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 Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown and John Parra. This book is also available in Spanish titled Esperando el Biblioburro. Activities are in English and Spanish. Great for community studies and writing! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text book The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock and Mary Grandpre. This book is also available in Spanish titled El sonido de los colores: los colores y sonidos del arte abstracto de Kandinsky. Activities are in English… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the autobiography mentor text book The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis. This book is also available in Spanish titled El muro: crecer tras el telon de acero or El muro: crecer bajo el telon de acero. Activities are in English and Spanish. A great book… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mentor text book The World’s Biggest Fart by Rafael Ordóñez and Laure du Faÿ. This title is available in Spanish under the title El pedo más grande del mundo. Activities are in English and Spanish. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the picture book mentor text Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch. This book is also available in Spanish as La asombrosa Graciela. Activities are in English and Spanish. Great for self-esteem / character education. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then… Read More