Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text book We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen. Great for read aloud, examining humor / comedy, and examining the text to illustration connection! 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… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text book 7 Ate 9 The Untold Story by Tara Lazar and Ross MacDonald. Great for talking about mystery / caper genre, jokes, homophones and words with more than one meaning. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative… 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 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 nonfiction mentor text book Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex. This book is excellent for reading/ELA as well as for understanding the difference between facts and opinions. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: main idea and details understanding unknown vocabulary words explaining the connection between ideas… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mentor text book Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio and Scott Campbell. A great story about friendship, social emotional learning (SEL), and that you’re never alone with how you feel about something. A hilarious Valentines Day read aloud! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details… Read More