...benefits of using trade books is increasing student engagement. High quality trade books are written as to spark interest and create a desire to read. Many contain colorful, interesting illustrations, photographs, and diagrams, all of which draw students into the text and improve comprehension.
The Engineering is Elementary project will produce 20 curricular units. The table below describes the units' focal science and engineering fields, the storybook title, and the country in which the unit is set.
Another cool tool. This is from a UK site so they call these "plenaries" but they are 140 lesson plan ideas. You'll have to sign up for a free TES account but this is a cool powerpoint.
A panel of language teachers ranging from French, German, Spanish, Welsh, and more. You can click on their names on this list and download their lesson plans.