Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plan, Reading Comprehension and Phonics Curriculum

Engaging Readers a reading comprehension and phonics curriculum for kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade classrooms. These interactive read aloud lesson plans will guide you through your daily instruction in reading comprehension, responding to literature, sentence studies with mentor sentences, crafts and more! SUPER CHARGE your read aloud lesson plans with these print and teach activities!

These No Prep Print and Go Lesson Plans will save your teaching life! SERIOUSLY!!!

WHY TEACHERS LOVE THESE READ ALOUD LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES

• These book lessons are so easy to use.  Our scripted lessons take the guesswork out of your interactive read alouds planning!
• Reading Comprehension skills are taught spirally all year.  This research-based approach helps make practice permanent and ensures students will revisit various reading comprehension skills in REAL WORLD literature.
• Tier 2 Vocabulary is introduced and studied each week with lessons that stick!
• Sentence and grammar study is incorporated into each read aloud.
• A variety of comprehension assessments that include scoring rubrics, multiple choice, and true/false tests. 
• Common Core State Standards and TEKS standards aligned for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.

HOW DO THE ENGAGING READERS READ ALOUD LESSONS WORK?

The teacher does the reading work while the students do the thinking work. These lessons are grounded in research. It is said that the person doing the most talking is the person who is doing the most learning. SO these lessons scaffold instruction to get students talking. Side-by-side, students learn comprehension strategies such as Predicting, Visualizing, Retelling, Text Details, Connecting, Inferring, Character Analysis, Opinion Writing and so much more. You won’t believe how quickly students fall in love with your read-aloud time. 

Brain research reveals that reading comprehension starts with listening comprehension.  Since kindergarten, first grade students, and second grade students have listening skills that far surpass their ability to decode words, it is imperative that they participate in daily deep conversations surrounding books that allow them to strengthen their thinking! Don’t wait! Start building pathways to deeper thinking today!

These units can be used on their own or as a supplement to your current reading curriculum. They are simply the easiest and most enjoyable way to drive up student engagement. Join the thousands of teachers who have transformed their ELA block.

EACH BOOK INCLUDES DAILY:

• 5 Day Interactive read aloud discussion lesson plans
• Reading comprehension strategies to help all students deepen their connections and engagement to books.  A variety of response page options are available so you can select the one that works best for your students.
• Full color pictorial retelling cards that can be printed or used as a PowerPoint pictorial retelling file for your whiteboard.  This sets students up for success! The pictures support students as they strengthen their oral language.
• Interactive writing to support your students where they are.
• Anchor chart ideas for comprehension strategies for each book
• Sentence study and activities for each day of the week.
• Grammar study for each day of the week
• Phonics for Kindergarten and first grade
• Phonics for 2nd grade (new update for 2022-2023 school year!)
• A craft for each book.
• Rubrics for each response activity
• True/False comprehension assessment
• Multiple choice comprehension assessment
• Common Core Standards and TEKS standards checklist
• Additionally, reading and phonics assessments have been added to ESGI which you can access for FREE with your ESGI subscription.
• You can get 2 months of ESGI for FREE by clicking https://www.esgisoftware.com/ and using code PD825.

FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS JUST LIKE YOU!

Tiffany S. (Kindergarten) says, "Thank you so much for this pack. I cannot believe how extensive it is!! I love the organization and how you have referenced the CCSS. I love that it is scaffolded and that the pack is designed to work with students on different levels. The activities are appealing to students, as well. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! This is a kindergarten reading teacher's dream!! "

Mary C. (2nd grade) says, "This resource has sooo much stuff I don’t even know how to start telling you how amazing it is!!! It really is all right inside the files! It’s nice to not have to search for stuff or make stuff up myself to go with a story. This even has anchor charts and interactive notebook pages!! LOVE IT!!!!!"

Chris J. says, "I love these units so much! They are the best thing I have ever purchased on TPT. These weekly units are so easy to prep and plan for because everything is included and everything is AMAZING!! I used one of these lessons for my observation and my principal couldn't believe the level that my students were able to infer and talk about the text. Thank you for making me look so good!!"

Joelle Gere says, "These lessons are amazing! This work prepares students for thinking as they listen/read. Students are learning thinking strategies and better preparing themselves for what is expected in grades 1 and up. I love the titles we have read so far. The student pages vary so I can use the easier sheets at the beginning of the year with my kinders who can only illustrate. By the end of the year we can transition to the assignments with lines and my students will be able to grow and show all their thinking and learning with pictures and words. I wish I had found this resource years ago!"

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The books needed for August/September are:

•Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

•Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

•Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

•Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

•The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill

•The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

The books needed for October are:

•Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

•Otis by Loren Long

•Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell

•Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies

The books needed for November are:

•The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

•Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

•Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt

•Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano

•This unit includes an original nonfiction, All About Turkeys book

The books needed for December are:

•Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats

•The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth

•The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst

•Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman

*This unit includes an original nonfiction, All About Bears book

The books needed for January are:

•The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

•Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner

•Ice Bear by Nicola Davies

•Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester

The books needed for February are:

•Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester

•Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane da Groat

•Just Going to the Dentist by Mercer Mayer

•Abraham Lincoln's Hat by Martha Brenner

•Duck for President Doreen Cronin

The books needed for March are:

•The Three Billy Goats Fluff by Rachael Mortimer

•Koala Lou by Mem Fox

•Jamie O' Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola

•The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas

This unit also includes two full color Informational Texts:

•All About Skunks included in the unit

•All About Koalas included in the unit

The books needed for April are:

•Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens

•Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini

•Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose

•Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth Heller

The books needed for May are:

•Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

•The Pigeon Finds a Hog Dog by Mo Willems

•How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long

•A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead

•Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz Ryan

The books needed for June are:

•Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann

•Sheila Rae the Brave by Kevin Henkes

•Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems

•Ish by Peter H. Reynolds

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NOTE: This isn't a packet of worksheets. These Engaging Readers read aloud lessons and activities actually guide you through the process of using quality read-aloud books to teach the standards for reading comprehension.

This interactive read aloud unit will save you hours of work because EVERYTHING is all planned out with easy to follow lesson plans.  Just add the book!

Just PRINT and TEACH! Each week focuses on one book and takes you through a variety of lessons to get your kids reading like never before.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q:  Are these research based lessons?

A:  Yes!   We have extensively researched the best practices surrounding reading instruction.  You will find the resources that guided our thinking in the preview.

Q:  Will these work with my current reading program?

A:  Absolutely! Use the components that work best for your students.

NOTE: This Bundle also includes a bonus file with all the Posters and Rubrics in one file.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE SEESAW AND GOOGLE SLIDES VERSIONS OF THE READING COMPREHENSION?

We have converted the reading comprehension portion of many of the ENGAGING READERS books. These converted files are not included in this unit. If you would prefer, you are welcome to convert this file to a digital version. However, if you want it all done for you, you can find the listing of these resources by clicking HERE.

ADDITIONAL ENGAGING READERS BOOK TITLES CAN BE FOUND IN THESE BUNDLES:

· ENGAGING READERS READING COMPREHENSION SET 1

· ENGAGING READERS READING COMPREHENSION SET 2

· ENGAGING READERS READING COMPREHENSION SET 3

RELATED LITERATURE-BASED STEM AND CENTER ACTIVITIES CAN BE FOUND:

· SCIENCE MATH AND MORE SET 1

· SCIENCE MATH AND MORE SET 2

PHONOLOGICAL & PHONEMIC AWARENESS COMPLETE PROGRAM

Thank you,

Deanna Jump and Deedee Wills

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