Reading

A Year for the Books

A-Frame Bookshelf Plans
A to Z Read-Aloud Celebration Booklet
Blank Book Basket Labels
Book Recommendation Printable
Picture Book Quote Posters
Speech Bubble Printable
Spine Stack Printable
Summer Someday Reading List Printable

Ramped-Up Read Aloud

Book Study Guide
Companion Website
Key Vocabulary Cards
Link Your Thinking Anchor Chart (Transparent .png)
Link Your Thinking In Action! Detailed Mini-Lesson
Parts of a Book Cards
Prereading Vocabulary Challenge for Trapped! (p.154)
Spanish Editions of Books in Ramped-Up Read Aloud

Extend the Read-Aloud Experience

Alphabox Printable
Daniel’s Good Day by Micha Archer

Predicting with Book Cover Pieces

One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bernstrom
One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey by Henry Cole
Rocket Says Clean Up! by Nathan Bryon

Guiding Readers

Comprehension Scaffold Cards (Adapted from: The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading )

Shared Retelling Strips

Poetry

Pocket and Poems for “Poem in Your Pocket Day”

More Ramped-Up Read Alouds

Beginning-of-Year SEL Read-Aloud Experiences
Companion Website
Inferring Feelings Gallery Walk
Pass the Picture Book Professional Learning Protocol
Read-Aloud Brochure for Caregivers

Shake Up Shared Reading

A Collection of Poems for Shared Reading
Companion Website
Key Vocabulary Cards
Prereading Vocabulary Challenge for If Elephants Disappeared (p. 182)
Spanish Editions of Books in Shake Up Shared Reading

Retelling

Picture It! Retelling Lesson
Picture It! Retelling Printable
Retelling Roller Coaster Printable

Kindergarten

Beginning, Middle, End Song
Environmental Print Song
Feelings Photos and Emoji Matching Cards
High-Frequency Word Books
High-Frequency Words: What’s Missing? Cards
Jolly Phonics Letter Strips (in 4 Groups)
Jolly Phonics Updated Posters
Missing Letter Alphabet Strips
Real or Make-Believe? Slide Deck
Silly Sentences: Environmental Print and Jolly Phonics
Vehicle Alphabet Cards

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