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 narrative nonfiction mentor text book Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy. This is a striking book for teaching about Black History Month, civil rights, social justice, discrimination, or prejudice! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons… Read More
A novel study with discussion questions for the realistic fiction middle grade graphic novel Drama by Raina Telgemeier. A great book for studying crushes, coming of age and change, empathy, and courage, and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph form using text evidence. If your students struggle to respond… Read More
A novel study with discussion questions for the realistic fiction middle grade novel Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan. A great book for studying cultural discrimination, cultural identity, coming of age and change, empathy, and courage, and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph form using text evidence. If your students struggle… Read More
A Spanish song study with discussion questions for the song Huele a gol by Morat – a group from Colombia. A great song for studying poetry, figurative language, and soccer / football! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph form using text evidence. If your students struggle to respond thoughtfully to discussion questions, this resource… Read More
A Spanish song study with discussion questions for the song Del estadio al cielo by Morat – a group from Colombia. A great song for studying poetry, figurative language, and soccer / football! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph form using text evidence. If your students struggle to respond thoughtfully to discussion questions, this… Read More