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Teaching is hard, and there are times it’s tough to keep up. Whether you’re heading into back to school, have a LONG wait til your next break, or simply just need some fresh ideas, you’re in the right place. Click the link below to learn about my resource library for teachers.

You are probably spending evenings and weekends to just keep up with all the things needed for your intervention groups and tutoring students. I see you running on that hamster wheel.

My hope is to help you get back your time. Our resources are intended to help you with planning for small group lessons while keeping them effective and fun. Kids love the high engagement and active hands-on learning. Happy students mean happy teachers. Find content tailored to your grade level below.

Emergent Reader Ideas

Primary Grade Lessons

Help for Older Readers

literacy lessons for classroom teachers

Discover literacy intervention strategies, classroom management tips, new literature recommendations, and other reading and writing lesson ideas here on our blog. We highlight lesson ideas that are hands-on, engaging, and meaningful for your elementary classroom. Check out these popular posts.

Author studies benefit students greatly. Through author studies, students are able to have common experiences with their classmates, lively discussions, exposure to new authors, and so much more. In this post, author study tips are shared as well as a great yearly planner that you and your team can use.

How to Help Readers Blossom and Grow with Author Studies

Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day is an all time classic celebrating it's 50th birthday this year. This post includes a plethora of teaching ideas teachers can use in their mentor text lessons.

How to Use Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day to Teach Reading Skills

Comprehension Connection-Literacy Tips & Resources for Elementary Teachers

20+ Ways to Keep Vocabulary Fresh and Fun

Students often struggle to come up with writing ideas let alone organize them. In this post, I share tips on how using the Four Square Writing Method can help your students organize their ideas and develop well written papers. Check it out to learn more.

How to Effectively Use the Four Square Writing Method in Elementary

Stick and Stone Lessons for Building Friendships

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I love to hear from happy teachers who have used my resources with their students. Here’s what they had to say about some of my best selling resources. I hope you’ll give them a try with your students too.

"I do the poem of the week at the start of each day. My kids have really gotten used to the routine and are now getting more and more into each poem. They are always excited to see who can figure out the rhyming rule first. The word study has also been so beneficial! My students are quickly grasping onto the rules and I can see their learning transfer into their reading in all subjects."

My favorite children's book author, and now my favorite tpt seller for comprehension activities. Thanks so much for creating a visually appealing product that is also of great quality. This is especially wonderful for those of us who can come up with great content, but lack the creativity to make something that kids actually want to complete.

I used the Comprehension Skills Paper Bag Books toward the end of the school year as a creative way to review essential reading comprehension skills with my students. These hands-on projects offered a refreshing change from traditional review methods, keeping students engaged while reinforcing key skills like sequencing, summarizing, and identifying main ideas. The activities were perfect for helping students consolidate what they had learned throughout the year in a fun, interactive format. It also provided valuable practice for test prep without feeling repetitive or boring.

I actually used parts of the packet when we used Each Kindness during a literature study on Jacqueline Woodson in my 8th grade ELA class. We were also having some issues with the kids not being kind, so it helped there as well. I knew it was for younger kids, but it actually was an engaging activity for them and we had some excellent discussions.

This resource had many of the skills we had been working on when we turned to Mercy Watson--SWBST, author's craft, author's purpose. Very helpful to have these worksheets so nicely prepared and for more than one Mercy book!

I fell in love with Jan Brett's books two years ago. When December rolled around, I knew I would conduct an author's study about Jan Brett. With being a teacher, I was strapped for time. I looked at several pre-made author's study, but found them only covering one or two books. I wanted to immerse my students into several of her books. This 413 page packet has lesson plans, activities, and printable writing activities for ten books. It was well worth the money. Thank for you all the hard work creating these activities. I am elated to use in next week.

This resource has been a great addition to my kindergarten centers. I'm teaching the nursery rhyme in large group and using the remaining materials in my nursery rhyme center. The dots make it easy for students to visualize and point to each word. During center time, the students enjoy retelling the rhyme, and I like how I am able to use the materials to differentiate for a variety of reading levels.

Literacy resources for the elementary classroom

Comprehension Connection specializes in literacy resources for grades K to 5. You’ll find an assortment of poetry resources for fluency, mentor text units, author studies, partner plays, and writing resources that work well for whole and small group lessons. Active learning is our mission.

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HERE AT COMPREHENSION CONNECTION, WE'RE ALL ABOUT IT!

Hey there! I’m Carla, and I’m glad you dropped by! My goal with Comprehension Connection is to share teaching tips for all areas of literacy including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing for grades K-8. I love sharing resources with teachers, and it makes me happy to help take a little off the overflowing platters of teacher duties. I hope you’ll find my site helpful and my resources worthy of using with your students.

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Author Studies

Your favorite authors are featured in this category. I have bundles for Jan Brett, Patricia Polacco, Ezra Jack Keats, Arnold Lobel, Eve Bunting, William Steig, Tomie dePaolo, Syd Hoff, Kevin Henkes, Leo Lionni, Cynthia Rylant, Karma Wilson, Mem Fox, Lois Ehlert, and Kate Dicamillo

Book Companions

This section includes over 170 units to go with your favorite picture books and novels.

Emergent Reader Resources

In this category, you’ll find:

Alphabet Activities
Rhyming Activities
Word Building, and
Concept of Word

Guided Reading Resources

Planning for guided reading can be quite time consuming. Check out THESE RESOURCES to take a little off your plate.

Paper Bag Books

My paper bag books address comprehension skills, alphabet recognition and sounds as well as word building. Click HERE to check them out.

Partner Plays

Partner plays are fantastic for tutoring sessions as well as in your literacy workstations. Click HERE to see them all.

Poem of the Week Resources

Regardless of your students’ level, you’ll find poetry sets that they will love. These original poems include activities to support fluency and comprehension.

Word Building and Vocabulary

Students NEED a strong understanding of phonics and word knowledge to move along the reading continuum. Click HERE to access word building and vocabulary resources I have available.