Grade K-3 Pigeon Books Instruction Guide: Teach close reading and story analysis

Activities and lessons grow text-based vocabulary and comprehension.

Product Overview:

Short, classroom-ready lessons slide into your week and need little prep, often just five to ten minutes. They use Mo Willems's funny pigeon stories to anchor instruction, spark discussion, and invite student laughter. This guide walks students through analyzing story elements, identifying character motives, and practicing close reading. Designed for kindergarten through third-grade classrooms, it fits whole-group instruction, small groups, or tutoring. Use it for quick lessons, guided practice, formative checks, or literacy center rotations. Seventy-two reproducible pages include prompts, vocabulary work, graphic organizers, and text-dependent questions. Picture students answering questions from the page, not guesswork, and gaining quiet confidence with each text.

Key Features:

• Standards aligned activities: Short, ready lessons that help students analyze story elements and practice close reading.
• Close reading tasks: Guiding prompts and short text-based questions that sharpen inference and vocabulary in every lesson.
• Text-dependent questions: Questions tied directly to the page so answers come from the text, not guesswork, easing assessment.
• Cross-curricular lessons: Activities that link reading to research, writing, and speaking, giving practical hooks for busy classrooms.
• Reproducible materials: Seventy-two pages of handouts and prompts you can copy and fold into centers immediately.

Quick Specs:

• Brand: Shell Education
• Item#: SHL-40013
• Format/Type: Printed Book
• Quantity/Pack: 1 Each
• Compatibility/Use: K-3
• Country of Origin: United States

Picture your students quietly digging into text and feeling proud, order a copy to try a lesson this week and see the difference yourself, shall we?

Author Mo Willems. Seventy-two pages. Published by Shell Educational Publishing.