2nd grade reading strategies thematic unit plans by TpT sellers for TpT sellers

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

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Grades:

K - 2nd

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Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

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

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

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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 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

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Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1st - 4th

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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

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Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

, RL.1.4

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Fairy Tale Kids Prince, Princess and Knights Story Clip Art

Created by

Reading, Reading Strategies, Short Stories

This set is packed with a variety of fairytale illustrations. You will receive 40 high-quality image files, which includes 22 color images and 18 black & white images in png. All images are transparent 300dpi for better scaling, layering, and printing.This set includes:* Princess (4)* Prince (4)* Castle (4 color, 1 b/w)* Knight (2)* Knight shield (2)* Frog* Horse (2 color, 1 b/w)* Tiara* Crown* CarriageYou will receive:22 color png images18 black & white png images***********************

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Grades:

PreK - 4th

Types:

Reading Strategies, Special Education, Speech Therapy

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

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Grades:

PreK - 12th

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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

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.3

, RL.1.1

...

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

Wemberly Worried and Chrysanthemum Back to School Activities First Day Beginning

Created by

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

Do you need a great story to read for back to school? You can’t go wrong with Chrysanthemum and Wemberly Worried. This bundle is perfect for back to school. It is filled with literature connections, writing, crafts, and more. Wemberly Worried:Reading Strategies:Predicting Retell Beginning, Middle, EndQuestion/Answer 2 pagesSetting 2 optionsCharacters 2 optionsCheck for UnderstandingText EvidenceCharacter Analysis 2 OptionsKey EventsFeatures of FictionSequencing 5 cards cut & paste 2 option

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Grades:

K - 2nd

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Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

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Products For TpT Sellers, Reading Strategies, Speech Therapy

Mouth shape photos diverse skin tones | science of reading speech therapy

Created by

Speaking of Images

This set of 50 mouth shape photographs is perfect for creating resources that target the science of reading sound wall, as well as speech therapy products. Commercial license is included. Images include children with varied skin tones, to represent the diversity of students in our schools. Each photo is labeled with the corresponding sound to make product creation easy. Some sounds require a transitional movement of the jaw, lips and tongue to produce the sound (eg: oi, ow, ar) and for these so

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Grades:

K - 3rd

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Detective Classroom Kids School Clip Art

Created by

For All Subject Areas, Reading, Reading Strategies

This detective set features kids reading, writing and being investigators. This set includes kids with a magnifying glass on the floor and at desks, taking notes, looking through binoculars, paw prints (clues), file folder, camera and notepad. You will receive 34 high-quality clip art image files (17 color, 17 black & white) in transparent 300dpi png.*********************************Summary of Terms of Use: Terms of Use: The clip art may be used as a design element in educational commercial

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Grades:

PreK - 5th, Staff

Types:

Close Reading, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Rainforest Close Reading

Created by

Lessons in Literacy

Close Reading: Rainforest- This 68 page product contains 10 rainforest-themed non-fiction close reading passages with evidence-based questioning sheets to go with each. Great to use as a whole group lesson or in small group reading. The articles are about the following topics: -toucan -sloth -tree frog -jaguar -blue morpho butterfly -anaconda -monkey -boa constrictor -crocodile -iguana Anchor charts to better explain close reading are also included. I introduce the product with examples of ho

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Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans

CCSS:

RI.1.1

, RI.2.1

, RI.3.1

Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion and Virtual Field Trip Bundle

Created by

The Literacy Party

Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion and Virtual Field Trip BundleBuckle up and head to NYC for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! This virtual field trip covers the history of the Thanksgiving Day Parade- from the Wondertown Windows to the behind the scenes of the magnificent parade that is broadcasted all over the world today! This virtual field trip will start by giving your students some hints as to where they will be traveling. Students will make predictions. Students will access prior kn

Subjects:

Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans

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

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing

, W.1.1

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Henry and Mudge Reading Trifolds and Response Sheets (for 20 books)

Created by

Just Reed

Henry and Mudge is one of my favorite book series for Kindergarten - Second Grade. This engaging bundle includes reading trifolds for 20 of the most popular Henry and Mudge books. It also includes graphic organizers, reading response pages, and a craft.The trifolds cover a variety of reading strategies and skills including comprehension, inferencing, making predictions, summarizing, story sequence, and more. This is a great set to address Common Core Standards! It also includes several graphi

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

Jan Brett The Mitten, The Hat, The Snowy Nap, Cozy, The Mitten Tresselt Bundle

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Winter

This Winter Unit features 5 books The Mitten by Jan Brett, The Mitten by Alvin Tresselt, The Hat by Jan Brett, The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett, and now recently added, Cozy by Jan Brett. There are also four passages included. Students will enjoy reading these stories while focusing on Jan Brett's borders and the foreshadowing she offers in her other story lines. There are comprehension activities, comparing and contrasting, and three different readers theater scripts. In addition, there are different

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Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

, RL.1.4

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Strategies

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Tall Tales: Story Mapping & Literature Circles

Created by

Hope King

If you are looking for some activities to put a little spin on your current tall tale study, this unit will be a perfect supplemental resource.This unit adds a little spice to the everyday literature study. During these activities, the students will use close reading strategies to identify a purpose for reading. Then, they will be given a task during literature circles to collect evidence and events from the tale to take back to a group. As the group members report, the students will create a st

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Grades:

2nd - 5th

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All about Reptiles Nonfiction Unit Reptile Research Reports

Created by

Creative Writing, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

This is the perfect bundle of goodies to teacher your primary students about reptiles. It is over a weeks worth of materials that is sure to engage your little learners and make them reptile experts. There are two paper mini books that are Included. One is all about reptiles and their characteristics and the other is about comparing crocodiles to alligators. There are 4 research projects included for snakes, turtles, chameleons, and crocodiles. I use this packet to integrate reading as well as

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Centers

Also included in: Animal Group Bundle Insects Reptiles Amphibians Fish Birds and Mammals

First Day Jitters Back to School Activities First Day Beginning of the Year

Created by

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

Do you need a great story to read for back to school? The First Day Jitters will show your students that going back to school can be just as scary for a teacher! This product offers activities that link to First Day Jitters written by Dannenberg. There are comprehension activities, writing activities, a jitter jar craft, posters and more. It is perfect for the first day of school. Also included are digital BOOM CARDS. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the ne

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

Also included in: Back to School Activities First Day Beginning of the Year Book Companions

Rules & Routines Back to School Reading Comprehension Activities

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Writing

This unit was created for one week of whole group guided reading and writing. I use this for my first week of instruction once we've gotten through the beginning of the year. The theme for the week is RULES and ROUTINES with the focus reading strategies CHARACTERS and SETTINGS. Each day a different story is read and will focus on character and setting activities. The stories used in this unit are David Goes to School, Chrysanthemum, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, The Recess Queen, & Miss Ne

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Posters, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.3

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE

Gingerbread Cowboy Gingerbread Pirates and Gingerbread Boy in the City

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

This Gingerbread set includes activities to go along with The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires, Gingerbread Pirates by Kladstrup and The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski. The primary focus in these stories is sequencing and comparing and contrasting. There are anchor charts included, lesson plan guides, comprehension activities, writing, crafts and more. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool. Please note that this is part of a larger

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Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers

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

Syllables Clip Art Bundle

Created by

English Language Arts, Phonics, Reading Strategies

This syllables clip art bundle contains 5 sets. The images included are great for clapping out the number of syllables, sorting syllables, determining the number of syllables in a word and more. Each set contains 10 words in both color and black & white. All images are 300dpi png.The following sets will be added to this growing bundle:One syllable words: soap, park, mask, keys, crutch, dart, golf, fan, cook, mooseTwo syllable words : pocket, sunrise, waffle, daisy (flower), bottle, parrot, s

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Grades:

PreK - 5th

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How to Start the School Day: Morning Routine Clip Art

Created by

Back to School, Life Skills, Reading Strategies

Demonstrate how to start the school day in your classroom each morning. This set contains up to eight steps allowing you enough flexibility to pick and choose which images to use to create a visual for your little learners.This set features one child for the purpose of consistent sequencing to make instruction for little learners easy to understand and follow.You will receive 30 high-quality image files, which includes 15 color image and 15 black & white images in transparent 300dpi png.This

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 4th

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Also included in: Everyday Kids at Home and At School Sequencing Clip Art Bundle Two

Guided Reading Detectives Flip Flap Book®

Created by

Simply Skilled in Second

Guided Reading Fun! This Guided Reading Detectives resource is PERFECT for your Guided Reading groups. So....get ready to have some FUN while you teach Guided Reading! You will be transforming your students into Super Sleuth Detectives as you make your way through the Common Core State Standards for Reading Literature...and you are going to have a BLAST doing it!This unit includes:* 25 double-sided Flip Flap® Books that address various comprehension lessons (cause and effect, beginning, middle,

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Grades:

1st - 3rd

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