When I Was Little is perfect for beginner readers who are learning to make text-to-self connections while reading. Not only will most readers be able to recall a time when they were proud of themselves, but they will also enjoy remembering all the skills they have today that they didn't have when they were younger.

This lesson plan will help students identify key events and construct accurate summaries based on a cause and effect sequence.

This is a fictional memoir about a four-year-old girl reminiscing on how far she's come since she was a baby. Using this book, readers will begin to understand how to comprehend a memoir text structure, and they can discuss other books they've read that feature a similar format.

This book is a smart choice for introductory lessons on visualizing. Early readers will be able to identify the words that help them create mental images. Then, they can compare those images to the illustrations in the book to self-monitor their use of this strategy.

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use When I Was Little by Jamie Lee Curtis 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.

This set of vocabulary development resources for When I Was Little 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.

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of When I Was Little.

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with When I Was Little. 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.

Read When I Was Little: A Four Year Old's Memoir of Her Youth then have some fun matching cause and effect sentences from the book. By using these cause and effect cards, students will demonstrate both their comprehension of the text and their understanding of cause and effect relationships in hands-on and interactive way.

This resource includes matching/sorting cards and a sorting mat for four cause and effect sentences in When I Was Little: A Four Year Old's Memoir of Her Youth. Each cause card is marked with a square and each effect card is marked with a circle, making it easy to support students who struggle with matching cause and effect relationships.

Understanding cause and effect is a key comprehension and language skill. The text structure of When I Was Little: A Four Year Old's Memoir of Her Youth includes several examples of cause and effect relationships, making it easy to use as a springboard for modeling or independent practice.

This simple resource includes four sentence stems. Each sentence stem presents an effect. Students will use what they know about the book to fill in the cause of the effect.

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.