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Trade Book Lesson Plans

Lesson plans are available for many favorite new and classic trade books!
Trade book lesson plans, worksheets, and discussion cards are available for the titles listed below. Choose between a generic set of discussion cards to use across the three levels, or use the discussion cards created for each title in levels 2 and 3. Lesson plans are grouped in three levels according to the lexile and grade level of each book. How to assemble your lesson plan booklet.

Correlation Chart

LEXILE LEVEL GRADE
LEVEL 1 to 400 K–1
LEVEL 2 400–800 2–4
LEVEL 3 800 and above 4 and above

LEVEL 1
Captain and Matey
Set Sail
LL 360
by Daniel Laurence
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Days With Frog
and Toad
LL 320
by Arnold Lobel
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Emma's Strange
Pet
LL 260
by Jean Little
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Harry and the Lady
Next Door
LL 350
by Gene Zio
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Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers LL 350
by Cynthia Rylant
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Ira Says Goodbye LL 380
by Bernard Waber
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat LL 380
by Simms Taback
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Little Bear LL 370
by Else Holmelund Minarik
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Little Bear's Visit LL 290
by Else Holmelund Minarik
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The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room LL 340
by Patricia Reilly Giff
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