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2nd grade reading strategies thematic unit plans
Landforms Close Reading
***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
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1st - 4th
Mooseltoe Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension & Craft Holiday
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
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Christmas MEGA Activities BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Writing Crafts
A Spotlight on Patricia Polacco: An Author Study
Patricia Polacco is now one of my favorite author�s 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 Patricia�s stories and learning through these activities as much as we did!
Included:
-Author Introduction
-Ch
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Kevin Henkes Author Study Back to School Reading Comprehension Activities
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
Grades:
K - 3rd
Fairy Tale Activities Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
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
Grades:
K - 3rd
Picture It Visualization
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
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Gingerbread Boy Gingerbread Man Gingerbread Baby & Gingerbread Friends
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
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Gingerbread Activities BUNDLE Boy Man Girl Baby Friends Cowboy Pirate
Laura Numeroff Guided Reading Cause and Effect Activities Book Companions
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
All about Reptiles Nonfiction Unit Reptile Research Reports
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
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Animal Group Bundle Insects Reptiles Amphibians Fish Birds and Mammals
Wemberly Worried and Chrysanthemum Back to School Activities First Day Beginning
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
Grades:
K - 2nd
Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion and Virtual Field Trip Bundle
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
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K - 5th
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Rainforest Close Reading
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
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Tall Tales: Story Mapping & Literature Circles
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
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Jan Brett The Mitten, The Hat, The Snowy Nap, Cozy, The Mitten Tresselt Bundle
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
First Day Jitters Back to School Activities First Day Beginning of the Year
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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K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Back to School Activities First Day Beginning of the Year Book Companions
Rules & Routines Back to School Reading Comprehension Activities
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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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Guided Reading Detectives Flip Flap Book®
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
Gingerbread Cowboy Gingerbread Pirates and Gingerbread Boy in the City
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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K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Gingerbread Activities BUNDLE Boy Man Girl Baby Friends Cowboy Pirate
Poetry Unit for Grades 1-2 (Common Core Aligned)
Description:Created by a certified reading specialist, this Poetry Unit is perfect to use with 1st and 2nd grade. It includes 20 ready-made mini-lessons aligned to CCSS. This unit is fun, engaging and offers many opportunities for students to extend their learning beyond the mini-lessons. Students will love extending their learning about various types of poetry and poetry elements as they create their own poems throughout the unit. Through explicit instruction using the I Do, We Do, You Do forma
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1st - 2nd
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The Three Little Pigs Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
This fun unit provides reading comprehension activities and writing activities to go along with many different versions of The Three Little Pigs. It is the perfect unit to compare text to text stories around the Three Pig's theme. The stories included are: The Three Little Pigs paper version, The Three Pigs by Marshall, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, The Three Daisies, The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf, Pigs by Gail Gibbons, an
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Hospital Classroom Transformation and Theme Day!
Have your heard about Engagement Made Easy? I have been so inspired by educators being the Wild Card and creating memorable, rigorous experiences for their students. This is a room transformation that I've done successfully in my room a for a couple years that I'd like to share with you!This is a fun, engaging, and rigorous thematic day that can be done ANY time you'd like to add something a little extra to your teaching! All you need to do is print off this packet of challenges, set the stage w
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Henry and Mudge Reading Trifolds and Response Sheets (for 20 books)
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
March Book Madness
ARE YOU READY FOR IT? Implement March Book Madness in your classroom using this pack to take you all the way from the Sweet 16 to the championship game! To engage your students, these book companion packs will work on comprehension skills while you read each book. With this product, you can make 4 different comprehension packs to go along with the tournament. There is one for the Sweet 16 books, Elite 8, Final 4, and the championship game. There is also a cumulative activity for the winning book
Grades:
1st - 6th
Leo Lionni Author Study Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension Bundle
Leo Lionni books are wonderful stories with great messages. This Author Study is filled with a ton of activities to go with his amazing literature. There are reading comprehension strategies, writing extensions, word work activities, math games and loads of crafts. This unit is currently being updated. I wanted all of you to get the updates as I work on them. The original file is added in the bonus so you have access to all the stories, while I complete them individually. Please not the price o
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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