Using Spin and Answer Story Elements Activity, studentsdescribe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Using Strong Writing Activity, students respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

Using Writing Cards Activity, students write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Using Writing With Technology Activity, students explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Using Alphabet Match Activity, students match beginning letters to colorful pictures to build alphabet and letter recognition skills.

Using Author's Purpose Sorting Activity, students identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

Using Comparing Characters Activity, studentsuse popular picture books to compare and contrast the adventures of and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

Using this Find the Groups Grouping Activity, students place picture objects in the most appropriate category based on where it fits best.

Using Same or Different Activity, students usethe picture cards to practice visually discriminating things that are the same and/or different.

Using this Wants Needs Reading Response Worksheet, students readAlexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday to build their understanding of wants and needs.

Using the Final Consonants Activity, students use the gumball machines to sort picture sounds based on final consonant sounds.

Using this Put the Time in the Coconut Activity, students practice reading time to the five minutes on both analog and digital clocks.

Using this Bear Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories or what they know about bears.

Using this Dino Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories or what they know about dinosaurs.

Using this Ice Cream Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories about Ice Cream.

UsingGo Green Recycle Activity, studentssort common trash items by composition: paper, plastic, metal, or glass to increase their knowledge about recycling.

UsingHard and Soft C and G Activity, students read words and sort them under the hard or soft G and C category to build their pronunciation skills.

UsingJeopardy Natural Disasters Activity, students play to review facts about natural disasters that occur on Earth.

Using this Pre-Primer Sight Words Bingo, students play bingo with sight words at the pre-primer level!

Using this Primer Sight Words Bingo, students play bingo with sight words at the primer level!