as long as you're a friend to others， your peers will be there too。" I love this part so much because it is so true; your full fledge family is always there for you， but your class kind of has to learn to be family。 So when you are there for your friends they will also be there for you too。 Such a great read aloud for a class！！ It has some great moments and is great inclusive story。 。。。more
Leanna Bellevue
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Title （italicize）: Our Class is a FamilyAuthor: Shannon OlsenIllustrator: Sandie SonkeGenre: Children's Literature， FictionTheme（s）: Diversity Opening line/sentence （type directly from text）: “When you think of a family， you might picture one in a house。”Brief Book Summary （2-3 sentences in your own words）:In the book， Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen the narrator brings us inside a classroom of students that come from multiple different backgrounds。 Throughout this story the students help Title （italicize）: Our Class is a FamilyAuthor: Shannon OlsenIllustrator: Sandie SonkeGenre: Children's Literature， FictionTheme（s）: Diversity Opening line/sentence （type directly from text）: “When you think of a family， you might picture one in a house。”Brief Book Summary （2-3 sentences in your own words）:In the book， Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen the narrator brings us inside a classroom of students that come from multiple different backgrounds。 Throughout this story the students help and support each other even though they are not the same。 This novel supports diversity within the classroom and being kind to others。Response to Two Professional Reviews （3-4 sentences in your own words）:According to Barnesandnobles。com this book is great to read to students。 It demonstrates how teachers build a sense of community within their classrooms。 In another review written by Thebookshelfcorner。wordpress。com it is described that this book helps students build a sense of family within their classroom。Tell Me Framework （4 sentences in your own words）:Like（s）: I enjoyed how the book represented various different cultures within the classroom。Dislike（s）: I thought that the book was a little boring。 I wish that there was more kindness and support shown through out the story。 Patterns（s）: A pattern that I noticed in this story was all different types of students helping/supporting one another。Puzzle（s）: I was not puzzled by anything。Consideration of Instructional Application （3-4 sentences in your own words）:This book would be amazing for a read aloud。 It recognizes all different types of backgrounds not just one。 It also recognizes children who are facing disabilities。 Having students listen to this story will make them recognize that there are various different types of people around the world。 。。。more
Jenica Sword
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This book is about how family doesn't just have to be who you're related to。 It can also be your classroom friends。 It shows several different races and different abilities within the students， so it is very inclusive。 The illustrations are bright and fun to look at， you can tell they are definitely modern。 I would absolutely recommend this book to any teacher。 It is a short book， and appropriate for many different ages。 It would be the perfect book to read on the first day of school to make the This book is about how family doesn't just have to be who you're related to。 It can also be your classroom friends。 It shows several different races and different abilities within the students， so it is very inclusive。 The illustrations are bright and fun to look at， you can tell they are definitely modern。 I would absolutely recommend this book to any teacher。 It is a short book， and appropriate for many different ages。 It would be the perfect book to read on the first day of school to make the students feel welcomed。 。。。more
Jillian Gutierrez
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This book really touched my heart！ Shannon Olsen did an excellent job on introducing the idea of a family and gave the students an opportunity to envision what that may look like though out the school year。 If teachers rad this on the first day or week of school， the teacher is setting up a welcoming and loving classroom。 I loved that she even incorporated a rhyme scheme in her text。 It helped with enhancing the message that “our class is a family。” The illustrations seemed like a combination of This book really touched my heart！ Shannon Olsen did an excellent job on introducing the idea of a family and gave the students an opportunity to envision what that may look like though out the school year。 If teachers rad this on the first day or week of school， the teacher is setting up a welcoming and loving classroom。 I loved that she even incorporated a rhyme scheme in her text。 It helped with enhancing the message that “our class is a family。” The illustrations seemed like a combination of watercolors and constructivism。 The students clothing was dark and bright， but the background has pastel shadings。 This draws the readers eyes to focus on the first thing that stuck out to them: the kids。 I appreciated that all the students in the book were diverse and friendly with each other。 This builds a message of unity despite their differences。 I loved this book so much！！ 。。。more
Stacey DeCotis （Reading in the Middle Grades）
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A wonderful book to read on the first few days of school。 I read it to my 5th graders as we joined all in person after being remote/hybrid for a year。
Rebecca ODonnell
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Our class is a familyGreat book showing unity in the classroom。 Great for kids to bring them together 。 Look forward to reading to my class
Katie Little
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This book is another great book for the first week of class！ It explains how children spend plenty of time at school so they should treat their class like their family。 Reading this book the first week can give students an opportunity to get closer as a class。
Literacy Lighthouse
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Beautiful storyI enjoyed the story line ， my problem was with the pages were offline and it became necessary to scroll up and down to see the pages。
Lova
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So sweetWhat a great book for my kindergarten class！ Talks about supporting each other and being a safe environment to learn。 Love the illustrations too！
Danielle
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Angel Winterscheidt giancaterino
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Love this bookI can't wait to share this book with my school family。 I hope they enjoy it as must as I did。 Love this bookI can't wait to share this book with my school family。 I hope they enjoy it as must as I did。 。。。more
Christina
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Our Class Is A Family is a must-have for a kid’s bookshelf and a classroom library， especially when school is back in session。 I loved the parallel drawn between a family and classroom。 I like how it points out different groups of people can be a family for different reasons。Kids do spend a lot of time at school （depending on where you live） with almost the same group of kids for several years。 Our families impact us as much as our classroom and classmates impact us。I also appreciate the emphasi Our Class Is A Family is a must-have for a kid’s bookshelf and a classroom library， especially when school is back in session。 I loved the parallel drawn between a family and classroom。 I like how it points out different groups of people can be a family for different reasons。Kids do spend a lot of time at school （depending on where you live） with almost the same group of kids for several years。 Our families impact us as much as our classroom and classmates impact us。I also appreciate the emphasis on the critical role teachers play in our lives beyond teaching。 It illustrates the impact the classroom has on a child’s development。 The classroom is a family that lifts each other up， where it’s okay to make mistakes， where similarities are shared， differences celebrated， and so much more。Beautifully illustrated， Our Class Is A Family is a fantastic story with a great message。 For sure， a must read。 。。。more
Ruth Lopez-Castro
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I will definitely read this to my class at the beginning of the school year。 I love that it shows the importance of classroom community and that it encourages diversity because everyones family is different。
Franci
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#114 of 2020Watched on Vooks。Being a teacher， I appreciate this book a lot。 A class really is like a family。
Rebecca Anne
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Cute book about how classmates and teachers can become our family。 This idea makes it a place where everyone can be themselves， make mistakes， and learn together。 Great first day of school book for setting a precedent。
Nina Fallo
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Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen is a great book for school aged children。 This story can show children that a family can be more than a mom， dad， and siblings。 A family can be grandparents， stepparents， cousins， a class， etc。 It also encourages students to consider their class a family because school is a place where a lot of their time is spent。 Students all have ups and downs， and their classmates and teachers should always be there for them。 This book is also very inclusive in the illu Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen is a great book for school aged children。 This story can show children that a family can be more than a mom， dad， and siblings。 A family can be grandparents， stepparents， cousins， a class， etc。 It also encourages students to consider their class a family because school is a place where a lot of their time is spent。 Students all have ups and downs， and their classmates and teachers should always be there for them。 This book is also very inclusive in the illustrations and can make all students feel like they matter。 Overall， this story is a great read and can make all students feel included in a classroom， all while explaining what makes a family。 。。。more
Kaytlynn Menke
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I love this book！ It goes through possible types of families， including blended families， and explains that family can sometimes be a group of people you care about that care about you， like what you experience in an elementary classroom。 It goes through concepts like supporting people around you， kindness， and having a place to call home when you are struggling。 The illustrations are simple and straightforward。 The wording is very simplistic。 It's just a good story about building a community ar I love this book！ It goes through possible types of families， including blended families， and explains that family can sometimes be a group of people you care about that care about you， like what you experience in an elementary classroom。 It goes through concepts like supporting people around you， kindness， and having a place to call home when you are struggling。 The illustrations are simple and straightforward。 The wording is very simplistic。 It's just a good story about building a community around you that doesn't have to be your family in your house。 I constantly think about students who may come from a not great situation and find sanctuary in their classrooms。 This is a book to express your feelings in a light way but children still know you're there。 This is also a good way to have discussions on types of families， what community means， and knowing that you're not alone。 。。。more
Christy Vaziri
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Classroom familySuch a sweet book about how a class is family ❤ totally recommend this book。 A good classroom reminder to love each other
Mike Jiran
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Teared UpAs a teacher of young children who is about to be out a while after surgery， reading this made me feel connected to my students in that unique way。 We are a family always！
Julia Johnson
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I really enjoyed reading this book。 I would read this book to my students at the beginning of the year to help set the dynamic of my classroom。 This would help students feel comfortable in the classroom。 It also shows students that are struggling at home， that they have support in the classroom。
Amanda Fritz
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