Response skills: listening, speaking, reading,
writing, and thinking using multiple
texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources
that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:
Solidify your nonfiction reading response lessons with this set of 12 comprehension task cards.
Build a foundation of literary concepts and skills with this set of 12 fiction reading response cards.
Read along to learn about soldier & activist Charity Adams Earley with this 13-slide PowerPoint presentation.
Read along to learn about Ruby Bridges and her role in desegregation with this 14-slide PowerPoint presentation.
Learn about Harriet Tubman and her work in the abolitionist movement with this 15-slide read-along PowerPoint presentation.
Learn about and discuss activist Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott with this 15-slide read-along PowerPoint presentation.
Use this 13-slide PowerPoint as a collaborative reading exercise about Martin Luther King, Jr.
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
A recording sheet for making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to world connections when reading a piece of text.
A graphic organizer to use with students when making connections with a piece of text.
A 14-slide PowerPoint to use as a shared reading activity about Anna May Wong.
A 13-slide PowerPoint to use as a shared reading activity about Queen Lili'uokalani.
A 15-slide PowerPoint to use as a shared reading activity about Clara Barton.
Encourage students to think about how they could make the world a better place with our Nobel Peace Prize drawing template.
Learn about celebrations and make resolutions with this 12-page activity booklet.
A worksheet to use when teaching students about characters and how to make inferences.
A comprehension worksheet paired with magazine article about animals.
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about world explorers.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a narrative text.
A comprehension worksheet paired with an article about ways to keep our native animals and plants safe.
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about the importance of good sportsmanship and celebrating the success of others.
A graphic organizer for students to record text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections.
A worksheet that encourages students to create a book cover including a blurb on the back.
A story and worksheet that explores issues regarding female gender stereotypes.
A book review worksheet that encourages your students to share their thoughts on a story.
A worksheet paired with an article about people around the world who have dedicated their lives to helping others.
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about Thanksgiving.
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically written for Grade 2 students.
Five sets of literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 2 magazine.
Prompts for students to use when orally discussing books.