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 2

All-Star FeverLL 670 by Matt Christopher Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon LL 720 by Paula Danziger Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Big Surprise in the Bug Tank LL 550 by Ruth Horowitz Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards


Bread and Jam for Frances LL 490 by Russell Hoban Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Caps for Sale LL 480 by Esphyr Slobodkina Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat LL 470 by Cynthia Rylant Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards


Henry and Mudge in the Green Time LL 480 by Cynthia Rylant Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Horrible Harry and the Dragon War LL 430 by Suzy Kline Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Horrible Harry and the Green Slime LL 470 by Suzy Kline Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards


Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy LL 390 by Barbara Park Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day LL 310 by Barbara Park Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus LL 380 by Barbara Park Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards


Julian, Secret Agent LL 460 by Ann Cameron Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Man Out at First LL 590 by Matt Christopher Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? LL 720 by Bill Martin Jr. Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards





The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash LL 540 by Trinka Hakes Noble Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	The Snowy Day LL 500 by Ezra Jack Keats Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	The Trumpet of the Swan LL 750 by E. B. White Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards


Waiting for Mama LL 740 by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards	So You Want to Be President? LL 730 by Judith St. George Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards