Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
Looking for the best children’s books about imagination? These picture books about imagination for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Fiction and nonfiction books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about creativity, innovation, invention, imaginative play and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in… Read More
Looking for the best children’s books about mental health? These picture books for mental health for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Fiction and nonfiction books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about bullying, mindfulness, calming strategies, depression, dealing with loss and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students…. Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Jabari Tries by Gaia Cornwall, the sequel to Jabari Jumps. Great for SEL / social emotional learning, point of view, problem-solving and trying something new! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall. Great for SEL / social emotional learning, point of view, bravery and trying something new! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then… Read More
Looking for the best children’s books about imagination? These picture books about imagination for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Fiction and nonfiction books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about creativity, innovation, invention, imaginative play and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in… Read More
Looking for the best children’s books about mental health? These picture books for mental health for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Fiction and nonfiction books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about bullying, mindfulness, calming strategies, depression, dealing with loss and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students…. Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Jabari Tries by Gaia Cornwall, the sequel to Jabari Jumps. Great for SEL / social emotional learning, point of view, problem-solving and trying something new! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall. Great for SEL / social emotional learning, point of view, bravery and trying something new! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mentor text book Follow Those Zebras Solving a Migration Mystery by Sandra Markle. Great story for studying migration / migrating, mysteries, and the scientific method! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: close reading for understanding text features analyzing and summarizing key details with text evidence writing… Read More
Looking for the best children’s books for the end of the school year? These fun read aloud books for the end of the school year for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Award-winning books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about friendship, summer and more to read aloud for your kindergarten, first, second, third,… Read More
