Room on the Broom | Interactive Read Aloud | Reading Comprehension Lesson Plans

Looking for an Interactive Read Aloud for your Balanced Literacy or Fountas and Pinnell classroom? This is the one! This pack of mini lessons was designed for the story Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. The lessons are aligned with the Common Core Standards, as well as are guided by the Fountas and Pinnell Literacy Continuum recommendations for Interactive Read Aloud lessons.

This pack of Interactive Read Aloud mini lessons was specifically designed to meet the needs of students working on the 7 comprehension strategies. One lesson can be chosen for an IRA mini lesson with students as a one-time lesson with the book Room on the Broom. Or, one mini lesson can be used per day for the whole week. The packet was designed to give the teacher flexibility and tools to differentiate instruction based on student needs.

Product Overview:

• 7 one-page lessons easy to print and use -also great for subs!
• Each mini lesson has a teaching point to focus the learning.
• Each lesson has stopping points with teacher think alouds or discussion questions for skills taught throughout the year.
• Each lesson focuses on a particular skill & engages students in discussions around each topic.
• Every lesson ends with a closing statement to summarize or recap learning.

Inside you will find:

• IRA Lesson on Predicting & Pattern
• IRA Lesson on Vocabulary
• IRA Lesson on Character Traits
• IRA Lesson on Making Inferences
• IRA Lesson on Making Connections & Author's Purpose
• IRA Lesson on Theme
• IRA Lesson on Summarizing (Plus a bonus lesson for creating a retell Anchor Chart)
• Vocabulary Cards- Ready for your word wall!
• 3 Reading Response Worksheets- Differentiated for different grade levels

*The book, Room on the Broom, is not included. If you do not already own it, check your school or city library.

Terms of Use:

• This product may be printed for individual use in your classroom. It may not be shared with other teachers, printed for more than one teacher’s use, or printed for the whole school or district without the permission from the author, Katie Mullen.
• This product may not be reproduced or posted to the internet as that is a violation of copyright.