Retelling and Summarizing with Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne (book not included)
Grade Level: Second Grade
Guided Reading Level: L
This lesson plan and set of resources makes it easy to teach your students how to retell and summarize while reading. Use the Voices in the Park and the included page-by-page guide for close reading, guided reading, centers, independent reading or assessment.
Here's What You'll Get in This Super Pack:
Retelling and Summarizing Lesson Plan
Guided Practice Page
Answer Key
Retelling and Summarizing Graphic Organizer
Common Core Alignment (aligned to second grade standards)
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Asking Questions with Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne (book not included)
Grade Level: Second Grade
Guided Reading Level: L
This lesson plan and set of resources makes it easy to teach your students how to ask questions while reading. Use the Voices in the Park and the included page-by-page guide for close reading, guided reading, centers, independent reading or assessment.
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Asking Questions Lesson Plan
Guided Practice Page
Answer Key
Asking Questions Graphic Organizer
Common Core Alignment (aligned to second grade standards)
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Get all of the BookPagez resources for Voices in the Park here: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/voices-in-the-park-lesson-plans-and-activities-package-second-grade-ccss-11160217
Determining Importance with Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne (book not included)
Grade Level: Second Grade
Guided Reading Level: L
This lesson plan and set of resources makes it easy to teach your students how to determine importance while reading. Use the Voices in the Park and the included page-by-page guide for close reading, guided reading, centers, independent reading or assessment.
Here's What You'll Get in This Super Pack:
Determining Importance Lesson Plan
Guided Practice Page
Answer Key
Determining Importance Graphic Organizer
Common Core Alignment (aligned to second grade standards)
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Get all of the BookPagez resources for Voices in the Park here: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/voices-in-the-park-lesson-plans-and-activities-package-second-grade-ccss-11160217
Understanding Text Structure with Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne (book not included)
Grade Level: Second Grade
Guided Reading Level: L
This lesson plan and set of resources makes it easy to teach your students how to understand text structure while reading. Use the Voices in the Park and the included page-by-page guide for close reading, guided reading, centers, independent reading or assessment.
Here's What You'll Get in This Super Pack:
Understanding Text Structure Lesson Plan
Guided Practice Page
Answer Key
Understanding Text Structure Graphic Organizer
Common Core Alignment (aligned to second grade standards)
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Get all of the BookPagez resources for Voices in the Park here: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/voices-in-the-park-lesson-plans-and-activities-package-second-grade-ccss-11160217
Making Inferences with Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne (book not included)
Grade Level: Second Grade
Guided Reading Level: L
This lesson plan and set of resources makes it easy to teach your students how to make inferences while reading. Use the Voices in the Park and the included page-by-page guide for close reading, guided reading, centers, independent reading or assessment.
Here's What You'll Get in This Super Pack:
Making Inferences Lesson Plan
Guided Practice Page
Answer Key
Making Inferences Graphic Organizer
Common Core Alignment (aligned to second grade standards)
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Get all of the BookPagez resources for Voices in the Park here: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/voices-in-the-park-lesson-plans-and-activities-package-second-grade-ccss-11160217
Voices in the Park Word Work
Grade Level: Second Grade
Guided Reading Level: L
This set of resources is for use with “Voices in the Park” by Anthony Browne. This Word Work package focuses on the Personal and Possessive Pronouns found within the book.
Word Work is a series of interactive lesson plans and activities that support phonemic awareness, phonics instruction, and word study using books that are easily found in most school or classroom libraries.
These resources can be used to supplement our comprehension strategy lesson plans and activities or as a stand alone activity. Each of our Word Work packages provide an opportunity for readers to do the following:
Learn about words in the context of their reading
Talk about words with other readers
Practice naming, noticing, and using specific word parts and patterns
Interact with words in an engaging and meaningful way
Discover and attend to words in their independent reading
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Get all of the BookPagez resources for Voices in the Park here: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/voices-in-the-park-lesson-plans-and-activities-package-second-grade-ccss-11160217
Train to Somewhere Vocabulary Connections
Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Guided Reading Level: Q
Vocabulary Connections is a series of vocabulary activities intended to be used as a supplement to comprehension strategy lesson plans and activities.
Each of the Vocabulary Connections resource packages includes a list of specific vocabulary words found within the context of popular and award winning children's books. Each of our Vocabulary Connections packages provide an opportunity for readers to do the following:
Build their vocabulary
Improve their understanding of vocabulary within the context of the books they read
Connect new vocabulary through playing interactive games
Practice using new words in an engaging and meaningful way
Become more aware of new vocabulary while working and reading independently
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This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here’s What You’ll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about Train to Somewhere using a variety of comprehension strategies. That’s why I’ve included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader’s notebook prompts for the following strategies:
Making Inferences
Identifying the Author’s Purpose
Determining Importance
Synthesizing
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it’s done within the context of books that students are already reading. That’s why I’ve included the following vocabulary resources:
Vocabulary Word List
Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
Vocabulary Word Games Printable
Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
I’ve also included a word study lesson plan and set of activities, because, much like vocabulary, I find that word study works best within context. As a result, I have identified word patterns within trade books and have developed lesson plans and resources based on the word study that can be done with specific books. The lesson plan and set of resources for Train to Somewhere focuses on R- Controlled Vowels and includes the following:
Lesson Plan
Interactive Activity
Practice Page
Independent Word Work
This set of resources also includes the following:
Running Record Assessment
Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
Answer Keys
Common Core State Standard Alignment
Spanish translation of the comprehension strategy practice pages, reader’s notebook prompts (complete with Spanish Common Core “I Can” statements), and extension activities for use with Train to Somewhere
BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.
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Synthesizing with Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting (book not included)
Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Guided Reading Level: Q
This lesson plan and set of resources makes it easy to teach your students how to synthesize while reading. Use the Train to Somewhere, and the included page-by-page guide for close reading, guided reading, centers, independent reading or assessment.
Here's What You'll Get in This Super Pack:
Synthesizing Lesson Plan
Guided Practice Page
Answer Key
Synthesizing Graphic Organizer
Common Core Alignment (aligned to fourth grade standards)
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Get all of the BookPagez resources for Train to Somewhere, here: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/train-to-somewhere-lesson-plans-and-activities-package-fourth-grade-ccss-11239392
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here's What You'll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “Where the Sidewalk Ends” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That's why I've included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader's notebook prompts for the following strategies:
- Making Connections
- Making Inferences
- Visualizing
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it's done within the context of books that students are already reading. That's why I've included the following vocabulary resources:
- Vocabulary Word List
- Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
- Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
- Vocabulary Word Games Printable
- Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
This set of resources also includes the following:
- Running Record Assessment
- Answer Keys
- Common Core State Standard Alignment
- Spanish translation of the comprehension strategy practice pages, reader's notebook prompts (complete with Spanish Common Core "I Can" statements), and extension activities for use with “Where the Sidewalk Ends”
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.
Train to Somewhere Word Work
Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Guided Reading Level: Q
This set of resources is for use with “Train to Somewhere” by Eve Bunting. This Word Work package focuses on the R-Controlled Vowels found within the book.
Word Work is a series of interactive lesson plans and activities that support phonemic awareness, phonics instruction, and word study using books that are easily found in most school or classroom libraries.
These resources can be used to supplement our comprehension strategy lesson plans and activities or as a stand alone activity. Each of our Word Work packages provide an opportunity for readers to do the following:
Learn about words in the context of their reading
Talk about words with other readers
Practice naming, noticing, and using specific word parts and patterns
Interact with words in an engaging and meaningful way
Discover and attend to words in their independent reading
*Buy the Bundle and Save!
Get all of the BookPagez resources for Train to Somewhere, here: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/train-to-somewhere-lesson-plans-and-activities-package-fourth-grade-ccss-11239392
Use Sarah, Plain and Tall to Teach Readers How to Track Characters
This Book Club Bundle for Sarah, Plain and Tall is an excellent choice for 4th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies.
This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Tracking Characters.
Here’s What You’ll Get:
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 5 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Tracking Characters
- Chapter by Chapter Discussion Guide
- Chapter by Chapter Vocabulary Guide
- Book Club Calendar
- Conversation Prompts
- Expectations for Book Club Anchor Chart / Student Reference Sheet
- Student Self Evaluation Forms
- Running Record Assessment Tool
- Student Reading Response Guide
- Comprehension Assessment Rubric
- Common Core State Standard Assessment
- BONUS: Spanish translation of Book Club Management Resources for use with “Sarah, Plain and Tall” by Patricia MacLachlan
All of the lesson plans and activities included in this package are aligned to the Common Core Standards for fourth grade.
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Sarah, Plain and Tall” by Patricia MacLachlan.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@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“Snowflake Bentley” by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here's What You'll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “Snowflake Bentley” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That's why I've included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader's notebook prompts for the following strategies:
- Making Inferences
- Identifying the Author’s Purpose
- Visualizing
- Determining Importance
- Understanding Text Structure
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it's done within the context of books that students are already reading. That's why I've included the following vocabulary resources:
- Vocabulary Word List
- Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
- Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
- Vocabulary Word Games Printable
- Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
This set of resources also includes the following:
- Running Record Assessment
- Answer Keys
- Common Core State Standard Alignment
- Spanish translation of the comprehension strategy practice pages, reader's notebook prompts (complete with Spanish Common Core “I Can” statements), and extension activities for use with “Snowflake Bentley”
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Snowflake Bentley” by Jacqueline Briggs Martin.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.
Use Freckle Juice to Teach Conflict/Resolution
This Book Club Bundle for Freckle Juice is an excellent choice for 2nd and 3rd grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies.
This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Conflict/Resolution.
Here’s What You’ll Get:
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 5 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Conflict/Resolution
- Chapter by Chapter Discussion Guide
- Chapter by Chapter Vocabulary Guide
- Book Club Calendar
- Conversation Prompts
- Expectations for Book Club Anchor Chart / Student Reference Sheet
- Student Self-Evaluation Forms
- Running Record Assessment Tool
- Student Reading Response Guide
- Comprehension Assessment Rubric
- Spanish translation of Book Club Management Resources for use with “Freckle Juice”
All of the lesson plans and activities included in this package are aligned to the Common Core Standards for second grade.
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Freckle Juice ” by Judy Blume.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@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” by Else Holmelund Minarik. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here’s What You’ll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “Little Bear’s Visit” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That’s why I’ve included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader’s notebook prompts for the following strategies:
- Retelling and Summarizing
- Making Connections
- Determining Importance
- Understanding Text Structure
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it’s done within the context of books that students are already reading. That’s why I’ve included the following vocabulary resources:
- Vocabulary Word List
- Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
- Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
- Vocabulary Word Games Printable
- Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
I’ve also included a word study lesson plan and set of activities, because, much like vocabulary, I find that word study works best within context. As a result, I have identified word patterns within trade books and have developed lesson plans and resources based on the word study that can be done with specific books. The lesson plan and set of resources for “Little Bear’s Visit” focuses on Two – Syllable Words and includes the following:
- Lesson Plan
- Interactive Activity
- Practice Page
- Independent Word Work
This set of resources also includes the following:
- Running Record Assessment
- Answer Keys
- Common Core State Standard Alignment
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Little Bear’s Visit” by Else Holmelund Minarik.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@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 “When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth” by Jamie Lee Curtis. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here's What You'll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That's why I've included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader's notebook prompts for the following strategies:
- Retelling and Summarizing
- Making Connections
- Visualizing
- Understanding Text Structure
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it's done within the context of books that students are already reading. That's why I've included the following vocabulary resources:
- Vocabulary Word List
- Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
- Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
- Vocabulary Word Games Printable
- Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
I've also included a word study lesson plan and set of activities, because, much like vocabulary, I find that word study works best within context. As a result, I have identified word patterns within trade books and have developed lesson plans and resources based on the word study that can be done with specific books. The lesson plan and set of resources for “When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth” focuses on High Frequency Words and includes the following:
- Lesson Plan
- Interactive Activity
- Practice Page
- Independent Word Work
This set of resources also includes the following:
- Running Record Assessment
- Answer Keys
- Common Core State Standard Alignment
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth” by Jamie Lee Curtis.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@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 “The Very First Thanksgiving Day” by Rhonda Gowler Greene. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here's What You'll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “The Very First Thanksgiving Day” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That's why I've included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader's notebook prompts for the following strategies:
- Retelling and Summarizing
- Making Connections
- Determining Importance
- Understanding Text Structure
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it's done within the context of books that students are already reading. That's why I've included the following vocabulary resources:
- Vocabulary Word List
- Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
- Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
- Vocabulary Word Games Printable
- Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
I've also included a word study lesson plan and set of activities, because, much like vocabulary, I find that word study works best within context. As a result, I have identified word patterns within trade books and have developed lesson plans and resources based on the word study that can be done with specific books. The lesson plan and set of resources for “The Very First Thanksgiving Day” focuses on Rhyming Words and includes the following:
- Lesson Plan
- Interactive Activity
- Practice Page
- Independent Word Work
This set of resources also includes the following:
- Running Record Assessment
- Answer Keys
- Common Core State Standard Alignment
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “The Very First Thanksgiving Day” by Rhonda Gowler Greene.
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 “Olivia” by Ian Falconer. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here's What You'll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “Olivia” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That's why I've included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader's notebook prompts for the following strategies:
- Retelling and Summarizing
- Making Connections
- Making Predictions
- Identifying the Author's Purpose
- Understanding Text Structure
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it's done within the context of books that students are already reading. That's why I've included the following vocabulary resources:
- Vocabulary Word List
- Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
- Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
- Vocabulary Word Games Printable
- Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
This set of resources also includes the following:
- Running Record Assessment
- Answer Keys
- Common Core State Standard Alignment
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Olivia” by Ian Falconer.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@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 “Sunken Treasure” by Gail Gibbons. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here's What You'll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “Sunken Treasure” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That's why I've included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader's notebook prompts for the following strategies:
- Retelling and Summarizing
- Visualizing
- Determining Importance
- Asking Questions
- Understanding Text Structure
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it's done within the context of books that students are already reading. That's why I've included the following vocabulary resources:
- Vocabulary Word List
- Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
- Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
- Vocabulary Word Games Printable
- Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
I've also included a word study lesson plan and set of activities, because, much like vocabulary, I find that word study works best within context. As a result, I have identified word patterns within trade books and have developed lesson plans and resources based on the word study that can be done with specific books. The lesson plan and set of resources for “Sunken Treasure” focuses on Base Word + Suffix ly and includes the following:
- Lesson Plan
- Interactive Activity
- Practice Page
- Independent Word Work
This set of resources also includes the following:
- Running Record Assessment
- Answer Keys
- Common Core State Standard Alignment
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Sunken Treasure” by Gail Gibbons.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@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 “Brave Irene” by William Steig. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop.
Here’s What You’ll Get and Why:
My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “Brave Irene” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That’s why I’ve included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text specific reader’s notebook prompts for the following strategies:
Retelling and Summarizing
Making Connections
Making Inferences
Making Predictions
Identifying the Author’s Purpose
I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers.
Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it’s done within the context of books that students are already reading. That’s why I’ve included the following vocabulary resources:
Vocabulary Word List
Flash Cards (match words to definitions)
Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
Vocabulary Word Games Printable
Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
I’ve also included a word study lesson plan and set of activities, because, much like vocabulary, I find that word study works best within context. As a result, I have identified word patterns within trade books and have developed lesson plans and resources based on the word study that can be done with specific books. The lesson plan and set of resources for “Brave Irene” focuses on The Ou Letter Combination and includes the following:
Lesson Plan
Interactive Activity
Practice Page
Independent Word Work
This set of resources also includes the following:
Running Record Assessment
Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
Answer Keys
Common Core State Standard Alignment
Spanish translation of the comprehension strategy practice pages, reader’s notebook prompts (complete with Spanish Common Core “I Can” statements), and extension activities for use with “Brave Irene”
BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Brave Irene” by William Steig.
If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.