Picture book library lesson plans, games and activities & book lists
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the wordless mentor text book The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker. A great story about nature, the human impact or for Earth Day. Activities include a dictation / mentor sentence. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include:… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Gibberish by Young. Reading response and analysis prompts including a dictation / mentor sentence. Great for problem-solving, growth mindset, multicultural studies and language learning, and friendship! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include:… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty from the Questioneers series. Great for problem-solving, growth mindset, introducing poetry, reading struggles and character education! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include: DOWNLOAD THE LESSON PLAN… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown. Great for Halloween or an Aaron Reynolds author study! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include: DOWNLOAD THE LESSON PLAN AND ACTIVITIES
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the autobiography mentor text picture book More Than Peach: Changing the World One Crayon At a Time by Bellen Woodard. Great for dealing with activism, diversity and inclusion and problem-solving! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include: DOWNLOAD THE… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall. An excellent book for studying discoveries, inspiration for writing, farms, and families. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include: DOWNLOAD THE LESSON PLAN AND ACTIVITIES