Interactive Read-Aloud First Grade 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. Alfie (The Turtle That Disappeared), by Thyra Heder
2. Little Red Riding Hood, by Jerry Pinkney
3. Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion, by Alex T. Smith
4. Too Many Carrots, by Katy Hudson
5. Mother Bruce, by Ryan T. Higgins
6. Baby Penguin's First Waddles, by American Museum of Natural History
7. Fabulous Frogs, by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Tim Hopgood
8. A Mighty Bitey Creature, by Ronda Armitage, illustrated by Nikki Dyson
9. Otters Love to Play, by Jonathan London, illustrated by Meilo So
10. Bear and Duck, by Katy Hudson
11. The One Day House, by Julia Durango, illustrated by Bianca Diaz
12. A Book of Bridges: Here to There and Me to You, by Cheryl Keely, illustrated by Celia Krampien