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Downloadable lesson plans with discussion questions and activities. Common Core Aligned.

The image is a photograph of the cover of the book The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. The cover features an illustration of the paper bag princess facing a dragon.
Common Core aligned for grades K-2
The image is the cover of the book Flower Talk- How Plants Use Color to Communicate by Sara Levine. The cover is a watercolor image on a green background of a cactus using a flower as a megaphone. There is a bumblebee with the reflection of the flower in its eyes on the receiving end of the megaphone.
Common Core aligned for grades 1-4
The image is a photograph of the cover of A Sick Day for Amos McGee against a wooden table background. The cover is a drawing of an elephant, a penguin, and a man playing cards. They are sitting on a blue patterned blanket and there is a small mouse holding a large red balloon next to the man.
Common Core aligned for grades K-2

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Interest Level

  • elementary
  • preschool
  • kindergarten
  • first grade
  • second grade
  • third grade
  • fourth grade
  • fifth grade

Genres/Themes

  • nonfiction
  • fiction
  • history
  • biography
  • wordless
  • fairytale
  • social emotional learning
  • empathy
  • leadership
  • friendship
  • kindness
  • teamwork
  • family
  • gender
  • activism
  • animals
  • community
  • immigration
  • science
  • art
  • architecture
  • heritage
  • poverty

Comprehension Strategies

  • summarizing
  • picture clues
  • making connections
  • predictions
  • point of view
  • sequencing
  • compare and contrast
  • fluency
  • vocabulary
  • main idea
  • character analysis

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Genres/Themes

  • nonfiction
  • fiction
  • history
  • biography
  • wordless
  • fairytale
  • social emotional learning
  • empathy
  • leadership
  • friendship
  • kindness
  • teamwork
  • family
  • gender
  • activism
  • animals
  • community
  • immigration
  • science
  • art
  • architecture
  • heritage
  • poverty

Comprehension Strategies

  • summarizing
  • picture clues
  • making connections
  • predictions
  • point of view
  • sequencing
  • compare and contrast
  • fluency
  • vocabulary
  • main idea
  • character analysis

Interest Level

  • elementary
  • preschool
  • kindergarten
  • first grade
  • second grade
  • third grade
  • fourth grade
  • fifth grade
  • elementary
  • preschool
  • kindergarten
  • first grade
  • second grade
  • third grade
  • fourth grade
  • fifth grade
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