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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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 PieTeach inferencing with Enemy Pie
Grades 2–4
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Point of View
Duck! Rabbit!Use Duck! Rabbit! to teach point of view
Grades K–2
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Theme
IshFind the theme in Ish
Grades 1–3
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Character Change
Stephanie’s PonytailTrack how Stephanie changes
Grades 1–3
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Cause & Effect
Mud PuddleCause and effect in Mud Puddle
Grades K–2
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Main Idea
Trout Are Made of TreesMain idea in Trout Are Made of Trees
Grades 3–5
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Compare & Contrast
Like Cats and DogsCompare and contrast with Like Cats and Dogs
Grades 2–4
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Making Connections
First Day JittersConnect First Day Jitters to their own first day
Grades K–3
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Unit plans
One idea. One day, or two weeks.
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Life cyclesWeather & seasonsWhere our water goesHabitats & food chainsSpaceAncient civilizationsCommunity & citizenshipComing to a new countryKindness & friendshipBig feelingsMoney & savingPoetry & wordplay
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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 →
TumbleLevel
TL01–04TL05–08TL09–14
Reaches readers at
TL03 and up ▾
The stars — titles a teacher knows on sightBrowse all titles →
Because of Winn-Dixie
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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The Tale of Despereaux
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The Tale of Despereaux
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The Dot
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Enemy Pie
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Mud Puddle
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Stephanie’s Ponytail
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Stephanie’s Ponytail
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Diary of a Worm
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Diary of a Worm
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Hana’s Suitcase
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Hana’s Suitcase
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And the rest of the shelf
Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses
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Edward Tulane

Edward Tulane
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Bink and Gollie

Bink and Gollie
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Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
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Duck! Rabbit!

Duck! Rabbit!
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Ish

First Day Jitters

First Day Jitters
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Trout Are Made of Trees

Trout Are Made of Trees
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Diary of a Fly

Diary of a Fly
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The Man With the Violin

The Man With the Violin
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Fatty Legs

How I Became a Pirate
How I Became a Pirate
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Lila and the Crow

Lila and the Crow
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Like Cats and Dogs

Like Cats and Dogs
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Oddrey and the New Kid

Oddrey and the New Kid
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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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