Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Annotating Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Use text marking and highlighting to explore the structure of a poem. After listening to Allan Ahlberg read "Please Mrs. Butler," learners locate stanzas and patterns on their copy of the poem using the text marking technique. Class...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Genre Study of Letter With the Jolly Postman

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this lesson outline based on The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, young scholars learn about parts of a letter, the different genres of mail, and letter attributes by studying the letters included in the book.
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Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Allan Ahlberg: Each Peach Pear Plum

For Students Pre-K - K
A video of the book "Each Peach Pear Plum", written by Allan Ahlberg, and illustrated by Janet Ahlberg. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Each Peach Pear Plum

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Each Peach Pear Plum" by Allan Ahlberg. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.