Reading aloud has long been my students' most favorite part of the day. It's a relaxing time to share ideas, make predictions, and form connections of all kinds. As a result, these activities were created to support my students as they thought more deeply about the literature. Each unit contains whole-group / small-group activities, character / setting printables, comprehension questions, writing prompt / craft, introduction to the author poster, and much MORE. There are more than enough acti