For elementary teachers

Turn any book in your TumbleBooks collection into a ready-to-teach unit.

The books are included.

More than 2,000 animated picture books, read-along novels and math picture books come with your subscription. Every book is available in Solo, Supported or Listening mode, so every student can read the same book successfully.

One plan, not three.

Teach every reader from the same book with ready-made activities for below-level, on-level, and above-level students. Plan once. Differentiate effortlessly.

Nothing to generate.

Every lesson has already been written and reviewed before you arrive. Open it, teach it, and move on—no prompts to write, no AI drafts to edit.

Worksheets already leveled.

Printable and editable worksheets come in multiple levels, ready as PDF or Word files for immediate classroom use.

Standards already aligned.

Every lesson is aligned to the curriculum standards you teach, including U.S. state standards and Canadian provincial outcomes. No searching, matching, or cross-referencing required.

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Start with the skill

My Go-To Books for…

The books you’ll reach for again and again.

Discover carefully selected picture books, chapter books, and read-alongs that naturally teach the English Language Arts and Math skills you teach every year. Whether you’re introducing fractions, practicing inference, exploring character traits, or building vocabulary, you’ll find outstanding books that make each concept come alive.

Because great teaching starts with the right book.

Eight to startBrowse every skill →
Inferencing
Enemy PieEnemy Pie
Teach inferencing with Enemy Pie
Grades 2–4
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Point of View
Duck! Rabbit!Duck! Rabbit!
Use Duck! Rabbit! to teach point of view
Grades K–2
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Theme
IshIsh
Find the theme in Ish
Grades 1–3
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Character Change
Stephanie’s PonytailStephanie’s Ponytail
Track how Stephanie changes
Grades 1–3
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Cause & Effect
Mud PuddleMud Puddle
Cause and effect in Mud Puddle
Grades K–2
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Main Idea
Trout Are Made of TreesTrout Are Made of Trees
Main idea in Trout Are Made of Trees
Grades 3–5
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Compare & Contrast
Like Cats and DogsLike Cats and Dogs
Compare and contrast with Like Cats and Dogs
Grades 2–4
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Making Connections
First Day JittersFirst Day Jitters
Connect First Day Jitters to their own first day
Grades K–3
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Unit plans

One idea. One day, or two weeks.

Unit plan builder
How long
1 day2 days3 days4 days1 week2 weeks
About what
Life cyclesWeather & seasonsWhere our water goesHabitats & food chainsSpaceAncient civilizationsCommunity & citizenshipComing to a new countryKindness & friendshipBig feelingsMoney & savingPoetry & wordplay
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Type any subject or theme…
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Or start from a book and build the unit around it.

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Lesson plans

Name a subject. Meet your book.

Filter your collection by subject and grade, and TumbleTA hands back books that are ready to build into a lesson — each one already has a complete, standards-matched plan.

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Search a title, an author, or a keyword — “monarch butterfly”, “Terry Fox”, “skip counting”
Subject
ScienceSocial StudiesMathHealthSTEMCharacter Education & SELEnvironmental LiteracyIndigenous PerspectivesShow all 12 →
Genre
FictionNonfictionBiographyPoetryFolktales & Fairy TalesGraphic NovelsChapter Books
Theme
AnimalsFriendship & FeelingsCommunity HelpersWeather & SeasonsSpaceCultures Around the WorldFoodSportsShow all 24 →
Grade
K–23–56–89–12
TumbleLevel
TL01–04TL05–08TL09–14
Reaches readers at
TL03 and up ▾
The stars — titles a teacher knows on sightBrowse all titles →
Because of Winn-DixieBecause of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
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The Tale of DespereauxThe Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux
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The DotThe Dot
The Dot
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Enemy PieEnemy Pie
Enemy Pie
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Mud PuddleMud Puddle
Mud Puddle
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Stephanie’s PonytailStephanie’s Ponytail
Stephanie’s Ponytail
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Diary of a WormDiary of a Worm
Diary of a Worm
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Hana’s SuitcaseHana’s Suitcase
Hana’s Suitcase
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And the rest of the shelf
Flora & UlyssesFlora & Ulysses
Flora & Ulysses
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Edward TulaneEdward Tulane
Edward Tulane
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Bink and GollieBink and Gollie
Bink and Gollie
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Mercy Watson Goes for a RideMercy Watson Goes for a Ride
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
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Duck! Rabbit!Duck! Rabbit!
Duck! Rabbit!
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IshIsh
Ish
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First Day JittersFirst Day Jitters
First Day Jitters
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Trout Are Made of TreesTrout Are Made of Trees
Trout Are Made of Trees
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Diary of a FlyDiary of a Fly
Diary of a Fly
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The Man With the ViolinThe Man With the Violin
The Man With the Violin
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Fatty LegsFatty Legs
Fatty Legs
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How I Became a Pirate
How I Became a Pirate
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Lila and the CrowLila and the Crow
Lila and the Crow
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Like Cats and DogsLike Cats and Dogs
Like Cats and Dogs
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Oddrey and the New KidOddrey and the New Kid
Oddrey and the New Kid
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Snap!Snap!
Snap!
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Premade prompts

Eighteen categories.

Every prompt is written and checked against the real text of the book.

One sample from eachBrowse every prompt →

Thematic Units

Kindness, five days, starting with Enemy Pie

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Book Studies

Pause and predict your way through Mud Puddle

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Guided Reading

One book, three groups, one discussion

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Vocabulary

Words in the order they appear in Trout Are Made of Trees

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Phonics

Clap the syllables in Down by the Bay

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Math

Skip counting with a storybook, not a worksheet

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Discover TumbleLevel

How far above their level can a child go by ear?

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Reading Levels

Find this book’s level fast

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Close Reading

Four exact lines from Diary of a Worm

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Unit Plans

Where does our water go? Five days, one question

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ELL & Newcomers

Listening mode as a language bridge: From Far Away

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Animalogic Videos

Arctic fox — watch, wonder, write

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Full-Text Studies

Lila and the Crow, word for word, nothing paraphrased

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TumbleTunes

Ants Go Marching, for counting and rhythm

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Hi-Lo Read-Alongs

A TL03 book that doesn’t look babyish

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Graphic Novels

Panels, gutters, and the path your eye takes

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Spanish Collection

Un día de nieve, read aloud in Spanish

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Assessments

Three exit tickets, one skill, three levels

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