New Paper, Everyone Level 9-11

New Paper, Everyone! is a playful and informative procedural text that explains how recycled paper is made, all through a rhythmical and poetic style. What begins with a simple statement evolves into a lyrical pattern that captures young readers' attention while modelling instructional language. The book offers a clear structure with a beginning, middle, and end, and cleverly incorporates sentence repetition (œWe¦) and visual storytelling through illustrations that extend beyond the written text. Phonics features such as blends ("sc" in "scoop") and clusters ("squ" in "squish", "squeeze") are naturally embedded. The use of ellipses to indicate time passing helps readers understand text pacing. With a sustainability theme and artistic undertone, this reader supports both literacy development and environmental awareness.

Educational Benefits

• Enhances understanding of procedural text through poetic structure
• Develops phonemic awareness of blends and letter clusters
• Encourages inference and prediction from contextual illustrations
• Supports instruction writing and sequential thinking

Classroom Ideas

• Have students create a flowchart of the paper recycling process
• Conduct a hands-on activity making recycled paper in class
• Explore rhyme and rhythm by creating new verses for the poem
• Focus on sequencing and retell the process using time-order words

Information

• Ages: 5-6
• Reading Level: 9-11 (Blue)
• Book type: Procedural (poetic)
• Key themes: Science and Technology, Art and Activity