Turkey Trouble reading comprehension lesson plans. Responding to literature activities, vocabulary studies, center ideas, and fun crafts! Turkey Trouble Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano is a great read-aloud for November. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and turkey needs to hide. So, he comes up with an idea! You and your class will have fun reading and responding to this story! This Engaging Readers unit includes all of the print and teach lesson plans and resources ... continue reading...
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Stellaluna Book Activities for K-2 | Reading Lesson Plans
Stellaluna book activities that are available in a printable and digital format. Students respond to literature and develop reading comprehension skills. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon is a story about a young fruit bat that is separated from her mother. The baby bat, Stellaluna, discovers a nest of birds and soon becomes apart of their family. This book is a great story to read during the Fall months when you are learning about bats. Here is a read-aloud of the story: Stellaluna ... continue reading...
WOOT! It’s the 100th Day of School!
100th Day of School Activities for kindergarten and first grade. Such a fun celebration! See how we celebrate with math centers, reading, writing, and a fun craft! Woo-hoo! It's almost the 100th day of school! Are your students getting super excited about celebrating the 100th day? Make it a fun day filled with games, activities, crafts, and snacks! Here are some fun 100th day of school activities for you and your class. Reading and Math Wolf wants nothing more than to fatten up Mrs. ... continue reading...
Fun Name Activities for Early Learners | Crafts and Interactive Charts!
Name activities for early learners. Students will have fun practicing their names with these math and literacy activities that are great for back to school! Name Activities Is it back to school time for you? Well... are you (at least) thinking about back to school? These fun crafts and interactive pocket chart activities are perfect to practice names and have fun doing it! They also make ADORABLE bulletin boards for the first few weeks of school! Here are a few math and literacy ... continue reading...
Nerdy Birdy Tweets Close Reading
Second Grade Close Reading for Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds. Reading comprehension ideas with student response activities. Grammar, vocabulary, and a cute craft too! Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds is a new favorite of mine! Nerdy Birdy discovers the world of Tweetster and quickly learn a good lesson about friendship. Take a look at the five-day lesson plan for 2nd grade in our Engaging Readers Unit for January. Second Grade Close Reading Lessons: Nerdy Birdy Tweets Problem ... continue reading...
Duck for President | President’s Day Reading Lesson Ideas
Duck for President reading lessons for kindergarten and 1st grade! This is a great book for President's Day. Reading comprehension, responding to literature, and a fun craft! Duck for President | President's Day Reading Lesson Ideas I love reading this book in February for President's Day. Duck is quite a funny character as he works his way into becoming President. Here are some fun writing response and activity ideas that go along with this book! Problem/Solution In this story, Duck and ... continue reading...
La Princesa and the Pea | Reading Lesson Plans
La Princesa and the Pea lesson plans for kindergarten, first, and second grade! Fun reading lesson plans with reading comprehension activities and a craft. La Princesa and the Pea La Princesa and the Pea is a classic story with a Latino twist. It is such a sweet story about a Prince's plan to marry a maiden, no matter what the Queen says or does. This five-day lesson plan comes from our new Engaging Readers Fairytale and Folktales Unit for K-2. Through the daily lessons, students build ... continue reading...
Skill Surgery: A Fun Review Activity!
Do you need a fun and engaging way to review and practice some of the skills you’ve been working on this year? Give skill surgery a try! Your students will have so much fun performing surgical procedures with the skills they’ve been building all year long. I’m going to share some tips and resources to help you put together this fun review activity for your students. It’s a great way to celebrate everything your students have learned while creating a special end-of-the-year memory ... continue reading...
Stellaluna Read-Aloud
Listening to a read-aloud is often the most exciting part of the day for students. They love sitting together and listening to their teacher read a fantastic book. Honestly, this is one of the calmest parts of the day. However, it can also be one of the most educational! With the Read Aloud Lesson Plans, students can enjoy amazing stories while working on engaging activities. For instance, they can enjoy the Stellaluna read-aloud and dive into their standards. Students will love the story and ... continue reading...
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More Read Aloud
Read alouds are a wonderful resource to use in the classroom. They allow students to hear a fantastic story. Additionally, teachers can work on so many literary skills throughout one book. However, a key aspect involves engagement. Students need to be interested in the story to focus on skills, such as characters, vocabulary, and predictions. Thankfully, the I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More read aloud will create excitement in every student! The fun book and the Engaging Reader Lesson Plans will ... continue reading...
Name Activities for Early Learners
Carol Lyons once said, “The most powerful and effective way for children to begin learning the complex process of learning about letters is by working with their own names." This quote does an incredible job of explaining how important one's name is. When meeting students for the first time, one of the first questions asked is, “What’s your name?” Teachers work so hard to remember all of the names as quickly as possible. This shows teachers care about them for who they are and enjoy getting to ... continue reading...
9 Diverse Read Alouds with Lesson Plans and Activities for K-2
Diverse read alouds to share with your K-2 students. Reading comprehension lesson plans and daily activities, along with a craft for each book! Diverse Read Alouds Quality literature is shared with students in classrooms each and every day. At times, we read a book and follow up with a lesson. Whereas, other times we just enjoy sharing a fun story with our students. Sharing diverse literature with your students is equally important in their development and learning. We put ... continue reading...
Fairy Tale Stem Activities for Kindergarten-2nd Grade
Engaging STEM activities for kindergarten- 2nd Grade students. Students collect clues by completing STEM and math activities to break the spell on Cinderella. Come to any of our Get Your Teach On conferences and you will see the excitement and energy that comes from completing hands-on learning activities. The Fairy Tale STEM for Kindergarten-2nd Grade activities were first introduced at GYTO in 2017 and it was a hit! That resource is now available in a printable format so you can take it ... continue reading...
Penguin Activities and Videos for Kindergarten and First Grade
Engaging Penguin activities and videos. Students will enjoy reading and writing about penguins, doing a science experiment, and making a craft. It's Winter... the best time to learn about penguins! What better way to embrace the winter months than to learn about an animal that loves the cold (well most of them). Learning about penguins can be such a fun time in your classroom. Here are a few lesson ideas for you! Penguin Activities Start learning about penguins with books and videos. ... continue reading...
Book Talk Tuesday: The Day the Crayons Quit and a FREEBIE
The following content was provided by the publisher about The Day the Crayons Quit. "Crayons have feelings, too, in this funny back-to-school story illustrated by the creator of Stuck and This Moose Belongs to Me -- now a #1 New York Times bestseller " The Day the Crayons Quit is a book about Poor Duncan who just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough They quit Beige Crayon is tired of playing ... continue reading...