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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

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

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

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

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

Peanut Butter and Cupcake 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. PLUS - A friendship matching game! Skills Focused On:ConnectionsRetellingVocabularySummarizingProblem & SolutionLesson of the StoryCharacter StudyCharacter TraitsFavorite PartAuthor's MessageAuthor's CraftPreviewing & PredictingFriendly Letter to a CharacterPrepping for a Book TalkRecalling Stor

Celebrate the viral “six-seven” trend in your classroom with this fun, low-prep 67 Day activity pack! Your students will be going "six-seeven" crazy! Designed for primary students, these activities turn the 67th day of school into a meaningful and playful learning experience. 67th Day of School – Six-Seven (6-7) Themed Activities | Day 67 Celebration Pack for Primary Grades Full Description:Bring the excitement of “6-7 day” into your classroom with this comprehensive and engaging 67th Day of Sch

Getting started with shared reading texts this year? This product is a text companion for Weather Watch: Rita's Journal- 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: wispyMaking a ChartCheck for understandingWriting: Most Important Thing...Recalling FactsAuthor's PurposeWriter's wo

Does your phonics curriculum provide explicit instruction on teaching early learners the decoding/encoding skills they need to be successful readers and writers? This collection of activities provides students with more paper-pencil practice and game options to improve on the skills targeted in Level 2: Unit 3. The 20 different supplemental activities focus on: closed syllable exceptions, glued sounds, intro. to vowel teams, marking words, trick words Activities Included: Making WordsReading/Wri

Does your phonics curriculum provide explicit instruction to teach early learners the decoding/encoding skills they need to be successful readers and writers? This collection of activities provides students with more paper-pencil practice and game options to improve on the skills targeted in Level 2: Unit 14. Over 30 different supplemental activities focus on: double vowel syllable type, sounds of ou and ow, combining syllable types, adding suffixes to words, comprehension with decodable stories

Getting started with shared reading texts this year? This product is a text companion for Stone Soup: An Old Tale - 2nd Grade shared reading text. 12 PRINT AND GO activities to use with your students - independently, for guided practice, enrichment, or reinforcement. You choose! Part of a print-and-go BUNDLE of shared reading fiction text companions! Features a Focus on:Main idea (graphic organizer)Comprehension (Wh- questions)Genre Study (Is it fiction or nonfiction? Evidence for how you know)R

The Crayon Box That Talked is a great read aloud for the primary classroom. Encourage SEL skills and foster kindness in the classroom. Included are a variety of response pages including differentiated lines for K-2 writers. Here's What is Included:Drawing/Writing pages - open ended crayon box paper with & without linesLesson of the story response pages (3)Problem and solution (2)First day of school feelings (3)Reading color words coloring page Character feelingsStory summaryStory retellingWritin

Extreme Weather! Hurricanes - As we work our way through hurricane season, this no prep resource features lots of learning opportunities. Students will learn all about hurricanes, how they are categorized, what makes them so destructive, and how to stay safe when a hurricane approaches. What's Included?Cover page for a research packet or lap bookFull informational text article - longer passageText dependent comprehension questions6 different graphic organizers: can/have/are, main idea & details,

2026 Winter Olympics Reading Comprehension | Informational Text, & Graphic Organizers | Grades 1-3. Bring the excitement of the 2026 Winter Olympics into your classroom with this engaging nonfiction reading comprehension resource! Students will learn about the Winter Olympics while practicing essential reading skills such as main idea, supporting details, questioning, and fluency. This resource includes an updated informational text about the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, along with graphic org

Getting started with shared reading texts this year? This product is a text companion for Night of the Ghost Crabs - 2nd Grade shared reading text. 10 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: burrowMaking a ChartCheck for understandingLabel a diagramRetelling (day and night cycle)Author's PurposeLooking for a m

Getting started with shared reading texts this year? This product is a text companion for Busy Beavers - 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: lodgeMaking a ChartCheck for understandingCreate diagramRecalling FactsAuthor's PurposeWriter's workshop mini-book (2 formats) - wri