Today, I’m sharing FIVE of my favorite bat-themed picture books and activities that will fit right into your curriculum whether you teach pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, or second grade. Each book shown below matches with a set of paired activities, so that your lesson plans are ready to roll and you can simply teach!  They’re Common Core standards-aligned, focused on comprehension and vocabulary, and include three differentiated assessments. BOOM DONE.

Here are FIVE of my favorite bat-themed picture books!

Click the links above each graphic to learn more about the book and paired activities. 

BUY Stellaluna  by Janell Cannon | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY  Fly Guy Presents: Bats by Tedd Arnold | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY Bats at the Library by Brian Lies | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY Nightsong by Ari Berk | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY Home in the Cave by Janet Halfmann | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

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Here are the types of activities and resources found within each set of paired activities in the Focused Read-Aloud Series:

to learn more about the focused read aloud series, read this.

you can view all your favorite books currently included in there series here.

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