Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the biography mentor text picture book Paper Son The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki. This is a great book for teaching about Asian immigrants, artists, determination, discrimination and Disney animators. 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 biography mentor text book I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith. A great poetry book about being different and dealing with a speech impediment (stuttering). 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… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the biography mentor text picture book The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon The True Story of Alan Bean by Dean Robbins and Sean Rubin. This is a great book for teaching about space, the moon, space, arts and biographies of scientists. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on:… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text book Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex. This book is excellent for reading/ELA as well as for understanding the difference between facts and opinions. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: main idea and details understanding unknown vocabulary words explaining the connection between ideas… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mentor text book Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio and Scott Campbell. A great story about friendship, social emotional learning (SEL), and that you’re never alone with how you feel about something. A hilarious Valentines Day read aloud! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text book The Most Perfect Snowman by Chris Britt. A great winter story about relationships, friendship, snowmen, and for social emotional learning (SEL). 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