Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text book Carmela Full Of Wishes by Matt De La Pena. This book is also available in Spanish under the title Los deseos de Carmela. Activities are in English and Spanish. This book is a great book for focusing on character education and empathy. A perfect multicultural read for students to learn… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the character education mentor text book A Bike Like Sergio’s by Maribeth Boelts. Great story about community, doing the right thing, and economics. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: problem-solving describing character traits close reading for character feelings analyzing key details with text evidence author’s message/lesson The lesson plans include: teacher script… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the biography mentor text picture book Counting On Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk. Great for Black History Month, biography studies, STEM and Women’s History Month! 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 fiction mentor text picture book Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty from the Questioneers series. Great for problem-solving, growth mindset, introducing government or civics studies, and character education! 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
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. Also great for bilingual classrooms as the book is also available under the title Las jirafas no pueden bailar. Activities in English and Spanish! Great for growth mindset and social emotional learning (SEL)! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons… Read More