FIRST GRADE POETRY SHARED READING LESSONS and ACTIVITIES

Shared reading lessons pack a powerful punch, but creating daily lesson plans and activities can be time-consuming. Snag your planning time back with this completely done-for-you shared reading resource that has been carefully crafted to include as many standards as possible.

You literally just click through the slides as you teach!

The shared reading texts in this unit focus on POETRY.

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THIS RESOURCE IN A NUTSHELL:

This Shared Reading resource was created with top-notch teaching in mind.

We have SO MANY standards to cover and SO LITTLE time. So we’ve done all the planning for you and put the teacher talk directly on each slide. Literally, just click and teach.

Each unit contains 4 eBooks that are slightly above grade level (to challenge your more advanced readers). Because the reading of these books is repeated for 5 days, and because it’s done with support (read aloud, echo reading, choral reading, Readers Theater) your average and struggling readers will be able to engage in the learning activities in a non-threatening way – building their self-confidence as readers.

You’ll receive 5 copies of each ebook. Each day you'll engage your students in a shared reading experience with a different focus. Your students will reread the text with support (and simultaneously build fluency) and engage in a variety of standards-based learning activities.

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WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:

• 20 scripted standards-aligned shared reading lesson plans – just skim the lessons prior to teaching and you’re set.

• 4 Colorful, engaging eBooks (no need to purchase books!)

• The ONLY thing you need is an interactive whiteboard and you’re set. Nothing to print out and NO additional resources to purchase.

• Each page of the eBook has teacher talking points on the bottom of the slide, with no lessons to print out. Even a sub can teach these lessons in a snap.

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SHARED READING?

While shared reading typically takes 15 minutes or less a day, it packs a powerful punch. Here are just a few of the benefits of shared reading:

❤️ Builds classroom community

❤️ Builds confidence in students as readers

❤️ Builds vocabulary in a natural way

❤️ Reading skills and strategies taught in a natural way with real texts

❤️ Builds sight word knowledge

❤️ Builds comprehension strategies

❤️ Builds understanding of phonics

❤️ Builds understanding of text features in a natural way

❤️ Builds understanding of genres in a natural way

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WHY DID WE CREATE THIS RESOURCE?

In full transparency, we created this because we, as teachers, are never given enough planning time. We created this so we, as well as other teachers, can engage students in powerful literacy learning experiences in a snap. No longer do we need to search for books to match the skills and strategies we want to focus on, they’re right here. All we need is a group of students and a digital tool such as an interactive whiteboard.

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WHO IS THIS RESOURCE FOR?

• All first-grade teachers
• Teachers who need to capture some of their planning time back
• Teachers struggling to hit all the reading standards
• Teachers who want to build their students as readers and humans
• Teachers who feel they can’t squeeze it all in in a day

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WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING:

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The Primary Bliss shared reading units are very engaging for the students. They cover all the important story elements and provide interesting stories for the students to read along with. I was lost on what to do about shared reading before I found these. -EMILY

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Fun, engaging poems! My class loved reading these together! -RHONDA

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FAQ

What is shared reading?

Simply put, shared reading is a time the whole class gathers together and engages in a reading experience as a classroom community. It’s different from a read-aloud in that the reading is shared. After the first day, which is a read-aloud, students engage in reading the text with their peers and teacher in a variety of ways (choral read, echo read, readers theater). Each day there is a new learning focus.

How long does shared reading take?

Do not belabor this, it should take approximately 15 minutes or less a day. Keep it zippy and highly engaging.

Who participates in shared reading?

This is whole class activity – GREAT for building classroom community.

Should shared reading be done daily?

Yes!

Will I need to purchase books?

No! We’ve made ebooks for the lessons. They can be printed out, however, we recommend using a digital tool.

Is a Google Slides version included with this resource?

Yes! There is a link to a Google Slides version on slide two of the PowerPoint.

*If you want to push slides out to students, click on "Share" on the top right of the screen.

*TIP - Download a writing tool such as "Page Marker" to make writing on slides easy.

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What a typical week looks like:

• Day 1 – Read the story to students – focus on comprehension and enjoyment of the story as well as recognize that poetry uses words and phrases that evoke feelings

• Day 2 – Echo Read story with students – students answer questions and provide text evidence for their answers

• Day 3 – Choral Read story with students – students engage in and "I Spy" game where they identify words with short and long vowel sounds

• Day 4 – Readers Theater activity – students engage in vocabulary work

• Day 5 – Read the story to students or choral read – students engage in a Cloze Reading Activity

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Standards Address in Unit 4

Reading Literature

• Ask and answer questions about key details in the text.

• Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

• Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

• With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.

Speaking and Listening:

• Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults

• Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

• Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.

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Reading Foundation:

• ·Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

• Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

• Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support reading comprehension.

• Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading if necessary.

Language:

• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

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OTHER SHARED READING UNITS YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:

SHARED READING UNIT 1 - REALISTIC FICTION

SHARED READING UNIT 2 - FABLES

SHARED READING UNIT 3 - INFORMATIONAL (PLANT & ANIMAL BODY PARTS AND FUNCTIONS)

SHARED READING UNIT 5 - BLACK HISTORY BIOGRAPHIES

SHARED READING UNIT 6 - FAIRY TALES

SHARED READING UNIT 7 - NONFICTION LIFECYCLES

SHARED READING UNIT 8 - HOW TO

SHARED READING UNIT 9 - FICTION

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