Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text book This Very Tree A Story of 9/11, Resilience and Regrowth by Sean Rubin. A great book for studying growth, healing, September 11th, or Patriot Day! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (2 strategies: list/narrative retell and timeline) analyzing with text evidence… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison. Great for SEL / social emotional learning, self-esteem, individuality and relationships! 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)… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the character education mentor text book What If Everybody Said That? by Ellen Javernick and Colleen Madden. A great social emotional learning (SEL) story for teaching the power of our words. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: summarizing key details analyzing illustrations close reading for author’s message / lesson… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Jabari Tries by Gaia Cornwall, the sequel to Jabari Jumps. Great for SEL / social emotional learning, point of view, problem-solving and trying something new! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall. Great for SEL / social emotional learning, point of view, bravery and trying something new! 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… Read More
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mentor text book Follow Those Zebras Solving a Migration Mystery by Sandra Markle. Great story for studying migration / migrating, mysteries, and the scientific method! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: close reading for understanding text features analyzing and summarizing key details with text evidence writing… Read More