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Character education Common Core RL.2.4 resources
The Invisible Boy Read Aloud - Back to School Activities - Reading Comprehension
These The Invisible Boy read aloud activities will help your students learn how to include others.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding to it.To teach these lessons you will need:The
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities - September
The Giving Tree Read Aloud - Fall Apples Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "The Giving Tree" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Giving Tree" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meaningful
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
What Do You Do With an Idea? Read Aloud - Reading Comprehension Activities
This "What Do You Do With an Idea?" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "What Do You Do With an Idea" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the st
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Feelings Book Companion Lessons & Read Aloud Activities -Social-Emotional Bundle
Do your students need help identifying feelings and expressing emotions? Teach kids to have emotional awareness in your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classroom with engaging read-aloud lessons and social-emotional learning activities centered around popular children’s books. Five feelings & emotions book companions are included: The Color Monster; The Feelings Book; Glad Monster, Sad Monster; F is for Feelings; In My Heart.Children will participate in classroom discussions and
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PreK - 2nd
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Lacey Walker, NonStop Talker Book Companion Lesson & Read Aloud Activities
Do your students need encouragement to be respectful and good listeners? This respect book companion resource for the book Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne Jones can help! Teach kids to show respect by being good listeners in your kindergarten, first grade and second grade classroom with this engaging read aloud lesson and social-emotional learning activities.⭐Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker book companion lesson teaches us about using good listening skills. Children will learn when it
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PreK - 2nd
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Ish Read Aloud - Back to School Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Ish activities will teach students about being themselves in finding joy in creativity with week-long lesson plans and book activities. These lesson plans will guide you through 3-5 daily interactive reading lessons for a full week of engaging activities your students will love! Each day students will interact with the book for a different purpose and then complete a corresponding printable or digital activity to reflect on the story more deeply.To teach these lessons you will need:Ish by
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities - September
Manners & Respect Book Lessons & Read Aloud Activities - Social Skills Bundle
Do your students need help showing respect or using good manners? This resource includes 5 book companions filled with engaging lessons and activities on popular children’s books that relate to respect, manners, listening, honesty, and tattling (Do Unto Otters, Respect & Take Care of Things, Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker, Ruthie & The Not So Teeny Tiny Lie, and Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal). Children will participate in classroom discussions and book chats, share their thoughts in
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PreK - 2nd
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I'm Not Just A Scribble Read Aloud Activities and Book Companion - Comprehension
These I'm Not Just a Scribble read aloud activities will teach your students about kindness and inclusion with week-long book companion lesson plans and story comprehension activities.Our read aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events, and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, tal
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities 2 - September
The Thing Lou Couldn't Do Read Aloud - with Growth Mindset and STEM Activities
These Thing Lou Couldn't Do read aloud STEM activities will teach students about failure and growth with week-long lesson plans, book activities, and a STEM challenge.These lesson plans will guide you through 3-5 daily interactive reading lessons for a full week of engaging activities your students will love! Each day students will interact with the book for a different purpose and then complete a corresponding printable or digital activity to reflect on the story more deeply. Finally, students
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities 2 - September
We're All Wonders Read Aloud - Character Education - Reading Comprehension
These We're All Wonders read aloud activities will also teach students character ed about empathy and kindness with week long lesson plans. These lesson plans will guide you through 3-5 daily interactive reading lessons for a full week of engaging activities your students will love! Each day students will interact with the book for a different purpose and then complete a corresponding printable or digital activity to reflect on the story more deeply.To teach these lessons you will need:We're All
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities - September
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon Book Companion Lesson & Self-Esteem Activities
Do your students need help building confidence? This self-esteem book companion resource for the book Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell can help! Teach kids to be confident and stand up for themselves in your kindergarten, first grade and second grade classroom with this engaging read aloud lesson and social-emotional learning activities.⭐Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon book companion lesson is about having confidence, standing tall. and being proud of yourself. Children will understand t
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PreK - 2nd
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Piggie & Elephant STEAM Activities & STEAM Challenges Makerspace Task Cards
Makerspace Task Cards are perfect If you are a fan of Mo Willems’s Elephant and Piggie books and you love Makerspace, STEM, and STEAM challenge task cards! These STEAM activities make perfect STEM Sub Plans, and you are going to love encouraging your students to work through the Engineering Design Process with these thought-provoking Makerspace Challenges in print and digital versions. Each challenge is based on a Mo Willems book (books not included) and focuses on the problem the character enc
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1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
The Smart Cookie Book Companion Lesson & Self-Esteem Read Aloud Activities
Do your students need help building confidence? This self-esteem book companion resource for the book The Smart Cookie by Jory John & Pete Oswald can help! Teach kids to be confident and learn their own ways to be "smart" in your kindergarten, first grade and second grade classroom with this engaging read aloud lesson and social-emotional learning activities.⭐The Smart Cookie book companion lesson is about the many ways to be "smart." Children will identify the different ways to be "smart"
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PreK - 2nd
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Freckleface Strawberry Read Aloud - Reading Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "Freckleface Strawberry" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Freckleface Strawberry" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and res
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Pig the Fibber Read Aloud - Honesty Reading Comprehension Activities
These Pig the Fibber read aloud activities will teach your students about being honest with lesson plans and reading comprehension book activities.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and respondi
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
How Full is Your Bucket? (For Kids): Text-Dependent Questions and More!
“How Full is Your Bucket (for kids)” by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer is a great read aloud to share with students at the beginning of the year to set a positive tone for your classroom or any time students are ready to learn about empathy. Use our Text-Dependent Questions--aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Reading Literature 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7--to model close reading. “MAXimize” your read-aloud time with the included close reading worksheet and conclude with our team building Bucket-
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1st - 2nd
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STICKS, Activities to Accompany the Heartwarming Book by Diane Alber
Fun and Engaging Activities to Accompany "Sticks" By: Diane AlberCharacter Education Meets Language Arts Standards! PRINT AND GO!This fun collection of engaging Task Cards and Practice Worksheets are perfect for a weeklong Reading Standards for Literature study, or to use in small group reading centers or independent practice. These activities will meet many RL core standards while your students enjoy a read aloud. Students will be guided to use text evidence to deepen their understanding of gra
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1st - 4th
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Pigeon and Piggie & Elephant Makerspace Task Cards STEM Challenges Bundle
Makerspace Task Cards are perfect If you are a fan of Mo Willems’s Pigeon and Piggle and Elephant books and you love Makerspace and STEM challenge task cards! You are going to love encouraging your students to work through the Engineering Design Process with these thought-provoking Makerspace Challenges in print and digital versions.Each challenge is based on a Mo Willems book (books not included) and focuses on the problem the character/s encounters. Students are given a challenge that the char
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
I Am One by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book I Am One: A Book of Action by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds. Great for social emotional learning (SEL), problem-solving, and activism! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)Close reading for describing meaning of key phrasesMain idea and detailsAnalyzing the author's message / lessonCompar
Grades:
K - 4th
A Bike Like Sergio's by Maribeth Boelts Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the character education mentor text book A Bike Like Sergio's by Maribeth Boelts. Great story about community, doing the right thing, and economics.Lessons and activities focus on:problem-solvingdescribing character traitsclose reading for character feelingsanalyzing key details with text evidenceauthor's message/lessonThe lesson plans include:teacher script with strategic stopping points and questions for students to discussprintable p
Grades:
K - 3rd
I Am Peace, Human, Love, One & Yoga Susan Verde Lesson Plan & Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan bundle for the Growth Mindset mentor text books I Am Human, I Am Peace, I Am Love, and I Am Yoga, and I Am One by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds. Great stories for social emotional learning (SEL), love, empathy, or compassion. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: timeline, graphic organizer, narrative retelling and Somebody Wanted But The
Grades:
K - 4th
The Good Egg by Jory John Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mindfulness mentor text picture book The Good Egg by Jory John An excellent book about mindfulness, growth mindset, test-taking / testing anxiety, community and doing your best! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)analyzing key detailsclose reading for character feelingscharacter description / character traitscomparing and
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds- Lesson Plans and Activities
Pig the Winner Read Aloud - Good Sportsmanship Comprehension Activities
These Pig the Winner read aloud activities will teach your students about good sportsmanship with lesson plans and reading comprehension book activities.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and re
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Sportsmanship Read Aloud Bundle - Teamwork Comprehension Activities
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the character education mentor text book Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. A great story for teaching the power of our words and actions and relationships / friendship. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading for character feelingscomparing and contrasting characters and point of viewclose reading for author's mess
Grades:
K - 4th
Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds- Lesson Plans and Activities
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