Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the narrative nonfiction mentor text book The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen by Thelma Lynne Godin and Vaness Brantley-Newton. This is a great book for relationships, Grandparents Day, forgiveness and empathy. 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… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love. This is a great multicultural book for teaching about respecting differences, friendship, self-love, accepting who you are and more. 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… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the narrative nonfiction mentor text book 30 Minutes Over Oregon by Marc Tyler Nobleman and Melissa Iwai. This is a great book for Memorial Day, Veterans Day, learning about World War 2 (WWII), forgiveness and the military. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the narrative nonfiction mentor text book Twenty-One Steps Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesefeld and Matt Tavares. This is a great book for Memorial Day, Veterans Day, learning about national monuments and the military. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: analyzing author’s… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text book Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright and Stephen Gilpin. A great winter story about relationships, friendship, snowmen, and problem-solving. 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) close… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the biography mentor text picture book Paper Son The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki. This is a great book for teaching about Asian immigrants, artists, determination, discrimination and Disney animators. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key… Read More
