There are so many great gingerbread man stories out there!  Tough Cookie might be one of the cutest though!  Tough Cookie thinks he is a sugar cookie, but he finds out differently in the end.  It follows the traditional storyline of the other versions which makes it fun to compare and contrast to the others.  I have created enough activities for each day of a full week to incorporate into your read aloud, including printable and DIGITAL.  I think it would be fun to open each lesson listening to a different version of the story on YouTube to get that practice comparing and contrasting different versions of the same story.  You could also use that story to practice the skill for the day.  It's a great way to model the skill, as well. Tough Cookie Christmas Activities I printed these text-dependent questions on cardstock and tied a little ribbon around them.  You can use these during your read aloud each day.  To keep students engaged, I always have them discuss the question with th...
  Do you need a way to teach your read aloud remotely?  These  digital read aloud  lessons that are used with Google Slides TM will help you do just that.  I have taken my Second Grade IRA Lessons and converted them into ready-to-go lessons that can be used with your virtual learners.  Each week contains five lessons that follow the same format each day.  The activities for each day vary based on the standard, and each daily task builds up to a final culminating task that is used for assessment of the focus standard.  I have made these so that they are super engaging for your students, and I hope they get your students excited for the holidays!  The stories used are  Auntie Claus, How Santa Got His Job, How Santa Lost His Job, and The Carpenter's Gift . Each lesson follows the following format: -Daily Agenda (gives students an outline of your lesson and sets up the flow) -Brain Warm-Up (learning or themed video embedded) -Learning Goal -Success Criteria -Learning Posters for Standa...
  Do you need a way to teach your read aloud remotely?  These digital read aloud lessons that are used with Google Slides TM will help you do just that.  I have taken my First Grade IRA Bundle and converted them into ready-to-go lessons that can be used with your virtual learners.  Each week contains five lessons that follow the same format each day.  The activities for each day vary based on the standard, and each daily task builds up to a final culminating task that is used for assessment of the focus standard.  I have made these so that they are super engaging for your students, and I hope they get your students excited for the holidays!  The stories used are Ada Twist Scientist, The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School, and The Polar Express . Each lesson follows the following format: -Daily Agenda (gives students an outline of your lesson and sets up the flow) -Brain Warm-Up (learning or themed video embedded) -Learning Goal -Success Criteria -Learning Posters for Standards or Ski...