This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Amazing Grace, Ira Sleeps Over, Martin's Big Words, and Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they synthesize while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to synthesize while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Synthesizing Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Synthesizing Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Synthesizing Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Synthesizing Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Amazing Grace, Ira Sleeps Over, Martin's Big Words, and Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with An Angel for Solomon Singer, Fox, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, and The Polar Express. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they synthesize while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to synthesize while reading popular picture books for third grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Synthesizing Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Synthesizing Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Synthesizing Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Synthesizing Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “An Angel for Solomon Singer, Fox, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, and The Polar Express.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Heckedy Peg, Peppe the Lamplighter, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they synthesize while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to synthesize while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Synthesizing Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Synthesizing Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Synthesizing Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Synthesizing Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Heckedy Peg, Peppe the Lamplighter, and Thank You, Mr. Falker.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with How I Became a Pirate, Knots on a Counting Rope, The Very First Thanksgiving Day, and Voices in the Park. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they understand text structure while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to understanding text structure while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Understanding Text Structure Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Understanding Text Structure Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Understanding Text Structure Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Understanding Text Structure Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “How I Became a Pirate, Knots on a Counting Rope, The Very First Thanksgiving Day, and Voices in the Park.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps, The Snowy Day, and Where the Wild Things Are. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they visualize while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to visualize while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Visualizing Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Visualizing Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Visualizing Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Visualizing Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps, The Snowy Day, and Where the Wild Things Are.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Amelia Bedelia, Caps for Sale, Curious George, and The Paper Bag Princess. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they visualize while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to visualize while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Visualizing Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Visualizing Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Visualizing Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Visualizing Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Amelia Bedelia, Caps for Sale, Curious George, and The Paper Bag Princess.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with City Green, Heckedy Peg, How I Became a Pirate, and Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they visualize while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to visualize while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Visualizing Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Visualizing Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Visualizing Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Visualizing Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “City Green, Heckedy Peg, How I Became a Pirate, and Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with A Color of His Own, Are You a Snail, Biscuit's First Trip, The Kissing Hand, and Snowmen at Night. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they make connections while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to make connections while reading popular picture books for first grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Making Connections Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Making Connections Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Making Connections Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Making Connections Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “A Color of His Own, Are You a Snail, Biscuit's First Trip, The Kissing Hand, and Snowmen at Night.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Are You a Snail?, Biscuit's First Trip, No, David, and The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they make inferences while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to make inferences while reading popular picture books for first grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Making Inferences Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Making Inferences Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Making Inferences Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Making Inferences Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Are You a Snail?, Biscuit's First Trip, No, David, and The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Doctor De Soto, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, The Memory String, and The Polar Express. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they visualize while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to visualize while reading popular picture books for third grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Visualizing Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Visualizing Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Visualizing Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Visualizing Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Doctor De Soto, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, The Memory String, and The Polar Express.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Pink and Say, The Summer My Father Was Ten, The Van Gogh Café, and Train to Somewhere. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they identify the author’s purpose while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to identify the author’s purpose while reading popular picture books for fourth grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Identifying the Author's Purpose Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Identifying the Author’s Purpose Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Identifying the Author’s Purpose Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Identifying the Author’s Purpose Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “ Pink and Say, The Summer My Father Was Ten, The Van Gogh Café, and Train to Somewhere.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Amazing Grace, Knots on a Counting Rope, Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they make inferences while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to make inferences while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Making Inferences Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Making Inferences Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Making Inferences Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Making Inferences Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Amazing Grace, Knots on a Counting Rope, Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink, and Thank You, Mr. Falker.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Caps for Sale, Diary of a Worm, The Paper Bag Princess, and Where the Wild Things Are. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they understand text structure while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to understanding text structure while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Understanding Text Structure Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Understanding Text Structure Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Understanding Text Structure Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Understanding Text Structure Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Caps for Sale, Diary of a Worm, The Paper Bag Princess, and Where the Wild Things Are.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Come On, Rain, Fox, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Stranger. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they visualize while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to visualize while reading popular picture books for third grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Visualizing Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Visualizing Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Visualizing Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Visualizing Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Come On, Rain, Fox, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Stranger.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with A Chair for My Mother, City Green, Ira Sleeps Over, Knots on a Counting Rope, and Peppe the Lamplighter. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they identify the author’s purpose while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to identify the author’s purpose while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Identifying the Author's Purpose Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Identifying the Author’s Purpose Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Identifying the Author’s Purpose Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Identifying the Author’s Purpose Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “A Chair for My Mother, City Green, Ira Sleeps Over, Knots on a Counting Rope, and Peppe the Lamplighter. ” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Baloney, Henry P., Doctor De Soto, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Owl Moon. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they understand text structure while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to understanding text structure while reading popular picture books for third grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Understanding Text Structure Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Understanding Text Structure Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Understanding Text Structure Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Understanding Text Structure Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Baloney, Henry P., Doctor De Soto, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Owl Moon.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Little Bear's Visit, Oliver Button Is a Sissy, Peter's Chair, and The Snowy Day. These resources can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these them a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Each lesson plan follows the format of a mini lesson and provides an opportunity for students to turn and talk about how they make connections while reading. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the strategy with a page by page guided “worksheet” and write about their reading with a common core aligned Reader’s notebook prompt. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about books through the lens of comprehension strategies. This book bundle will help you teach readers how to make connections while reading popular picture books for second grade readers. You’ll get the following set of resources for each book: - Making Connections Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plan - Page by Page Practice Worksheets - Answer Keys - Text Specific Reader’s Notebook Prompts - Making Connections Graphic Organizer - Complete Common Core Alignment You’ll also get a set of Making Connections Task Cards that can be used with early finishers or as an extension activity for all students. Last, I’ve included an Making Connections Poster for your classroom library. Hang the poster in your classroom to remind your students what good readers do. You could also make copies of the covers of each of the books used in this book bundle and hang them with the poster to remind students of the work they did while reading each of the books. I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Little Bear's Visit, Oliver Button Is a Sissy, Peter's Chair, and The Snowy Day.” If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at Amy@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.

Use Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli to Teach Figurative Language Maniac Magee is an ideal text to use as a springboard for instruction focused on figurative language. This set of resources includes lesson plans for six book club meetings focused on the following literary devices: Similes Metaphors Hyperbole Personification Idioms Tone and Connotation Symbolism Each meeting provides opportunities for the students to absorb new concepts, discuss their thoughts and findings, work collaboratively with peers, and reflect on their learning and how it can be applied to their future independent reading. HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET: Figurative Language Lesson Plans for 6 Book Club Meetings Each book club meeting includes: Chapter by Chapter Discussion Guide Chapter by Chapter Vocabulary Guide Specific Instructional Focus Step By Step Guided Mini Lesson Book Club Management Resources Book Club Calendar Conversation Prompts Student Reading Response Option Board (with optional Common Core Alignment) Expectations for Book Club Anchor Chart / Student Reference Sheet Student Self-Evaluation Forms Assessments Focus Assessment and Rubric Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment Running Record Assessment Vocabulary Development Resources The vocabulary resources included in this bundle focus on words that are important for readers to know and understand in order to comprehend Maniac Magee. The vocabulary resources include the following: Vocabulary Word List Flash Cards ( match words to definitions) Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards Vocabulary Word Games Printable Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark This set of resources also includes the following: Answer Keys Common Core State Standard Alignment TEKS Alignment Spanish translation of Book Club Management Resources for use with Maniac Magee I hope that you will enjoy using the BookPagez resources for Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Please note that a copy of the book is not included in this resource set. You will need your own copy/copies of the book. Have questions about the resource? Please get in touch with any questions you might have via the contact form on the BookPagez website or ask a question under the Product Q&A tab here on TpT. Read the Book Club Teacher Guide If you’d like to learn more about the BookPagez Book Club Resource sets, you can read the teacher guide here.

Please click here to download the preview for full product details.   A set of 20 high-interest, full-color photographs. Each photo has been carefully selected to appeal to students across all grade levels. That means even the earliest of readers will be able to make observations and use those observations to practice the thought processes connected to comprehension.   In addition to the photographs, this resource set includes comprehension strategy practice pages for both lower elementary and upper elementary students. The practice pages are designed to guide students as they work to comprehend pictures.   The comprehension strategy practice pages support students at they do the following: Ask questions about the pictures Determine the most important parts of the picture Identify the photographer’s purpose for taking the picture Make connections to the picture Make inferences about the picture Make predictions about what could have happened before and after the picture was taken Retell and Summarize what’s happening in the picture Synthesize their thoughts about the picture Identify a text structure represented in the picture   Have questions about the resource? Please get in touch with any questions you might have via the contact form on the BookPagez website.

10 Steps to Writing an AMAZING Research Report that You Can Be Proud Of!   Here is a step by step guide for students to use while researching and drafting nonfiction writing pieces.   This resource includes steps to guide students through researching up to 5 questions associated with a main idea. So in the end, your students will have an intro paragraph, 5 supporting paragraphs, and a closing paragraph. Of course, you can customize this guide to include more or less paragraphs to suit the needs of your specific assignments.   This guide provides students with a step-by-step sequence to follow that will support the following: questioning in order to develop the main idea identifying facts to support the answers to their questions identifying sources of information writing topic sentences composing paragraphs writing closing sentences writing an introductory paragraph writing a closing paragraph using your own words while writing quick editing and revising   This is a great resource for students who struggle to organize their thoughts while writing and for those who find in difficult to use their own words when researching a topic.   Parents will also find this useful for big research reports and projects.   Check out the PREVIEW here.   Have questions about the resource? Please get in touch with any questions you might have via the contact form on the BookPagez website.