Teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Lubna and Pebble will love this post. It includes resource recommendations, teaching ideas, and information about the book. All of this makes planning your next read aloud quick and easy!
With themes of transitions, empathy, and kindness, this Lubna and Pebble picture book by Wendy Meddour is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms.
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LUBNA AND PEBBLE SUMMARY
Far away in the World of Tents lives a little girl named Lubna. Lubna’s best friend is a pebble, to whom she tells everything. She shares about her family, about her home, and even about the war. One day, she meets a little boy all alone. She realized that he needs the pebble more than she does.
This emotional, heartfelt story shares the realities of those in refugee camps and the importance of empathy and compassion.
LUBNA AND PEBBLE LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Lubna and Pebble reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making inferences
- analyzing illustrations
- identifying theme, message, & moral
- summarize/retell
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- transitions
- empathy
- kindness
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- quotation marks
- punctuation
- past tense verbs
LUBNA AND PEBBLE ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Lubna and Pebble?
- Lexile® Measure: 325-375
- Guided Reading Level: I
- DRA Level: 16
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 1.9-2.1
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Wendy Meddour.
What genre is Lubna and Pebble?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
