Six good books, ready-to-teach lessons, and hands-on activities for your November classroom.
This collection pairs six picture books with lessons in literacy, math, science, and conversation. Together they cover fall changes, Canadian Remembrance Day, belonging, animal habitats, and the start of winter. Every book comes with a teacher lesson, two independent learning activities, and matching black-and-white printables.
The books
- The Leaf Thief
- A Poppy Is to Remember
- Bear Snores On
- The Big Umbrella
- Over and Under the Snow
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
What’s inside
- Six lesson plans with materials lists, discussion questions, follow-up activities, ways to differentiate, and things to watch for when assessing
- Twelve independent activity cards, two per book
- Story retelling and drawing response pages
- Leaf sorting cards and counting mats
- Remembrance Day activities and vocabulary cards, written with care for Canadian classrooms
- Bear and people counters, with space to cut them out
- Winter animal cards and an ice investigation recording sheet
- Mitten sequencing and measurement activities
- Number cards 0–10 and a ten-frame mat
- An observation tracker and a full-page Home Connection handout
- Suggested links to the 2026 Ontario Kindergarten curriculum and U.S. Common Core
Made with kindergarteners in mind
Kids can show what they know by drawing, talking, using gestures, writing, or dictating to you. Use the activities with the whole class, in small groups, at centres, or at home if you homeschool.
The Remembrance Day lesson keeps explanations simple, offers questions to get kids talking, and includes quiet reflection options. The snow lessons are optional, so use them if they fit your weather and what your class is into.
File details
- The full 38-page resource
- A separate 28-page PDF with only the printables: activity cards, templates, and shared tools
- US Letter size, Canadian spelling, low-ink printing
Please note: Books and other physical materials are not included. This is an independent companion resource and is not affiliated with the authors, illustrators, or publishers of the books.
Licensed for one educator’s classroom or one household.
