Back to School Read Aloud Activities BUNDLE for Kindergarten and 1st Grade includes five weeks of SEL lessons, self control activities, friendship, acceptance, writing, crafts, and low-prep lesson plans.

These five back to school read aloud activities are great for:

• whole and small group back to school reading instruction
• teaching rules and procedures activities
• teaching students about differences and acceptance in others
• build a positive classroom environment!

This Back to School Read Aloud Bundle is for the following picture books:

• The Recess Queen
• Chrysanthemum
• A Bad Case of Stripes
• Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon
• Unique Monique

Objectives of these Back to School Read Alouds:

• Integrate standards based reading and writing instruction during the first five weeks of school.
• Teach and establish classroom behavior.
• building character education.
• Make students feel loved, safe, and accepted.
• Use children's literature to teach students about differences and fears in order to deeper reading comprehension.
• Provide teachers and students fun standards based activities.

This Back to School BUNDLE Includes the following Reading Activities:

Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon Read Aloud Includes:

• 8 Illustrated Vocabulary Cards
• 8 Story Comprehension Questions Cards
• 5 Days of Differentiated and Detailed Scripted Lesson Plans
• Cut and Paste Compound Word Concept Sort
• Cut and Paste Word Family Concept Sort with -and and -all
• -and and -all 5 x 7 Phonics Illustrated Cards
• 8 x 10 Compound Words Definition and Example Poster
• 16 Compound Word Example Cards
• Graphing Chart and Pieces for Story Discussion
• 4 Cut and Paste Focus Questions (8 per page)
• 4 Flip Tab Cover Questions (2 per page)
• Student Vocabulary Journal Cards (4 per page)
• 4 Pages of Digging Deeper Questions for every page in the book
• Student Sequencing 5 step Story Sheet (2 per page)
• 5 Question Yes or No Test

This Read Aloud focuses on the following skills:

• Self Confidence
• Bullying
• Opinion Writing
• Text to self questions
• Retelling the story
• Sequencing the Main Part of the Story with Pictures
• Antonyms and Synonyms
• Vocabulary
• Digging Deeper into Text with Teacher Led Questions
• Story Comprehension
• Graphing
• Behavior Choices
• Word Families { -and/ -all}
• Compound Words
• Speaking and Listening Skills
• Narrative Writing
• Opinion Writing
• Explanatory Writing

Unique Monique Includes:

• All About My Close Reads and How to Use and Store Them
• Five Day Lesson Plans for K-3rd Grade (Differentiated for each grade)
• Digging Deeper Questions for every page in book
• Student ELA Journal Vocabulary Cards (4 per page)
• Eight Illustrated Vocabulary Cards
• Graphing Information and Ideas
• Colored Yes or No Graphing Questions (8.5 x 11)
• Colored Student Graphing Pieces
• Black and White Yes or No Graphing Question (8.5 x 11)
• Black and White Student Graphing Pieces
• Graphic Organizers (Differentiated)
• Problem and Solution Anchor Charts (8.5 x 11)
• Concept Sorts Instructions
• Phonics Concept Sorts and Activities
• Syllable Concept Sorts and Activities
• Eight Additional Story Comprehension Cards (4 per page)
• Cut and Paste Focus Skill Questions
• Flip Tab Covers Focus Skill Questions
• Student Sequence Story Worksheet (2 per page)
• TEST 5 questions with writing and vocabulary assessment with differentiation
• Craft Instructions
• Craftivity and Writing Activity

This Read Aloud Focuses on the Following Skills:

• narrative and opinion writing
• using graphic organizers
• problem and solution
• character traits
• text to self connections
• retelling and sequencing
• antonyms and synonyms
• building vocabulary
• learning how to dig deeper into text
• story comprehension
• graphing
• word families with -an and -it
• one and two syllable words
• speaking and listening skills

A Bad Case of Stripes Includes:

• Five Days of Differentiated Lesson Plans for K-3rd Grades
• Short A and I 5 x 7 Posters
• Short E and O 5x7 Posters
• 2 Short Vowel Sort Cut and Paste Sheets
• Answer Keys for Concept Sorts
• Reality and Fantasy 5 x 7 Poster
• Reality and Fantasy Sort Cut and Paste Sheet
• Reality and Fantasy Writing (2 per page)
• 8 Comprehension Cards for Whole or Small Groups
• 8 Illustrated Vocabulary Cards
• 8 Rigorous Writing Focus Questions
• Illustrated Sequencing FIVE Main Story Events Student Sheet (2 per page)
• Student Vocabulary Work Cards (4 per page)
• Yes or No 5 Question Test
• Vocabulary and Writing Assessment Ideas
• Graphing Activity
• Graphing Pieces
• 5 Colorful Posters on Featured Skills
• 3 Graphic Organizers

This Read Aloud focuses on the following skills:

• Reality and Fantasy
• Character Traits
• Cause and Effect
• Make Text Text to Self Connections
• Retelling
• Sequencing
• Antonyms and Synonyms
• Vocabulary
• Learning to Dig Deeper Into Text
• Comprehension
• Graphing
• Long and Short (I) Concept Sort
• Long and Short (A) Concept Sort
• Expository Writing
• Narrative Writing

Chrysanthemum Read Aloud Set Includes:

• 8 Illustrated Vocabulary Cards
• 8 Story Comprehension Questions Cards
• Differentiated Graphic Organizers
• Can/But/So/Then Graphic Organizer
• 5 Days of Detailed Scripted Lesson Plans
• Cut and Paste Initial Sounds with Ff and Gg Concept Sort
• Flip Tab Covers for Ff and Gg for writing
• Cut and Paste Concept Sort for 1-4 Syllable Words
• Flip Tab Covers for One to Four Syllable Words for Writing
• Ff and Gg 5 x 7 Phonics Illustrated Cards
• Graphing Black and White Chart with Graphing Pieces
• Graphing Colored Chart with Graphing Pieces
• 4 Focus Questions for Writing (8 per page)
• 5 Focus Question with Flip Tab Covers for Upper Grade Writing (2 per page)
• Student Vocabulary Journal Cards (4 per page)
• 10 Additional Comprehension Questions
• 5 Question Yes or No Test

This Read Aloud focuses on the following skills:

• Accepting yourself as you are
• Bullying
• Opinion Writing
• Text to self questions
• Retelling the story in sequential order
• Sequencing the Main Part of the Story with Pictures
• Antonyms and Synonyms
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension Questions
• Story Comprehension
• Graphing
• Initial Sounds with F and G
• Syllables

Mean Jean The Recess Queen Read Aloud Includes:

• Differentiated Five Day Lesson Plans for K-3rd Grade
• Digging Deeper Questions for EVERY page in book
• Rhyming Word Posters
• Beginning QU- and Rr- Sound Posters
• Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
• SWBST Graphic Organizer
• Rhyming Words Worksheet
• Beginning Sounds Worksheet
• Graphing Whole Class Activity
• Favorite Recess Graphing Worksheet
• Student Vocabulary Sheet (4 per page)
• 12 Illustrated Vocabulary Cards
• 8 Comprehension Question Cards ( per page)
• 4 Cut and Paste Writing Focus Questions
• 4 Flip Tab Writing Focus Questions
• Sequencing Worksheet
• Sequencing Using Time Order Word Poster
• 11 Print and Go King and Queen Craftivity Pages
• 1 Page of Hands for Crafts
• Five Question TEST (2 per page)
• Teacher Answer Keys

This resource focuses on the following skills:

• teaching SEL skills
• using graphic organizers
• compare and contrast
• making text to self connections
• sequencing and retelling 5 main story events
• antonyms and synonyms
• building vocabulary
• digging deeper into text
• reading comprehension
• graphing horizontally and vertically
• initial sounds
• rhyming words
• building speaking and listening skills
• opinion writing
• narrative writing

These back to school read aloud activities will make starting back to school easy and exciting for you and your students!

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