The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the wordless mentor text book The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker. A great story about nature, the human impact or for Earth Day. Activities include a dictation / mentor sentence. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus […]
Gibberish by Young Vo
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Gibberish by Young. Reading response and analysis prompts including a dictation / mentor sentence. Great for problem-solving, growth mindset, multicultural studies and language learning, and friendship! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus […]
Aaron Slater Illustrator by Andrea Beaty
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty from the Questioneers series. Great for problem-solving, growth mindset, introducing poetry, reading struggles and character education! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans […]
Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown. Great for Halloween or an Aaron Reynolds author study! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include: DOWNLOAD THE LESSON PLAN […]
More Than Peach by Bellen Woodard
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the autobiography mentor text picture book More Than Peach: Changing the World One Crayon At a Time by Bellen Woodard. Great for dealing with activism, diversity and inclusion and problem-solving! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The […]
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Stolen Words by Melanie Florence. An excellent book for study of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, the colonial school / residential school program or modern American Indian cultures. Activities include discussion of the troubling history of […]
Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall. An excellent book for studying discoveries, inspiration for writing, farms, and families. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include: DOWNLOAD THE LESSON PLAN AND […]
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard. An excellent book for study of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, American Indian cultures and traditions. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The […]
Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child. An excellent book for study of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, American Indian cultures. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson […]
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore and Matt Tavares
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore and illustrated by Matt Tavares or Account of a Visit From St. Nicholas. Great for Christmas, poetry, and figurative language study! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. […]