Picture Book Power: 12 At-Home Reading Activities for Families (English + Spanish)

Teacher templates · Grades K–5 · PDF, 13 pages · Free

Help families turn story time into learning time. Picture Book Power is a free family guide with 12 quick after-reading activities that work with any picture book at home, from retelling and predicting to word hunts, figurative language and acting out a favorite scene.

Each activity card explains why it matters, gives three simple steps, lists ready-to-use questions families can ask, and includes a tip for younger or older readers. Most activities take just 5 to 15 minutes and need no worksheets.

The guide also includes a letter to families, a one-page fridge cheat sheet in English and in Spanish, cut-out question bookmarks and a picture book reading log. Teachers can share it with families through email, a class page or Google Classroom.

What's included

• Letter to families
• 12 after-reading activity cards
• Fridge cheat sheet in English
• Fridge cheat sheet in Spanish
• 4 question bookmarks
• Picture book reading log

How teachers use it

• Home reading and homeschool
• Family literacy nights
• Parent conferences
• Summer and break reading

Topics: bilingual, spanish, ell, esl, kindergarten, prek, elementary, grade, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, free