November Read Aloud BUNDLE 2

Engaging readers is key in the elementary classroom, and this BUNDLE of book companions and comprehension games will help you get through month of November!

Make ONE purchase and have materials to get you all the way through the holiday!

This set contains nearly 300 pages of literacy materials to supplement your read aloud time! Because they are all designed by me, they will have a cohesiveness and add a layer of predictability to make your readers confident while completing the activities!

FOUR BOOK COMPANIONS and FOUR MATCHING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY SETS FOR EACH OF THE BOOKS! **comprehension pack for A Turkey for Thanksgiving will be added by Monday, November 4!

Your readers will focus on identifying key story details, story elements, story sequence and recall, character details, feelings, problem and solution, beginning, middle and end, mechanics and more! Perfect way to target or assess different literacy skills!

• Printables
• Small Group Games
• Comprehension Activities
• Literacy Centers

This set contains FOUR of my favorite Thanksgiving Themed Book Companions!

A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting (52 pages)

Includes:

• Pocket Chart Cards for Sequencing and Retelling
• Sequencing with pictures *cut and glue
• Sequencing with text *cut and glue option
• Cause and Effect
• Cause and Effect Sorting Cards
• Prediction
• Turkey's Sign
• Write a Letter from Turkey to Mrs. Moose
• Story Map
• Problem and Solution
• Making Inferences
• Compare and Contrast
• Beginning, Middle and End
• Character Details
• Character Feelings
• Main Idea and supporting details
• Favorite Part
• Facts VS Opinions about TURKEYS *cut and glue
• ABC Order
• True or False Comprehension Cards (16)
• True or False Sorting Mat
• True or False Answer Key **love this for a sub!
• Fun Thanksgiving Food Activity: color the foods you want to eat for Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Placemat Coloring Page

A Turkey for Thanksgiving Comprehension Activity Packet:

COMING SOON! * will be added before November 4th!

The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz (70 pages)

In a clever "fall twist" on The Ugly Duckling, Dave Horowitz introduces readers to the main character, who thinks he is an Ugly Pumpkin....as soon as November rolls around, he discovers he is actually a SQUASH! A perfect pairing with The Ugly Ducking!

Use along with the book The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz (book not included)

Completely updated Oct. 2019

Includes:

• sequencing text *differentiated
• Emotions
• The main idea
• compare and contrast
• literacy infused science activities
• predicting
• writing
• main character
• story details
• cause and effect
• adjectives
• abc order
• problem and solution
• cut and glue printables
• center activities
• making inferences
• character feelings
• The Ugly Duckling/The Ugly Pumpkin text to text activities
• Emergent reader
• math center activity
• I have, who has game cards

The Ugly Pumpkin Comprehension Activity Pack: (30 pages)

Includes:

• all materials in color and black and white (so you can save some ink!)
• 30 comprehension question cards in color
• 30 Comprehension question cards in color **numbered for self checking or teacher reference
• Answer Key *in color and black and white
• Game Board in color
• Spinner in color
• 30 Comprehension question cards in black and white
• Game Board in black and white
• Spinner in black and white

The Very Stuffed Turkey by Katharine Kenah (29 pages)

I love this Thanksgiving book by Katharine Kenah for November!

It is one of the best read aloud Thanksgiving books I have found that conveys the meaning of the holiday! Nice, autumnal colored illustrations and Turkey is just the most lovable main character!!!

Includes:

Page 2 Make a prediction

Page 3 What part was your favorite?

Page 4 Cause and Effect: draw a line to match the cause with the effect...I love this style of printable for beginning readers to dive into cause and effect!

Page 5 ABC Order

Page 6 Punctuation

Page 7 Draw your Thanksgiving Plate

Page 8 What food do you like best at Thanksgiving?

Page 9 Beginning, Middle and End: Sequencing Cut and Glue

Page 10 Facts or Opinions about Turkeys

Page 11 Problem and Solution

Page 12-16 Comprehension Questions (20 comprehension cards for guided reading or small group activities)

Page 17 Answer Key for Comprehension Questions (because it is so nice to have this for a point of reference...especially if you are leaving this for a sub)

Page 18 The Very Stuffed Turkey Story Mat (great for SLP and non-verbal kids)

Page 19-20 Color Sequencing Printables (Cut and Glue to sequence the story)

Page 21-22 BW Sequencing Printables (Cut and Glue to sequence the story)

Page 23 November Calendar: Fill it in and put a turkey on Thanksgiving Day!

Page 24-27 Read and Color the turkeys

The Very Stuffed Turkey Comprehension Packet: (35 pages)

Includes:

• all materials in color and black and white (so you can save some ink!)
• 30 comprehension question cards in color
• 30 Comprehension question cards in color **numbered for self checking or teacher reference (perfect for a substitute who may not know the story)
• Answer Key *in color and black and white **great for your sub tub
• Game Board in color
• Spinner in color
• 30 Comprehension question cards in black and white
• Game Board in black and white
• Spinner in black and white
• Follow-Up Fun Pages (4):

1. Thanksgiving Dinner Printable
2. Thanksgiving Placemat Coloring page
3. Stuffed Turkeys CRAFT!

Turk and Runt Book Companion (61 pages)

With these materials, your class will....

• Make predictions
• List character traits for Runt and Turk
• Write about their favorite part in the story
• Put words from the story in ABC Order
• Add punctuation to sentences about Turk and Runt
• Sequence the Story by beginning, middle and end (cut and glue printable)
• Compare and Contrast the two brothers
• Recall (what did people come to Wishbone Farm for in September, October and November?)
• Comprehension Printables (8)
• Turk's Story Elements Craftivity
• Emergent Reader "Little Runt's Verb Book" (10 pages)
• **focus on verbs
• Turkey Action Cards 20 Cards for matching activities to practice verb recognition
• Making Words with Turk and Runt Literacy Center
• 11 Cards with the letters that spell out Turk and Runt and a recording sheet to write down their words.
• Parts of Speech POSTERS: NOUNS, VERBS AND ADJECTIVES
• Parts of Speech Sorting Cards for a literacy center (36 cards)
• 12 adjective cards
• 12 verb cards
• 12 noun cards
• all of the adjectives, nouns and verbs are from the story.
• Sorting Mats for each of the parts of speech!

Turk and Runt Comprehension Activity Packet: (20 pages)

Help your students strengthen their reading comprehension skills with this set of materials that will help your class focus on identifying key story details, story elements, characters, vocabulary and story sequence. This activity was designed to be used with the book Turk and Runt by Lisa Wheeler!

This set is great for...

• book discussions in a small group setting
• independent learning stations and literacy centers
• SLP reading activities: lots of WH questions in this set!
• guided reading

Includes:

• all materials in color and black and white (so you can save some ink!)
• 30 comprehension question cards in color
• Turk and Runt Game Board in color
• Turk and Runt Spinner in color
• Comprehension cards in black and white
• Game Board in black and white
• Spinner in black and white
• Follow Up Fun: Turk and Runt Coloring Page
• Follow Up Fun: Describe Runt...write words to describe Runt on the drumsticks!!!
• Follow Up Fun: Describe Turk...write words to describe Turk on the footballs!

Bridget

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