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The Night The Toys Came Alive eBook
A illustrated read-aloud storybook ("The Night The Toys Came Alive") for early-elementary language arts and holiday/seasonal literacy use.
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Plan shared reading with elementary learners. Find stories, nonfiction and read-aloud companions with discussion or response activities, plus listening resources for a shared reading routine.
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Dumpy The Dump Truck eBook
A read-along storybook (eBook/PDF and EPUB) teaching young children about self-worth and not comparing themselves to others, through the story of a dump truck who feels inadequate next to bigger, faster, and shinier vehicles until he realizes his own value.
Audio & listening
Back To School Listening Center With QR Codes (28 Books)
a listening-center resource pairing 28 back-to-school and school-social-skills picture books with QR codes that link to read-aloud videos, for use during independent reading rotations
Discussion & response
Stuck | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
Digital micro-learning PowerPoint deck guiding students through the picture book Stuck by Oliver Jeffers, building sequencing, character analysis, and comprehension skills.
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Storybook Art Gr. K-2
A teacher resource that integrates art education with well-known storybooks, guiding K-2 students to analyze and recreate art styles/mediums found in favorite picture books.
Discussion & response
Name Unit - Five Day Lesson Plan Bundle | Book Companion Activities
A five-day lesson-plan unit using picture books (Chrysanthemum, The Name Jar, Your Name is a Song, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom) to teach students about the significance of names, identity, and name-based phonics.
Discussion & response
"Stellaluna" | Picture Book Study
Book study/companion resource for the picture book Stellaluna, providing discussion questions, comprehension activities, crafts, and extension activities.
Answers included
Discussion & response
"Click Clack Moo" | Picture Book Study
A no-prep picture book study for 'Click, Clack, Moo' providing discussion questions, hands-on projects/crafts, and supplementary video links to deepen engagement with the story.
Discussion & response
"The Mitten" | Picture Book Study
Support a classroom picture-book study of Jan Brett's The Mitten with discussion questions, extension activities/crafts, and supplemental video links.
Answers included
Discussion & response
Ira Sleeps Over | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
Digital book-study slide deck (companion activities) for the picture book Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber, targeting reading comprehension skills.
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The Littlest Mermaid eBook
A illustrated read-aloud storybook ("The Littlest Mermaid") for early-elementary language arts and holiday/seasonal literacy use.
Discussion & response
Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores Read Aloud Companion Activities
Provide a complete book-companion set of reading-comprehension activities for the picture book 'Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores' by James Howe.
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"Let the Children March" | Picture Book Read Aloud
A read-aloud companion packet for the picture book 'Let the Children March' by Monica Clark-Robinson, focused on comprehension, literary analysis, and reflection tied to the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade.
Answers included
Nonfiction & biographies
Storytime Discoveries: Earth Science: Read-Aloud Stories and Demonstrations
A read-aloud storybook pairing short stories, fables, and rhymes with earth-science concepts (weather, geology, day/night, natural resources) for classroom read-aloud use, including several reproducible/craft activities tied to specific stories.
Discussion & response
Abuela's Weave Interactive Read-Aloud Activities and Book Companion
Interactive read-aloud book companion with 38 activities supporting comprehension of the picture book 'Abuela's Weave' by Omar S. Casteneda.
Discussion & response
Not Quite Narwhal | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
Provide a digital book-study deck for the picture book 'Not Quite Narwhal' by Jessie Sima that builds sequencing, comprehension, story-elements, and summarizing skills.
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Kids Yoga Stories: Yoga Books for Kids - Sally's Visit to the Farm eBook
A farm-themed storybook about friends Sally and Sam visiting a farm, teaching yoga poses tied to farm activities and animals.
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Anti-Racist/Diverse Read Alouds and Reflection Sheet
A curated set of read-aloud video links to diverse/anti-racist children's books, paired with a reflection activity, to teach social justice, diversity, and anti-racism themes.
Discussion & response
Cake & I Scream Book Companion SEL Lesson about Bossing VS Suggesting
Social-emotional learning (SEL) book-companion lesson teaching the difference between 'bossing' and 'suggesting', built around the picture book 'Cake & I Scream' by Michael Genhart.
Nonfiction & biographies
Storytime Discoveries: Biological Science: Read-Aloud Stories and Demonstrations
A read-aloud storybook pairing short stories, fables, and rhymes with biological-science concepts (animal traits, life cycles, the body) for classroom read-aloud use, including several reproducible/craft activities tied to specific stories.
Discussion & response
Four Puppies Read Aloud with Activities
A read-aloud resource pairing a story video ('Four Puppies') with literacy activities including sentence-building and a craft.
Audio & listening
Fairy Tales Listening Center With QR Codes (32 books)
A printable QR-code listening center offering links to 32 fairy tale and fractured fairy tale read-aloud videos on YouTube, for use as an independent listening/reading station.
Discussion & response
Alfie: The Turtle That Disappeared | Literacy Unit
Literacy unit built around the picture book 'Alfie: The Turtle That Disappeared', covering prediction, summary writing, perspective writing, event sequencing, and discussion questions.
Stories & picture books
Little Red Hen Puppets – Read-Aloud Character Set
Use the character templates alongside a reading of The Little Red Hen. Prepare the puppet pieces with your chosen materials, then invite children to retell scenes or speak for a character. Adult support can help with cutting and assembly.