This fall picture book companion is a perfect accompaniment to Alice Hemming’s book, The Leaf Thief. It’s the ideal interactive read-aloud for autumn or educating your students about seasonal changes, friendship, patience, and kindness. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. With 36 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic ability. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, identify the theme, sequence events from the story, explore and use new vocabulary, discover cause-and-effect relationships, explore plot elements, and much more! The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, to encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and to challenge students to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes: See, Think, Wonder ( Story Elements – 2 differentiated versions are included for this activity Squirrel’s Problem & Solution Cause & Effect - 4 differentiated versions are included for this activity Who is Squirrel? ( Character Traits 2 differentiated versions are included for this activity Character Perspective Character Development Story Retell (ANSWER KEY included) Sequencing Plot Map (ANSWER KEY included) Summarizing Making Inferences Making Connections Sensory Details Seasonal Imagery Theme - 2 differentiated versions are included for this activity Thematic Statements Mystery of the Missing Leaves Save the Leaves Vocabulary Matching Cards (color and B&W ) Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (ANSWER KEY included) Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle (ANSWER KEY included) Wait… There’s More! Book Review Design a Book Cover The ABCs of Fall Need ideas for different ways you can implement these activities? Focus on different reading skills each day for targeted instruction and have students complete a corresponding printable to check for understanding. During centers, students can independently read the story again and complete an activity that reviews a previously taught concept. Work with students on a reading concept they struggle with during guided reading or strategy groups. Students work with a partner(s) or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.

This winter picture book companion is a wonderful supplemental resource for Jane Yolen’s book, Owl Moon. It’s the ideal interactive read-aloud for winter or for educating your students about having patience, spending time with family, being brave, and appreciating nature. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. With 38 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic ability. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence events from the story, decipher descriptive language, explore and use new vocabulary, figure out figurative language, explore plot elements, investigate imagery, and much more! The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, to encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and to challenge students to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes: QR Code Cards to Read the Story on Epic (4 pages) - Includes 3 different formats to implement the QR codes allowing students easy access to the story. Making Predictions Story Elements Problem & Solution Sequencing Summarizing Main Ideas (ANSWER KEY included) Summarizing Study the Setting (ANSWER KEY included) Setting Influences the Plot Plot Map Story Plot Character Traits - 2 differentiated versions included for this activity Character Change Character Development Character Summary Character Perspective Making Connections Making Inferences Theme - 2 differentiated versions included for this activity Thematic Statements Visualizing Descriptive Language Making Sense of the Text Sensory Details Winter Imagery Figurative Language (ANSWER KEY included) Reader Response Questions (ANSWER KEY included) 2-Writing Prompts Vocabulary Matching Cards (color and B&W) Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (ANSWER KEYS included) Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle (ANSWER KEYS included) Owling ABCs Wait… There’s More! Book Review Design a Book Cover Need ideas for different ways you can implement these activities? Focus on different reading skills each day for targeted instruction and have students complete a corresponding printable to check for understanding. During centers, students can independently read the story again and complete an activity that reviews a previously taught concept. Work with students on a reading concept they struggle with during guided reading or strategy groups. Students work with a partner(s) or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Pecan Pie Baby, by Jacqueline Woodson. With 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes Making Predictions Story Elements Sequencing Story Plot - (ANSWER KEY included) Summary Story Event Sort Cause & Effect (simplified) - (ANSWER KEY included) Cause & Effect - (ANSWER KEY included) Making Inferences Using Details to Make Inferences Making Connections Character Inside & Out Character Feelings Character Change Character Summary Sketch a Scene from the Story Setting Influences the Plot Problem & Solution Theme Thinking Beyond the Text Before & After Wait… There’s More! Compare & Contrast Dear Diary Becoming a Big Sister Book Review Families are Special

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest!, by Judith Viorst. With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes: Making Predictions Story Elements Sequencing Summary Story Event Sort Cause & Effect (simplified) - (ANSWER KEY included). Cause & Effect - (ANSWER KEY included). Making Inferences: Making Connections Character Inside & Out (Sophie) Character Inside & Out (Olivia) Character Feelings (Sophie) Character Feelings (Olivia) Character Change (Sophie) Character Change (Olivia) Character Summary Connecting With Characters Sketch a Scene From the Story Setting Influences the Plot Problem & Solution Theme Thinking About the Text Before & After Wait… There’s More! Compare & Contrast Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included) More Mess Book Review

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Wednesday Surprise, by Eve Bunting. With 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes: Making Predictions Story Elements Sequencing Summary Surprise Sleuth Story Event Sort Making Inferences Author’s Message Recalling Events in Chronological Order Learning Something New Making Connections Character Inside & Out (Anna) Character Inside & Out (Grandma) Character Feelings (Anna) Character Feelings (Grandma) Character Change (Anna) Character Change (Grandma) Character Summary Sketch a Scene From the Story Setting Influences the Plot Theme Thinking About the Text Wait… There’s More! 3-2-1 Learned Something, Taught Something Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included) Book Review

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Two Mrs. Gibsons, by Toyomi Igus. With 35 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes Making Predictions Story Elements Sequencing Summary Story Event Sort Making Inferences Descriptive Language Recalling Events in Chronological Order (Viola) Recalling Events in Chronological Order (Kazumi) Making Connections Character Traits Character Inside & Out (Narrator) Character Inside & Out (Viola) Character Inside & Out (Kazumi) Character Feelings (Narrator) Character Feelings (Viola) Character Feelings (Kazumi) Character Change (Narrator) Character Change (Viola) Character Change (Kazumi) Character Summary Compare & Contrast Character Acrostic Poem (Viola) Character Acrostic Poem (Kazumi) Sketch a Scene from the Story Setting Influences the Plot Theme Thinking Beyond the Text Wait… There’s More! Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included) All About Japan Weekend with Mrs. Gibson Someone Special Book Review My Family Tree - (in color and B&W)

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree, by William Miller. With 31 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes: Making Predictions Story Elements Making Inferences Making Connections Sketch a Scene From the Story Setting Influences the Plot Summary Theme Story Event Sort Character Traits Character Inside & Out Character Feelings Character Development Overcoming Obstacles Character Change Character Acrostic Poem Character Influence Author’s Message Thinking About the Text 3-2-1 Sensory Details Timeline of Zora Hurston’s Life Dear Diary Book Review Biography Brochure Biography One-Pager Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle Investigating Images 3-Writing Prompts

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Pot That Juan Built, by Nancy Andrews-Goebel. With 29 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes: Making Predictions Story Elements Making Inferences Making Connections Sketch a Scene From the Story Setting Influences the Plot Summary Theme Steps to Make a Clay Pot Story Event Sort Character Traits Character Inside & Out Character Feelings Overcoming Obstacles Character Change Character Acrostic Poem Character Summary Author’s Message Thinking About the Text Sensory Details Timeline of Juan Quezada’s Life The Perfect Playlist Juan’s Clay Pots on Social Media. Book Review Biography Brochure Biography One-Pager Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle Investigating Images All About Mexico

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln, by Margarita Engle With 45 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more!

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Bone Soup, by Cambria Evans. With 43 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more!

This winter picture book companion is a perfect accompaniment to John Rocco’s book, Blizzard. It’s the ideal interactive read-aloud for winter or for educating your students about family, community, compassion, blizzards, and being prepared. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. With 34 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic ability. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence events from the story, practice writing Haiku poetry, explore and use new vocabulary, discover cause-and-effect relationships, explore plot elements, investigate imagery, and much more! The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, to encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and to challenge students to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes: See, Think, Wonder Story Elements Cause & Effect (ANSWER KEY included) Problem & Solution Character Inside & Out Character Traits - 2 differentiated versions included Character Perspective Character Summary Sequencing Plot Map Setting Influences the Plot Summarizing Making Connections Making Inferences Theme - 2 differentiated versions included Thematic Statements Visualizing Sensory Details Winter Imagery Reader Response Questions (ANSWER KEY included) Vocabulary Matching Cards Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (ANSWER KEY included) Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle Blizzard ABCs Blizzard Bag Story vs Author’s Note Wait… There’s More! Book Review Design a Book Cover Haiku Poem Planning Sheet Haiku Poem Template Blizzard Research One Pager Need ideas for different ways you can implement these activities? Focus on different reading skills each day for targeted instruction and have students complete a corresponding printable to check for understanding. During centers, students can independently read the story again and complete an activity that reviews a previously taught concept. Work with students on a reading concept they struggle with during guided reading or strategy groups. Students work with a partner(s) or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.