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 the comprehension strategies of the Literacy Footprints lessons. Each book has been selected to reflect engaging illustrations, strong storylines, and a powerful opportunity to teach for deeper meaning. These whole-group lessons provide teachers with the framework to introduce students to the comprehension strategies that will comprise upcoming guided reading lessons.
The Literacy Footprints Interactive Read-Aloud will provide teachers with:
- Lesson plans to pre-teach comprehension strategies
- A carefully curated collection of 12 trade books with corresponding lesson plans
- Downloadable materials for teacher support
- Prompts and language to encourage students to think about text as they read
- Lesson plans that motivate students to engage with their reading
- Formats that align closely with the instructional model of Literacy Footprints
First Grade Kit Includes:
- Alfie (The Turtle That Disappeared), by Thyra Heder
- Little Red Riding Hood, by Jerry Pinkney
- Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion, by Alex T. Smith
- Too Many Carrots, by Katy Hudson
- Mother Bruce, by Ryan T. Higgins
- Baby Penguin’s First Waddles, by American Museum of Natural History
- Fabulous Frogs, by Martin Jenkins
- A Mighty Bitey Creature, by Ronda Armitage
- Otters Love to Play, by Jonathan London
- Bear and Duck, by Katy Hudson
- The One Day House, by Julia Durango
- A Book of Bridges: Here to There and Me to You, by Cheryl Keely
