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These printables and digital templates will help your students create Instagram style posts. They will love using this 21st Century mode of communication to get creative. Use the printables for students to pencil sketch pictures and make handwritten comments. Use the digital templates on Google Slides to create on your digital devices and/or send to your students as a digital assignment. Digital templates can be shared via Google Drive, assigned on Google Classroom, and shared through other

Focus on the theme of the story and help students define their own identities as you read week five’s Global Read Aloud 2018 #GRA18 book pick, When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson and Julie Flett. Students share projects that help them express their identities to deepen their connection with their GRA buddy class(es). Download this free lesson plan for more details!

Tired of the same old dress up days that are only loosely related to literacy activities? Hat day, pajama day, silly socks day, Wacky Wednesday? Well, here's something different! This pack gives you everything you need to run a Character Con Reading Celebration Party in your class. This day of fantasy is great as a class reward party or can be used as an activity for Read Across America or Literacy Week (Literacy Month). Students will dress up as a character from a book and get to share a bo

Read the details in the pictures as you read week three's Global Read Aloud 2017 #GRA17 book pick, Whoever You Are by Mem Fox, to develop an understanding of the theme. Students teach about things that are unique to their community to deepen their connection with their GRA buddy class(es). Download this free lesson plan for more details!

Focus on the setting of the story as you read week one’s Global Read Aloud 2016 #GRA16 picture book study pick, Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo. Then create a collage, slideshow, or other digital presentation about your community to share with others and let them guess if your community is urban, suburban, or rural. Download this free lesson plan for more details!

This pack is a whole set of lessons with connection activity ideas for the Global Read Aloud 2022 #GRA22 picture book study for Christian Robinson #GRAChristian. It includes lessons for each of the five books: You Matter by Christian Robinson Another by Christian Robinson Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts and Christian Robinson Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson Download th

Focus on the setting and learn about the Australian bush, as you read week one's Global Read Aloud 2017 #GRA17 picture book study pick, Koala Lou by Mem Fox. Students introduce themselves to their GRA buddy class(es) by showing and/or telling about the wild animals that live in their area. Download this free lesson plan for more details!

Focus on the details that help students identify the setting as you read week two's Global Read Aloud 2017 #GRA17 picture book study pick, Possum Magic by Mem Fox. Students teach about foods that are special in their area to deepen their connection with their GRA buddy class(es). Download this free lesson plan for more details!

This pack is a whole set of lessons with connection activity ideas for the Global Read Aloud 2021 #GRA21 picture book study for Duncan Tonatiuh #GRADuncan. It includes lessons for each of the five books: Dear Primo by Duncan Tonatiuh The Princess and the Warrior by Duncan Tonatiuh Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns by Duncan Tonatiuh Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh Download these free lesson plans for more details!

Looking for new after reading activities? These multilevel printables are all ready for you to run off for your kiddos. The activities in this packet are great for a variety of post-reading activities and beyond! They make great book reports too. I’ve included some of my favorite ideas to go along with these printables, but feel free to get creative with them...or better yet, keep a stash of them in your writing center and let your kids decide how to use them best! Start with these printab

This pack is a whole set of lessons with connection activity ideas for the Global Read Aloud 2019 #GRA19 picture book study for Yuyi Morales picture book study #GRAYuyi. It includes lessons for each of the five books: Dreamers Soñadores by Yuyi Morales Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales Little Night Nochecita by Yuyi Morales Download these free lesson plans for more details!

Focus on the character’s feelings as you read week five’s Global Read Aloud 2016 #GRA16 book pick, Yard Sale by Eve Bunting and Lauren Castillo. Students discuss, animate, or write about items that they love and would have a hard time giving away or selling. Download this free lesson plan for more details!

Focus on the lesson of the story and fostering kindness as you read week three’s Global Read Aloud 2018 #GRA18 book pick, You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith and Danielle Daniel. Students share what they have learned about spreading kindness and/or engage in kindness activities to deepen their connection with their GRA buddy class(es).

Use the prompts on this problem/solution graphic organizer to plan a simple problem solution story. This can be used to get started on a written piece or pair it with Scratch Jr. and create an interactive ebook. This is great for elementary aged students.

This pack is a whole set of lessons with connection activity ideas for the Global Read Aloud 2018 #GRA18 picture book study for Julie Flett and Monique Gray Smith picture book study #GRAJFMGS. It includes lessons for each of the five books: My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith and Julie Flett Wild Berries by Julie Flett You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith and Danielle Daniel A Day with Yayah by Nicola I. Campbell and Julie Flett When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson and Julie

This pack is a whole set of lessons with connection activity ideas for the Global Read Aloud 2023 #GRA23 picture book study for Jacqueline Woodson #GRAJackie. It includes lessons for each of the five books: The Day You Begin Show Way Each Kindness This is the Rope The World Belonged to Us Download these free lesson plans for more details!

Focus on the theme and make connections to your students’ heritages as you read week one's Global Read Aloud 2018 #GRA18 book pick, My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith and Julie Flett. Students introduce themselves to their GRA buddy class(es) by telling about the things that fill their hearts with happiness.

Focus on the theme of the story, bravery, as you read week one’s Global Read Aloud 2016 #GRA16 picture book study pick, Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo. Students introduce themselves to their GRA partners by showing and/or telling about the scary things they could face if they had capes of their own. Free printable included. Download this free lesson plan for more details!

Focus on fluency as you read week four and five’s Global Read Aloud 2017 #GRA17 picture book picks, Hattie and the Fox and Tough Boris by Mem Fox. Students practice their lines and perform the stories for their GRA buddy class(es). Download this free lesson plan for more details!

Focus on the theme of the story as you read week four's Global Read Aloud 16 #GRA16 book pick, Twenty Yawns by Jane Smiley and Lauren Castillo. Students learn about self-calming and/or mindfulness strategies and then bring a stuffed animal to school to help keep them calm. Talking videos of the animals are shared with buddies. Download this free lesson plan for more details!