Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for No, David!

Use No, David! by David Shannon to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

David is the main character and author of this book. When David was five years old, he wrote about all the naughty things he did that did not please his mother. The simple story format used in No, David! allows beginner readers to focus on identifying and connecting to key events, while the limited language and illustrations support students who need practice making inferences.

Explore lesson plans and activities to help you teach with No, David! in the drop down below.

Identifying the Author’s Purpose with No, David!

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Identifying the Author’s Purpose with No, David!

The author's purpose in No, David! is very clear, but it's not presented until the end of the book. This book is a good resource for teaching early readers how to anticipate the author's purpose at the end of texts.
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Making Connections with No, David!

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Making Connections with No, David!

Readers will easily make text-to-self connections with David, a five-year-old boy who is constantly getting into mischief. Students will be able to connect the life events depicted in David's story to specific times when they made mistakes, disobeyed rules and were punished for bad behavior.
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Making Inferences with No, David!

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Making Inferences with No, David!

This text offers beginner readers effective practice in making inferences while reading. Because the text is very simple, students will use the book's pictures to infer meaning. Likewise, students will also draw upon their personal connections to the text to infer character emotion and behavior.
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Retelling & Summarizing with No, David!

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Retelling & Summarizing with No, David!

No, David! is a very simple story with two characters, clear settings and distinct events. This makes it a good choice for helping early readers practice retelling and summarizing.
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High-Frequency Words with No, David!

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High-Frequency Words with No, David!

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use No, David! by David Shannon as a springboard for instruction focused on high-frequency words.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how high-frequency words are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with words.

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Vocabulary Connections with No, David!

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Vocabulary Connections with No, David!

This set of vocabulary development resources for No, David! highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

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Running Record with No, David!

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Running Record with No, David!

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with No, David! Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

Retelling and Summarizing with No, David!

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Retelling and Summarizing with No, David!

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.

Identifying the Author’s Purpose with No, David! (Spanish)

  • Student Practice Page and Answer Key
  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
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Making Connections with No, David! (Spanish)

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  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
  • Graphic Organizer

Making Inferences with No, David! (Spanish)

  • Student Practice Page and Answer Key
  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
  • Graphic Organizer

Retelling & Summarizing with No, David! (Spanish)

  • Student Practice Page and Answer Key
  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
  • Graphic Organizer

Retelling and Summarizing with No, David! (Spanish)

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David! Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources
Title: No, David!
Author: David Shannon
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Themes: Award Winners, Family, Self Management, Laugh Out Loud
ISBN: 9780590930024
Publisher's Summary:
When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: NO, DAVID! . . . and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do. Now David is all grown up. But some things never change. . . .Over fifteen years after its initial publication, NO, DAVID! remains a perennial household favorite, delighting children, parents, and teachers alike. David is a beloved character, whose unabashed good humor, mischievous smile, and laughter-inducing antics underline the love parents have for their children--even when they misbehave.
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