Reading strategies thematic unit plans for parents

Printables, For Parents, Posters

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

CCSS:

RF.K.3

, RF.1.3

Landforms Close Reading

Created by

Lessons in Literacy

***For a Goggle Classroom version of this product, click here!Close Reading: Landforms- This 66 page product contains 12 landform-themed nonfiction close reading passages with evidence-based questioning sheets to go with each. Each landform has a cover page with a definition, close reading article in color + black/white, and comprehension sheet. Great to use as a whole group lesson or in small group reading. The articles are about the following topics:-plateau-plains-mountain-coast-canyon-valley

Subjects:

Close Reading, Geography, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans

Mooseltoe Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension & Craft Holiday

Created by

Basic Operations, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading Strategies

This fun story written by Margie Palatini is perfect for the month of December. Many reading strategies, writing connections, math games and a fun moose craft are filled in this package. Your students will just love this classic story and enjoy all of the fun resources that are filled inside. There is much to choose from and differentiate for your learners. Newly updated with colorful posters and sorts. Included your will receive:Table of ContentsWriting:To Do ListDecorate a Tree ListDecorate

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

Math, Phonics, Reading Strategies

, RL.1.7

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

Parent Communication Kindergarten - Parent Communication Log

Created by

Count on Tricia

Are you a dedicated Kindergarten teacher searching for a seamless way to ENGAGE parents and keep them INFORMED about their child's progress? Look no further! My Kindergarten Parent Communication Forms are a comprehensive resource designed to enhance communication and provide valuable insights into your students' academic journey.These communication forms cover almost all the essential Kindergarten objectives and strategies, ensuring that you have a comprehensive tool to assess your students' pro

Subjects:

Grades:

K

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms, For Parents

Decodable CVC Comprehension Sentences: Read and Match

Created by

Bonnie Kathryn Teaching

Decodable CVC Comprehension Sentences These velcro match up sentences are great for center work or guided reading small groups. Your students will love working together to use their phonics and sight word knowledge to read sentences and match it to a picture. Have students work in a group or individually to match the pictures to sentences and build those comprehension skills! How do I make them? *Print each vowel set on a different color of ASTROBRIGHTS paper. *Hole punch each sentence by u

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Parent's Guide to Reading (English and Spanish)

Created by

Sarah Paul

This resource is for anyone who teaches kindergarten and first-grade students or beginning readers. Many parents want to know how to help their children learn to read. This guide gives them some insight into the process of learning to read as well as general tips and ideas for at-home activities. This is perfect to pass out at Back-to-School Night or a family literacy night at your school. You can make it into a flipbook as the cover shows, but there is also an option for just regular pages with

Subjects:

Phonics, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Handouts, Printables, For Parents

[Levels A-M English] Reading Levels Explained for Parents | Parent Guide

Created by

Dianna Radcliff - Teaching Upper Elementary

Supporting students’ reading at home is easy when you have ready-to-go reading level guides written with parent-friendly vocabulary. These Guided Reading Level Parent Letters are designed to explain the specific characteristics of students’ independent and instructional reading levels. Simply provide during parent teacher reading conferences to explain a child’s reading accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and more. These parent handouts are also perfect to send home in book bags and with students’

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

Grades:

K - 7th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, For Parents

Also included in: [A-Z + 1-70 English Bundle] Reading Levels Explained for Parents | Parent Guide

5th Grade Back to School Bundle

Created by

Jenifer Bazzit - Thrive in Grade Five

Welcome your students and their parents to 5th grade with this amazing bundle! This bundle contains: Welcome to Fifth Grade: Fabulously Fun Activities for the First Week of School Back to School Activity Pack- 4th Grade and 5th Grade Parent's Guide to Reading: Fifth Grade Edition Contents of each product: Welcome to Fifth Grade: Fabulously Fun Activities for the First Week of School Page 3: Presenting Fabulous Fifth Grader… This is a fun poster for students to complete and display. Page 4

Subjects:

Back to School, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, For Parents

Reading Tips for Parents Reading At Home Handouts Spanish & English

Created by

Practical Primary Teacher

Are you in need of a tool that will help parents and volunteers work effectively with young readers? This reading strategies handout comes in English and Spanish and was designed to help parents work with their emergent or struggling readers. Includes reading prompts, questioning strategies, and before/during/after reading ideas.✅ These handouts are perfect for...Beginning of the school yearOpen HouseConferencesParents/At-Home ReadingAides and classroom volunteers✅ Handout comes in English and S

Subjects:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, For Parents

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Activities and Questions

A Spotlight on Patricia Polacco: An Author Study

Created by

Hope King

Patricia Polacco is now one of my favorite authorÃƒÂ¢Ã¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½s to study with my students. Her stories really challenge and inspire young thinkers and learners. This unit encourages students to make connections, think deeply about their characters, and explore the many themes that Patricia incorporates into her stories. I hope that you and your students enjoy reading PatriciaÃƒÂ¢Ã¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½s stories and learning through these activities as much as we did! Included: -Author Introduction -Ch

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

Kevin Henkes Author Study Back to School Reading Comprehension Activities

Created by

Creative Writing, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

This author study was created using Chester's Way, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly's Big Day, A Weekend with Wendell, Wemberly Worried, Sheila Rae the Brave, Julius Baby of the World, and Chrysanthemum. Students will work on the following skills: analyze/evaluate, beginning, middle, and end, text to self, text purposes, character comparison, character change, story sequencing, story mapping, main idea and details. opinion, and narrative writing, and much morel Loads of goodies from each bo

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Guided Reading Books

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.3

, RL.K.10

, RL.1.1

...

[A-Z English Bundle] Reading Levels Explained for Parents | Parent Guide

Created by

Dianna Radcliff - Teaching Upper Elementary

Supporting students’ reading at home is easy when you have ready-to-go reading level guides written with parent-friendly vocabulary. These Guided Reading Level Parent Letters are designed to explain the specific characteristics of students’ independent and instructional reading levels. Simply provide during parent teacher reading conferences to explain a child’s reading accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and more. These parent handouts are also perfect to send home in book bags and with students’

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

Grades:

K - 7th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, For Parents

At Home Reading Support for Parents - Parent Letter

Created by

Growing Firsties

Parent support for reading at home is so important! Parents are so busy that this parent letter will provide support for students reading take home books. It features comments that parents can make to support their child's word-solving (decoding), fluency and comprehension. Parents don't always have "reading-teacher-language" on the tip of their tongues to compliment and/or support their readers. This document will do just that, providing information on comprehension, fluency and word-solving. F

Subjects:

Back to School, Phonics, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Assessment, For Parents

CCSS:

The Thinking Teacher's Toolbox

, RI.1.1

, RI.1.2

...

Also included in: Text Evidence 1st Grade Reading Comprehension Bundle

Parent Handouts Mega Bundle

Created by

Do you need easy activities to increase parent communication and engage parents and families? This Parent Handouts Mega Bundle is the perfect way to support families and students! These handouts will give parents a helping hand at home. This resource contains 20 NO PREP letters with a total of 200 tips to send home to parents in color AND black and white. These family handouts are a great way to provide parents and guardians with support and ideas for working with their children at home!This res

Subjects:

Math, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Handouts, Printables, For Parents

Fairy Tale Activities Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

This product is a bundle of 4 fairy tale units combined It is over 600+ pages and could be used over the course of an entire month. By purchasing this bundle you will receive a bonus packet to play "Guess that Fairy Tale" and display all the characteristics of a fairy tale. This unit is broken into 4 smaller units. One covers stories with the element three. The three main stories are The Three Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Another unit covers stories that

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

The Stellar Teacher Company

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.7

...

Reading Comprehension Strategies Bookmarks With Questions and Thinking Stems

Created by

Are you looking for another tool to help your students improve their reading comprehension? These 28 reading comprehension bookmarks are a great companion for independent reading, book clubs, or to send home with your students. Each book mark focuses on a reading skill or strategy. *This resource also includes a digital reading response journal created in Google Slides for students to respond to the thinking and question stems on the bookmarks. On the front of each bookmark...Student see a visua

Subjects:

Miss Jacobs Little Learners

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, For Parents

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RI.4.1

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle - Anchor Charts, Graphic Organizers, and more!

Reading Goals - Reminder Slips | Editable

Created by

These Editable Reading Goals can also assist with Home Schooling and Distance Learning as teachers and parents can communicate and display their child's goals and ensure consistency both in the classroom and at home.**SAVE and grab these in my GOALS! MEGA BUNDLE**These Reading Goals are also included in the following BUNDLES: Teaching Reading Skills BUNDLE {K-2} Reading Goals BundleWe all conduct Reading Conferences with our students and give them regular Reading Goals but are your students awar

Subjects:

Classroom Forms, For Parents, Task Cards

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Also included in: Teaching Reading Skills Bundle {K-2}

Decoding Strategies: A Quick-Reference Guide for Parents & Guided Reading

Created by

Jennifer Bates

Many parents are willing to help their child become better readers but they aren't sure how. Most parents rely on saying, "Sound it out," or simply correcting the word for the student. One parent said to me, "I didn't go to school for this like you did. I don't even know what you mean by decoding." Thus, my inspiration for this guide was born!This Quick-Reference Guide can be sent home so parents can reinforce the same strategies you are teaching at school.This Quick-Reference Guide can also be

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, For Parents, Posters

Picture It Visualization

Created by

Speech Time Fun

Work on auditory comprehension using a visualization strategy. This pack includes 10 different practice sets using 10 different themes, and it can be used with a variety of ages and skill levels! You can do so much to reinforce this vital skill!***************************************************************************What awesome resources are included?★ Ten themes with eight stories per theme★ Worksheets for each story***************************************************************************W

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

Parent Handouts Bundle

Created by

The Thinking Teacher's Toolbox

Parent handouts are the perfect tool to provide to parents at open house, parent conferences, and report card time! These simple to use and engaging handouts provide parents with activities support learning at home. These parent letters for math and reading are the perfect way to connect home and school.When parents reach out for ideas about what they can do at home to help their child improve in math and reading, these handouts are exactly what you need to provide high quality tips and activiti

Subjects:

Math, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Handouts, Printables, For Parents

Gingerbread Boy Gingerbread Man Gingerbread Baby & Gingerbread Friends

Created by

Creative Writing, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

This Gingerbread set includes activities to go along with The Gingerbread Boy, The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Baby, and Gingerbread Friends. 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. Please note that this is part of a larger GINGERBREAD BUNDLE which includes 12 different themed stories. The Gingerbread Boy by EgielskiColorful Anchor ChartsCol

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.3

, RL.1.1

Dianna Radcliff - Teaching Upper Elementary

...

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

[A-Z + 1-70 English Bundle] Reading Levels Explained for Parents | Parent Guide

Created by

Supporting students’ reading at home is easy when you have ready-to-go reading level guides written with parent-friendly vocabulary. These Guided Reading Level Parent Letters are designed to explain the specific characteristics of students’ independent and instructional reading levels. Simply provide during parent teacher reading conferences to explain a child’s reading accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and more. These parent handouts are also perfect to send home in book bags and with students’

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

Grades:

K - 7th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, For Parents

Laura Numeroff Guided Reading Cause and Effect Activities Book Companions

Created by

Math, Reading Strategies, Writing

This is a bundle of 7 different Laura Numeroff stories is part of my guided reading with a purpose series. The stories included are If you Give a Mouse a Brownie, If you Give a Dog a Donut, If you Give a Moose a Muffin, If you Give a Pig a Party, If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, If you Give a Cat a Cupcake, and If you Give a Pig a Pancake. The focus in this unit is cause and effect. Each story has posters to practice this concept as well as character analysis and characters and setting. In addition

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

CCSS: