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 essential comprehension strategies. Each book has been selected to reflect engaging illustrations, strong storylines, and a powerful opportunity to teach for deeper meaning. 

The Interactive Read-Aloud kit 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

Titles include:

1. Green Pants, by Kenneth Kraegel
2. Not Norman: A Goldfish Story, by Kelly Bennett, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
3. Jabari Jumps, by Gaiga Cornwall
4. Chameleons Are Cool, by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Sue Shields
5. The Tiptoeing Tiger, by Philippa Leathers
6. Roar: A Dinosaur Tour, by Michael Paul
7. We Don't Eat Our Classmates, by Ryan T. Higgins
8. Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, by Mo Willems
9. The Little Red Hen, by Paul Galdone
10. The Little Red Fort, by Brenda Maier , illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
11. We Dig Worms! by Kevin McCloskey
12. Baby Animals Eating, by Suzi Eszterhas