Reading strategies thematic unit plans for homeschool

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Teaching Theme: Identifying the the Author's Message to Me

Created by

Humble Heart

Teach your students the strategy for how to find the plot in literary texts and identify the theme as the author's message to the reader. Students will use a Theme Think Map to walk through the process of finding the theme by using the plot and text evidence. Modeling Example, Anchor Charts, Think Map, Common Theme Charts, and Practice sheet are included. Once your students learn the strategy, they can use the Theme Think Map with any literary text. There is also a flap book as an additional opt

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.7

, RL.2.10

...

Also included in: Comprehension Strategies for Reading Fiction Bundle: Understanding Literary Text

Middle School Music Lessons | Complete General Music Curriculum for Entire Year

Created by

Music, Reading Strategies, Writing

The Music Lessons and Worksheets Bundle 1 is a great collection of music lessons, worksheets and assignments that are suitable for the Middle School and General Music classroom. There are enough resources to teach for an entire year. Each resource is ready to teach, requires little to no-prep, you just choose a lesson or activity and go!For helpful information about this Bundle of Resources for Middle School Music, read this blog post hereThe Music Lessons and Worksheets Bundle 1 includes:THREE

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons ENTIRE YEAR BUNDLE Digital + Print

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Read aloud lessons for the ENTIRE YEAR of FIRST GRADE! Just print and teach! DIGITAL VERSIONS FOR GOOGLE SLIDES TM INCLUDED FOR EACH STORY! This BUNDLE includes 42 read aloud units geared towards first grade standards with assignable printable and digital lessons for each day. Each read aloud is designed to cover five days. Read alouds allow us to teach a broad range of standards. You will find that each week’s read aloud will cover many standards, but will focus more heavily on a specific one.

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.5

...

Film in Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music

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With these Film in Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music, you can help your students learn about the Elements of Music while listening to some of their favorite movie soundtracks. Each of the no prep lessons include a variety of activities for film in music history, reading comprehension and the Elements of Music listening activities.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releasesUPDATED RESOURCE DECEMBER 2023Included in the UPDATED Film in Music Lessons and

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Also included in: Middle School Music Lessons | Complete General Music Curriculum for Entire Year

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Literacy Unit {math tubs included}

Created by

English Language Arts, Math, Reading Strategies

What could be better than spending a whole week using a story about a chocolate factory to teach the common core standards?! This sweet literacy unit focuses on character analysis, character traits, story elements, and story structure using the classic children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. It includes printables to cover each of these comprehension strategies and anchor chart examples. A writing activity is included for each day of the 5-day unit, including poetry,

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Second Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons YEARLONG BUNDLE Printable + Digital

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Read aloud lessons for the ENTIRE YEAR for SECOND GRADE! Just print and teach! DIGITAL VERSIONS FOR GOOGLE SLIDES TM INCLUDED FOR EACH STORY! Digital IRAs allow you to continue your interactive read alouds when students are distance learning from a remote location. Each month’s lessons include four read aloud units (except December) geared towards second grade RL and RI standards. Read alouds allow us to teach a broad range of standards. You will find that each week’s read aloud will cover many

Subjects:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

, RL.2.2

Reading Strategies, Thanksgiving, Writing

, RL.2.4

, RL.2.5

...

Thanksgiving Literacy Unit Print and Digital - Thanksgiving Unit

Created by

The Teacher Next Door

This print and digital Thanksgiving Literacy Set for Google Classroom (and other platforms) is filled with reading and writing activities for November. This unit works well for 4th and 5th graders and targets a number of reading skills like cause and effect, making inferences, text evidence, compare and contrast, and context clues. It includes Thanksgiving themed passages, 32 Fact and Opinion task cards, poetry activities, and a persuasive writing activity too!This resource includes: (Print and

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.3

, RI.4.8

, RI.5.1

, RI.5.3

...

First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons SEPTEMBER Bundle Printable + Digital

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Read aloud lessons for the whole month of SEPTEMBER for FIRST GRADE! DIGITAL VERSIONS FOR GOOGLE SLIDES TM INCLUDED FOR EACH STORY! This month’s BUNDLE includes four read aloud units geared towards describing characters, describing setting, describing major events, using illustrations and words to describe story elements, main topic, key details, and asking and answering questions in a nonfiction text with assignable printable and digital lessons for each day. Each read aloud is designed to cov

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Social Emotional Learning

CCSS:

RL.1.3

, RL.1.7

, RI.1.1

, RI.1.2

Also included in: First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons ENTIRE YEAR BUNDLE Digital + Print

Autism Awareness Activities All My Stripes and Nonfiction Reader SEL

Created by

Having Fun First

Teach about and increase Autism Awareness and Acceptance with this guided reading unit focuses on the story element of asking and answering questions, schema and misconceptions, while reviewing character, setting, problem and solution for the book All My Stripes. A printable nonfiction reader on Autism is also available to help teach your kids about Autism and what makes us different is what makes us unique. Great for classroom teachers and counselors too. Nonfiction printable book: "Understandi

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

, RL.2.7

, RI.2.1

, W.2.1

Also included in: Special Needs and Inclusion Reading Comprehension Social Emotional Learning

The Bad Seed and The Good Egg Interactive Read Aloud Lessons

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Interactive read aloud lessons for the books The Bad Seed and The Good Egg. Just print and teach! This interactive read aloud is designed to cover five days, and includes the perfect back to school craft and directed drawing! This resource contains one week of lessons that are also included in the monthly bundle.Read alouds allow us to teach a broad range of standards. You will find that the read aloud lessons will cover many standards, but will focus more heavily on a specific one. Discussions

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

, RL.2.5

First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons AUGUST Bundle Printable and Digital

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Read aloud lessons for the whole month of AUGUST for FIRST GRADE! Just print and teach! DIGITAL VERSIONS FOR GOOGLE SLIDES TM INCLUDED FOR EACH STORY! This month’s BUNDLE includes four read aloud units geared towards retelling stories using key details, describing characters, setting, and major events, and using illustrations and words to describe story elements with assignable printable and digital lessons for each day. Each read aloud is designed to cover five days. Read alouds allow us to tea

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.7

Also included in: First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons ENTIRE YEAR BUNDLE Digital + Print

Ricky The Rock That Couldn't Roll | Story Retell Reading Comprehension and Craft

Created by

Having Fun First

Ricky, The Rock That Couldn't Roll reading comprehension and writing activities that focus on the story retell while reviewing character, setting, problem, and solution for the mentor text, "Ricky, The Rock That Couldn't Roll" by Jay Miletsky. Learn how to retell a story in a fun way! This engaging book companion unit includes:a unique craftwriting promptsgraphic organizersstory element postersanchor chart headersfocused worksheets to deepen understanding of comprehension strategybook talk ques

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

, RL.2.7

, W.2.1

, W.2.3

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Writing Curriculum 2nd Grade Activities Year Long Bundle

Rock Music Appreciation for Middle School | Year-Long General Music Curriculum

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The Rock Music Appreciation for Middle School Year Long Curriculum is a great collection of resources that are suitable for the Middle School and General Music classroom. There are enough resources to teach for an entire year. Each resource is ready to teach, you just choose a lesson or activity and go.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releasesThe complete resources included in the Rock Music Appreciation for Middle School | Year-Long General Music Curriculum include:African and

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading Strategies, Robotics

BeeBot Mat Gingerbread Man Re-Tell

Created by

Della Larsen's Class

Gingerbread Fun! Help your students celebrate Christmas with gingerbread and BeeBots. This resource is designed to be used with a programmable BEE BOT robot. It's the perfect addition to your December centers. Expand your gingerbread man unit to include coding.Get your students excited about learning how to be computer scientists and code with their BeeBot. Coding and robotics are great ways to utilize cooperative learning in your classroom. The Hour of Code is in December. Join the fun with a

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

Also included in: BeeBot Gingerbread Man BUNDLE

Nutrition and Digestion Integrated Activities Unit AND Power Point

Created by

Mary Bown

This product includes student activities like a mini-book, make a plate, and even a BONUS introductory powerpoint for you to use as an introduction! FREEBIES in the preview!!! This product is included in a BUNDLE! Save over 26% when purchasing my upper grades MEGA Science Bundle (242 pages)! MEGA Science Bundle ELA INTEGRATION: -Nonfiction Texts -Digging deeper and close reading strategies - Comprehension strategies -Tiered vocabulary -Dictionary Use -Key Words -Summarizing TECHNOLOGY In

Subjects:

General Science, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Holidays/Seasonal, Phonics, Reading Strategies

Also included in: MEGA Science Bundle (Upper Elementary)

Rhyming Favorites Bundle

Created by

Classroom Base Camp

The One Fish mini unit includes an emergent reader, math pages, a color word scavenger hunt, color word pages, and a cotton swab painting activity. This unit is best for beginning readers who need practice with color words, rhyming and number words. It is perfectly suited for PreK-Kindergarten! This One Fish mini-unit that would be excellent to accompany rhyming read alouds.The Hop On mini unit includes an emergent reader, a word family "op" page, a color word page, a hopping science experiment,

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RF.K.2a

, RF.K.3

, RF.K.4

The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School Read Aloud Lessons, Activities, & Craft

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Interactive read aloud lessons for The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School! This series of read aloud lessons are geared towards retelling a story using key details, and includes a gingerbread man craft and a FUN inferencing scavenger hunt around the school!The read aloud is designed to cover five days. Read alouds allow us to teach a broad range of standards. You will find that the lessons will cover many standards, but will focus more heavily on a specific one. This will be the standard asses

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

RL.1.2

African and Jazz Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School & General Music

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These African and Jazz Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School & General Music tell the story of how Rock Music began. The resource has been created with the Middle School and General Music student in mind. It has a focus on the Elements of Music Listening Analysis, Paragraph Writing and the use of the Reading Comprehension Strategies to help improve the writing and literacy skills of your students.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releases Included in the African and

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Also included in: Rock Music Appreciation for Middle School | Year-Long General Music Curriculum

First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons JANUARY Bundle Printable + Digital

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Read aloud lessons for the whole month of JANUARY for FIRST GRADE! Just print and teach! DIGITAL VERSIONS FOR GOOGLE SLIDES TM INCLUDED FOR EACH STORY! This month’s BUNDLE includes four read aloud units geared towards main topic and retell of key details, distinguishing between information provided by words and illustrations, identifying words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses, and comparing and contrasting the adventures and experiences of characters in stories with assi

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

RL.1.4

, RL.1.9

, RI.1.2

, RI.1.6

Also included in: First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons ENTIRE YEAR BUNDLE Digital + Print

Pop and Rock Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music

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The Pop and Rock Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music have been created with the Middle School and General Music student in mind. These pop and rock music appreciation lessons have a focus on the Elements of Music Listening Analysis, Paragraph Writing and include Reading Comprehension Strategies.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releases Included in the Pop and Rock Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music: TWO versions of the

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Science

Also included in: Rock Music Appreciation for Middle School | Year-Long General Music Curriculum

Give Bees a Chance | Author's Purpose Reading Comprehension Activities and Craft

Created by

Having Fun First

Explore author's purpose while learning about bugs with the book, "Give Bees a Chance" by Bethany Barton. This guided reading unit has a theme of bugs and insects with a focus on the comprehension strategy of author's purpose while also reviewing schema, ask and answer questions, text connections, and more. These story companion activities are perfect for small or whole group instruction. Science extension activities for labeling the parts of an insect are also included.This engaging book compa

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Writing Curriculum 2nd Grade Activities Year Long Bundle

First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons MAY Bundle Digital + Printable

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Read aloud lessons for the whole month of MAY for FIRST GRADE! Just print and teach! DIGITAL VERSIONS FOR GOOGLE SLIDES TM INCLUDED FOR EACH STORY! This month’s BUNDLE includes four read aloud units geared towards identifying basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic including written details and illustrations when developmentally appropriate, identifying the main topic and retelling key details of a text, and describing characters, settings, and major events in a st

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

RL.1.3

, RI.1.2

, RI.1.9

Also included in: First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons ENTIRE YEAR BUNDLE Digital + Print

First Grade Interactive Read Aloud Lessons MARCH Bundle Digital + Printable

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Read aloud lessons for the whole month of MARCH for FIRST GRADE! Just print and teach! DIGITAL VERSIONS FOR GOOGLE SLIDES TM INCLUDED FOR EACH STORY! This month’s BUNDLE includes four read aloud units geared towards using illustrations and words in a text to describe its characters, settings, or events, describing characters, settings, and major events in a story using key details, describing the connections between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text, and using t

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types: