In this delightful book, beginning readers are encouraged to share what they can do as they follow along with the story. Readers will be encouraged to practice a variety of phonemic rhymes and uses through lively images and fresh text. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level C title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.

Beginning readers follow along as they discover the many things that kids, bugs, and animals can do in this engaging story that features playful illustrations, challenging words, and simple text with examples of various phonemic sounds to aid in developing early reading skills. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level G title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.

Beautiful illustrations accompany this funny story about a dog disguised as a fish who tries to join the sea creature race. The sea creatures are skeptical at first, until "Dogfish" ends up saving the day! Children will love this humorous tale and the messages of both good sportsmanship and doing the right thing. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level G title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.

Featuring basic concepts, this lovely book uses vivid images, engaging vocabulary, and informational text to inspire beginning readers to recognize activities such as playing, digging, reading, running, swinging, and writing. With this engaging nonfiction reader, children will be proud to share what they can do! This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level B title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.

Help students discover the meaning of culture! This 6-pack of nonfiction readers examines various cultures while encouraging first grade students to celebrate their differences. Who We Are 6-Pack • Describes how food, games, holidays, and more vary from culture to culture • Provides a short fiction piece related to the topic to keep students interested • Connects relevant themes such as kindness and being different to students’ daily lives • Includes vibrant images, thought-provoking discussion questions, and a “Civics in Action” activity designed to help students learn about their classmates’ cultures • Offers a detailed lesson plan that will help with implementation of activities Each and every student is unique, so it’s important that they understand how to celebrate their differences! This teacher-approved 6-pack addresses a diverse range of cultures and reminds students that everyone is human, and they can learn from one another. With a connected fiction story, meaningful images, and more beneficial features, this 6-pack of readers will empower first grade students to be proud of their cultures and who they are. This 6-pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.

It's time for bed and Pete wants to read. New readers can follow along as Pete reads through some of his favorite tales and fables. With plenty of lively, colorful images, challenge words, and fresh text, readers will be absorbed in the story as they read along to practice long E sounds and early reading skills. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level G title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.

For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.