A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry and Juana Martinez-Neal. Great for relationships, friendship, or community. 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 reading for describing illustrations… Read More
Best Children’s Books About Arctic Animals
What are some of the best children’s books about arctic animals? There are a ton of picture books about the arctic and polar regions both fiction and nonfiction. There are books about polar bears, penguins, wolves, and more! Check out these picture books about the arctic! If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have access… Read More
Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin
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
The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey
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
Hike by Pete Oswald
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
You Matter by Christian Robinson
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