Kindergarten balanced literacy graphic organizers $5-10

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Math

If you haven't ready this story by Terry Border, you must! It is absolutely adorable and perfect for back to school and making friends. This mini unit is part of my Guided Reading with a Purpose Friendship unit. The main focus in this unit is retelling but many more goodies are included since it was created before my GRP. There are loads of comprehension activities, writing and also a fun peanut butter and jelly craft too. I am in love with this story and I love sharing it every year with my f

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE

Wemberly Worried and Chrysanthemum Back to School Activities First Day Beginning

Created by

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

Do you need a great story to read for back to school? You can’t go wrong with Chrysanthemum and Wemberly Worried. This bundle is perfect for back to school. It is filled with literature connections, writing, crafts, and more. Wemberly Worried:Reading Strategies:Predicting Retell Beginning, Middle, EndQuestion/Answer 2 pagesSetting 2 optionsCharacters 2 optionsCheck for UnderstandingText EvidenceCharacter Analysis 2 OptionsKey EventsFeatures of FictionSequencing 5 cards cut & paste 2 option

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

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Peep Day

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Easter, Phonics

Peep Day is so much fun to do especially right around Easter or Spring time. These centers can be used for an entire week or be completed as a fun Bunny Peep day in your classroom. There is an original story included called Max the Bunny with activities to go along with it. In addition students will work on other literature extension, math activities, and adopting a Peep.There are 12 center signs both large and smallMax the Bunny original bookcopy black and white, 2 per page, print the colorfu

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

Also included in: March, April, & May Spring Theme Day Activities BUNDLE

What's the SCOOP? Story Retelling Pack

Created by

This Reading Mama

Retelling stories does not come naturally for some learners. They may include too many details or they don't even include the most important elements to the story.That's where this fun, ice cream-themed story retelling pack comes into play. The acronym S.C.O.O.P. helps kids remember exactly what they need to include in the retelling of a story: setting, characters, oh no! (the problem), order of events, and problem solved (solution).Plus kids will LOVE that they get to learn it all with ice crea

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.3

, RL.1.1

First Grade Hip Hip Hooray

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Also included in: Retelling Bundle for Fiction & Nonfiction

Activities to Accompany Jan Brett's The Hat and The Mitten Bundle

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Find details here.Jan Brett has written two delightful stories that fit perfect with the winter theme.This packet contains...Reader's Theater for The Hat and The MittenName cards for characters20 Vocabulary cards...colorful with picturesPartner discussion page...roll, discuss, writeFor both the hat and the mitten:Problem/SolutionSequencingFact/FantasyStory ElementsCompare/ContrastFavorite partFavorite bookList of animalsData Collection...earmuffs/hat...gloves/mittensGraphic Organizer...hat...mit

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Vocabulary, Winter

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

, RL.1.5

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature

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Also included in: Jan Brett's The Hat and Mitten Mega Bundle!

Chrysanthemum: A Literature Unit

Created by

Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Are you looking for a fun and engaging Common Core Aligned unit to work on literacy skills? This Chrysanthemum Unit is a great way to get your students to engage in reading activities and target specific literacy skills. Each activity targets skills such as vocabulary, making predictions, sequencing and more. The unit is perfect for having fun while also hitting many of the reading standards. This unit includes 6 lesson plans that are common core aligned to go with the popul

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

, CCRA.L.5

Also included in: Reading Units: Growing Bundle

Reindeer Activities Nonfiction Informational Text Reading Comprehension

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Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Tools for Common Core

December is the perfect time of year to learn all about reindeer. This nonfiction unit is filled with activities to teach your students all about reindeer and work on the reading informational text standards. This unit includes a mini reader that will teach them all about reindeer with a matching colorful book with real photos. This real book can be projected via the digital google link, downloaded as a powerpoint or shared as a pdf. You could even print it and put it in your classroom library.

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.1.1

, RI.1.2

, RI.1.3

, RI.1.4

, RI.1.5

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Also included in: Reindeer Nonfiction Unit and True or False Google Slides Activity

Book Review Templates for K-5+ [Differentiated with over 20 different designs!]

Created by

Creative Access

The Common Core State Standards require students to be able to "write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information" by Grade 5. Are you ready? This product guides students through the process of reviewing fiction or non-fiction texts, supporting their opinion with reasons. With 10 unique layouts and 21 total designs, you will be prepared to teach the process of writing a book review to students at a variety of readiness levels. This product is perfec

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

W.K.1

, W.1.1

, W.2.1

, W.3.1

, W.4.1

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Also included in: Book Report Alternatives Bundle: Choice Board & Graphic Organizers

Froggy Goes to School Back to School Activities First Day Beginning of the Year

Created by

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing

Do you need a great story for back to school? Froggy Goes to School is so much fun for the children. It will remind them of all the fun things that can happen at school. This product has tons of reading comprehension strategies, writing activities, and some practice with letter writing. I have included a few math games and lots of beginning of the year letter writing and number practice. There are three center activities to review short vowels, number bonds and l blends. End the unit with two di

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Science

Also included in: Back to School Activities First Day Beginning of the Year Book Companions

The Tiny Seed- book study unit and growing plants activities

Created by

Learning Lane Resources

A fun colorful unit to support the book 'The Tiny Seed' by Eric Carle.It includes Literacy and Science activities and a few extra Math activities.Includes:Sequencing cards in color to help teach your students sequencing and story retelling. These can be used in a pocket chart or can be put in a center.Graphic organizers for summarizing the story, settings and problems and solutions and beginning, middle and end.Cause and effect sheets- three different versions.A comprehension worksheetVarious wr

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Cause and Effect Activities

Created by

My Fabulous Class

Cause and Effect can be a tricky skill for students. These activities are specifically designed for Kindergarten and 1st grade students. There multiple hands on activities for students to practice. There are two specific books recommended, but there are also activities that can be used with any book or on its own.You getAnchor ChartsPicture Sort CardsWhat If QuestionsPicture FlipbookMultiple Recording SheetsDiscussion Questions for any BookBear Wants More Craft, Graphic Organizer, Cause and Effe

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.K.10

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature

, CCRA.R.1

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The Snowy Day: A Literature Unit

Created by

Michelle Oakes

Are you looking for a great snowy literature unit for the kiddos? This unit includes 7 lesson plans that are common core aligned to go with the popular book, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. It also provides anchor charts to teach each topic and worksheets or activities to reinforce ideas. This is perfect for targeting specific literacy skills! It also has really great follow along lesson plans.THIS UNIT CONTAINS 46 PAGES.Topics Covered:- Asking and Answering Questions - Setting- Story Sequenci

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing

, RF.1.3e

, L.1.1e

Also included in: Reading Units: Growing Bundle

Gingerbread Man Loose in the School: Back to School Mini Unit

Created by

Erin Eberhart Lynch

**My TOP selling unit!! Updated March 2017* This unit is a great way to introduce your students to the school and it's faculty and staff! After reading The Gingerbread Man is Loose in the School, students will have a great time doing the following activities: Gingerbread Man glyph/patterns Classroom book/Cover Retelling bags/pieces Teacher retelling set Gingerbread Man scavenger hunt Gingerbread Man coloring sheet Gingerbread Man graph Gingerbread Man character WS 3 "Practice Cutting" WS Compar

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Lesson

Apple Unit & Johnny Appleseed Activities

Created by

Kraus in the Schoolhouse

Make learning fun for your primary students with these engaging apple and Johnny Appleseed activities! This apple unit is perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students to practice their reading, writing, math, and science skills. No-prep activities make it easy for you to teach your students all about apples and Johnny Appleseed. Digital activities are also included using Easel by TpT. This unit is perfect for whole group instruction, independent work, and center time. Easy-to-use

Subjects:

Autumn, Balanced Literacy, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Research, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

If you Take a Mouse to the Movies Christmas Holiday Book Companion Activities

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Creative Writing

Who doesn't love this fun Laura Numeroff holiday story? If you Take a Mouse to the Movies is an adorable circle story adventure where the story ends right where it began. This packet will provide reading strategies, colorful posters, writing, math, word work and a cute mouse craft. So much fun for your little ones. It is perfect for your students right before the holidays.Table of ContentsWriting:Make a List Mouse WantsFavorite Movies ListDecorate and Label a TreeRetell Prewriting & Writi

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

, RL.1.4

Balanced Literacy, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Also included in: Christmas MEGA Activities BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Writing Crafts

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever - Book Companion

Created by

Kelly McHaffie

*Completely updated 9/28/15 The Biggest Pumpkin Ever is a great mini-unit designed around the popular Halloween themed book, The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, by Steven Kroll. In the packet you will find lots of reader's response sheets including venn diagrams, character trait bubble maps, a pumpkin brace map, a fun pumpkin emergent reader book (focus on sight word 'see') and pocket chart activity, etc... You will also find a pumpkin exploration sheet which allows your students to use their five senses

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Retelling: Story Maps By Kim Adsit and Kimberly Jordano (kinderbykim)

Created by

Kim Adsit

This unit contains story maps to retell 16 popular Children’s stories. For each story there are two options. While both options provide an easy print and go format, one options allows the children to cut and sequence the pictures on the story map while the other options has the picture already printed on the story map. By retelling, children learn that settings can change and by sequencing these settings, they can retell the stories. They also learn about characters. Children learn to sequence c

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

Retelling Bundle for Fiction & Nonfiction

Created by

This Reading Mama

Some learners struggle to retell both fiction and nonfiction. Some readers share too many details, making a retelling confusing while others might not share enough, making it difficult to understand even the main idea.This Retelling Bundle for BOTH fiction and nonfiction is so helpful for learners of all ages!Fiction Retelling with SCOOPThe acronym S.C.O.O.P. {as in ice cream scoop} will help kids know the important elements that need to be included in a story retelling.SCOOP is such a fun way t

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

First Grade Nonfiction Writing

Created by

Mrs Wheeler

Students will have a blast becoming "experts" with this writing pack! My unit includes everything you need to teach your students how to write informational "all about" and procedural "how to" books! This unit can be done independently or in small groups.Independently: Students select a topic and write about what they know about it, using books and the internet as references.Small group: Students will select an animal and collectively write about what they know about the animal, using books a

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Tools for Common Core, Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.2

, W.1.3

Also included in: First Grade Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Bundle

Memoirs of an Elf Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension & Craft

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Creative Writing

This story is just adorable! I hope you enjoy the activities that I have made to go along with Memoirs of an Elf. We have some much fun making our elf headbands and taking "elfie's". Students will work on reading comprehension strategies, writing, work work, and play some math games too. They can make the adorable elf headbands and become elves. Anchor charts are now included for characters, setting, problem, solution, analyzing character, main idea, and details. There are also card to share l

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

, RL.1.6

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Also included in: Christmas MEGA Activities BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Writing Crafts

Gingerbread Girl and The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers Book Companions

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Tools for Common Core

This Gingerbread set includes activities to go along with The Gingerbread Girl and The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers. The primary focus in these stories is sequencing and comparing and contrasting. There are colorful cards, posters, sequencing activities, comprehension activities, writing, crafts and more.Gingerbread Girl by ErnstColorful Anchor ChartsColorful Sequencing CardsPredictingCharacter Analysis 2 optionsWho is Speaking?Story Sequencing 2 optionsKey EventsFeatures of FictionBeg

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

, RL.1.4

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Also included in: Gingerbread Activities BUNDLE Boy Man Girl Baby Friends Cowboy Pirate

Click Clack Moo Activities Book Companion & Cow Nonfiction Informational Text

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Writing

Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type is a funny story about cows who want electric blankets and will stop the milk to get what they want. This unit includes loads of multi-level reading comprehension strategies to go along with the story. I has writing extensions, some word work activities, a few math games, and two cow crafts to go along with the story. This has been recently updated and I did include the old resource as well.Reading Strategies:Predicting 3 optionsCharacters and SettingMain Idea a

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

, RL.1.6