Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mindfulness mentor text picture book The Good Egg by Jory John An excellent book about mindfulness, growth mindset, test-taking / testing anxiety, community and doing your best! 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) analyzing… 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
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text book Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Peña. This book is also available in Spanish titled Ultima parada en la calle Market. Activities are in English and Spanish! Great story for studying community, relationships and growth! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text book Carmela Full Of Wishes by Matt De La Pena. This book is also available in Spanish under the title Los deseos de Carmela. Activities are in English and Spanish. This book is a great book for focusing on character education and empathy. A perfect multicultural read for students to learn… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the character education mentor text book A Bike Like Sergio’s by Maribeth Boelts. Great story about community, doing the right thing, and economics. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: problem-solving describing character traits close reading for character feelings analyzing key details with text evidence author’s message/lesson The lesson plans include: teacher script… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the biography mentor text picture book Counting On Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk. Great for Black History Month, biography studies, STEM and Women’s History Month! 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… Read More