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Kindergarten creative writing thematic unit plans $10 and up
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
Bats Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text Reading Comprehension Fact Opinion
One of my favorite fall units to teach is this unit on bats. We transform our reading area into a batty cave, dress in black on the last day, and learn so many amazing things. During this week the focus reading strategy is fact vs. opinion although there is SO MUCH more included. Each day a different story will focus on fact vs. opinion, and loads of review comprehension strategies we have already learned. Each week will include daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter,original strateg
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
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: Gingerbread Activities BUNDLE Boy Man Girl Baby Friends Cowboy Pirate
Animal Group Bundle Insects Reptiles Amphibians Fish Birds and Mammals
Would you like to teach your students about 6 different animal groups? This non-fiction unit could last you 6 or more weeks. It is filled with informational text on birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, & fish. Each unit has activities to guide the instruction of each group. Loads of writing, animal reports, animal crafts, and literature connections. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool. ***********************************
Grades:
K - 3rd
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: Animal Group Bundle Insects Reptiles Amphibians Fish Birds and Mammals
Spiders Reading Comprehension, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing, Crafts & More
I LOVE doing spider activities in October. The children learn difference between an insect and a spider and how important they are to our environment. The focus reading strategy for this week fact and details although there is SO MUCH more included. This unit includes daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter,original strategy songs, comprehension strategies,literacy connections, extension activities, sort activities, and crafts. A digital spider book is also included that can be opene
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Writing Prompts Through the Year ~ Sharing Pages {BUNDLE}
Writing Prompts for Class Share Time build essential Common Core writing and speaking skills from the beginning of the year all the way to the last day of school and through summer too. These "Sharing Pages" give students a unique opportunity to share their writing in front of the class. Each writing prompt focuses upon a month of the year. From Back to School, 100th Day and Summer Fun, your class will love sharing their writing with their peers through this motivating class writing program!Use
Grades:
K - 5th
Jan Brett Christmas Troll Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension
This fun Jan Brett unit will have your students enjoying the holidays with these troll themed stories. During this unit, your students will focus on problem and solution. There are many other strategies included as well such as character analysis, questioning, main idea and details and lots of writing and crafts. This was created for one week of whole group guided reading and writing. There are daily lesson plan ideas, anchor chart posters, literacy connections, sorting activities, crafts and
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Eric Carle Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
Eric Carle Author StudyEric Carle books are so much fun to read to your students. This packet provides resources for 9 of his books. For each book you will receive guided reading strategies, writing activities and a craft. The focused books Included are The Very Hungry, Caterpillar, Roosters off to See the World, The Mixed Up Chameleon, The Grouchy Ladybug, A House for Hermit Crab, The Foolish Tortoise, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Lonely Firefly, and The Clumsy Click Beetle.The Very Hungry, Cat
Grades:
K - 2nd
Fairy Tales Element 3 Three Little Pigs, Golilocks & the Three Bears, & More
This fairy tale unit focuses on stories that have the Element 3 in them. There are three main focus stories which have a paper book included. The stories are Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. For each of those stories there are anchor charts, crafts, reading strategies, writing and books. The main focus in this unit is to work on story mapping, sequencing, and summarizing although there are many more strategies included. There are suggestions
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Fairy Tale Activities Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
Pumpkin Unit Book Study Reading Comprehension Lifecycle, Spookley, & More
This unit was created for one week of whole group guided reading and writing. The theme for the week is pumpkins and the pumpkin lifecycle. The focus reading strategy is review of all concepts taught this far in the guided reading with a purpose series. It is a mixtures of 3 fiction and 3 non-fiction stories. Students will review main idea and details, characters and setting, predicting, retelling, comparing and contrasting, fact or opinion, fact and details, and text connections. There are da
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Owl Activities Nonfiction Text Features Comprehension Unit Informative Text
This fun unit will have your students learning all about owls and non-fiction text features. Tons of owl activities such as literature connections, writing, crafts and more are included in this pack. This was created for one week of whole group guided reading and writing. The theme for the week is OWLS. The focus reading strategy is table of contents and heading. Each week will include daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter,original strategy songs, comprehension strategies,literacy
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Bunnies Chicks Ducks a Springtime & Easter Unit Book Companion Activities
This is a fun springtime unit that was created with activities for rabbits. chickens and ducks. It is a perfect unit to complete right before Easter break or in the Spring. There are fiction literacy connections to several spring books, loads of writing activities, word work activities, non-fiction books on chickens, rabbits, and the chicken lifecycle. Also included are 2 bunny crafts, 1 chick craft, and 1 duckling craft. You will have more than you need for the week. This unit can be used for
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Understanding Paleontology
This 185 page unit is filled with paleontology themed content.
Included are themed vocabulary words (paleontologist, prehistoric, dinosaur, fossil, mineral, earthquake, sedimentary, excavate, extinct, brush, pickaxe and goggles). You'll have access to various ways to respond to vocabulary.
I provided a lesson and center planner showing how I implemented the file in my classroom.
You will have access to all tutorials, videos, activities, centers and excavation site prep in this file.
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Karma Wilson Bear Stories Book Companion Growing Bundle
Do you LOVE Karma Wilson's sweet Bear stories? This growing bundle includes 8 book companions and more will be included. Each set includes several comprehension strategies and activities that you can use and differentiate for all your learners. There are also writing, word work activities as well as a few fun math games too. Students will have fun completing the bear craft. I have also included letters to make a bulletin board display. This product includes Bear Says Thanks, Bear Snores On, Be
Grades:
K - 2nd
Laura Numeroff Circle Story Unit
This unit includes 9 center activities that are themed around the characters in the Laura Numeroff "If You Give A . . ." series of books. There are also 4 writing activities that will teach your students how to write a circle story of their own.
Centers Skills: Telling Time to the Hour & Half Hour, Making Compound Words, Counting Sets of Coins, Sorting Long Vowel Words and Applying Spelling/Phonics Strategies, Ordering Numbers 1-120, Sorting Nouns Verbs & Adjectives, Putting Words in
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Class Books for the Year {BUNDLE}
One of the most popular book bins with my students is the Class Books bin! They love reading the books that they wrote.Each month includes at least 5 books options to choose from. Also included are picture book suggestions to tie in with the writing activity. There are 2 styles of writing lines to choose from for each book. This file is the BUNDLE. Click on each month below to check out what books are included in each file.August and SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay a
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Work On Writing - October
****October Work on Writing****
How will this resource help make my planning easier?
If you’re anything like me, you are constantly trying to improve your writing station. Searching for new ideas, scrambling to get things prepped and ready, wishing you had “just one more thing” to keep your kids excited about writing and engaged in the process. Does this sound familiar?! The activities and task cards in this resource were created to help make all of that easier for you! Help keep your kids ex
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Work On Writing - The Year Long Bundle
Doreen Cronin Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension Bundle
Who doesn't love Doreen Cronin's farm animal stories. Reading these stories as an author study is so much fun. All the characters take on human qualities and bring pure silliness and joy to each book. It is also fun to read the seasonal version too during the holidays so the children can revisit the characters. They bundle contains loads of reading comprehension activities for Click, Clack Moo Cows that Type, Click, Clack Moo, I Love You, Duck for President, Giggle, Giggle, Quack, Thump, Quack
Grades:
K - 2nd
President's Day Activities George Washington and Abe Lincoln Bundle
This bundle is a week reading comprehension unit to learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and compare and contrast the two presidents. It is the perfect set of activities to use in February for President's Day. The focus of this unit is to introduce your students to a biography, its characteristics and to learn about timelines. However, there is so much more included such as crafts, writing, word work, nonfiction comprehension strategies, text evidence strategies, comparing and contras
Grades:
K - 2nd
President's Day Election Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension
Are you looking for an fun and educational way to learn about elections. This is a great packet for k-3 teachers to get geared up for the Presidential Election. You can take them through the process and vote on your own class president (stuffed animal). There are loads of activities included. The focus reading strategy is compare and contrast although, there is SO MUCH more included. Each day a different story will focus on comparing and contrasting either characters or text. You will be able to
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Giraffes Elephants Zebras Hippos Lions Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text
This bundle of mini units is filled with activities about elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, and lions. Combined, it is a perfect for a week on jungle safari mammals. There are a mini books and full color books provided that you can read to teach your students some basic facts about each animal. Then, you can use the book to make writing connections, and write a little report. There are craft options with some fiction text connections too. There is a BONUS 35 page file on the book Rumble in t
Grades:
K - 3rd
Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Are you looking for a way to use real children's literature to teach your students guided reading strategies in whole group? This bundle will provide a weekly focus theme and reading comprehension strategy for your whole group guided reading. It is designed for a first grade classroom but can be adapted either up or down. Each week will include daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter, original strategy songs, comprehension strategies, literacy connections, extension activities, sort
Grades:
K - 2nd
Fairy Tales Prince and Princess Stories Book Companion Reading Comprehension
This fairy tale unit focuses on fairy tale stories that have a prince, princess or emperor in them. It is part of a larger bundle of 4. There are three main focus stories which have a paper book included. Plus another featured story that includes anchor charts too. The focus stories are The Frog Prince, The Princess and the Pea, and The Emperor's New Clothes. The additional story featured without a text is The Paper Bag Princess. Each of these stories includes anchor charts, crafts, reading str
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Fairy Tale Activities Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
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