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Are you teaching a reading unit on Making Inferences? Teaching how to make an inference can be a challenge. One of mine and my students favorite read alouds is the book "My Lucky Day" by Keiko Kasza. It is such a fun story with a great twist ending that students love! What's Included? * Making Inferences poster * Story vocabulary page with definitions * Vocabulary recording sheet with spots for 6 vocabulary words and definitions * Inferences using pictures - 6 pictures (can print double sided)

Main idea can be a tricky concept to teach, especially with younger students. Use this book "Who Has These Feet?" by Laura Hulbert to help students find the main idea and details with an engaging text. Students love predicting who has the feet described as we listen or read the text. What's Included?: * Main idea and detail cut and paste * Main idea and details book. Students write each detail and main idea and illustrate the pages (answer key included) * Match the animal with its feet page *

Main idea can be a tricky concept to teach, especially with younger students. Use this book "Ivan The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla" by Katherine Applegate to help students find the main idea and details with an engaging text. What's Included?: * List, Group, Label - a pre-teaching strategy to help students get ready for what they are about to read and make predictions (directions included) * Main idea and detail cut and paste * Main idea and details blank template if you

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lessons 5-8 in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -4 Mini-books written at 2nd grade level that correlates with the stories, "Paul Bunyan", "Pecos Bill", "John Henry" and "Casey Jones". -A double-sided comprehension question page for each story (2 options inclu

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lessons 5 (Paul Bunyan) in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -A mini book written at 2nd grade level that correlate with the story "Paul Bunyan" -A double sided comprehension question page (2 options included- 1 with sentence stems, 1 without) -A story map **I

If you are teaching your students how to make inferences the book Drawn Together by Minh Le is an absolute must! It is such a beautiful story about a grandfather and grandson's relationship told mainly through illustrations. It is great for inferencing because there are so many places students can reflect on what is happening. What's Included? * Making Inferences poster * Explanation Sheet for teachers on how to use the inference pages * Making inference page (students draw what they see and

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lesson 6 (Pecos Bill) in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -A mini book written at 2nd grade level that correlate with the story "Pecos Bill" -A double sided comprehension question page (2 options included- 1 with sentence stems, 1 without) -A story map **I cr

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lesson 7 (John Henry) in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -A mini book written at 2nd grade level that correlate with the story "John Henry" -A double sided comprehension question page (2 options included- 1 with sentence stems, 1 without) -A story map **I cr

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lessons 1-4 in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -4 Mini-books written at 2nd grade level that correlates with the stories, "The Fisherman and His Wife," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "Beauty and the Beast" parts 1 and 2. -A double-sided comprehension qu

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lesson 7 (Casey Jones) in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -A mini book written at 2nd grade level that correlate with the story "Casey Jones" -A double sided comprehension question page (2 options included- 1 with sentence stems, 1 without) -A story map **I

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lessons 1 (The Fisherman and His Wife) in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -A mini-book written at 2nd grade level that correlate with the story "The Fisherman and His Wife" -A comprehension question page (2 options included- 1 with sentence stems, 1 withou

Use this morning work journal for in person or distance learning. RECOMMENDED USE*Morning Work *Small Groups *Distance or in-person learning INCLUDED RESOURCES* 8 weeks (40 slides) of morning work journal propmpts * Make It Monday * Tall Tale Tuesday * Would you Rather Wednesday * Three Things Thursday * Free Write Friday Can be displayed on teachers screen, or uploaded to Seesaw for independent practice.

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lessons 3 and 4 (Beauty and the Beast) in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -Two mini books written at 2nd grade level that correlate with the story "Beauty and the Beast" (part 1 and part 2) -A double sided comprehension question page (2 options included- 1

Do you teach 2nd grade and use CKLA Knowledge curriculum? This is the perfect resource for you to help students build fluency and reading comprehension. These readers correlate perfectly with the 2nd grade CKLA Knowledge Lesson 2 (The Emperor's New Clothes) in Unit 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales. What's included? -A Mini book written at 2nd grade level that correlates with the story "The Emperor's New Clothes" -A double-sided comprehension question page (2 options included- 1 with sentence stems,

Are you teaching a reading unit on Making Inferences? Teaching how to make an inference can be a challenge. A story I love to read each year is a story called Dear Juno by Jomana Al-jammal. Juno and his grandmother don't speak the same language, but Juno makes many inferences about what his grandma is trying to tell him. What's Included? * Making Inferences poster * Story vocabulary page with definitions * Vocabulary recording sheet with spots for 6 vocabulary words and definitions * Write t

This is a great resource for K-1 students, and also for struggling readers in 2nd grade. Use this resource in small or whole group time to improve phonics skills, fluency, and comprehension. Each phonics skill has an illustrate the sentence, illustrate the passage, and comprehension question page included. This is part of the Short/Long vowel Phonics, Fluency, Fun series. Enjoy this Freebie! Find more at my store at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mikkonen-Magic I love followers!

Use these slides to organize your students daily work. Insert videos, links, and assignments right to the template. Edit as needed! Included: - Welcome slide -Monday - Friday slides