SAVE BIG! A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan bundle for 33 mentor text picture books covering topics for the whole year! Lessons and activities focus on:Using evidence to describe, infer, and draw conclusionsSummarizingIdentifying and supporting author's message / lessonIdentifying and describing character traitsExplaining figurative languageIdentifying emotions, feelings, and vivid languageSupporting opinions with text evidenceComparing and contrasting characters and textsD