Will it be in like a lion and out like a lamb or the other way around? No matter how you slice it, March is here which means it is time for March read-alouds! I love reading with my students and I love it, even more, when they have meaningful reading activities to do that align with what is happening this month like St. Patrick’s Day and the saying “in like a lion, out like lamb. All of the books on this post have a Picture Book Pal to accompany that focuses on so many great reading skills!
What Are March Picture Book Pals?
Picture Book Pals are a great way to read pictures books with your students because it gives them something to work on afterward or during! With the March Picture Book Pals Bundle, your students will read and analyze the text as well! Much like the January Picture Book Pals and the February Picture Book Pals, your students will be able to complete the entire writing process including editing and revising. All of these activities can be supplemental and meaningful reading activities that can be great for guided reading or modeling reading with your four March picture books!
Teach Folktales with Fiona’s Luck
Fiona’s Luck, a picture book that is an original folktale perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, tells the story of a greedy Leprechaun King who has taken all of Ireland’s fortune! Fiona must find a way to get the luck and good things back for the people in Ireland. With this book, you can not only teach what folktales are, but you can also have meaningful reading activities that discuss theme and characterization. Students may also be able to connect with taking things that they shouldn’t and the negative feelings that can come along with it. Using the writing process with the Picture Book Pal for Fiona’s Luck would be a great way to spend the week of St. Patrick’s Day!
Disguise Meaningful Reading Activities with Hello Ninja
What student doesn’t love a sweet story about a ninja? Hello Ninja by N.D. Wilson is a fun story that focuses on the fun things that ninjas do! Whether they are dancing in the tropics or making friends with the king of France, ninjas seem to be everywhere! To make this read-along extra fun, you can have your students do some March art and make puppets that are part of the Hello Ninja Picture Book Pals. While you are reading, they can have their ninjas act out the events in the story. From there, you can have students do some meaningful reading activities with a directed writing about their ninja. This will challenge them to tell a story of their own!
How will March Come In?
We all have heard the phrase “in like a lion and out like lamb” in correlation with March. However, this might be new to your students. To teach this phrase, you can use the book In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer. This cute picture book will make students giggle while teaching them about the ever-changing weather in the spring. With the Picture Book Pal for this text, you have fun making rabbits. Or you can make students into reporters with a meaningful reading activity. While students are listening, they can write down all the different types of weather they hear about. This is not only a great comprehension check, it is a great reading strategy for students to use.
Create Colorful Meaningful Reading Activities
The lovable short story The Day the Crayons Quit is becoming a staple in every classroom. The personification of the crayons and their woes make students giggle and teachers love the characterization. With Picture Book Pals, you can color the town red (or whatever color you like) with fun art projects and meaningful reading activities that promote comprehension, sequencing, and writing!
Reading is a fundamental activity that all students need to be successful. Using picture books and Picture Book Pals to teach reading strategies through meaningful reading activities is priceless! Make sure you grab these great books and get to reading with your students this March!
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