Picture book lesson plans and activities for busy teachers
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin. Great for earth science, outer space, measurement or Earth Day! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: K-W-L chart / KWL chart analyzing information depicted in illustrations comparing and contrasting texts analyzing the main idea and details The lesson… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book The Old Truck by Jarretty Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey. Great for Earth Day, environmental awareness and stewardship, family and conservation. 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
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Hike by Pete Oswald. Great for Earth Day, environmental awareness and stewardship, or Arbor Day to look at conservation. 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 realistic fiction mentor text picture book You Matter by Christian Robinson. Great for back to school, social emotional learning (SEL), and self-esteem studies! An amazing diverse multicultural read! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Close reading for describing figurative language and illustrations Analyzing character feelings Main idea and… Read More
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the Christmas / winter mentor text picture book Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry. A great holiday read for poetry, wants and needs, and perspective! 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
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text book Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon and Henri Sorensen. This is an excellent holiday story for focusing on WWI / World War I / the Great War, history and relationships. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4… Read More