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Brontorina! by James Howe Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Brontorina by James Howe. With 33 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling Events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Comic Recall: Students will draw three scenes from the story, complete with speech bubbles, to tell the story's beginning, middle, and end with text and illustrations. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students read the following character quotes and explain how what they said affected the other characters in the story. Character Dialogue: Students read the following character quotes and explain how what they said affected the other characters in the story. Character Inside & Out (Brontorina): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Madame Lucille): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings (Brontorina): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Feelings (Madame Lucille): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story & give examples from the book to support those traits. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students illustrate one of the events from the story and explain why this event is important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will find three details from the story that show Brontorina is confident, describe two things that Madame Lucille did to help Brontorina fulfill her dream of being a dancer, and choose one word that best describes Brontorina and explain why. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Before & After: Students will draw a picture and explain Madame Lucille’s dance academy before she met Brontorina, then describe Madame Lucille’s dance academy after. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Dance Moves: Students will draw pictures to illustrate each of the four dance movements. New Dance Academy Flyer: Students design a flyer to attract dinosaurs to attend Madame Lucille’s dance academy. Thank You Letter: Students imagine they are Brontorina and write a letter to Madame Lucille thanking her for supporting their dream to dance. Dinosaurs Dancing on Social Media: Students draw a picture of Brontorina dancing or Madame Lucille's new Outdoor Dance Academy for Girls, Boys, and Dinosaurs and include a caption, name, location, the number of likes, and a creative hashtag. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Dream Board: Students will complete a dream board with text and illustrations. Two versions are included: one that includes question prompts and a blank version in which students come up with their own dreams for the future. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Brontorina! By James Howe
Those Shoes Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
This read-aloud picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts. With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Using Details to Make Inferences: Students will read the text from the story in order to answer the leading questions and make inferences (ANSWER KEY included). Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Actions & Reactions: Students read about different situations that the characters faced in the story and fill in the boxes with the character's missing action, reaction, or both (ANSWER KEY included). Character Inside & Out (Jeremy): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Grandma): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they choose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Summary: Students will choose a character from the story to summarize and fill out the graphic organizer. Character Perspective: Students will compare Jeremy’s perspective about buying the shoes to Grandma’s perspective by drawing pictures and adding words to the thought bubbles. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will illustrate one of the events from the story and explain why this event is important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will describe three ways Grandma expresses her affection and care for Jeremy, determine the two most likely reasons Jeremy bought the shoes even though he knew they were too small for him, and choose one word that best describes Jeremy and explain why. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Before & After: Students will draw a picture and describe how Jeremy feels about the high-top shoes before he plays with Antonio at the park, and draw a picture and describe how Jeremy feels about the shoes after. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. If the Shoe Fits: Students will determine who they think might wear the shoes pictured, where they might go, or what they might do. Shoe Design (8 styles for students to choose from): Students design a shoe that reflects their personality. Shoe Advertisement: Students create an advertisement to persuade others to purchase the shoes they designed This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Those Shoes
Sam and the Lucky Money Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn. With 33 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Judging by the Cover: Students examine the front cover and answer the questions. Making Predictions: Before reading, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Main Idea & Details: Students will identify which of the statements reflects the two main ideas. Then, choose three supporting details for each main idea (ANSWER KEY included). Character Inside & Out (Sam): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Sam’s Mom): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story & give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Summary: Students will choose a character from the story to summarize and fill out the graphic organizer. Character Perspective: Students will compare Sam's perspective on giving the man the four dollars to the man's perspective on receiving the money by drawing pictures and adding text to the thought bubbles. Descriptive Language: Students will read the text from the story, draw a picture of what they visualized, and explain what the author’s purpose is for using the descriptive language (ANSWER KEY included). Sensory Details: Students will examine each illustration using the five senses and describe what they see, hear, smell, and feel. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students illustrate one of the events from the story and explain why this event is important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will identify three symbols of luck during the Chinese New Year, describe two things that are celebrated during the Chinese New Year, and choose one word that best describes Sam and explain why. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Before & After: Students sketch a picture and describe how Sam feels about spending his lucky money before and after seeing the homeless man on the street. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Trip to Chinatown: Students recap the characters' trip through Chinatown with pictures and captions including details from the story to highlight the most important or memorable parts. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Good Luck Symbols: Students scan the QR code to view a presentation about Chinese New Year good luck symbols. After viewing the presentation, they select eight symbols to draw and describe in the envelopes. Create a Mythical Creature: Students will combine the characteristics, or features, of two fascinating animals to design their own mythical creature. Then, create the environment, or habitat, that the creature lives in. All About China: Students conduct research to learn more about the country of China. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Sam And The Lucky Money
Wanda's Roses Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the read-aloud book Wanda's Roses by Sharon Pat Brisson. With 35 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence story events, compare & contrast, identify problems & solutions, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words and pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell and illustrate the important parts of the story. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Problem & Solution: Students will answer questions related to the problem & solution in the story. Problem & Solution: Students will identify four minor problems and solutions in the story. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Illustrating Inferences: Students read the text taken from the story, make inferences, and draw pictures to illustrate what they visualize. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Character Perspective: Students will compare Wanda’s perspective to her neighbor’s perspective in the story by drawing a picture and adding words to the thought bubbles. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. The Importance of Setting: Students will draw a detailed picture of the setting, explain how the setting is important to the story, and describe how the story would change if the setting were different. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will describe three things that Wanda did to help the rosebush bloom, give two examples of how the neighbors helped her, and describe Wanda using only one word with supporting evidence. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Before & After: Students will describe and illustrate what the corner lot at Fillmore and Hudson looked like before Wanda decided to care for the rosebush and what it looked like after. Dear Diary: Students will write three to four diary entries from the character's point of view. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Word Search Puzzle: Students find the words hidden in the puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare the books, Wanda’s Roses and The Gardener. Community Project Flyer: Students will create a flyer for a community service opportunity that will persuade others to help or improve something in their community. Haiku Poem Planning Sheet: Students will choose a topic or object that relates to flowers, brainstorm ideas using the five senses, and list adjectives to describe the topic or object. Haiku Poem Template: Students will write and illustrate their Haiku poem. Beautify the Space (3 different spaces are included): Students will Improve a space as Wanda did in the story. Dream Board: Students will complete a dream board with text and illustrations. Two versions are included, one that includes question prompts, and a blank version in which students come up with their own dreams for the future. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Wanda's Roses
Using an Inside Voice Social Story
Special Resources, Life Skills, Social Skills, Special Education Needs (SEN), Not Grade Specific, Activities
Speaking with an appropriate volume and tone is an essential classroom skill. This Using Inside Voice Social Story teaches children when and why to use their "inside" voices in a clear, encouraging way. Social stories are an effective tool for teaching children about various social situations in a manner that is accessible and easily understood. The primary goal is to offer guidance on social skills, cues, expectations, and common responses, especially for those who may find such aspects challenging to navigate. While beneficial for a broad range of children, social stories hold particular significance for those on the autistic spectrum, providing valuable support in understanding and managing social interactions. Using relatable examples and pictures, this social story explains what an inside voice sounds like - quiet, calm and gentle. The story also discusses why lowering volume is important for not disrupting others. This Inside Voice social story fosters self-regulation and cooperation skills. It is ideal for teachers, counselors, therapists and parents working on classroom behaviors with children who have autism, ADHD or other special needs. The concrete explanations and supportive tone help reinforce appropriate vocal volume. Providing this story prior to circle time or transitions helps set students up for success. They will relate to the real-world examples as they learn when and how to use inside voices during the school day! These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clipart
Author SEN Resource Source
Tags Inside Voice, Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Social Narrative, Social Story, Loud Voice, Shouting, Quiet Voice
Jamaica Louise James Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the read-aloud book Jamaica Louise James by Amy Hest. With 32 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence story events, compare & contrast, identify problems & solutions, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Illustrating Inferences: Students read the text taken from the story, make inferences, and draw pictures to illustrate what they visualize. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students choose 2 important character traits that describe the main character and provide evidence from the text to support those traits. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select the character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and provide examples from the book to support each character trait. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Summary: Students summarize the main character of the story. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will describe three things they learned about Jamaica’s character while reading the story, give two examples of what Jamaica didn’t like about the subway station, and describe Jamaica using only one word with supporting evidence. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Before & After: Students will describe and illustrate what the subway station looked like before Jamaica Louise James had her big idea and what it looked like after. Doing Our Favorite Things: Students draw Jamaica Louise James doing her favorite thing and draw themselves doing their favorite thing. Jamaica’s Story: Students will write a story that Jamaica might tell her family and friends about her painting on page 6. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Book Review: Students rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students compare the books Jamaica Louise James and The Gardener. My Cool Idea: Students write about a cool idea they have to make someone's world more beautiful. and draw a picture to go with their writing. Spruce Up the Space (4 different spaces are included): Students will Improve a space like Jamaica did in the story. Community Project Flyer: Students create a flyer for a community service opportunity that will persuade others to help or improve something in their community. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Jamaica Louise James
My Rows and Piles of Coins Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa M. Mollel With 32 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & and how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Cause & Effect: Students fill in the causes and effects (ANSWER KEY included). Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Descriptive Language: Students read the text from the story, determine the meaning of the underlined phrases, and draw a picture to represent each phrase. (ANSWER KEY included). Character Traits: Students choose the most important character traits that describe each of the characters and give one to two examples from the story that support the traits they chose. Character Inside & Out (Saruni): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Yeyo): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Murete): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they choose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Overcoming Obstacles: Students will pick two physical, emotional, or mental challenges that Saruni faced in the story, describe how he responded to those challenges, and choose a character trait that developed as a result of his experiences. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Before & After: Students will draw a picture and describe how Saruni feels as he walks to the bicycle shop, and then draw a picture and describe how he feels after he leaves. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare and contrast the setting of “My Rows and Piles of Coins” to where they live. Letter to Saruni: Students write a letter to Saruni describing the things they would like to do and see while visiting his village. Prep for a Podcast: Students imagine they are interviewing Saruni’s parents for a podcast and write three questions to ask them, along with the answers. Then partner up with a classmate and act out the imaginary interview with them. Crossword Puzzle: Students use the definitions and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). Learning Something New: Students will answer questions to help them make text-to-self connections. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. All About Tanzania: Students will research to learn more about the country of Tanzania. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, My Rows And Piles Of Coins
The Birthday Swap Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
This read-aloud picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Birthday Swap by Loretta Lopez. With 32 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Judging by the Cover: Students examine the front cover and answer the questions. Making Predictions: Before reading, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Inside & Out (Lori): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Cookie): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story & give examples from the book to support those traits. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Summary: Students will choose a character from the story to summarize and fill out the graphic organizer. Describe the Setting: Students will examine the illustration of the Mexican Mercado from the book from Lori’s perspective using the five senses. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students illustrate one of the events from the story and explain why this event is important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will list three examples of giving that they noticed in the story, describe two things that they learned about Mexico, and choose one word that best describes Lori and explain why. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Search: Students find the hidden words from the story in the puzzle. Compare & Contrast: Students compare and contrast a Mexican Mercado and a U.S. grocery store using a Venn Diagram. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Party Invitation: Students design an invitation for the surprise birthday party for Lori. Thank You Letter: Students imagine they are Lori and write Cookie a letter thanking her for the birthday swap. Surprise Party Caught on Social Media: Students create an Instagram post of Lori’s surprise party by drawing a picture, including a caption, name, and location, the number of likes, and a creative hashtag. Birthday Bar Graph: Students take a survey to learn the birthday month of each of their classmates. Then, they create a bar graph by coloring in a square for each classmate who has a birthday during that month. All About Mexico: Students research to learn more about the country of Mexico. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, The Birthday Swap
Dolphins by Seymour Simon Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Research, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Dolphins by Seymour Simon. With 28 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate different types of dolphins, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, determine text structure, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Who Am I?: Students will match the words in the word bank to the descriptions and draw and color a picture of each dolphin (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Fact or Fiction: Students determine whether the details are facts from the story or made-up (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers ONLY): Students read the details and determine if they are true or false (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers and correct the false details): Students determine if the details are true or false and rewrite the false statements to make them true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Dolphin Playing Cards: Students create playing cards that include one or two facts they learned about each dolphin and include a colored illustration. Dolphin Diagram: Students will label the parts of a dolphin using the words in the word bank and describe the function of each part (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Dolphin Roll & Research: Students roll a die to see which dolphin they will research to learn more about. Then, they conduct research using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to look for information to answer the provided questions. Acrostic Poem: Students create an acrostic poem to describe dolphins. Compare & Contrast: Students compare and contrast dolphins and porpoises. Text Structure: Students take note of how the author organized and presented the information about dolphins on the selected pages given. Then, they determine the main idea, supporting details, and text structure the author used to organize the information. Problem & Solution: Students review the details on pages 29 and 30 to help them fill in the solutions to each problem in the graphic organizer. All About Dolphins Flipbook: While reading the story, students will take notes in their flipbooks. This activity includes 5 pages (ANSWER KEY included). Long Research Project on Dolphins: Students conduct research to learn more about dolphins and complete graphic organizers, which include answering questions, drawing and labeling an illustration, recording fun facts, defining and illustrating new vocabulary, and completing a summary report. One-Page Research Project on Dolphins: Students conduct research to learn more about dolphins and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Dolphins, Seymour Simon, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading, Nonfiction, Habitat, Science, Animals
The Gardener Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the read-aloud book The Gardener by Sarah Stewart. With 32 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence story events, compare & contrast, identify problems & solutions, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Using Details to Make Inferences: Students will make inferences based on the text taken from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students choose the most important character traits that describe each of the characters and give 1-2 examples from the story that support the traits they chose. Character Inside & Out (Lydia): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Uncle Jim): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings (Lydia): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Feelings (Uncle Jim): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development (Uncle Jim): Students select character traits that best describe Uncle Jim at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change (Lydia): Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Details Detective: Students will describe three clues that they noticed that hint at Lydia’s special place. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will list the three important things that Lydia was too shy to say to Uncle Jim’s face, identify two items that Lydia’s family sent her by mail, and come up with one word that describes Lydia and why. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Before & After: Students will describe and illustrate the dirty rooftop before Lydia changed it and what it was like after. Making a Difference: Students will write a paragraph explaining what Lydia did to make a difference in Uncle Jim's life and draw an illustration to go with their writing. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Word Search Puzzle: Students find the words hidden in the puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare the books, The Gardener and Wanda’s Roses. Community Project Flyer: Students will create a flyer for a community service project that will persuade others to help or improve something in their community This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, The Gardener
Frogs by Seymour Simon Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Research, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Frogs by Seymour Simon. With 34 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate different species of frogs and toads, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, determine text structure, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Who Am I?: Students will match the words in the word bank to the descriptions and draw & color a picture of each frog (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Fact or Fiction: Students determine whether the details are facts from the story or made-up (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Main Idea & Details: Students read the main ideas and fill in the missing supporting details (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers ONLY): Students read the details and determine if they are true or false (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers & correct the false details): Students determine if the details are true or false and rewrite the false statements to make them true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Frog Playing Cards: Students create playing cards that include one or two facts they learned about each frog and include a colored illustration. A Frog's Five Senses: Students will write facts and descriptions for each of the frog's five senses (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Frog Life Cycle Wheel: Students will color, cut out, and attach the two life cycle wheels. With a partner, students can orally explain each part of the frog's life cycle. Frog ABCs: Students write words or phrases that begin with each letter of the alphabet to show what they learned about frogs. 2 - Crossword Puzzles: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED). Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Compare & Contrast: Students compare and contrast frogs and toads. Text Structure: Students take note of how the author organized and presented the information about frogs on the selected pages given. Then, they determine the main idea, supporting details, and text structure the author used to organize the information. All About Frogs Flipbook: While reading or listening to the story, students will take notes in their flipbooks. This activity includes 6 pages (ANSWER KEY included). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Long Research Project on Frogs: Students conduct research to learn more about frogs and complete graphic organizers, which include; answering questions, drawing and labeling an illustration, recording fun facts, defining and illustrating new vocabulary, and completing a summary report. One-Page Research Project on Frogs: Students conduct research to learn more about frogs and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts. Frog Roll & Research: Students roll a die to see which frog they will research to learn more about. Then, they conduct research using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to look for information to answer the provided questions. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY - Endangered Frog & Toad Species Research Project: Students will research an endangered frog or toad species and create a final product (brochure, infographic, digital presentation, etc.). Teacher Notes: This includes instructions, final product options, and a list of linked websites that students can use to get started. Infographic Planning Sheet: Students will complete the planning sheet and create an infographic for the endangered frog or toad they researched. Informational Brochure: Two template options are included (with writing lines and without writing lines).
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Frogs, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Fountas And Pinnell, Life Cycle, Seymour Simon, Reading, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Nonfiction
Giant Pandas by Gail Gibbons Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Research, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Giant Pandas by Gail Gibbons. With 22 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate different types of pandas, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading, students will make predictions about the book. “Giant Pandas” Student Notes Booklet: While reading the story, students will take notes in their booklets. This activity includes 12 half-pages (ANSWER KEY included). Print the booklets double-sided and select the printing option, "flip on the short side." Giant Panda Diagram: Students will label the giant panda diagram using the words in the word bank (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Giant Panda Growth Timeline: Students will complete the timeline by describing what the panda looks like and what they can do at each stage of their life (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Fact or Fiction: Students determine whether the details are facts from the story or made-up (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers ONLY): Students read the statements and determine whether they are true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers & correct the false statement): Students determine if the statements are true or false, and rewrite the false statements to make them true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Text Organization: Students read the main ideas, find three supporting details for each one, and select the text structure the author used to organize the information on the given pages (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Cause & Effect: Students match up the causes to the effects (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). 3-2-1: Students describe three characteristics of giant pandas, give two reasons that the giant panda population is getting smaller, and choose one word that best describes giant pandas and explain why. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Giant Panda ABCs: Students write words or phrases that begin with each letter of the alphabet to show what they learned about giant pandas. Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Long Research Project on Giant Pandas: Students conduct research to learn more about giant pandas. Includes the following: p. 1: KWL graphic organizer p. 2: Describe Giant Pandas - CAN - HAVE -ARE p. 3: Animal Species - Habitat - Diet p. 4: Fun Facts p. 5: New Vocabulary P. 6: Research Summary Report One-Page Research Project on Giant Pandas: Students conduct research to learn more about giant pandas and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts. Panda Roll & Research: Students roll a die to see which panda species they will research to learn more about. Then, they research using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to find information to answer the guiding questions. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading, Nonfiction, Science, Life Cycle, Giant Pandas By Gail Gibbons, Giant Pandas, Animals
The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons. With 25 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate different species of bees, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading, students will make predictions about the book. “The Honey Makers” Student Notes Booklet: Students will take notes in their booklets while reading the story. This activity includes 14 half pages (ANSWER KEY included). Print the cover single-sided and print notes pages of the booklet double-sided and select the printing option Flip on the short side. Honeybee Diagram: Students will label the honeybee diagram using the words in the word bank (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Honeybee Lifecycle (2 versions included): Students will explain what they learned about each stage of the honeybee’s life cycle. A cut-and-paste version is also included as an option for differentiation (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Who Am I?: Students will match the words in the word bank to the descriptions and draw and color a picture of each bee(ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Fact or Fiction: Students determine whether the details are facts from the story or made-up (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers ONLY): Students read the statements and determine whether they are true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers and correct the false statement): Students determine if the statements are true or false, and rewrite the false statements to make them true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Cause & Effect: Students match up the causes to the effects (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). 3-2-1: Students record three details they learned about the queen honeybee, describe jobs that a worker bee has during their lifetime, and choose one word that best describes honeybees and explain why. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students answer questions about or related to the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. A Beekeeper’s Yearbook: Students record one detail for each month of the of the Beekeeper’s Yearbook. Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED). Honeybee ABCs: Students write words or phrases that begin with each letter of the alphabet to show what they learned about honeybees. Research Activities: Students or teachers can choose from the following research activities and graphic organizers to use while conducting research to learn more about bees. KWL graphic organizer Honeybee - CAN - HAVE -ARE Honeybee - WHO - WHAT -WHERE - HOW Fun Facts about Honeybees New Vocabulary Honeybee Research Report: key points, picture, and summary Honeybee Research One-Page Report: Students conduct research to learn more about honeybees and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts. Honeybee Roll & Research: Students roll a die to see what type of bee they will research. Then, they research using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to find information to answer the questions. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading, Nonfiction, Science, The Honey Makers By Gail Gibbons, Honeybees, Insects, Life Cycle
The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book, The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons. With 21 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate the phases of the moon, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. “The Moon Book” Students Notes Booklet: While reading the story, students will take notes in their booklets. This activity includes 12 half pages (ANSWER KEY included). Print the booklets double-sided and select the printing option, "flip on the short side." New Vocabulary: Students choose 4 new words they learned while reading The Moon Book, write the definitions, and draw a picture to represent each word. Phases of the Moon: Students will shade in the part of the moon that is not visible during each of the moon phases (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Label the Moon Phases: Students will write the name of the moon phase shown in each illustration (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Moon Milestones, Who Am I?: Students match the names in the word bank to the descriptions (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Fact or Fiction: Students determine whether the details are facts from the story or made-up (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers ONLY): Students read the details and determine whether they are true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers & correct the false details): Students determine if the details are true or false and rewrite the false statements to make them true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Text Organization: Students read the main ideas, find three supporting details for each one, and select the text structure the author used to organize the information on the given pages (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Cause & Effect: Students match up the causes to the effects (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). 3-2-1: Students describe three ways that night-sky gazers and astronomers can view the moon, name two things that cover the surface of the moon and choose one word that best describes the moon and explain why. Moon Myths & Legends Match-Up: Students cut out the pictures and glue them in the correct description box (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Compare & Contrast: Students compare and contrast a solar eclipse to a lunar eclipse. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Moon ABCs: Students write words or phrases that begin with each letter of the alphabet to show what they learned about the moon. 2 - Crossword Puzzles: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED). Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Fun Facts About the Moon: Students record five interesting facts they learned about the moon. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading, Nonfiction, Science, The Moon Book By Gail Gibbons, Space, Moon Phases, Moon
Cats by Seymour Simon Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Research, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Cats by Seymour Simon. With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate different breeds of cats, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, determine main ideas and supporting details, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Who Am I?: Students will match the words in the word bank to the descriptions and draw & color a picture of each cat (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Fact or Fiction: Students determine whether the details are facts from the story or made-up (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers ONLY): Students read the details and determine if they are true or false (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers & correcting the false details): Students determine if the details are true or false and rewrite the false statements to make them true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Main Idea & Details: Students read the main ideas and fill in the missing supporting details (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Cat ABCs: Students write words or phrases that begin with each letter of the alphabet to show what they learned about cats. 2 - Crossword Puzzles: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED). Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Compare & Contrast: Students compare and contrast cats and dogs. Text Organization: Students take note of how the author organized and presented the information about cats on the selected pages given. Then, they determine the main idea, supporting details, and text structure the author used to organize the information. A Cat's Five Senses: Students will write facts and descriptions for each of the cat's five senses (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). All About Cats Flipbook: While reading or listening to the story, students will take notes in their flipbooks. This activity includes 6 pages (ANSWER KEY included). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. My New Pet Cat Brochure: Students will create a brochure with information about their new pet cat. Two template options are included. The first template includes questions for students to answer, while the second template is blank so students can fill in their own information. Long Research Project on Cats: Students conduct research to learn more about cats and complete graphic organizers, which include answering questions, drawing and labeling an illustration, recording fun facts, defining and illustrating new vocabulary, and completing a summary report. One-Page Research Project on Cats: Students conduct research to learn more about cats and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts. Cat Roll & Research: Students roll a die to see which cat they will research to learn more about. Then, they conduct research using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to look for information to answer the provided questions. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Cats, Seymour Simon, Nonfiction, Fountas And Pinnell, Reading, Second Grade, Informational, Pets, Elementary Ela
Penguins! by Gail Gibbons Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Research, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Penguins! by Gail Gibbons. With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate different species of penguins, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading, students will make predictions about the book. “Penguins” Student Notes Booklet: Students will take notes in their booklets while reading the story. A QR code is included if the students want to read the book independently in Epic. This activity includes 14 half-pages (ANSWER KEY included). Print the cover single-sided, print notes pages of the booklet double-sided and select the printing option Flip on the short side. Penguin Parts Diagram: Students will label the penguin diagram using the words in the word bank (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Who Am I?: Students will match the words in the word bank to the descriptions and draw & color a picture of each penguin (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Fact or Fiction: Students determine whether the details are facts from the story or made-up (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers ONLY): Students read the statements and determine whether they are true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). True or False (bubble answers & correct the false statement): Students determine if the statements are true or false, and rewrite the false statements to make them true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Cause & Effect: Students match up the causes to the effects (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). 3-2-1: Students describe three characteristics that help penguins survive in their environment, record two facts they learned about emperor penguins, and choose one word that best describes penguins and explain why. Compare & Contrast: Students compare and contrast penguins to other birds. Penguin Playing Cards: Students create playing cards that include one or two facts they learned about each penguin and include a colored illustration. Penguin ABCs: Students write words or phrases that begin with each letter of the alphabet to show what they learned about penguins. Acrostic Poem: Students create an acrostic poem to describe penguins. Penguin Poster: Students will create an informative poster about penguins including illustrations, key facts, and at least three new vocabulary words from the book. Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED). Research Activities: Students or teachers choose from the following activities and graphic organizers to use while conducting research to learn more about penguins. KWL graphic organizer Penguins- CAN - HAVE -ARE Penguin - WHO - WHAT -WHERE - HOW Fun Facts about Penguins New Vocabulary Penguin Research Report: key points, picture, and summary Penguin Research One-Page Report: Students conduct research to learn more about penguins and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts. Penguin Roll & Research: Students roll a die to see what type of penguin they will learn more about. Then, they research using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to find information to answer the questions. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY - Endangered Penguin Species Research Project: Students will research an endangered penguin species and create a final product (brochure, infographic, digital presentation, etc.) Teacher Notes: This includes instructions, final product options, and a list of linked websites that students can use to get started. List of endangered penguins Endangered Penguin Profile Infographic Planning Sheet: Students will complete the planning sheet and create an infographic for the endangered penguin species they researched. Informational Brochure: Two template options are included (with writing lines, & without writing lines). This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading, Nonfiction, Science, Life Cycle, Animals, Penguins! By Gail Gibbons , Penguins
Hooway For Wodney Wat Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester. With 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students choose the most important character traits that describe each of the characters and give one to two examples from the story that support the traits they chose. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Dialogue: Students read the following character quotes and explain how what they said affected the other characters in the story. Character Acrostic Poem (Wodney): Students will write an acrostic poem that describes Wodney. Character Acrostic Poem (Camilla): Students will write an acrostic poem that describes Camilla. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will describe three ways in which being teased made Wodney shy and affected his school days, give two examples that support the idea that Camilla is not a nice rodent, and choose one word that describes Wodney the best and explain why. Before & After: Students will describe and illustrate how Wodney felt about the way he talked before he was the Simon Says leader and how he felt after playing Simon Says. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. What Wodney Said... What He Meant: Students draw a picture of what Camilla heard Wodney say and write what Wodney meant to say in the speech bubbles. Cheer Up Wodney: Students will write Wodney a short note explaining how being different can mean being special and draw a picture to go with their writing. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare Hooway for Wodney Wat and Listen Buddy. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Read-aloud Activities, Hooway For Wodney Wat, Helen Lester
Listen Buddy Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Listen Buddy by Helen Lester. With 28 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Problem & Solution: Students will answer questions related to the problem & solution in the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe Uncle Jim at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Acrostic Poem: Students will write an acrostic poem that describes Buddy. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Buddy Didn’t Listen: Students draw and label a picture of what Buddy heard or did when his parents asked him to do something. Be a Better Listener: Students read the text from the story and draw a picture of what Buddy was doing when someone was speaking to him. Then explain what Buddy should have done to be a better listener. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will list three mistakes that Buddy makes because he didn’t listen, explain two reasons that Buddy doesn’t hear what he is being asked to do, and come up with one word that describes Buddy the best and explain why. Before & After: Students describe and illustrate Buddy’s character before he met Scruffy Varmint and after. Thinking About the Text: Students answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Pick a Path: Students will pay close attention to the illustrations on pages 16-17 and draw their own version of the scene, adding details that show one path is safe and details that show the other path is dangerous. Good Listeners: Students will list at least 4 important things that good listeners should do and four things that a good listener shouldn’t do. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare the books Listen Buddy and Hooway for Wodney Wat. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Read-aloud Activities, Helen Lester, Listen Buddy
Author, A True Story by Helen Lester Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Author: A True Story by Helen Lester. With 21 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling Events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Reading Text & Illustrations: Students will use both the text and the illustrations to help you answer the questions. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Overcoming Obstacles: Students pick two physical, emotional, or mental challenges that Helen Lester faced in the story, describe how she responded to those challenges, and choose a character trait that developed as a result of her experiences. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Biography Brochure: Students conduct research to learn more about the author, Helen Lester’s life, and create a brochure. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Read-aloud Activities, Helen Lester, A True Story By Helen Lester
All for Me and None for All Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book All for Me and None for All by Helen Lester. With 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Cause & Effect: Students will fill in the missing effects (ANSWER KEY included). Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Reading Text & Illustrations (2 levels included - one with hints): Students read the text from the story, look closely at the illustrations, list details they notice in the illustrations, and explain what those details communicate about the characters. (ANSWER KEY included). What Are They Thinking?: Students use the illustrations and what they know from the story to fill in the thought bubbles with what they think the characters are thinking. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will list three ways Gruntly shows he’s selfish, describe two mistakes he made during the treasure hunt, and choose one word that describes Gruntly the best and explain why. Before & After: Students will describe how Gruntly treated his companions before completing the treasure hunt and how he treated them after. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Treasure Hunt: Students will draw & label a map showing the three places the park ranger’s clues led the animals and come up with three more clues to add to the next treasure hunt. Word Search: Students will find the words hidden in the puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). Sharing is Caring Poster: Students will create a poster about the importance of sharing that includes a short message about sharing and illustrations. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare & contrast the books All for Me and None for All and Princess Penelope’s Parrot. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Read-aloud Activities, Helen Lester, All For Me And None For All
Princess Penelope's Parrot Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Princess Penelope's Parrot by Helen Lester. With 32 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students choose the most important character traits that describe each of the characters and give one to two examples from the story that support the traits they chose. Character Inside & Out (Princess Penelope): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (the Parrot): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings (Princess Penelope): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Feelings (the Parrot): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development (Princess Penelope): Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Development (the parrot): Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change (the Parrot): Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Response: Students will describe how the characters reacted to the important events in the story. Character Perspective: Students will use the illustrations below and what they remember from the story to answer the questions about character viewpoints. Character Diary Entry: Students write a diary entry from the point of view of the parrot, Princess Penelope, or Prince Percival, expressing their ideas and feelings about an event in the story, and draw a detailed picture to go with their writing. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will describe three ways in which Princess Penelope’s actions show that she’s a spoiled brat, identify the two most likely reasons that the parrot wanted to embarrass Princess Penelope in front of the Prince, and come up with one word that best describes Princess Penelope and explain why. Before & After: Students will describe and illustrate the parrot’s life before he escaped with Prince Percival and his life after. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Sorry, Not Sorry: Students state their opinion on whether Princess Penelope is rude or just very confident. Then, based on their opinion, students will write an apology note or an explanation defending Princess Penelope’s behavior. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare the books Princess Penelope’s Parrot and All For Me and None For All. Lucky Me List: Students make a list of the things they are lucky to have or grateful for. Their list can include clothes, food, pets, people, things, or anything else that they are grateful for in their lives. Crossword Puzzle: Students use the definitions and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Read-aloud Activities, Helen Lester, Princess Penelope's Parrot
New Year, New Teacher Social Story
Special Resources, Life Skills, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Education Needs (SEN), Not Grade Specific, Activities
Starting the school year with a new teacher can cause anxiety for some children. This New Year New Teacher Social Story is designed to alleviate fears and set students up for a great year! Using a warm, nurturing tone, this social story addresses common worries about having a new classroom and teacher. It emphasizes all the exciting opportunities like making new friends, learning new things, participating in class and showing the teacher your strengths. The story reassures students that it is normal to feel nervous at first when everything is new. With realistic photos and spaces to personalize details, children relate to the story. Teachers can fill in individual student and teacher names to make it meaningful or you can email me the details you want added and I will personalise it for you. Reviewing this social story before the start of school will help smooth the transition to a new classroom. It builds familiarity, giving students a preview of what to expect. The supportive tone and practical tips help students feel empowered to participate and get involved in the new class right away. This New Year New Teacher Social Story reduces back-to-school jitters so students can focus on developing relationships, skills and confidence right from the start. It is an invaluable tool for easing anxiety! These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clipart.
Author SEN Resource Source
Tags Social Story, Social Narrative, New Teacher, Changes, Routines, Autism, SEN
Reading Writing Games | Word Definitions 5
Special Resources, ELA, P.E. & Health, Special Education Needs (SEN), Speech Therapy, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, ESL, Writing, Handwriting, Vocabulary, Health, Physical Education, Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
This series of PDF resources focuses on identifying noun concepts, with engaging visualizations ( pictures and graphic arrangements ) of vocabulary by topic. The activity materials in this assignment are designed to help students develop their vocabulary and reading comprehension skills through interactive activities and real-life examples. It includes clear definitions of words from common categories and can also serve as discussion prompts to encourage critical and analytical thinking, deepen your understanding of the language, and improve your communication skills . This resource is designed to be accessible and engaging to all students . Ideal for teaching English as a Second Language and intervention sessions on learning difficulties. Clear and concise language, visual aids and interactive activities help students easily understand and remember information, integrating visual and kinesthetic elements. You can choose from a variety of worksheets that suit your student's level, interests, and printing preferences. Each category topic includes : 2 sets of Flash cards ( definition sentence / image, image / definition sentence ) 2 sets of Flash cards ( definition word / phrase, definition phrase / word ) 3 Anagram strings ( mixed letters of single words or in definition text ) 1 Crossword ( word definition ) 2 sets of linked activities Draw a Line ( definition / image, image / definition ) 2 sets of matching activities Draw a line ( word / definition, definition / word ) 2 series of Quizzes ( definition / image, image / definition ) 2 series of Quizzes ( word / definition, definition / word ) 3 Wheels of Fortune ( words, definitions, images ) 1 Word Search page for ( word definition ) 2 Writing Boards ( words, definitions ) 2 Blank Boards ( words, definitions ) * Use as-is or create your own board games, like Snap, Memory, Match to Sample, and Knowledge Races . Distribute it as morning exercises, quiet time and focus activities, independent workbooks, or fun homework . 48 PDF Pages
Author WORDS ASIDE
Tags Esl, Word Defining, Semantics, Word Search, Anagram, Flash Cards, Centers, Crossword, Occupational Therapy, Words Aside
Country Study Presentation on South Korea
Social Studies, History, History: Asian, Geography, Grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Teacher Tools, Presentations
Country Study Presentation on South Korea This Teaching Resource is an Introductory PDF Presentation (15 Slides) on South Korea. This Digital Resource can be great for Geography, Asian History and Social Studies Classes. Suitable Learners for this kind of lesson are students from 7th Grade to 12th Grade. This Geography + Social Studies Presentation on South Korea (Country Study) aims to introduce learners to South Korea (its most important and basic facts, language, history, environment, economy and basic Korean vocabulary). No or little preparation is needed. Within this Introductory Presentation on South Korea (PDF Country Study Teaching Resource) it is offered: a first slide with greetings in Korean Language (안녕하세요; "annyeonghaseyo) with QR Codes and link to YouTube Video to learn how to pronounce it properly in Korean language 2 slides on South Koreae + its basic geography and borders (Google Maps Link directed to South Korea's geographical location included) a "quick data on South Korea" slide (currency, population, kind of government etc) 2 slides on Korean Language (one as an introduction to Korean and Hangeul Writing System and a second one with basic Korean Language Vocabulary) 2 slides with Korea's History timeline (from the Sejong the Great to nowadays' Relationships between South Korea and North Korea) 1 Slide on Geographical facts (size, kind of territory and weather) 1 on South Korea Economy 1 on Seoul 1 on other cities in South Korea (little map of South Korea with cities such as Incheon, Busan, Daegu etc.) 1 slides on Korean Culture (Korean Cuisine +introduction to K-Pop and K-Drama) 1 last slide with Goodbye written in Korean (안녕히 가세요; annyeonghi gaseyo) with QR Code-Linked YouTube Video on how to pronounce it This Social Studies + Geography Country Study on South Korea PDF Digital Teaching Resource (15 slides) can be great for learners from 7th grade to 12th grade to introduce South Korea and its Culture. Learning with Alan is a Brand New Teaching Resource/Educational Material Store whose aim is to help Teachers, Educators and Tutors to achieve their teaching objectives while creating a fun and stimulating environment. Never Forget! If you want to browse more of my Teaching Resources, click here Learning with Alan!
Author Learning with Alan
Tags South Korea, Korea, Asia, Geography, Asia History, Presentation, Country Study, Social Studies, Teaching Resource, Culture