Bring "Peac’* by Baptiste and Miranda Paul into your classroom with this meaningful, ready-to-teach 5-day read-aloud unit.

Through interactive read-alouds, layered texts, rich discussion, and purposeful writing, students explore peace, kindness, empathy, fairness, community, and the everyday actions that can help make our classrooms and world more peaceful.

What’s Included

• 5 complete interactive read-aloud lessons
• Carefully selected layered texts
• Learning goals and success criteria
• Essential question and big ideas
• Before-, during-, and after-reading discussion prompts
• Community Circle questions
• Collaborative anchor chart activities
• Oral language opportunities
• Differentiated Quick Writes for Grades 1–3
• Follow-up activities and reflection opportunities
• Connections to Gholdy Muhammad’s 5 Pursuits
• Ontario Language Curriculum (2023) connections
• Ready-to-print materials

Students Will Explore

• What peace means in everyday life
• How our words and actions affect others
• Kindness, empathy, and compassion
• Fairness and inclusion
• How people can solve problems peacefully
• The role each person can play in creating a caring community
• How small actions can make a difference
• How peace can begin with the choices we make

Perfect For

• Interactive read-alouds
• Reading comprehension
• Oral language and discussion
• Writing
• Social-emotional learning
• Peace education
• Building classroom community
• Exploring kindness, empathy, and fairness
• Remembrance Day
• International Day of Peace
• Grades 1–3

This low-prep unit helps students strengthen literacy skills while engaging in meaningful conversations about peace, empathy, community, and positive action. Layered texts help students build background knowledge, make connections across texts, and deepen their understanding throughout the week.