Downloadable Books & Teaching Tools
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Downloadable Books
- Zoo Animals (Level 1/A)
- Busy Children (Level 2/B)
- Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes (Level 2/B)
- We Go to School (Level 3/C)
- Christmas is Coming for Bella and Rosie (Level 10/F)
- Daisy's Pink Cape (Level 10/F)
Downloadable Teaching Tools and Other Resources
- "What is a Folk Tale" Reference Notes
- BookBuilder Online (Create and print out free personalized books)
- "Think About It" Graphic Organizer for Nonfiction
- Literacy Wings Content Focus Chart
- Learning Letters
- Reading Log
- Bella and Rosie Valentines 2012
- Summer Reading Log
- Sample Pioneer Valley Prompting Guide Card
- Using Elkonin Boxes: Teach phonemic awareness by having students listen for individual sounds and mark where they hear them in the boxes. Michele Dufresne produced two videos to demonstrate this method: Video 1 | Video 2
Pioneer Valley Books with free downloadable lesson plans
Many of our books have free guided reading lesson plans available on our website. Here is a current list of the sets that have lesson plans available. Look for the "Additional Resources" tab that indicates lesson plans are available.
A Snack for Gilbert Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Gilbert the Pig Goes on a Diet Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Gilbert the Pig Goes on an Adventure Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Gilbert the Pig Wears a Dress Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Gilbert the Prize Winning Pig Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
The Chicks are Hatching Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
A Birthday Present for Spaceboy Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Adventure in the Purple Forest Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Look Out for Space Monster Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Sleep Tight Spaceboy Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Spaceboy Finds a Friend Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
Spaceboy Plays Hide and Seek Guided Reading Lesson Plan (PDF)
