Reading Response Interactive Notebook Templates
Interactive Notebook Templates are valuable resources when teaching reading comprehension strategies and skills. They are the perfect reading response sheets as they are highly engaging and effective.
Interactive notebook activities are easily differentiated to adapt to the varying student abilities. They can also be used in a variety of contexts – from guided reading lessons, small group targeted teaching to writer’s workshop or and homework.
There are 32 No Prep Literacy Lessons with Step-by-Step directions which makes this pack perfect for literacy lessons, writing centers and even writer’s workshop.
What Tpt educators say about this resource:
Great reading resource! This worked well for my small group activities – Katie B.
I love using these graphic organizers with my small reading group during I/E – Lisa E.
Suitable for:
- Second Grade
- Third Grade
- Fourth Grade
Reading Response Interactive Notebook Templates
This 110 page resource consists of the following literacy lessons and activities:
1. Teachers Notes: All About The Resource
2. Lesson 1
3. Character Profile Graphic Organizer
4. Lesson 2
5. Word Families Sort
6. Lesson 3
7. Lesson 4
9. Before-During-After Reading Questions
9. Lesson 5
10. ABC Order
11. Lesson 6
12. Lesson 7
13. My Favorite Part… (UK & US versions available)
14. Lesson 8
15. Mumbo Jumbo Sentences (building proper sentences)
16. Lesson 9
17. Lesson 10
18. Retell the Story (sequencing B-M-E)
19. Lesson 11
20. Brainstorm
21. Lesson 12
22. Lesson 13
23. Write a letter to the author
24. Lesson 14
25. I Wonder…
26. Lesson 15
27. Design the World’s Healthiest Sandwich!
28. Lesson 16
29. Lesson 17
30. Procedural Writing (framework provided)
31. Lesson 18
32. Lesson 19
33. Story Map
34. Lesson 20
35. This Reminds Me Of…
36. Lesson 21
37. Lesson 22
38. Self-to-Text-Connection
39. Lesson 23
40. Brainstorm Sort (ie and igh words)
41. Lesson 24
42. Lesson 25
43. Story Sequencing
44. Lesson 26
45. Compare and Contrast (2 characters)
46. Lesson 27
47. Lesson 28
48. Write a New Blurb!
49. Lesson 29
50. Design a New Book Cover!
51. Lesson 30
52. Lesson 31
53. I Can Visualize (US and UK versions available)
54. Lesson 32
These 32 lessons and matching graphic organizers are reading response activities based on the following picture book stories we use as mentor texts:
- Clark the Shark
- Chester‘s Way
- Snappsy the Alligator
- Arnie the Doughnut
- When a Dragon Moves In
- Carla’s Sandwich
- A Bad Case of Stripes
- Enemy Pie
- Harry the Dirty Dog
- Hey, That’s My Monster
- Me and My Cat? (sight words)
This resource also consists of the following literacy activities:
- ‘My Reading Response Booklet’ with front cover page and 6 reader response activities
- 10 differentiated Recount Writing Templates with embedded editing checklists
- 6 Information Report templates
- 4 assorted Procedural Wing templates
- 5 Reading Comprehension Strategy Posters for a visually appealing Reading Center or Bulletin Board
This resource is core aligned and covers the following reading comprehension skills:
- Sequencing
- Inferencing
- Comparing and contrasting
- Drawing conclusions
- Self-questioning (wonderment)
- Problem-solving
- self-to-text connection (prior background knowledge/experience)
- personal opinion (identifying favorite part)
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