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Character education Common Core RL.1.1 resources
Kevin Henkes Back to School Author Study | Chrysanthemum, Wemberly Worried
This author study is perfect for the first weeks of school and is designed to introduce the importance of “making meaning” while reading. Throughout this unit students will begin to ask the question, “What do good readers do?” as they learn to apply reading skills to aid in making meaning from the text. Each story includes a lesson plan, focus skill/strategy worksheets, comprehension questions, activities, and a craft. Included books and focus skills:Chrysanthemum (staying focused)Wemberly Worri
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Back to School BUNDLE
Sneezy the Snowman Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension & Crafts
Sneezy the Snowman is the sweetest story written by Wright. It takes you on an imaginative adventure of snowman who can't get warm. This fun rhyming book is a great story to share with your students during December and Christmas or in January during winter. This packet offers loads of comprehension strategies to focus on the Common Core State Standards. There are also writing, some math games, and word work activities. Students will love creating the Sneezy the Snowman craft and melting snow
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1st - 2nd
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The Invisible Boy Read Aloud - Back to School Activities - Reading Comprehension
These The Invisible Boy read aloud activities will help your students learn how to include others.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding to it.To teach these lessons you will need:The
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities - September
Friendship Skills And Activities For Stick And Stone First Grade Friendship Day
Looking for a way to encourage friendship and respect in your K-2 classroom? These team building activities teach students social skills and promote healthy friendships with Stick And Stone comprehension activities & 4 hands on stations.CLICK ON THE PREVIEW TO SEE EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCEIf you're searching for a way to help students make new friends at the beginning of the year or simply want to reinforce the meaning of friendship, look no further! This resource includes compreh
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: SEASONAL ACTIVITIES BUNDLE
Squirrel's New Years Resolution Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
This adorable story is a perfect way to bring in the new year. I will be reading this story on our first day back from winter break. There are loads of literature connections, word work activities, a fun squirrel resolution craft and many teaching posters to help guide instruction. In addition, there are several writing opportunities. Anchor Text:Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by MillerColorful Posters:Main Idea/Details/Retelling 7 pgs.Characters/Setting 8 pgs.Questioning Cards 1 pg.What do yo
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1st - 2nd
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What Do You Do With an Idea? Read Aloud - Reading Comprehension Activities
This "What Do You Do With an Idea?" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "What Do You Do With an Idea" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the st
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
The Good Egg Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
The Good Egg is an absolutely adorable story that teaches a great message to the readers. This fun book will engage your students as they follow the Good Egg's journey to finding happiness. This Good Egg activity pack is filled with comprehension strategies to focus on the Common Core State Standards. There are also writing and word work activities. Students will have fun creating the Good Egg craft too. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Jory John Book Companions Reading Comprehension Crafts Writing
The Great Eggscape Mini Unit Book Companion Reading Comprehension
The Great Eggscape is a fun story to read along side The Good Egg. The main character, Shel is back with a fun grocery store adventure. This story would be great to read in the Spring or around Easter too. This activity pack is filled with comprehension strategies to focus on the Common Core State Standards. There are also writing and word work activities. Students will have fun creating their own style egg craft too. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the n
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Easter Reading Comprehension Activities Spring Book Bundle
Pig the Pug Mini Unit Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension & Craft
This Unit is part of a larger bundle on developing growth mindset by teaching kindness and sharing. The feature text Pig the Pug is used to focus on message and character traits. Many other strategies are included as well such as cause and effect, retelling, sequencing, writing, text connections and more. Students will learn all about how being selfish and greedy gets you nowhere. There is a fun pug craft, lesson plans, as well as colorful posters to help create an anchor chart as you read thi
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
The Giving Tree Read Aloud - Fall Apples Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "The Giving Tree" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Giving Tree" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meaningful
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Lacey Walker, NonStop Talker Book Companion Lesson & Read Aloud Activities
Do your students need encouragement to be respectful and good listeners? This respect book companion resource for the book Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne Jones can help! Teach kids to show respect by being good listeners in your kindergarten, first grade and second grade classroom with this engaging read aloud lesson and social-emotional learning activities.⭐Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker book companion lesson teaches us about using good listening skills. Children will learn when it
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PreK - 2nd
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The Magical Yet Back to School Activities Growth Mindset Positive Affirmations
Looking for a great resource to teach a growth mindset to your students? Look no further than "The Magical Yet" book companion! This comprehensive resource is perfect for the beginning of the school year, providing activities that emphasize the message of perseverance and striving towards our goals.Included in this unit is a story map to help guide students through the book, as well as a fun and engaging craft centered around the word "yet." The unit also includes a words of affirmation lesson,
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1st - 2nd
The Day You Begin Read Aloud | Back to School Reading Activities, Poem, Bracelet
Are you searching for a way to kick off the school year with a fun and engaging activity that promotes acceptance and celebrates individuality? Look no further than our The Day You Begin book companion unit! This comprehensive unit is designed to help students get to know each other, find common ground, and embrace their unique qualities. With activities ranging from "all about me" posters and alike-but-different partner exercises to favorite thing about me writing and drawing prompts, find-a-fr
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Feelings Book Companion Lessons & Read Aloud Activities -Social-Emotional Bundle
Do your students need help identifying feelings and expressing emotions? Teach kids to have emotional awareness in your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classroom with engaging read-aloud lessons and social-emotional learning activities centered around popular children’s books. Five feelings & emotions book companions are included: The Color Monster; The Feelings Book; Glad Monster, Sad Monster; F is for Feelings; In My Heart.Children will participate in classroom discussions and
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PreK - 2nd
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The Smart Cookie Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension
The Smart Cookie is an absolutely adorable story that teaches a great message to the readers. This fun book will engage your students as they follow the Smart Cookie's journey to finding happiness. This Smart Cookie activity pack is filled with comprehension strategies to focus on the Common Core State Standards. There are also writing and word work activities. This goodie also includes a few fun math games too. Students will have fun creating the Smart Cookie craft or the Cookie Jar too. This
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Jory John Book Companions Reading Comprehension Crafts Writing
Ish Read Aloud - Back to School Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Ish activities will teach students about being themselves in finding joy in creativity with week-long lesson plans and book activities. These lesson plans will guide you through 3-5 daily interactive reading lessons for a full week of engaging activities your students will love! Each day students will interact with the book for a different purpose and then complete a corresponding printable or digital activity to reflect on the story more deeply.To teach these lessons you will need:Ish by
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities - September
You Get What You Get – Managing Disappointment - PreK-2 Lesson & Activities
You Get What You Get by Julie GassmanThis resource uses the book You Get What You Get by Julie Gassman to teach disappointment to young students. The main character of the book, Melvin, throws fit after fit when he doesn't get what he wants. However, the rule at school is that he gets what he gets and doesn’t throw a fit. He does not do this at home until one day when his sister throws a fit. He accidentally shares the rule with his family. He soon realizes it is the best way to handle disappoin
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PreK - 2nd
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Those Shoes Mini Unit Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension & Craft
This Unit is part of a larger bundle on developing growth mindset by teaching kindness and sharing. The feature text Those Shoes is used to focus on message and character traits. Many other strategies are included as well such as cause and effect, retelling, sequencing, writing, text connections and more. Students will learn all about how a boy gives something that he so badly wants and how kindness brought him to be a better person. There is also a fun shoe craft included too. Lesson plans ar
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes Read Aloud - Reading Comprehension
These Girl Who Never Made Mistakes read aloud activities will teach students about growth mindset with week-long lesson plans and book activities. These lesson plans will guide you through 3-5 daily interactive reading lessons for a full week of engaging activities your students will love! Each day students will interact with the book for a different purpose and then complete a corresponding printable or digital activity to reflect on the story more deeply.To teach these lessons you will need:Th
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities 2 - September
The Bad Seed Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
The Bad Seed is an absolutely adorable story that teaches a great message to the readers. This fun book will engage your students as they follow the Bad Seed's journey to finding happiness. This Bad Seed activity pack is filled with comprehension strategies to focus on the Common Core State Standards. There are also writing and word work activities. Students will have fun creating the Bad Seed craft too. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Jory John Book Companions Reading Comprehension Crafts Writing
Social Language Interrupting Conversation Lessons Activities Speech Therapy
Are you looking for an engaging social story and social language activities for elementary students that work on interrupting AND has editable components? Interruption Combustion is 68 pages (plus 4 editable templates) of activities designed to reduce interrupting behaviors in readers from 2nd-5th grade. Use them with your students with autism, ADHD, aspergers, or your students who struggle with self-monitoring and improving their interrupting behaviors. You will receive the following page
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Elementary Social Communication Autism Conversation Skills
Manners & Respect Book Lessons & Read Aloud Activities - Social Skills Bundle
Do your students need help showing respect or using good manners? This resource includes 5 book companions filled with engaging lessons and activities on popular children’s books that relate to respect, manners, listening, honesty, and tattling (Do Unto Otters, Respect & Take Care of Things, Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker, Ruthie & The Not So Teeny Tiny Lie, and Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal). Children will participate in classroom discussions and book chats, share their thoughts in
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PreK - 2nd
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The Good The Bad & The Spooky Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension
The Good The Bad & The Spooky is an absolutely adorable Halloween story that teaches a great message to the readers. This fun book will engage your students as they follow the Bad Seed's journey to finding the true meaning and spirit of Halloween. This Seed activity pack is filled with comprehension strategies to focus on the Common Core State Standards. There are also writing and word work activities. Students will have fun creating the Seed in a Squirrel Costume too. This unit can be use
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Halloween Mega Bundle Reading Comprehension Book Companions October
Please Mr. Panda Read Aloud - Good Manners Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "Please Mr. Panda" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. Activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meaningful ways. These lesson
Grades:
K - 1st
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