Interactive Read-Aloud Kindergarten Kit 1
Mini-lessons for Whole-Group Instruction
Each grade-level kit includes 12 carefully curated trade books, partnered with a corresponding lesson directly linked to the comprehension strategies of the Literacy Footprints lessons. Each book has been selected to reflect engaging illustrations, strong storylines, and a powerful opportunity to teach for deeper meaning. These whole-group lessons provide teachers with the framework to introduce students to the comprehension strategies that will comprise upcoming guided reading lessons.
The Literacy Footprints Interactive Read-Aloud will provide teachers with:
- A carefully curated collection of trade books with corresponding lesson plans
- Lesson plans to teach comprehension strategies through gradual-release model
- Interactive lessons that motivate students to engage with reading
- Prompts and language to encourage students to think deeply and converse with each other about the text
- Writing in response to text to extend and deepen comprehension
- Downloadable materials to support and enhance lessons
Kindergarten Kit Includes:
- Green Pants, by Kenneth Kraegel
- Not Norman: A Goldfish Story, by Kelly Bennett
- Jabari Jumps, by Gaiga Cornwall
- Chameleons Are Cool, by Martin Jenkins
- The Tiptoeing Tiger, by Philippa Leathers
- Roar: A Dinosaur Tour, by Michael Paul
- We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, by Ryan T. Higgins
- Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, by Mo Willems
- The Little Red Hen, by Paul Galdone
- The Little Red Fort, by Brenda Maier
- We Dig Worms!, by Kevin McCloskey
- Baby Animals Eating, by Suzi Eszterhas
