Interactive Read-Aloud Second 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. Goldilocks and the Three Bears, retold and illustrated by Jan Brett
2. The Three Snow Bears, by Jan Brett
3. The Other Side, by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E. B. Lewis
4. Trapped! A Whale's Rescue, by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Wendell Minor
5. A House in the Sky and Other Uncommon Animal Homes, by Steve Jenkins, illustrated by Robbin Gourley
6. My Two Blankets, by Irena Kobald, illustrated by Freya Blackwood
7. Be Kind, by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Jen Hill
8. Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh, by Sally M. Walker, illustrated by Jonathan D. Voss
9. Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya, by Mary and Rich Chamberlin, illustrated by Julia Cairns
10. One Tiny Turtle, by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Jane Chapman
11. Mango, Abuela, and Me, by Meg Medina, illustrated by Angela Dominguez
12. Hippos Are Huge, by Jonathan London, illustrated by Matthew Trueman