Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the narrative nonfiction biography mentor text book We Are Still Here Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell and Frane Lessac. This is a great book for learning about Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly Columbus Day), the Native American history, social justice, and Native American Heritage Month. Google Slides presentation… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text book We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen. Great for read aloud, examining humor / comedy, and examining the text to illustration connection! 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… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the narrative nonfiction biography mentor text book Star Stuff Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Stephanie Roth Sisson. Great for outer space studies, biographies, STEM and scientist units. 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… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the narrative nonfiction biography mentor text book Passage to Freedom by Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee. This is a great book for learning about World War 2 (WWII), Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI), the Holocaust, discrimination and prejudice. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text book Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee. This is a great book for learning about World War 2 (WWII), Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI), discrimination and prejudice. 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 realistic fiction mentor text book I Promise by Lebron James. Great for talking about back to school, social emotional learning (SEL), grit and goal setting. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: close reading for understanding the meaning of unknown words and phrases / vocabulary analyzing… Read More