This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Stick Man by Julia Donaldson. 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 Stick Man 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
Making Predictions
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 Stick Man focuses on Suffix -ing 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
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 Stick Man
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of Stick Man by Julia Donaldson.
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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Amy
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer. 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 There’s a Nightmare in My Closet 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 Predictions
Identifying the Author’s Purpose
Determining Importance
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
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 There’s a Nightmare in My Closet focuses on Beginning Consonant Blends cr- and cl- 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 There’s a Nightmare in My Closet
BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer.
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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Amy
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty. 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 Rosie Revere, Engineer 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 Predictions
Identifying the Author’s Purpose
Determining Importance
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 Rosie Revere, Engineer focuses on Vowel Digraphs -ee and -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
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 Rosie Revere, Engineer
BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty.
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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Take Care,
Amy
Use Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison to Teach Making Inferences in a Text
This Book Club Bundle for Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison is an excellent choice for 4th and 5th 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 Making Inferences.
Here’s What You’ll Get:
Interactive Lesson Plan for 3 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Making Inferences
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
Student Reading Response Guide
Comprehension Assessment Rubric
Common Core State Standard Assessment
Spanish translation of Book Club Management Resources for use with Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison
All of the lesson plans and activities included in this package are aligned to the Common Core Standards for fourth grade.
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison by Marfé Ferguson Delano.
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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Amy
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with The Brain: All about Our Nervous System and More! by Seymour Simon. 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 Brain: All about Our Nervous System and More! 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
Determining Importance
Asking Questions
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
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 Brain: All about Our Nervous System and More! focuses on Affixes (Latin & Greek Prefixes and Suffixes 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
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 The Brain: All about Our Nervous System and More!
BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of The Brain: All about Our Nervous System and More! by Seymour Simon.
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.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my products. And don’t forget to follow me for updates and to find out when new products are added to my store, here at TES!
Take Care,
Amy
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with Otis’s Busy Day by Loren Long. 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 Otis��s Busy 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
Making Inferences
Making Predictions
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 Otis’s Busy Day 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:
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 Otis’s Busy Day
BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of Otis’s Busy Day by Loren Long.
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.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my products. And don’t forget to follow me for updates and to find out when new products are added to my store, here at TES!
Take Care,
Amy
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster. 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 Hello, Goodbye Window 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
Identifying the Author’s Purpose
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 The Hello, Goodbye Window focuses on R-Controlled Vowels 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 The Hello, Goodbye Window
BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster.
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.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my products. And don’t forget to follow me for updates and to find out when new products are added to my store, here at TES!
Take Care,
Amy
Use Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to Teach Making Inferences
This Book Club Bundle for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is an excellent choice for 5th 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 Making Inferences.
Here’s What You’ll Get:
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 6 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Making Inferences
- 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
- Student Reading Response Guide
- Comprehension Assessment Rubric
- Common Core State Standard Assessment
- Spanish translation of Book Club Management Resources for use with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"
All of the lesson plans and activities included in this package are aligned to the Common Core Standards for fifth grade.
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by JK Rowling.
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 “Thank You, Mr. Falker” by Patricia Polacco. 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 “Thank You, Mr. Falker” 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
- 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 “Thank You, Mr. Falker” focuses on Suffixes with –ing and –ed ending 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
-TEKS 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 “Thank You, Mr. Falker”
-BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Thank You, Mr. Falker” by Patricia Polacco.
Have questions about the resource?
Please get in touch with any questions you might have via thecontact form on the BookPagez website or ask a question under the Product Q&A tab here on TpT.
Use A Long Way from Chicago to Teach Changes in Perspective
This Book Club Bundle for A Long Way from Chicago is an excellent choice for 4th and 5th 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 Perspective.
Here’s What You’ll Get:
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 9 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Changes in Perspective
- 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
All of the lesson plans and activities included in this package are aligned to the Common Core Standards for fifth grade.
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “A Long Way from Chicago” by Richard Peck.
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.
Use The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli to strengthen your student’s comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.
The resources included in this bundle have been designed with Balanced Literacy in mind. The resources are flexible and can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction. So whether you need resources for your literacy centers or guided reading groups, you’ll find what you need inside this bundle.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET:
Comprehension Strategy Resources
There are five comprehension strategy mini lessons and resource sets included in this bundle. Each set includes a mini lesson with text-specific questions, guided practice worksheets, strategy graphic organizers, and a text-specific reader’s notebook prompt with optional “I Can” statements.
You will get resource sets to teach the following comprehension strategies:
Asking Questions
Making Connections
Making Predictions
Retelling & Summarizing
Visualizing
Vocabulary Development Resources
The vocabulary resources included in this bundle focus on words that are important for readers to know and understand in order to comprehend The Watermelon Seed.
The vocabulary resources include the following:
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
Word Study Resources
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 Watermelon Seed is focused on short u and short i sounds 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
Extension Activity
Answer Keys
Common Core State Standard Alignment
TEKS Alignment
Spanish versions of the comprehension strategy practice pages, reader’s notebook prompts (complete with Spanish “I Can” statements), and extension activities for use with The Watermelon Seed
You will also get a Suprise Sample Resource to pair with another book!
I hope that you will enjoy using the BookPagez resources for The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli. Please note that a copy of the book is not included in this resource set.
Have questions about the resource?
Please get in touch with any questions you might have via the contact form on the BookPagez website.
Format Included: PDF
Use Weird Sea Creatures by Laura Marsh to strengthen your student’s comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.
The resources included in this bundle have been designed with Balanced Literacy in mind. The resources are flexible and can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction. So whether you need resources for your literacy centers or guided reading groups, you’ll find what you need inside this bundle.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET:
Comprehension Strategy Resources
There are five comprehension strategy mini lessons and resource sets included in this bundle. Each set includes a mini lesson with text-specific questions, guided practice worksheets, strategy graphic organizers, and a text-specific reader’s notebook prompt with optional “I Can” statements.
You will get resource sets to teach the following comprehension strategies:
Asking Questions
Identifying the Author’s Purpose
Making Predictions
Retelling & Summarizing
Visualizing
Vocabulary Development Resources
The vocabulary resources included in this bundle focus on words that are important for readers to know and understand in order to comprehend Weird Sea Creatures.
The vocabulary resources include the following:
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
Word Study Resources
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 Weird Sea Creatures is focused on Consonant Digraphs 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
Extension Activity
Answer Keys
Common Core State Standard Alignment
TEKS Alignment
Spanish versions of the comprehension strategy practice pages, reader’s notebook prompts (complete with Spanish “I Can” statements), and extension activities for use with Weird Sea Creatures
You will also get a Suprise Sample Resource to pair with another book!
I hope that you will enjoy using the BookPagez resources for Weird Sea Creatures by Laura Marsh. Please note that a copy of the book is not included in this resource set.
Have questions about the resource?
Please get in touch with any questions you might have via the contact form on the BookPagez website.
Format Included: PDF
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with “Balloons Over Broadway” by Melissa Sweet. 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 “Balloons Over Broadway” 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
- Identifying the Author’s Purpose
- Determining Importance
- 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 “Balloons Over Broadway” focuses on Adding -ed to 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
- Answer Keys
- Common Core State Standard Alignment
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
- 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 “Balloons Over Broadway”
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Balloons Over Broadway” by Melissa Sweet.
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 Tigers by Laura Marsh to strengthen your student’s comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.
The resources included in this bundle have been designed with Balanced Literacy in mind. The resources are flexible and can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction. So whether you need resources for your literacy centers or guided reading groups, you’ll find what you need inside this bundle.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET:
Comprehension Strategy Resources
There are five comprehension strategy mini lessons and resource sets included in this bundle. Each set includes a mini lesson with text-specific questions, guided practice worksheets, strategy graphic organizers, and a text-specific reader’s notebook prompt with optional “I Can” statements.
You will get resource sets to teach the following comprehension strategies:
Asking Questions
Making Connections
Retelling and Summarizing
Understanding Text Structure
Visualizing
Vocabulary Development Resources
The vocabulary resources included in this bundle focus on words that are important for readers to know and understand in order to comprehend Tigers.
The vocabulary resources include the following:
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
Word Study Resources
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 Tigers is focused on r-controlled syllables 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
Extension Activity
Answer Keys
Common Core State Standard Alignment
TEKS Alignment
You will also get a Suprise Sample Resource to pair with another book!
I hope that you will enjoy using the BookPagez resources for Tigers by Laura Marsh. Please note that a copy of the book is not included in this resource set.
Have questions about the resource?
Please get in touch with any questions you might have via the contact form on the BookPagez website.
Format Included: PDF
Practice spelling and reading words with short and long oo vowel sounds using these fun word building games.
Each worksheet in the bundle includes a letter set that students can use to create words with short and long oo vowel sounds. Perfect for small group or independent practice, this resource will help students develop phonemic awareness and confidence in reading words with long and short oo sounds.
This bundle contains 2 word building worksheets focus on the following:
short oo
long oo
Have questions about the resource?
Please get in touch with any questions you might have via the contact form on the BookPagez website.
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with “A Chair for My Mother” by Vera B. Williams. 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 “A Chair for My Mother” 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
- Identifying the Author’s Purpose
- 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 “A Chair for My Mother“ focuses on Prepositions / Prepositional Phrases 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 “Can“ statements), and extension activities for use with “A Chair for My Mother”
- BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource
I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “A Chair for My Mother” by Vera B. Williams.
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.