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 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
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the narrative nonfiction mentor text book I Am Farmer Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon by Miranda Paul, Baptiste Paul and Elizabeth Zunon. This is a great book for Earth Day, environmental studies, Africa, and farming. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text book That Book Woman by Heather Henson and David Small. This is a great book for back to school, library, love of reading and learning about the Pack Horse Librarians. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies:… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the narrative nonfiction mentor text book The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen by Thelma Lynne Godin and Vaness Brantley-Newton. This is a great book for relationships, Grandparents Day, forgiveness and empathy. 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
