Spring CRAFTS and READ ALOUD ACTIVITIES (BUNDLE)

Grab the SPRING Book Kit BUNDLE and SAVE off individual kit pricing!

This spring read aloud kit, exposes your readers to different books and activities that reflect a spring theme but also tie back to reading and writing curriculum needs. With each kit, you'll get a 5 day lesson plan and enough activities to immerse your students in to help them connect to the read aloud and make meaningful connections!

The formats are similar, start your week with a powerful read aloud, guide your discussions via question cards/anchor charts, allow kiddos to respond using varied ELAR printables and end the week with a meaningful craft to display student learning.

The 3 Read Aloud Kits Included Are: All 3 are perfect for March and/or April

• Norman the Slug with a Silly Shell
• The Digger and the the Flower
• The BIG Umbrella

Here is what you'll find in each book kit:

Norman the Slug with a Silly Shell:

Norman the Slug with a Silly Shell is a hilarious picture book to pull out in the Spring to engage kiddos in reviewing ELAR skills. Norman is silly character that kids will adore as they watch him explore different “shell” options in this story. It’s a great mentor text for predictions, opinions and reviewing story elements.

Included in this Resource:

Note: You’ll get enough goodies and an example lesson plan to last you up to 5 days using this mentor text

•Guiding Question Card for Read Aloud + 5 Day Lesson Plan

•Story Map Printable

•Problem and Solution Tab Sheet

•BME Foldable

•Undies Vs Donut Graphing Chart

•Norman Craft + Varied Prompts

•Character Traits x 2 options

•2 Writing Connections

•Slime Recipe

•Cause and Effect Sheet

The BIG Umbrella:
The BIG Umbrella is a text that focuses on inclusion and hospitality showcase amazing examples with an umbrella that continues to GROW bigger each time it includes more people under it. Students will see how impactful inclusion is within our communities and world.

Included in this Resource:

Note: You’ll get enough goodies and an example lesson plan to last you up to 5 days using this mentor text

•5 Day Lesson Plan

•Anchor Chart Template for Inclusion

•Inclusion Flipbook Sheet

•2 Writing Sheets (Author Intent & Differences)

•1 Craft and Prompts (lined & blank)

•STEM Anchor chart Activity and Recording Sheet

•Comparing BIG hearts and the BIG Umbrella Sheet

•Connections: Drawing Loved ones under the umbrella

•Power Words: Describe the Umbrella

•BME Story Foldable

•Celebrate Differences: Finding Someone Activity Sheet

The Digger and the Flower:
The Digger and the Flower is an environmental focused text about a little excavator, Digger who stumbles upon a flower while working in the city and begins to care for it. The story twists when the little flower gets cut down by Digger’s friend who didn't even notice it… with this, Digger’s small deed creates big change in the city. It’s a story that can spark rich conversations about Digger’s actions and what we can do to help our Earth – like planting flowers. It would be a great text to use in the Spring and/or Earth Day.

Included in this Resource:

• Guiding Questioning Card for Read Aloud

• + a *possible* 5 Day Lesson Plan

•Story Map Printable

•Problem and Solution Flower Craft

•Digger Character Craft + Varied Prompts

•Digger’s Character Traits

•BME Printable

•First, Next, Then, Last Tab Page

•Cause and Effect Printable

•Planting Seeds Printable

•World Changing Deeds Flipbook

•2 Writing Sheets

•10 Environmental Brick Mats - great for starting more convo's

Vision of Resource:

The goal of this resource is to provide you with a week long learning support using this one text. Plan on starting the week with an engaging read aloud, guide your discussions via the questioning cards, pull resources from the lesson overview & end your week with a meaningful craft to display all the learning and connections students made using this read aloud.

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