Featured page image is from a comprehension activity that coordinates with the title, Grandma Ruth Glasses. After reading the book (or any of the titles in the Danny and Grandma Ruth set), students draw and color what Grandma Ruth sees from her perspective (through her glasses).

Fiction titles:

Independent Reading for the At-Home Learner

Gail Boushey, well-know literacy author and educator, has created a resource for parents, teachers, and students  to encourage and support at-home learning. Throughout the videos, Gail provides instruction and models independent reading for students using three titles from MaryRuth Books:

Combining Fiction and Nonfiction

In Danny’s Tadpoles, Danny puts tadpoles in a bowl and watches them become frogsStudying a life cycle when reading offers a perfect opportunity to meet cross curriculum standards in the primary classroom. and combine fiction and nonfiction. Print the 24 frog life cycle cards on card stock and cut the squares out. Assemble the cards in sequential order and staple along the left edge to keep them together. To flip the book and create the animation, hold the stapled edge of the book with your left hand and hold the bottom right corner of the book with your right hand. Bend the book and let the pages slide against the thumb holding in the bottom right corner.

MRB Menagerie Box

Create a portable MRB menagerie of your favorite animal titles with our easy-to-make MRB Menagerie or Farm Animal Menagerie box. Download and print the box templates. If you’d like more complete instructions, click here. Complete your menagerie with stick puppets made with our downloadable farm animal templates.

Comprehension and Writing

Making Sense of the Five Senses

Matching, Sequencing, Maker Movement, and Using Graphic Organizers

Word Work

Nonfiction / Informational titles:

Story Strips of MaryRuth Book titles with lesson plans: