Retelling and Summarizing with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst (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 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and the included page-by-page guide for close reading, guided reading, centers, independent reading or assessment.
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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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Identifying the Author's Purpose 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.
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Identifying the Author's Purpose Lesson Plan
Guided Practice Page
Answer Key
Identifying the Author's Purpose Graphic Organizer
Common Core Alignment (aligned to second grade standards)
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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Synthesizing Lesson Plan
Guided Practice Page
Answer Key
Synthesizing Graphic Organizer
Common Core Alignment (aligned to fourth grade standards)
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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
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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 “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech. 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 “Love That Dog” 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
- Understanding Text Structure
- 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
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 “Love That Dog”
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech.
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 Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone. 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 Peppe the Lamplighter 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
Identifying the Author’s Purpose
Visualizing
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 Peppe the Lamplighter focuses on Actions and Helping Verbs 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 Peppe the Lamplighter
BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone.
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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This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with “Snowmen at Night” by Caralyn Buehner. 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 “Snowmen at Night” 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
- Visualizing
- Asking Questions
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 “Snowmen at Night” focuses on Rhymes 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 “Snowmen at Night” by Caralyn Buehner.
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 “Stellaluna” by Janell Cannon. 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 “Stellaluna” 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 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 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 “Stellaluna” focuses on Long /e/ ( ee, ea ) 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
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Stellaluna” by Janell Cannon.
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 “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” 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 “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” 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 Predictions
- Identifying the Author's Purpose
- Visualizing
- 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 “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” focuses on Three – 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 “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” by William Steig.
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.