Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
Looking for the best realistic fiction books for Kindergarten to read to your kids? Here are some great realistic fiction picture books for classroom read alouds. These realistic children’s books include both contemporary realistic fiction picture books as well as historical realistic fiction books. Ideas for Kindergarten teachers looking for realistic fiction books including lesson plans and activities! Great realistic… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the Christmas / winter mentor text picture book Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo. A great holiday read for spreading kindness! 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 So) close… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book You Are a Star Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins and Sarah Green. Great for biography studies, Women’s History Month, the power of words and equality / justice! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text book The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff. A great book for studying history, engineering, and STEM! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline,… Read More
Looking for the best realistic fiction books for Kindergarten to read to your kids? Here are some great realistic fiction picture books for classroom read alouds. These realistic children’s books include both contemporary realistic fiction picture books as well as historical realistic fiction books. Ideas for Kindergarten teachers looking for realistic fiction books including lesson plans and activities! Great realistic… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the Christmas / winter mentor text picture book Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo. A great holiday read for spreading kindness! 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 So) close… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book You Are a Star Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins and Sarah Green. Great for biography studies, Women’s History Month, the power of words and equality / justice! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text book The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff. A great book for studying history, engineering, and STEM! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline,… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham. Great for relationships, family, and coming of age tales / growing up! 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… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Classified: Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer. Great for biography studies, Women’s History Month, women in STEM and Native American Heritage Month! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline,… Read More
