Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the autobiography fiction mentor text picture book Storm Run The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race by Libby Riddles and Shannon Cartwright. A great story for reading about sled dogs, the Iditarod Race in Alaska, determination, and Women’s History Month, and more. Google Slides presentation and… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text book The Raft by Jim LaMarche. Great for relationships, summer, and studies of nature and the environment! 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 So) describing character point of view… Read More
Dive into the Caldecott Medal with this fun Mock Caldecott unit! Lessons to help students learn about the medal, pretend to join the Caldecott Medal Committee, learn about some top books that could win for 2020 – 2021 as well previous winners. Learn about selection criteria as well with activity pages as well as Google Slides and Google Form for voting! Lessons and activities… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the biography mentor text book Above the Rim How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison. Great for biography studies, Black History Month and sports! 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 So) describing character traits /… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text book Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon and Henri Sorensen. This is an excellent holiday story for focusing on WWI / World War I / the Great War, history and relationships. 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 Shooting at the Stars The Christmas Truce of 1914 by John Hendrix. This is an excellent holiday story for focusing on World War I / the Great War WWI, war and relationships. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies:… Read More