Book A Week
Book-A-Week units were created for parents and teachers who want a simple lesson plan to make the most of adventure story-based learning centered around some of the world's best literature.
The Chapter Book Editions have lesson plans for one week, but the book is intended to be read over a longer period. We recommend reading over the course of a month, and in the last week beginning the Book-A-Week unit.
Peter Reynold’s The Word Collector
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Peter Reynold’s The Word Collector
Children are collectors! They collect rocks, shells, leaves, etc. But Jerome, he collects words. Through Jerome’s love of words, young readers will celebrate the power and magic of language as it helps them think, learn, and wonder. This picture book was a New York Times Bestseller and named an Outstanding Literary Work for Children by the NAACP.
Some of the activities in this unit are word building, sorting and organizing, and writing a kind note.
What’s Inside:
- Book of the Week
- Book Summary
- Story Discussion & Analysis
- Poetry
- Journaling
- STEAM
- Contributor’s Choice
- Materials
- Recommended Products
- Recommended Books
- Other books by the Author
Level:
- First/Second Grade
Length:
- 1 week
Contributor:
- Jennifer Perneel
Materials:
- The Word Collector
- Envelope and stamp
- Hole punch
- Index cards
- Items to sort
- Paper decorating items
- Journal
- Colored pencils
- Zaner Bloser lined paper
- Markers
- Popsicle sticks
- Sharpie
- White paper
- Yarn or ribbon
Barney Saltzberg’s Beautiful Oops!
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Barney Saltzberg’s Beautiful Oops!
Oops! So often that means, “Uh oh!” That is not the case in here—young readers will be thrilled with the creative ways Barney
Saltzberg turns smears, stains, and tears into beautiful pieces of art!
Some of the activities in this unit are a "finish my doodle" art project, blow painting, and folded paper art.
What’s Inside:
- Book of the Week
- Book Summary
- Story Discussion & Analysis
- Poetry
- Journaling
- STEAM
- Contributor’s Choice
- Materials
- Recommended Products
- Recommended Books
- Other books by the Author
Level:
- First/Second Grade
Length:
- 1 week
Contributor:
- Jennifer Perneel
Materials:
- Beautiful Oops!
- Glycerine
- Oil Pastels or Colored Chalk
- Straws
- Dawn dish soap
- Newspaper
- Colored paper scraps
- Water
- Journal
- Cardstock
- Colored pencils
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Glue stick
- Masking/Painter’s tape
- Tablecloth
- Tempera Paint
- Tray or baking sheet
- Sharpie marker
- School glue
Charlotte’s Web (Chapter Book Edition)
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Charlotte’s Web (Chapter Book Edition)
The Chapter Book Editions have lesson plans for one week, but the book is intended to be read over a longer period.
All Wilbur, a runt pig, wants is friendship and companionship. A young girl, named Fern, saves Wilbur and asks her uncle to raise him on his farm for her. That’s where Charlotte, a barn spider, comes along. A tale of friendship unfolds in this 1953 Newbery Medal award winner.
Some of the activities in this unit are mapping the spider's life cycle, making handprint pigs, and painting watercolor spider webs.
What’s Inside:
- Book of the Week
- Book Summary
- Story Discussion & Analysis
- Poetry
- Journaling
- STEAM
- Contributor’s Choice
- Materials
- Recommended Products
- Recommended Books
- Other books by the Author
Level:
- First/Second Grade
Length:
- 1 week
Contributor:
- Jennifer Perneel
Materials:
- Charlotte’s Web
- Watercolor paper or cardstock
- Pink tempera paint
- Oil pastels or crayons
- Index cards
- Newspaper
- Journal
- Colored pencils
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Masking/Painters tape
- Markers
- Paintbrush
- Sharpie
- Small jars for watercolors
- Watercolor paints
- White paper
Harry Allard’s Miss Nelson is Missing
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Harry Allard’s Miss Nelson is Missing
Miss Nelson has a class with terrible behavior! They are even rude during storytime! Miss Nelson knows something must be done. That’s when the scary Miss Viola Swamp shows up and quickly whips the class into shape. Will she return? Will Miss Nelson and her class learn each other’s secrets? In 2007, Allard was posthumously awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his “substantial and lasting contribution” to children’s literature with this book.
Some of the activities in this unit are making a "missing poster", folding paper airplanes, and making pompom shooters.
What’s Inside:
- Book of the Week
- Book Summary
- Story Discussion & Analysis
- Poetry
- Journaling
- STEAM
- Contributor’s Choice
- Materials
- Recommended Products
- Recommended Books
- Other books by the Author
Level:
- First/Second Grade
Length:
- 1 week
Contributor:
- Jennifer Perneel
Materials:
- Miss Nelson Is Missing!
- Balloons
- Pompoms
- Pool Noodle
- Stamp pads
- Box cutter or knife
- Index cards
- Magnifying glass
- Scratch paper
- Yarn
- Journal
- Colored pencils
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Markers
- White printer paper