Spring Into Reading Giveaway!

Hello Friends!

If you are new here, I am Christina from Mrs. Winter’s Bliss. I have been teaching 1st grade for 20 years. Being a former California girl, I now get excited for the warmer weather that spring brings! To celebrate I have teamed up with 7 other amazing bloggers to share some of our favorite spring books and FREEBIES with you! 

Along with the freebies for each book, we are also giving away a copy of each book. Make sure to read through to the end of the post to grab the freebies and a chance to WIN ALL 8 books! 

I chose to share the book Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in her Pocket by Barbara Park. 

If you are like me and my 1st graders you already know what a hilarious and relatable character Junie B. is to us. This book is no exception! 

It’s
almost
the end of the school year, and Room Nine is taking a field trip to a farm!
There’s lots of fun farm stuff there. Like a real actual barn. And a real
actual farmer. There’s even real alive animals you can pet! Only, where’s the
gift shop? That’s what Junie B. Jones would like to know. Surely no one would
want Junie B. to go home empty-handed. . . .
My freebie is a packet of text dependent comprehension questions. I use them with my small group“independent” readers who are ready to dig deeper into what they are reading. Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in her Pocket 2.1 (DRA 24) reading level.

There are 2 text dependent questions for students to provide a written response for each chapter. Also included are character analysis graphic organizers. 

When I meet with my small group I have them bring their book and reading response sheet from the previous chapter they completed independently.
First, we discuss the main events of what they read and each child shares their responses to the comprehension questions assigned previously.  I give my students time to comment or question other student’s responses in the group.
Next, we preview vocabulary words in context to clarify meaning before they read independently.
I highlight the vocabulary words in the books so students can easily find them while we preview AND so students recall them as a word we discussed while reading independently. 
Last, each child reads the chapter and completes responses independently before our group meets again.
My students greatly enjoy the independence, have continued or ignited their love of reading, have become much better at writing responses to text dependent comprehension questions, and can better communicate their thinking with other students.

Of course you could use these response sheets to practice the rigorous text based written responses after reading aloud the book to your whole class, or as homework for individual students. 

You can grab this FREEBIE by clicking the picture or {here}! 
Thanks so much for stopping by! Before you hop onto see my friend, Rachel over at The Tattooed Teacher, don’t forget to grab my number! Each blogger will have a number at the end of his/her post. Collect all the numbers along the way, and when you’re done, add them all up and enter the total number in the Rafflecopter below!

Good luck, happy spring and hopping!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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