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Reaching Up with Read Alouds!

This page is being developed to assist teachers, parents, and grandparents during the Covid Pandemic. You Tube has a large number of read alouds that focus on children's picture books and many of them are read by celebrities. The thematic activities on this page will extend each story and encourage children to reach higher and to develop and practice literacy skills. These include, but are not limited to, fluency, comprehension, parts of speech, vocabulary and critical thinking skills.

Enjoy!

Read Aloud: The Rainbow Fish (original cover) You Tube Link: Read by Ernest Borgnine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mryuEKkKc	The Rainbow Fish: Color by Number	The Rainbow Fish: Fluency Drill
The Rainbow Fish Flash Cards	The Rainbow Fish Journal Journeys (Math, Measuring and More)	The Rainbow Fish Syllable Sorts
The Rainbow Fish Special Projects for Writing	The Rainbow Fish Riddle Me This: Connecting with Vocabulary Through Puzzles, Games and Readers	The Rainbow Fish: Parts of Speech 23 Practice Pages
The Rainbow Fish Art Project Link http://www.kideas.com/show/63	Sequels Rainbow Fish to the Rescue Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale Rainbow Fish and the Sea Monster's Cave Rainbow Fish Finds His Way Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Blue Sea	The Cat and the Fish Guided Reader by Cherry Carl
You Are My Good Friends MP3 Song by Cherry Carl	Learning ABC's with A School of Fish	Graphing with Goldfish Crackers

Read Aloud: When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore Read on You Tube: Storyline Online by Mark Duplass Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s7aSNUCkiM&vl=en	Dragon Dollars	Dragon Go Fish Fact Families
Dragon Riddle Me This: Connecting with Vocabulary Through Puzzles, Games, Poems and Song and Readers	When a Dragon Moves In Fluency Drill	When a Dragon Moves In Special Writing Projects
When a Dragon Moves In Parts of Speech	What Do Dragons Do? Guided Reader	What Do Dragons Do? Shared Reading Big Book
Dragon Books by Julie Gassman Do NOT Bring Your DRAGON to Recess Do NOT Bring Your DRAGON to Dinner Do NOT Bring Your DRAGON to the Library Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Last Day of School	Sequels by Jodi Moore When a Dragon Moves in Again I Love My Dragon	Blending with Dragons Chart

Read Aloud: Hey! That's MY Monster! by Amanda Noll You Tube Link: Read Aloud by Lily Tomlin Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh-ju18EoG0&t=192s	Monster Moola	That's MY Monster! Fluency Drill
That MY Monster! Open and Closed Sorts	Journal Journeys (Math, Measuring and More)	Monster Math Face Families
Meet the Monsters! Special Projects for Writing	That's MY Monster! Riddle Me This: Connecting with Vocabulary Through Puzzles, Games and Readers	That's MY Monster! Parts of Speech 23 Practice Pages
Monster Munch Song and Recipe	Counting Monsters Guided Reader Big Book	Do Monsters Know How? Guided Reader Big Book
Monsters Go to School Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences	Monsters in Action Guided Reader Big Book	What Do Monsters Do? Guided Reader Big Book
What Do Monsters Do On Halloween? Guided Reader Big Book	What Else Do Monsters Do? Guided Reader Big Book	Sequels Are You My Monster? How I Met My Monster I Need My Monster
Monstrous Hands Fill clear plastic gloves with popcorn, putting a candy corn at the tip of each finger for fingernails. Tie with string or ties for a marvelous snacks for kids.	Monster Minutes Set I Time to Play! Monster Minutes Set II Time to Play

Read Aloud: Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion You Tube Link: Read by Betty White https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j0OY3236jw	Harry the Dirty Dog Open and Closed Sorts	Harry the Dirty Dog Fluency Drill
Harry the Dirty Dog Fact Family Flash Cards	Journal Journeys (Math, Measuring and More)	Harry the Dirty Dog Syllable Sorts
Special Projects for Writing Dog Peekover Directions	Riddle Me This: Connecting with Vocabulary Through Puzzles, Games and Readers	Harry the Dirty Dog Parts of Speech 26 Practice Pages
Puppy Play 61 pages of activities practice pages and centers	Sequels by Gene Zion Harry by the Sea Harry and the Lady Next Door No Roses for Harry Harry and the Guinea Pig	Perfect Puppies Puppy Poetry
Bones Alphabet Matching Puzzles Where's My Puppy? Alphabet Match Dog Days ABC Chart	Bones Addition Puzzles Give a Dog a Bone Fact Families	Take Care of Your Dog Guided Reader Preschool Reader Big Book
Walk Your Dog Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pics Pocket Chart Sentences German Guided Reader	My Dog Westie Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pics	My Dog Can Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pics Pocket Chart Sentences
My Dog Likes Guided Reader Preschool Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pics Pocket Chart Sentences	Give a Dog a Bone Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pics Pocket Chart Sentences	Frog and Dog are Friends Guided Reader Big Book Frog and Dog and the New Friend Guided Reader Big Book
My Puppy Guided reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences	What Do Dogs Do? Guided Reader	A Dog Can Go to School Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pics Pocket Chart Sentences
Tricks and Treats Puppy Poetry	Puppy Play Money and Puppy Pennies	It's Time for Dogs! (Telling Time) Canine Clocks Game Set I Canine Clocks Game Set II
It's Time for Dogs! Guided Reader Big Book	Puppy Chow	A Day With Harry the Dog Guided Reader (and coloring book) Big Book
A Number of Puppies Guided Reader	Counting with Dogs Printing Practice and Coloring Book	Printing Practice and Color Book ABC Trace and Color

Read Aloud: For the Love of Autumn by Patricia Polacco You Tube Link: Read by Kathleen Pelley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up8FJZA9jW8	Feline Fun Table of Contents	Have You Seen My Cat? Number Order Have You Seen My Cat? Alphabet Match
Apple Adding Cats	Cuddly Cats Activity Packet	Purr-fect Poems and Songs: Barn Cat? Kittens Keep Out! Moo? My Cat Naps! The Best Cat The Three Little Kittens and more!
Two Fat Cats Guided Reader Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences	Cats Cats and More Cats Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pics Pocket Chart Sentences Spanish Big Book Spanish Guided Reader Norwegian Guided Reader	This Cat! Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences Spanish Big Book
What Do Cats Do? Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pics Pocket Chart Sentences	Come Here Cat! Guided Reader Big Book Guided Reader Spanish Spanish Big Book German Guided Reader Norwegian Guided Reader	I Like the Cat! Guided Reader
The Cat and the Fish Guided Reader Big Book	Count and Color with Cats	This is My Cat Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences This is My Cat German Guided Reader Spanish Big Book Norwegian Guided Reader
Peekover Cat for Flip Book	Kitty Clocks Set I Kitty Clocks Set II Time For Cats Activity	Barn Cat Poem/Song by Cherry Carl
Cheese Cat Muffin	The Cat and the Mice P.E. Activity Form a circle. Choose four children to be "mice" and go into the center of the circle. Choose someone to be the "cat", who must stand outside the circle. Call "Catch the mice!" The cat goes into the circle and tries to catch the mice. (The mice cannot go outside the circle). As the mice are caught, they join the other children in the circle. The last child to be caught becomes the "cat" in the next game.	Cats and Rats Poem/Song by Cherry Carl
Tallest or Shortest? Let's Talk About Measurement!	Coordinated Cats Coordinate Grids and Measurement	Kitten Cash and Coins
Look Out the Window Guided Reader Big Book Spanish Guided Reader Spanish Big Book	For the Love of Autumn Fact Families

Read Aloud:
The Hungry Thing
by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler

Phonics Focus: Rhyming
and Word Families

You Tube Link:

Toadstools and Fairy Dust

Sequels:
The Hungry Thing Returns

The Hungry Thing
Goes to a Restaurant
The Hungry Thing Goes to a Restaurant

Toons Rhyme and Spell
A Families

Toons Rhyme and Spell
E Families

Toons Rhyme and Spell
I Families

Toons Rhyme and Spell
O Families

Toons Rhyme and Spell
U Families

Race for a Rhyme Cards

Rhyme Time Cut and Paste Set
57 pages

Toons Delivery Vans A

Toons Delivery Vans E

Toons Delivery Vans I

Toons Delivery Vans O

Toons Delivery Vans U

Word Family Chants Set

"Gollipops"
Recipe from
Cook-A-Book

Read Aloud: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch Fairy Tale Focus You Tube Link: Read by Robert Munsch
Fairy Tale Days of the Week	Fairy Tale Desktop Nametags	Fairy Tale Calendar
Fairy Facts Guided Reader Big Book	The Three Bears Paper Dolls	The Three Bears Peekover Pattern and Sample
The Three Bears Sequencing	The Three Bears That One's Mine!	The Three Bears Gallery of Pictures
The Three Little Pigs Masks

Read Aloud: Froggy's Halloween by Jonathan London Focus #1: Finding the right costume Focus #2: Frogs You Tube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJhX8QuHL_I	Frog Francs	Fun with Frogs! Activity Packet (70 pages)
Frog Calendar	ABC Matching Frogs Center Activity	Where is Father Frog? Alphabet Activity
Frog Songs and Poems (9 pages)	Frog Math Journal Problem Solving
Five Little Funny Frogs Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences	Frogs Rule Guided Reader	Through the Day with Frog Guided Reader Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences Spanish Guided Reader
Through the Year with Frog Guided Reader Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences	Frog and Dog and the New Friend Guided Reader Big Book Frog and Dog are Friends Guided Reader Big Book	What Do Frogs Do? Guided Reader Big Book
We Have Colorful Costumes Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences	Sequels Froggy Bakes a Cake Froggy Builds a Snowman Froggy Builds a Tree House Froggy Eats Out Froggy for President Froggy Gets a Doggy Froggy Gets Dressed Froggy Goes to Bed Froggy Goes to Camp Froggy Goes to Grandma's Froggy Goes to Hawaii Froggy Goes to School Froggy Goes to the Doctor Froggy Goes to the Library Froggy is the Best Froggy Learns to Swim Froggy Loves Books Froggy Picks a Pumpkin Froggy Plays Football Froggy Plays in the Band Froggy Plays T-Ball Froggy Plays Soccer Froggy Rides a Bike Froggy Takes a Bath Froggy's Baby Sister Froggy's Best Babysitter Froggy's Best Christmas Froggy's Birthday Wish Froggy's Day with Dad Froggy's First Kiss Froggy's Lemonade Stand Froggy's Sleepover Froggy's Worst Play Date Hellooo Froggy! Let's Go, Froggy!	Who is Ready for Halloween? Big Book Little Mummy Guided Reader Big Book Pocket Chart Pictures Pocket Chart Sentences Little Mummy Spanish Guided Reader Spanish BB Spanish Pictures Spanish Sentences

Read Aloud:
Strega Nona and
Strega Nona's Harvest
by Tomie DePaola

You Tube Link:
Read by Tomie dePaola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGVXwMX0e5w&t=71s

Songs of Strega Nona by Cherry Carl

Other Strega Nona Stories:

Big Anthony, His Story
Brava Strega Nona
Merry Christmas Strega Nona
Quiet, Strega Nona
Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes
Strega Nona and the Twins
Strega Nona Does It Again
Strega Nona, Her Story
Strega Nona Meets Her Match
Strega Nona Play Set
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
Strega Nona's Gift
Strega Nona's Harvest
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
Strega Nona's Magic Ring
The Legend of Old Befana: An Italian Christmas Story
The Legend of the Bluebonnet
The Words of Tomie dePaola

Read Aloud: Carla's Sandwich by Debbie Herman You Tube Link: Read by Allison Janney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j0OY3236jw		Let's Make a Sandwich Guided Reader Big Book
First, Next, Then, Finally	Burger Barn Menu Math Problem Solving
	Let's Make a Sandwich Guided Reader Big Book	Big Mac, Big Mac Big Book for Reading and Coloring

Read Aloud:
Turkey Trouble
by Wendi Silvano

You Tube Link:
Read by Marc Maron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzUS7UHXsd8&t=70s

Sequels:
Turkey Claus
Turkey Claus (Turkey Trouble)

Turkey Trick or Treat
Turkey Trick or Treat (Turkey Trouble)

Turkey's Eggcellent Easter
Turkey's Eggcellent Easter (Turkey Trouble)

Read Aloud: Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey You Tube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUYrgxswPyk		The Turkey's Point of View
Turkey Trot Big Book	Turkey Talk	The Farmer and the Turkeys
Five Little Turkeys	Turkey Talk Songbook	A Turkey for Thanksgiving Packet Word Cards
A Turkey for Thanksgiving I Have Who Has	Thanksgiving Cards	Thanksgiving Writing Poster
Thanksgiving Desktop Nametags	Thanksgiving Number Recognition and Counting	Thanksgiving Stationery

Read Aloud:
Cranberry Thanksgiving
by Wende & Harry Devlin
Cranberry Thanksgiving (Cranberryport)

You Tube Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7iCle0uka4

Read Aloud:
The Elves and the Shoemaker
by Jacob Grimm and Jim Lamarche

You Tube Link:
Read by Chrissy Metz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6SrbWwVKAs

Let's Go Shopping
Shopping Menu
Story Problems

Christmas Counting

Read Aloud:
The Polar Express
Polar Express 30th anniversary edition

You Tube Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3DoYJbN9Oc

Gingerbread Christmas

Read Aloud: The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett You Tube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3kaJ56Z8Ek
	Critters Love Christmas, Too Guided Reader Big Book

Read Aloud:
How to Catch Santa
by Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish

Read by Mrs. Woulfe Reads

You Tube Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG2ptC66s_Q

The Mitten by Jan Brett You Tube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA6ukHm9etg

	Other Jan Brett Snowy Titles: Annie and the Wild Animals Cozy Gingerbread Baby Gingerbread Christmas Gingerbread Friends Home for Christmas The Animals' Santa The Hat The Snowy Nap The Three Snow Bears The Wild Christmas Reindeer Trouble with Trolls Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve