Read Aloud Activities for the Year

Stop wondering what book you're going to read next or what reading activities you need to search for. We created this yearlong read-aloud book companion, designed specifically to help you introduce new reading skills and concepts and keep your students excited about reading.

Our read-aloud bundle includes 40 weeks of lesson plans, with activities that are tailored to meet the needs of your young listeners. And the best part? Our low-prep activities will help you save time each week, so you can focus on what you do best - teaching!

With our read-aloud bundle, you'll receive printable lesson plans, anchor chart headers, anchor chart pieces, student literacy response sheets, and skill assessments - all in one convenient download.

What's included:

• Lesson Plans for each book
• Appetizer Photo (Introduces theme and topic)
• Vocabulary
• Student Response Pages for each book
• Kindergarten-friendly craft for each book
• Anchor Sort pictures (if applicable)
• Anchor Chart Headers
• Interactive Notebook Pieces for each book
• Skill Assessment for the Story

What's INCLUDED?

Focus Skill/Theme and Book:

Kevin Knows the Rules - Character, Setting, Author/Illustrator and School Rules

What I Like About Me - Same/Different, Author/Illustrator, Character, Setting, All About Me

The Little School Bus - Rhyming, Setting, Characters, Concepts of Print, Retelling

The Recess Queen - Characters, Setting, Kindness, School Rules

Look, Listen, Taste, Touch and Smell - Five Senses

Apples for Everyone - Labeling, Nonfiction

Helpers in Your Neighborhood - Nonfiction, Community Helpers

Transportation Past and Present - Transportation

Nightsong - Fiction vs. Nonfiction

Aaaarrgghh! Spider - Fiction vs. Nonfiction

Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie - Sequencing/Life Cycle

I Need My Monster - Prediction, BME

National Geographic for Kids Owls - Owl Facts and Nonfiction

Talk Turkey to Me (book included) - Nonfiction and Turkey Facts

Whistle for Willie - Perseverance

One is a Feast for Mouse - Thanksgiving

Reindeer (A Day in the Life - Polar Animals) - Reindeer Nonfiction/Life Cycle

How to Catch an Elf - Problem/Solution

Click Clack Ho Ho Ho! - Sequencing, Problem/Solution

Turkey Claus - Problem/Solution

How to Catch a Snowman - Problem/Solution

Awesome Walruses - Nonfiction

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes - Mindset, Retelling

Bear Snores On - Sequencing, Retelling

The Quickest Kid in Clarksville - Making Connections

Bear's Loose Tooth - Problem/Solution, BME, Sequencing

The Biggest Valentine Ever - Problem/Solution, BME

Have Fun Molly Lou Melon - Kindness, Problem/Solution, Characters

Everything Spring - Seasons, Facts, Nonfiction

My Lucky Day - Problem/Solution, Characters, Setting, Prediction, Fiction

Little Quack - Retelling, Fiction, Characters, BME

National Geographic Kids Bees - Nonfiction, Life Cycle

National Geographic Kids Ants - Nonfiction, Life Cycle

National Geographic Kids Caterpillar to Butterfly- Nonfiction, Life Cycle

National Geographic Kids Weather- Nonfiction

Tops and Bottoms - Life Cycle, Problem/Solution

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs - Retelling, Problem/Solution, Comparing

National Geographic Kids In the Ocean - Nonfiction

National Geographic Kids Farm Animals - Nonfiction

How to Catch a Dinosaur - Problem/Solution, Retelling

Grab this book companion bundle, print and you're ready to teach!

And if you have a whiteboard, you can even project the vocabulary and building background photographs to your students, making it easier than ever to keep them engaged.

Please note that while our read-aloud bundle does not include the books themselves (with the exception of Talk Turkey to Me), we've used easy-to-find books to make it a lot simpler for you. That way, you can have your entire year's activities set for your read-aloud time, without any additional hassle.

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