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If literature circles, guided reading groups, or book clubs stress you out, this Literature Circles Lesson Plans & Toolkit will take all your stress away! Everything you and your students need for successful literature circles in your classroom is ready to go inside these toolkits!
This resource includes lesson plans for reading comprehension strategies, answering questions, fluency, expression, punctuation, and word chain activities.
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This Literature Circles Lesson Plans & Toolkit resource is packed full of lesson plans and activities that will help you have successful literature circles, guided reading groups, and book clubs in your lower elementary grades classroom.
Inside the Literature Circes Lesson Plans & Toolkit you will get the following:
11 lower elementary grades Reading Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans for quick and easy lessons that will keep your students engaged
11 lower elementary grades Reading Role Posters to keep your students accountable in a fun way by giving them a job
Super Summarizer
Illustrator
Connection Constructor
Character Analyzer
Retell Reporter
Word Wizard
Quirky Questioner
Setting Seeker
Detail Detective
Story Element Server
Fact Farmer
11 lower elementary grades Reading Strategy Posters so that students can easily refer back to them when completing the worksheets independently
Differentiated activities for each reading comprehension strategy so that you can easily reach all your students
Lesson plan for answering questions and question lists
Lesson plan for readingfluency with student/teacher tracking sheets
Lesson plan for expression and student self-evaluation page
Lesson plan for punctuation and student self-evaluation page
Word Work lesson plans, activities, and worksheets that include:
CVC word list
Mix & Fix activity and sight words lists
Sound boxes
Syllable and syllable counting
Rhyming words
Word family sort
Word Chain Activities
Blend/Digraph
Easily organize your time with the Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template
Anecdotal teacher note page to efficiently track student needs and strengths
Answer keys for every worksheet are ready to go for you!
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This item is great to use with my firsties that are reading chapter books. It gives meaning and purpose.
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brenda schmutz
Literature Circles Book Study Toolkit
Excellent toolkit, I can use it immediately. The posters are colorful and student friendly. The formatting is excellent, I can even use gray scale when needed.
Five Star Rating! Thank you for an excellent educational tool!
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