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Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Read-Aloud Activities and Book Companion
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Dreamers, by Yuyi Morales.
With 41 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!
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz Interactive Read-Aloud Activities and Book Companion
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz.
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 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!
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.
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Simple Biography Interactive Read-Aloud Activities BUNDLE
This interactive read-aloud BUNDLE includes over 170 no-prep activities that are ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. The included activities were created to be used with the following interactive read-aloud picture books:
Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree, by William Miller
Celia Cruz, The Queen of Salsa, by Veronica Chambers
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau, by Jennifer Berne
Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
The Pot That Juan Built, by Nancy Andrews-Goebel
The included reading activities can be used as a supplemental resource during your interactive read-aloud lessons. Most of the lessons are best suited for students in the 2nd and 3rd grades. However, some of the included activities focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking, so they will be great for gifted and talented students, enrichment activities, or for any of your students who are ready for a challenge. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
With over 170 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for differentiating and 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, find cause & effect relationships, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
The Harmonica by Tony Johnston Read-Aloud Activities and Book Companion
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Harmonica, by Tony Johnston.
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!
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.
Jars of Hope Interactive Read-Aloud Activities and Book Companion
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Jars of Hope, by Jennifer Roy.
With 55 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!
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.
Benno and the Night of Broken Glass Read-Aloud Activities and Book Companion
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Benno and the Night of Broken Glass, by Meg Wiviott.
With 44 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!
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.
The Whispering Town Interactive Read-Aloud Activities and Book Companion
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Whispering Town, by Jennifer Elvgren.
With 56 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!
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.
Echo Novel Study Vocabulary Practice, Quizzes and Figurative Language Activities
This word study companion encompasses vocabulary study sheets, practice activities, reviews, and quizzes for the novel Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan.
This product includes printable PDFs and digital options (Google Slides & Google Forms).
This resource includes:
3 Options are Included:
Printable PDF
Google Slides Student Word Study Journal WITH pages to link YOUR copies of the Google Forms vocabulary quizzes (self-grading Google Forms are included for ALL of the vocabulary quizzes).
Google Slides Word Study Journal WITHOUT pages to link Google Forms.
2 - Vocabulary Study Sheets Included for Each Section of Chapters:
Vocabulary Word Lists WITH Definitions: Students can use this list as a study sheet to learn pre-defined words.
Vocabulary Word Lists WITHOUT Definitions: Assign this list for students to define the words on their own, either as a pre-reading activity or using context clues as they read the novel.
23 - Vocabulary Practice Activities: Examples of the vocabulary activities included are listed below (ANSWER KEYS Included).
define the words
match the words to their definitions
antonyms and synonyms
fill in the blank
provide the definition, example, and non-example
complete analogies using vocabulary words
multiple choice - choose the correct definition or word
11 - Vocabulary Review Crossword Puzzles: (ANSWER KEYS Included).
11 - Vocabulary Quizzes: Includes multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank quizzes for all chapters (ANSWER KEY Included).
Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language Notes: Handout includes metaphor, simile, idiom, and personification for reference.
Part 1 - Figuring Out Figurative Language: Students read text from the story, describe the imagery, and explain the author’s descriptive choices (ANSWER KEY Included).
Part 2 - Figuring Out Figurative Language: Students identify comparisons in sentences from the story, explain meanings, and explain the author’s intent (ANSWER KEY Included).
Part 3 - Figuring Out Figurative Language: Students circle the figurative language type, determine comparisons, state meanings, and answer extension questions (ANSWER KEY included).
Part 4 & Epilogue - Figuring Out Figurative Language: Students will look for how the author incorporates figurative language in the text and fill in a chart with the quote, page number, type, meaning, and author’s purpose.
The vocabulary words in the word banks appear within the range of chapters listed at the top of each vocabulary sheet.
Please keep in mind that this product is not meant to replace formal vocabulary instruction. It is a tool to help you target vocabulary instruction, check for understanding of previously taught vocabulary, and practice vocabulary knowledge in a variety of ways.
Echo Novel Study Theme, Symbolism, & Quote Extension Activities
This product includes engaging extension activities that require students to delve deeper into Pam Muñoz Ryan’s “Echo.” The activities are designed to promote higher-level thinking skills and facilitate more in-depth class and peer discussions, as well as writing experiences.
**Both printable PDF and digital Google Slides options are included!
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These activities aim to foster and reinforce higher-level thinking skills by emphasizing abstract reading concepts such as theme, symbolism, perspective, character analysis, and more.
Echo Novel Study Chapter Quizzes & Writing Activities
This novel study companion for Pam Muñoz Ryan’s “Echo” includes chapter quizzes, literary essays, and quick-write prompts designed to enhance critical thinking skills. These resources are crafted to prioritize higher-level thinking, aiming to foster a comprehensive understanding of the novel and improve students’ writing skills.
**This product includes printable PDFs and digital options (Google Slides & Google Forms).
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The four comprehension quizzes include 10–20 multiple-choice questions. The literary essays and quick-write prompts challenge students to provide evidence supporting their thoughts and opinions.
This resource includes:
Printable PDF and Google Slides & Forms (digital) versions are included!
4 - Comprehension Quizzes: Prologue & Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 & Epilogue
Answer Keys
10 - Literary Essay Prompts
5 - Quick Writes
1 - Writing Rubric
Echo Novel Study Reader Response Chapter Questions & Graphic Organizers
This novel study companion for Pam Muñoz Ryan’s “Echo” includes both printable PDF and digital Google Slides versions. As teachers, we aim for our students to engage with text meaningfully and purposefully while also reading independently to build stamina.
The reader response questions facilitate in-depth class or peer discussions, requiring students to provide textual evidence to support their responses and express their opinions or perspectives. The graphic organizers included in this product can be used in various ways to differentiate based on your students’ academic abilities and needs.
This resource includes:
Printable PDF and Google Slides (digital) versions are included!
Judging by the Cover: Before reading the novel, students will examine the cover of the book and answer the related questions.
Making Predictions: Students analyze song lyrics, predict what each part will be about, and identify questions they expect to be answered.
Reader Response Questions: Students respond to short-answer questions about the text (ANSWER KEY included).
Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Includes the following characters: Otto Messenger, Fredrich Schmidt, Elisabeth Schmidt, Mike Flannery, Frankie Flannery, Eunice Dow Sturbridge, Ivy Maria Lopez, Susan Ward
Making Inferences: Students use clues and schema to make three inferences for each part of the novel.
Cause & Effect: Students identify examples of cause & effect within the story.
Problem & Solution: Students identify examples of problems & solutions within the story.
Making Connections: Students make connections to two selected events in the story.
Notice & Note: Students document a key inference, identify a cause-and-effect example, and pinpoint a specific part where the author uses descriptive language to vividly portray ideas.
Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then graphic organizer to write a summary.
Story Plot: Students organize the events of the story on the graphic organizer.
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Steve Jenkins: Exploring the Animal World Read-Aloud Activities BUNDLE
This interactive read-aloud BUNDLE includes over 130 no-prep activities that are ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. The included activities were created to be used with the following interactive read-aloud picture books in the Fountas and Pinnell text set: Steve Jenkins: Exploring the Animal World.
Animals in Flight
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
Animal Dads
I See a Kookaburra!
Never Smile at a Monkey
⭐You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this BUNDLE of interactive read-aloud supplemental activities for the Fountas & Pinnell text set, Steve Jenkins: Exploring the Animal World.
The included reading activities can be used as a supplemental resource during your interactive read-aloud lessons. Most of the lessons are best suited for students in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades. However, some of the included activities focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking, so they will be great for gifted and talented students, enrichment activities, or for any of your students who are ready for a challenge. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate different animals, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, determine main ideas and supporting details, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, 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.
You will get TONS of print-and-go activities for each picture book, saving you valuable time you already don’t have to spare.
⭐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 or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities.
This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Animal Dads by Steve Jenkins Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Animal Dads by Steve Jenkins.
With 24 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate how animal dads help take care of their young, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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.
Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins Read-Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins.
With 25 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate dangerous animals, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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.
I See a Kookaburra! by Steve Jenkins Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book I See a Kookaburra! by Steve Jenkins.
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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate animals and how they adapt to the habitats they live in, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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.
Animals in Flight by Steve Jenkins Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Animals in Flight by Steve Jenkins.
With 26 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate animals and insects that can fly, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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.
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest by Steve Jenkins Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Biggest, Fastest, Strongest by Steve Jenkins.
With 23 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate record-breaking animals, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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.
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Exploring Realistic Fiction Interactive Read-Aloud Activities BUNDLE
This interactive read-aloud BUNDLE includes OVER 130 no-prep activities that are ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. The included activities were created to be used with the following interactive read-aloud picture books in the Fountas and Pinnell Text Set, Exploring Realistic Fiction:
Big Moon Tortilla, by Joy Cowley
No Dogs Allowed, by Sonia Manzano
Happy Like Soccer, by Maribeth Boelts
Amelia’s Road, by Linda Jacobs Altman
⭐You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this BUNDLE of interactive read-aloud book companion activities for the Fountas & Pinnell text set, Exploring Realistic Fiction.
The included reading activities can be used as a supplemental resource during your interactive read-aloud lessons. Most of the lessons are best suited for students in the 2nd and 3rd grades. However, some of the included activities focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking, so they will be great for gifted and talented students, enrichment activities, or for any of your students who are ready for a challenge. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, find cause-and-effect relationships, 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.
You will get TONS of print-and-go activities for each picture book, saving you valuable time you already don’t have to spare.
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 or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities.
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Community: Living & Working Together Interactive Read-Aloud Activities BUNDLE
This interactive read-aloud BUNDLE includes OVER 170 no-prep activities that are ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. The included activities were created to be used with the following interactive read-aloud picture books in the Fountas and Pinnell Text Set, Living and Working Together: Community:
Chinatown, by William Low
For You are a Kenyan Child, by Kelly Cunnane
Stella Louella’s Runaway Book, by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Armando and the Blue Tarp School, by Edith Hope Fine & Judith Pinkerton Josephson
The Library, by Sarah Stewart
⭐You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this BUNDLE of interactive read-aloud book companion activities for the Fountas & Pinnell text set, Living and Working Together: Community.
The included reading activities can be used as a supplemental resource during your interactive read-aloud lessons. Most of the lessons are best suited for students in the 2nd and 3rd grades. However, some of the included activities focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking, so they will be great for gifted and talented students, enrichment activities, or for any of your students who are ready for a challenge. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, find cause-and-effect relationships, 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.
You will get TONS of print-and-go activities for each picture book, saving you valuable time you already don’t have to spare.
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 or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities.
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Amazing Places: The World of Fantasy Interactive Read-Aloud Activities BUNDLE
This interactive read-aloud BUNDLE includes OVER 170 no-prep activities that are ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. The included activities were created to be used with the following interactive read-aloud picture books in the Fountas and Pinnell Text Set: Amazing Places: The World of Fantasy.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett
The Secret Shortcut, by Mark Teague
The Magic Hat, by Mem Fox
Hey, Al, by Arthur Yorinks
June 29, 1999, by David Wiesner
You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this BUNDLE of interactive read-aloud book companion activities for the Fountas & Pinnell text set, Amazing Places: The World of Fantasy.
The included reading activities can be used as a supplemental resource during your interactive read-aloud lessons. Most of the lessons are best suited for students in the 2nd and 3rd grades. However, some of the included activities focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking, so they will be great for gifted and talented students, enrichment activities, or for any of your students who are ready for a challenge. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, find cause-and-effect relationships, 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.
You will get TONS of print-and-go activities for each picture book, saving you valuable time you already don’t have to spare.
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 or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities.