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20+ activities to learn about and celebrate the 2026 Big Game! Patriots vs. Seahawks! This product will be updated from the previous year, so buy it once and have activities each year with the two football teams! Football themed literacy and math activities including informational text, graphic organizers, opinion writing: Who Would Win?, reading charts, Roman numerals, syllables, compound words, nouns & verbs, math/graphing and text dependent questions! Designed with 2nd graders in mind! *All a

Everything you need to celebrate the "101st Day of School!" Your students will be so excited and engaged with this collection of fun activities. Pick and choose what works for you and your class. Activities include: 101st day of school posters101 Days headband & Dog tag craft101 Dalmatians story summary passageComprehension questionsOpinion writingStory summary responsePersuasive letter writingNonfiction “All About Dalmatians” articleComprehension questions101 thingsWhen I turn 101… writing pro

The Spider and the Fly Book Companion: Read-Aloud Activities K-3 | Literacy Centers, Comprehension, Vocabulary. The Spider and the Fly is a fun read aloud for the primary classroom. This story teaches the important lesson that you should NEVER be tricked by sweet, flattering words. This HUGE collection of activities (over 30 pages) will provide you will numerous options for reading engagement and response. Most of the activities come in a variety of response styles to allow for differentiation/e

Mr. Peabody's Apples is a great story to teach students about the power of their words and not spreading rumors or gossip. This activity would be great to incorporate into your back to school lesson plans and/or character education resources. Included with this product is a full interactive read aloud lesson plan with pre-made questions to print on post-its, a variety of resources including home-to-school connection and parent letter, listening center, response pages and more! Here's What's Incl

A strong foundation in phonics and decoding builds fluent readers. Teaching sight words (Heart words) or irregular words requires explicit instruction. This product will provide a routine for teaching and practicing the spelling of irregular words, featuring a multi-sensory approach. Learn the difference between irregular, sight words, and high frequency words and become a pro at implementing a routine for teaching these important words. Great for introduction of new spelling words, reinforcemen

Fry Bread is a great read aloud for any primary classroom. Students can learn about family traditions, cultures and being thankful. This book companion product features 8 different response activities and a home to school connection letter with QR code which will allow students to share the story with their family. *Designed with 2nd graders in mind*Response Pages Included:Writing about family traditionsConnectionsSocial Justice Standard: Identity 5 - I see that the way my family and I do thing

Using the popular Cinderella fairy tale, these response pages allow students to focus on comprehension and comparing other versions to Cinderella. Book companion (reading response pages) to accompany the read alouds: Cinderella, The Rough-Face Girl, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, and Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella. Designed with 2nd graders in mind! What Activities are Included?Cinderella: 6 response pages: fairy tale elements, retelling, good vs. evil, problem and solution, connectionsRough-Face Girl: 6

Does your phonics curriculum provide explicit instruction on teaching early learners the decoding/encoding skills they need to be successful readers and writers? This BUNDLE of activities provides students with more paper-pencil practice and game options to improve on the skills targeted in Level 2: Units 11-15. Also included is a phonics poster collection. Over 100 different supplemental activities to focus on: closed syllables, two-syllable words, compound words, v-e syllable type, sounds of /

Book companions for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud set #25: Steve Jenkins -Exploring the Animal World. Includes over 30 different response pages for the five texts in the set. PLUS bonus Steve Jenkins author study resources. Includes a focus on elements of nonfiction, text features, science connections, vocabulary, author's purpose, opinions, recalling facts and more literary elements! Use to extend, reinforce, revisit, or assess comprehension and literacy skills. Looking for the ENTIRE YEAR

Milk Goes to School is a fun back to school read aloud all about friendship. This collection features 25 reading response pages - plenty to choose from to reinforce, revisit, and discuss the text. Skills Focused On:ConnectionsRetellingVocabularySummarizingProblem & SolutionLesson of the StoryCharacter StudyCharacter TraitsFavorite Part Author's MessageAuthor's CraftPreviewing & PredictingFriendly Letter to a CharacterPrepping for a Book TalkRecalling Story EventsCreating a Movie PosterComprehen

Emmanuel's Dream is a must read for bringing SEL and social justice discussions into your classroom. This product has been designed to use as an interactive read aloud; one of the best ways to expose your students to higher level questioning - thinking within, beyond, and about a text that is slightly above their independent reading level. These resources include a focus on elements of nonfiction and research, text features, social studies connections, vocabulary, author's purpose, opinions, rec

Getting started with shared reading texts this year? This product is a text companion for Smokey the Bear: A True Story - 2nd Grade shared reading text. 11 PRINT AND GO activities to use with your students - independently, for guided practice, enrichment, or reinforcement. You choose! Features a Focus on:Main ideaComprehensionGenre StudyRecalling DetailsWriting a captionVocabulary: whimperMaking a Retelling ChartCheck for understandingWriting: Most Important Thing...Recalling FactsAuthor's Purpo

Book companions for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud set #13: Trickster Tales; Includes 30+ different response pages for the five texts in the set. Great read aloud resources to focus on comprehension, vocabulary, writing a friendly letter, problem & solution, retelling, character traits, lesson of the story, book review, book talks, character study, opinion, connections, predictions, author's craft, and more literary elements! Use to extend, reinforce, revisit, or assess comprehension and li

Cozy is Jan Brett's latest children's book and just like her previous books, this one does not disappoint! This adorable tale focuses on Cozy the musk ox who is separated from his family and in waiting for spring meets many animals friends who he helps protect from the blustery storms in the Alaskan tundra. This HUGE collection of activities (over 50 pages) will provide you will numerous options for reading engagement and response. Most of the activities come in a variety of response styles to a

Book companions for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud set #10: The Pleasure of Giving; Includes 30+ different response pages for the four texts in the set PLUS BONUS TEXT: Emmanuel's Dream. Great read aloud resources to build on social emotional learning as well! Includes a focus on vocabulary, friendly letter, point of view, character traits, lesson of the story, book review, connections, predictions, author's craft, comprehension and more literary elements! Use to extend, reinforce, revisit,

Book companions for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud set #2: Caring for Each Other: Family. Includes 30 different response pages for the five texts in the set. Includes a focus on elements of fiction, vocabulary, connections, recalling story events, character traits, lesson/author's message, cause and effect, inferences and more literary elements! Use to extend, reinforce, revisit, or assess comprehension and literacy skills. Looking for the ENTIRE YEAR of 2nd Grade IRAs? Click here! Interacti

Book companions for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud set #15: Helen Lester; Includes 30+ different response pages for the five texts in the set. Simple - PRINT & GO read aloud resources to focus on comprehension, vocabulary, social studies connections, genre study, writing a friendly letter, problem & solution, retelling, character traits, lesson of the story, character study, opinion, connections, predictions, author's craft, and more literary elements! Use to extend, reinforce, revisit, o

May the 4th be with you! Embrace this fun day in May to squeeze in some extra engaging learning, reading, and creative writing. Learn a little bit about why so many people celebrate May 4th! Created with second graders in mind. Activities Included:May 4th Reading PassageMay 4th Text dependent comprehension questionsWriting prompt: Design a droidWriting prompt: Are you a Jedi Master?Writing prompt: What's your Power?Writing prompt: Do you like Star Wars?Craft: Headband/Crown - attach to sentence

Book companion resources for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud Text set #18: Simple Biography. Includes 30 different response pages for the five texts in the set. Use to extend, reinforce, revisit, or assess comprehension and literacy skills. Grab text set #19 HERE!Looking for the ENTIRE YEAR of 2nd Grade IRAs? Click here! Interactive Read Aloud Books for 2nd Gr. Text Sets #1-25 Resources for the YEAR✨ Follow me✨ to check out other interactive read aloud 2nd grade text sets, room transformation

Book companions for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud set #7: Exploring Narrative Nonfiction *PLUS* BONUS title - Pumpkin Jack (QR CODE read aloud). Includes 30 different response pages for the five texts in the set. Includes a focus on vocabulary, pre-reading skills, social studies connections, life cycles, recalling story events, author's craft, writing topical paragraphs, reading a chart, science connection, word study, how-to writing, research/facts, book talks, opinion, comprehension and mo