Description

What is this resource?
This is a focused END OF THE YEAR read-aloud companion pack for TEN favorite End of the Year Read-Alouds. The purpose of this resource is to provide teachers and students with a structured focus on vocabulary, text-based higher level questions, comprehension, and ELA-based skills through an authentic and engaging children’s literature.

Companion Packs Included for the Following Titles:

Cloudette by by Tom Lichtenheld

Love Is by Diane Adams

I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

The Old Woman Who Named Things by Cynthia Rylant

Little Tree by Loren Long

Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden by Edith Pattou

Happy Dreamer by Peter H. Reynolds

The Big Test by Julie Danneburg

Field Trip Fiasco by Julie Danneburg

Last Day Blues by Julie Danneburg

What is included?
This is a BUNDLED resource. It includes companion packs for those titles listed above. Each resource includes a combination of ELA posters, Vocabulary Word Cards and definitions, Text-Based Questions, Writing Prompts, Collaborative Poster Templates and 3 Differentiated Comprehension Checks. This particular bundle will have a strong emphasis on theme, as each book was selected for teachers to use at the end of the school year and they transition their students to the next grade.

To see the standards and skills associated with each book, please visit the hyperlinked titles above.

Who created this resource?
Abby Mullins, also known as Babbling Abby, is a former kindergarten and first grade teacher who most recently was an interventionist in a Title I school. She holds a BA in both psychology and elementary education, along with an MA in teacher leadership. She loves creating engaging experiences for students, collaborating with passionate educators, and bringing her creativity and enthusiasm to classrooms across the globe through curriculum and resource development. Abby also blogs at The Inspired Apple where she shares here ideas, activities, and her love of education.

PLEASE NOTE: This bundle includes three titles I’ve currently published companion packs for. Do not purchase this bundle if you currently own the companion packs to Field Trip Fiasco, The Big Test, or End of the Year Blues.