Page 13 – Elementary Read Alouds

The Good Egg: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Students identify a target letter (g) and its sound, practice writing it, participate in a picture-walk and repeated readings, use core/fringe vocabulary strips, manipulate story props to retell the story, answer WH comprehension questions, sort good-choice/bad-choice scenario cards, answer CROWD shared-reading questions, complete…

Includes: letter focus page · writing support (keyboard/letter tracing) · picture walk/repeated reading guidance

Four Feet, Two Sandals Book Companion | Reading Mini Unit

Students learn book-related vocabulary (as-salaam alaykum, Ramadan, refugee, relief worker, shalwar-kameez) through a small-group picture-story game, complete a personal-narrative writing prompt from a character's point of view, watch videos and complete a map activity locating the top 5 refugee-origin countries (Syria, Afghanistan,…

Includes: teacher-talk/overview page describing weekly implementation · vocabulary list with 5 terms and definitions · small-group 'Picture Stories' vocabulary practice game with a differentiation variant

Penguins! by Gail Gibbons Interactive Read-Aloud Activities

Take notes in a booklet while listening to/reading the book, label a penguin diagram, unscramble vocabulary words, match descriptions, judge fact vs. fiction, answer true/false items, match cause & effect, compare & contrast penguins to other birds, make penguin-fact playing cards, write an ABC/acrostic response, design an informative…

Includes: making predictions activity · student notes booklet (14 half-pages, answer key included) · penguin parts diagram labeling

Nine-In-One Grr! Grr! Interactive Read-Aloud Activities

Complete a selection of activities alongside a read-aloud of the book: make predictions, fill in a folktale checklist/tidbits chart, fill in story elements, sequence and retell events chronologically, write a summary using a Somebody-Wanted-Because-But-So organizer, sort story events, make connections and inferences, complete a…

Includes: teacher tips page · elements-of-a-folktale anchor chart/notes handout · predictions worksheet

"The Girl With a Mind for Math" Book Companion Activities

Complete a range of reading-response tasks tied to the book: make predictions, identify story elements, summarize (SWBS), analyze cause & effect, use context clues, sequence events, analyze character traits/obstacles/development/perspective, answer reader-response questions, complete vocabulary crossword and word-search puzzles,…

Includes: teacher tips/read-first page · 'This Product Includes' activity index (55 pages total across activity types) · predictions, story elements, summarizing (SWBS) worksheets

Book Companion for 'The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon'

Engage in shared reading (picture walk, repeated readings), identify a target letter (b) in isolation and within words, practice writing the letter, use core/fringe vocabulary word strips with AAC systems, retell the story using cut-out sequencing pictures, answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, complete rhyme and vocabulary…

Includes: letter focus activity page (letter b) · writing support/keyboard page · picture walk and repeated reading instructions

"Grace Hopper Queen of Computer Code" Book Companion Activities

A comprehensive reading-comprehension companion packet of activities to accompany Laurie Wallmark's picture book biography 'Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code,' covering story elements, character analysis, and theme.

Includes: Teacher Tips/Read This First page · Making Predictions · Story Elements

Home at Last Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA

Students complete a series of comprehension activities tied to the read-aloud: making predictions, identifying story elements, sequencing, making inferences, matching cause & effect, making connections, and writing a summary.

Includes: teacher tips page · making predictions activity · story elements graphic organizer

Ada Twist, Scientist | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study

After the read-aloud, students type/write/draw or drag-and-drop answers directly on interactive slides: sequence beginning/middle/end events, identify story elements (characters, plot, setting, conflict, resolution), answer true/false comprehension questions, sort main idea vs. detail, complete word-bank fill-in-the-blank sentences, and…

Includes: What Happened? (beginning/middle/end sequencing) · Character Close Up (senses organizer) · Play on Words (jokes with chat prompts)

This is Our House Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA

Complete activities such as making predictions, filling in story elements, sequencing and retelling, making inferences, making connections, writing a Somebody-Wanted-Because-But-So summary, sorting story events by category, analyzing character traits/feelings/change (for characters George and 'Kids'), writing a character summary, and…

Includes: Teacher Tips / Read This First page · Making Predictions activity · Story Elements graphic organizer

MONSTER at the end of this Book: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Participate in a picture walk and predictions, identify and use core/fringe vocabulary words, interact with a Grover story prop, retell the story by sequencing picture cards, answer WH comprehension questions, identify a target letter (t) in isolated words and within text, complete rhyme exclusion and rhyme generation worksheets, match…

Includes: cover/theme page (Theme: Monsters/Feelings) · instructions for repeated readings with variety (print awareness, phonemic awareness, student-led reading options)

Snowflake Bentley Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA

Complete graphic organizers and activities responding to the read-aloud book: make predictions, identify problem/solution, sequence events, analyze cause/effect, describe setting, analyze character traits/development/perspective, summarize, and make connections/inferences.

Includes: teacher tips page · making predictions activity · story elements graphic organizer

A Log's Life Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA

Make predictions before reading, fill in story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution), sequence and illustrate the story, make inferences and connections, match cause-and-effect relationships, sketch scenes, describe sensory language, draw/label animals that depend on a log or oak tree, research a critter and illustrate its…

Includes: teacher tips/read-this-first page · making predictions worksheet · story elements worksheet

You Get What You Get | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study

Students complete a beginning/middle/end sequencing activity, describe a character's sensory experience, identify story elements (characters, plot, setting, conflict, resolution) via drag-and-drop or typing, judge true/false statements, sort main idea vs. detail statements, fill in missing words in comprehension sentences, and write…

Includes: What Happened? (beginning/middle/end sequencing) · Character Close Up (sensory description) · Play on Words (jokes) with chat prompts

First Come the Zebra Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA

Make predictions before reading; fill in story-element graphic organizers; sequence events (first/next/then/last); make inferences and text-to-self connections; write a SWBS-style summary; sort story events by category (happiest/funniest/most embarrassing/most unbelievable/saddest); track two characters' (Abanni and Haki) feelings and…

Includes: Teacher tips page · Making Predictions worksheet · Story Elements graphic organizer

Too Many Carrots: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Take part in a picture-walk and repeated shared readings of the book; identify the letter 'c' (name, sound, in the book); use core and fringe vocabulary flip strips; use cut-out story props/puppets to retell the story on a storyboard; sequence story events; answer comprehension questions (multiple choice); complete a…

Includes: letter focus activities (letter c) · writing/keyboard support page

Big Moon Tortilla by Joy Cowley Interactive Read-Aloud Activities

Complete a variety of activities tied to the story: make predictions, judge the cover, identify story elements, sequence and recall events, write a Somebody/Wanted/Because/But/So summary, sort story events, complete cause-and-effect and figurative-language exercises, make connections and inferences, analyze the character Marta's…

Includes: Teacher Tips / 'Read This First' instructions · Making Predictions · Judging by the Cover

The Whispering Town Interactive Read-Aloud Activities

Provide an extensive set of comprehension, character-analysis, and writing activities to accompany a read-aloud of the book 'The Whispering Town' by Jennifer Elvgren, a story about a family hiding refugees during WWII.

Includes: Teacher Tips page · 56 print-and-go activities (predictions, sequencing, character analysis, problem/solution, cause/effect, theme, crossword, word search, essay prompts, quick… · sample answer keys for 'Thinking About the Text' and 'Thinking Beyond the Text' sections

"Joan Procter Dragon Doctor" Biography Book Companion Activities

Students make predictions from the cover, fill in story-element and cause-and-effect graphic organizers, summarize using a Somebody-Wanted-Because-But-So organizer, analyze setting/plot/timeline, describe character traits and character change, make connections and inferences, determine theme, describe sensory details, compare/contrast…

Includes: teacher tips / read-this-first page · Making Predictions · Story Elements

Too Many Frogs!: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Take part in shared/repeated readings guided by a page-by-page picture-description 'Comments' page (for AAC/accessibility); identify the letter 'f' (name, sound, in text, and within a paragraph); complete rhyme exclusion and rhyme generation worksheets; match vocabulary words to definitions (tidy, clutter, reunion, invite, dozen,…

Includes: letter focus activities (letter f) · writing/keyboard support page

Using Picture Books in Intermediate Grades: "Slowly," said the Sloth

Students make a Jane Goodall flip book from an information sheet, complete a vocabulary synonym worksheet and crossword, play a vocabulary charades game, use flash cards, complete a sloth acrostic poem and graphic organizer, build a sloth bag craftivity, make a nonfiction animal mini-book, and answer essay/short-answer questions.

Includes: Jane Goodall Information Sheet (pages 4-5) · Jane Goodall Flip Book (pages 6-10) · Vocabulary Words Chart (pages 11-12)

Tops & Bottoms: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Take part in a picture-walk and shared/repeated readings; identify the letter 'h' (name, sound, in the book); use core/fringe vocabulary strips (Top, Bottom; Bear, Hare, Garden, Sleep, Plant, Harvest, Vegetable, Middle, Trick, Angry); use cut-out animal story props on a storyboard to retell the story; answer comprehension questions…

Includes: letter focus activities (letter h) · writing/keyboard support page

If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, DON'T: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Participate in a picture-walk and predictive/repeated read-alouds of the book; identify letter 'y' name/sound and find it in text; use core and fringe vocabulary word strips during reading; hold up a story prop during loud moments; cut and paste story-sequence pictures to retell the story; answer multiple-choice comprehension questions;…

Includes: letter focus activity page (letter 'y') · writing support keyboard/punctuation reference

Camp Time in California (Magic Tree House #35 Lesson Plan, Activities)

Read designated chapters each day (2 chapters/day over 5 days), complete a pre-reading 'before reading' prediction sheet and a KWL chart, answer per-chapter quiz questions, learn vocabulary words (with a picture-drawing vocabulary sheet), watch suggested videos, and complete a themed drawing activity each day (e.g. Yosemite compass…