The DLRC has a great set of resources for Science and Literacy: Picture Perfect Science Lessons, Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, 3-6, published by the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association).
This series contains 15 National Science Education Standards-based, ready-t0-teach science lessons that use children’s picture books and inquiry to develop students’ interest and expertise in science. Each lesson comes complete with reproducible student pages and assessments. The lessons cover a broad spectrum of science content, including physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. Drawing upon diverse children’s works as Dr. Xargle’s Book of Earthlets, Sheep in a Jeep, and Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom, this series connects literacy and science in a fun and fantastic way.
The DLRC has a complete set, including the teacher’s resource and all the children’s books. If you are interested in having your own teacher’s resource, contact me through this blog and I can send one along to you through the district mail.
The series has expanded to the K-4 classrooms with More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, which incorporates such fiction and non-fiction books as Diary of a Worm, Sunshine on My Shoulders, and Leo Cockroach, Toy Tester.
Check out the DLRC catalogue website for other great resources available.