Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
These are templates to use for a weekly dictado / dictation for bilingual classrooms that follow dual language / dual immersion formats. Students do the dictado 3-5 times in the week.Dictado Schedule:Day 1: Teacher reads the dictado and students write what they hear. Teacher then talks through correct writing of the dictado as students write corrections above the lines.Day 2… Read More
This is a fun rhyming activity that my kids love to do every year to go along with the Dr. Seuss book There’s a Wocket In My Pocket. Students can choose from a variety of templates to either invent a word that rhymes with pocket or with a word of their choosing. This activity is in Spanish also for the… Read More
This is a fun writing activity that my kids love to do every year to go along with our Dr. Seuss book study. Students can choose from a variety of templates to write their opinions about the various Dr. Seuss books that you have read. The writing templates have 4 differentiated versions for various reading/writing levels of students. This resource… Read More
Check out these book recommendation forms for students to recommend a book that they have read to another student. Your students will LOVE that feeling of receiving a book recommendation and creates instant interest because it means that their friend or teacher has read the book and thought that it would be perfect for them. The recommenders love being able… Read More
Looking to help your students track their reading stamina in your class, but can’t find the charts in English AND Spanish? Look no further!These reading stamina charts have 3 levels of stamina goals: 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 45 minutes. Reading stamina in these charts is referred to as “perseverancia.” If you use a different word in your class, please… Read More
This resource is a writing activity for after reading Dr. Seuss’ book The Sneetches. Star-belly Sneetch or not, your kids will love this activity and it really makes them think about just what makes them special in a world that pushes them conform like the world of the Sneetches. Great for social emotional learning (SEL)! Product Features: One writing prompt… Read More