You’re scrambling to find high-quality, standards-based resources to match the diverse books you want to use as mentor texts? This Diverse Book Companion Bundle is what you need.
I know you have great books on your shelves, but no time to plan or create all that you need to use them. I think I can help you out.
Does this
sound familiar?
Your reading book content fails to match the season.
You want to celebrate important events on the calendar, but the resources you have are off topic.
The skills you need to teach don't match the story in your basal.
You know using a mentor text would be so much better than what you have available.
You are hit with the flu. You need great lessons for the sub.
I KNOW that sounds familiar, and only a classroom teacher gets it.Â
STOP DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES ALONE.
This Diverse Book Companions Bundle is the Game-Changer You’ve Been Looking For in order to celebrate Black history month.
Designed with busy upper elementary teachers in mind, this bundle includes 10 book companions for some of the best titles. You will love having both digital and pdf versions and all of the activities you need to teach literacy skills in a way that’s fun, memorable, and easy to teach without hours of prep.Â
normally $50.92
Sale Price: $28.00
builds tier 2 vocabulary
- Vocabulary Word Cards
- Graphic Organizers for Group Discussion
- Task Cards to Expand Discussion
- Additional Tier 2 Activity Ideas available with my vocabulary freebie here
Mentor Text Lessons for Comprehension skills
- Exploring Themes in Literature
- Character Development and Change
- Summarization Strategies
- Cause and Effect Relationships
- Questioning Strategies, and more
Discussion task cards
- Each unit has 12 discussion task cards.
- A recording sheet for responses
- And Graphic Organizers for Partner Work
Written Projects and Prompts
- Writing Prompts and PDF Papers
- Digital Format for composing from laptops
- Lapbooks for MLK, Ruby Bridges, Michael Jordan, and Marian Anderson
- Kindness Lapbook Project
- RAFT Project
Why Teachers Love It...
HOW THIS BUNDLE HELPS YOUr students:
✅ They see themselves reflected in stories.
✅ The stories help students build empathy for others.
✅ Students can learn about people in history that may not be featured in social studies books.
✅ You can differentiate lessons with the materials you have and various formats.
✅ With high engagement, you can help lessons stick with your students.
questions you may have
What file format does this product come in?
Can I share this bundle with my teammates?
If I find this unit doesn't work for my students, may I return it?
How is the resource delivered to me?
Are there supplies I will need to purchase for the activities?
What grade level is this bundle best for?
This bundle is best for grades three to five. You may find that they work for second grade too, but my target age group is 3-5 for these skills.
Grab your copy of my Diverse Book Companions Bundle Today!
Make celebrating Black History Month a focus in your classroom this year.
Celebrate Black History Month with this Diverse Book Companions bundle today
Perfect for Grades 3-5 with materials to accompany some of the best titles to use in February and All Year Long!-
Vocabulary Activities
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Comprehension Lessons and Resources
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Discussion Questions
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Writing Prompts to Highlight Themes