First grade read alouds and activities

Help your 1st grader develop of love for reading with these 20+ first grade read aloud chapter books! These stories will help their imagination soar.

By using interactive read alouds, you can teach and develop reading comprehension within your kindergarten and first grade classroom. Here are some of my favorite read aloud books to use!

Must Have Read Alouds for Back to School! | First Grade Buddies

Looking for some read-alouds for the new school year? Here are 27 books that encourage kindness and empathy and promote positive mindsets!

Free Planning guide for Interactive Read Alouds - planning pages, resources, graphic organizers, and information for successful Interactive Read Alouds.

If you're looking for read alouds for 2nd grade, whether you're a 2nd grade teacher, librarian, or parent, find the best 2nd grade read aloud books.

19 Perfect Read Alouds for 1st Grade | Pragmatic Mom #ReadAloud #firstgrade #1stgrade

Chapter book read alouds for your 2nd grade classroom. My second grade kids love some of these read alouds. Come find your new favorite! #1 is super entertaining and imaginative!

Keep your students engaged in learning during the last few weeks of school with read alouds! In this post, I'm sharing 5 read aloud books for spring that are always a hit with kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students. Click here to check out the spring read alouds as well as accompanying learning activities!

Reading aloud is a great way to set a positive tone by choosing welcoming books and that create a safe environment. Reading as a group builds a sense of community and your students begin to feel comfortable sharing in classroom discussions because they are in a safe space.

It's already back to school time which means you are already thinking about your first week lesson plans and first week of school activities. I bet back to school read alouds is on the top of your list. In this blog post, I am sharing my favorite back to school read alouds and some activities that go with them. These book companion activities are tons of fun for elementary students. Some of my favorites are "First Day Jitters" and "Chrysanthemum."Great for classroom community building.

Looking for some The Day You Begin lesson plans that include a craft and activities that your students will love? With these activities, students will be able to practice comprehension skills alongside this great read aloud with a sweet and powerful message.

The read alouds for back to school in this post can be used across grade levels to help build community and set the tone in any classroom.

Build a classroom community with this list of 10 read aloud books. An interactive read aloud is a great way to engage students and build community in your classroom. Use this list of picture books created just for elementary grade teachers looking to build classroom community. Get the list of 10 picture books here. Perfect for back to school or all year long to promote classroom management. Read more here!

Interactive read alouds teach students amazing lessons, especially in second grade! These lessons are perfect to use in the classroom or for distance learning, with printable and digital versions included. Click the pin to see ALL the amazing books, language arts activities, and engaging lessons included in this resource for you to use in your classroom! #secondgrade #interactivereadalouds

BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUDS KINDERGARTEN - The Magical Yet - free activities - freebies for kids - homeschool classroom - classroom in August - labeling - handprint craft - poem - fun to use back to school idea #kindergartenreading #backtoschool

Read one (or more!) of these favorite first-day-of-school books to your students and kick off a great new school year! I've collected all of my favorite back to school books that address first day anxiety, being a good friend, including others, community building, growth mindset, and more.

Back to school read alouds feeling stale? Then this list is for you! It’s intended for preschool, preK, kindergarten and first grade, but any grade can benefit feom a back to school read aloud on the first day of school. There are read aloud activities embedded in to download and plenty of links to purchase your own set of back to school read alouds!

Create a supportive learning environment and cultivate Growth Mindset in your students from day one. Why not start with the heartwarming back to school read alouds, "The Magical Yet", and introduce Growth Mindset as well as The Power of Yet strategy to your students? Follow up with a Free back to school activity! Click on the link to discover how to use this book and get a free teaching resource for your first week of school activities.

Did you know that you can incorporate read aloud books into your math lesson? Math read alouds are a great way to grab students’ attention while including math skills that you are teaching in the classroom. Today’s blog post includes 14 math books I like to read in my elementary classroom. Classroom books like “A Place for Zero”, “How Much is a Million”, “Chicka Chicka 1 2 3”, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, and so much more, all have adventurous stories that explore different math concepts.