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2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, Book Units, Elementary, Guided Reading, Literature Connections, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction

12 Interactive Book Units for Young Readers

January 19, 2025 My Teaching Library

I want to discuss reading. Specifically, moving beyond merely reading words on the pages of a book.

When our children are young and we read to them, reading time is special and children begin to show their love of books. They’ll bring books to us saying, “Read to me!”.

At such an early age, they aren’t necessarily loving the stories as much as cherishing the relationship between parent and child, the time spent together and the interactions that occur while we read to them. Perhaps you change your voice for different characters, you ask them questions and make reading a fun interactive parent child time….and during that process, they are learning about the world around them.

…and then comes the time that they begin to read those same stories themselves.

Once children are tasked with reading those written words themselves, many lose that initial love for the written story as they have to sound out letters, say the words and put sentences together. Now, of course, it is essential that they do these things! They need to learn those letter sounds, the words and how sentences are formed…but often, during the process they begin to lose their initial love of the written word…the stories that are being told.

So, how can we nurture the love of books during this process…and beyond? How can we implement reading strategies and activities that will help our children ‘get into’ and ‘stay into’ the story? How do the inspire our children to delve deep into the stories being told, the thoughts of the characters, the differing points of view, the role of illustrations…to find whimsy, excitement, adventure!

To help you with this task, I’ve created 12 book units for (1st – 4th) elementary students that will help! These units are fun and engaging and will give you, the parent teacher, specific guidance while providing fun, interactive activities for your child(ren).

Have multiple children just a couple grades apart, you’ll be able to use these units to teach them together. Have an older child that could benefit from teaching their younger sibling(s)? Have them use these resources with their younger sibling(s).

I’ve placed all of these 12 units together in an easy to access: Literature Bundle. Every book included in this bundle is a Caldecott award winning book!

This BUNDLE offers 12 fun and engaging book units, all offering guided reading questions and student activities designed to increase student interest, test student comprehension, help students use critical thinking skills and explore their creativity.

Included book units:

What can you expect in each of these units? Let me give you one example of what you’ll find in them…

In “The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses“, you’ll find:

For the Teacher: Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the Artwork questions. What type of questions can you expect? Here are just a few examples of the questions you’ll find…

Pre-reading – What do you think this book will be about? Do you like horses? Why or why not?
After reading – Do you think the storm was just a bad dream or did it really happen? Talk about a bad dream you’ve had and what you did to make yourself feel better. Do you think this story could be true?
About the art – What do the pictures tell you about the time in which the story takes place? Which picture is your favorite?

For the Students:

Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story (comprehension and critical thinking)
Worksheets to produce questions both while reading and after reading (to engage both during and after)
3 Art responses (emotional and creative response)
A poster of horse and label the parts worksheet (going beyond the story)
A Teepee shape book to create a book report, a summary; to record and define unfamiliar vocabulary; use to create a poem inspired by the book (from study skills to creative expression)

Here are just a few preview images from a few of the included units:

Now, I do offer each of these book units as separate book unit resources. If you are an All-Access member, you can download each for FREE or the ENTIRE BUNDLE for FREE.

Not an All-Access member? When you purchase the Literature Bundle, you’ll save 20% off purchasing each individually!

Need the books for the above units?
If you do not already have these books, you can go to your local library to borrow them or you can purchase them and have them delivered to your door. The following links will take you to view and purchase on Amazon. My Teaching Library is an Amazon associate:

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5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, Informational Text, Presidents, Reading Comprehension

A Quick Lesson on Abraham Lincoln for 5th-7th Grades

February 25, 2022February 22, 2022 My Teaching Library

Looking for a quick lesson on Abraham Lincoln for a 5th, 6th or 7th grade classroom? Here is a product for you!

This informational resource on Abraham Lincoln is designed to give 5th – 7th graders practice reading and comprehending content area text. There are two pages of text which will cover Lincoln’s life beginning in Kentucky and progresses through his life touching on his family, his career as a lawyer, his election in 1860 and finally his death by the hands of John Wilkes Booth. After reading both the text and two charts (quick facts and fun facts), students will complete a comprehension worksheet. Finally, there is a fun postcard writing activity asking them to write to President Lincoln.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 7.1
Linsear Write Formula : 5.8

Suggested uses:

Use for a quick History or Language Arts mini-lesson
Give to students to supplement another lesson on Abraham Lincoln
Use on Presidents Day or Lincoln’s birthday

Go to My Teaching Library’s Resource:
Abraham Lincoln | Informational Text

Use alone, with your current curriculum or with Abraham Lincoln | History Project

Want a similar product but for younger students? Check out – Lincoln Informational Text BUNDLE | 3rd-4th Grades

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3rd Grade, 4th Grade, American History, Informational Text, Presidents, Reading Comprehension

Learning about Abraham Lincoln – 3rd & 4th Grades

February 24, 2022February 22, 2022 My Teaching Library

Abraham Lincoln | Informational Text and Activities

As early as 3rd and 4th grades, students should be diving in to American History. They also are needing to strengthen their ability to read and comprehend, with greater detail, content area text. This resource from My Teaching Library has been designed to not only teach students about the 16th president of the United States but to give students a chance to practice reading to comprehend informational text.

The first page of this resource is informational text. It is a 3 on the Automated Readability Index. It begins teaching about Lincoln’s his early life in Kentucky and progresses through his life touching on his family, his career as a lawyer, his presidency and finally his death by the hands of John Wilkes Booth.

After reading the text, the students have a reading comprehension worksheet, multiple choice, to test their understanding.

Next, there are two additional activities that can be used. One is a postcard writing activity and the other is a research activity.