Teaching STEM and Common Core with Mentor Texts : Collaborative Lesson Plans, K-5

Librarians can use this book to become leaders in their schools, collaborating with teachers to keep them abreast of resources that will facilitate the inclusion of STEM in the curriculum. * Offers five library lessons for each STEM subject based on a mentor text and a lesson for the collaborating teacher * Provides a booktalk to interest the students and a "Book Time" section that allows for reading all or parts of the book accompanied by a general discussion * Shows the range of grades for which each lesson is most suited and how it can be adapted * Includes a graphic organizer (GO Chart) with each lesson, as well as two options for assessing the lesson