Are you looking for the best monthly and holiday themed read aloud books and activities with crafts FOR THE YEAR? These 40 holiday read aloud book companions and activities make the EASIEST low-prep reading centers for any 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade classroom. Each read aloud includes activities, crafts, reading responses, writing prompts and worksheets that will make reading centers fun and easy!
EACH READ ALOUD COMPANION INCLUDES:
There are 7 Read Aloud reading response activities:
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Making Predictions
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Answering Questions
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Story Elements (Character, Setting, Problem, Solution)
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Making Connections (text to text, text to self, text to world)
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Character Changes
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Compare/Contrast
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Favorite Part
As well as 2 read aloud activity crafts:
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Story Element Flip Book with Craft
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First, Then, Next, Last Flip Book with Craft
There are 4 writing prompts and crafts for each read aloud:
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Narrative Writing Prompt in Primary and Intermediate with Craft
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Informative Writing Prompt in Primary and Intermediate with Craft
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Opinion Writing Prompt in Primary and Intermediate with Craft
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How To Writing Prompt in Primary and Intermediate with Craft
There are also 5 fun word work and writing activities for EACH read aloud included:
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Unscramble Words
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Word Search
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Decoding Words
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Make a Word
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Directed Draw & Write
Answer keys are included for most pages. Pages in which many answers could apply do not have answer keys.
Each reading and writing page is differentiated to include:
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Traceable sentence stems
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Fill in the blank sentence stems
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Long answer blank replies
These read aloud activities are differentiated to work with kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade students.
Monthly Bulletin Board Ideas:
Both the writing and reading crafts make great monthly bulletin boards. Pin their final crafts to your monthly bulletin boards and change your reading bulletin boards each week! Easy and cute monthly bulletin boards for the year!
Each read aloud pack follows the same format. This makes these read aloud activities the PERFECT centers, as you can read aloud the book on Monday, then put the activities into independent centers for the rest of the week. The different hands on activities and crafts will have your students begging for more!
When to use the Year Long Read Aloud Books and Activities:
These read aloud activities are PERFECT for whole group reading, reading centers, holidays, substitutes, student teachers, parent read alouds, morning work, independent work, small group reading and more.
Timeline for Year Long Read Aloud Books and Activities:
Stretch each read aloud out for a week, or use all of the activities to fill a slow morning. With so many options and differentiated versions, the possibilities are endless.
Who are the Read Aloud Companions For?
All read aloud activities are differentiated for K-3, but are best suited for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade centers and can be used with assistance for high kindergarten students.
Year Bundle Themes & Read Alouds Included:
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August Read Alouds – The Girl Who Never Makes Mistakes, Wordy Birdy, The Most Magnificent Thing
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September Read Alouds – Scaredy Squirrel, The Leaf Thief, Fletcher and the Falling Leaves
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October Read Alouds – Gustavo the Shy Ghost, Bonaparte Falls Apart, Stumpkin
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November Read Alouds – Turkey Goes To School, A Plump and Perky Turkey, Thanks for Nothing (Bruce)
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December Read Alouds – Fletcher and the Snowflake Christmas, Santa Bruce, The Littlest Elf
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January Read Alouds – Out Cold (Bruce), Tacky the Penguin, Little Red Gliding Hood
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February Read Alouds – Love Monster, The Littlest Valentine, Love Monster and the Last Chocolate
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March Read Alouds – Rosie Revere Engineer, Ada Twist Scientist, Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
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April Read Alouds – Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms, Don’t Touch That Flower, Spring Stinks!
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May Read Alouds – Fletcher and the Summer Shadow, Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach, Bruce’s Big Storm
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TEN Extra Bonus Books – The Wish Tree, Grumpy Groundhog, The Littlest Cupid, Duck for President, The Littlest Leprechaun, The Littlest Easter Bunny, Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping, Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party, Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend, Hanukkah Bear
Please note, the read aloud books are NOT included. You will either need to purchase the books or find ways to access them online!
Please ask all questions before purchasing. Are you looking for a different book? Email me at [email protected] to put in a request!
