Well hello there! I hope this post finds you in great spirits! In this post I will be answering a lot of frequently asked questions about my Endless Guided Reading Mega bundles and guided reading in general! Below I will have a quick recording you can listen on to me babble about the bundles and answer some of those initial questions about the bundles! You can click below to listen in!
I am SO GLAD I purchased this! What a FABULOUS find! I have taught for over 30 years & try to stay very current on best teaching practices. I’m eager to put this Guided Reading Mega Bundle into action in my classroom. Imagine my delight when I logged on to rate this & saw that it has already been updated! Tara, you are wonderful. I recommend this to K teachers fresh out of college to those of us on the other end! You won’t be disappointed!
I own your Kindergarten Endless Bundle so I had to own your First Grade Endless Bundle too since I know how amazing your work is! I’m thrilled with this product and the many ways it is helping my students to become better, more confident readers! I so enjoy coming back for the new updates! It’s like a gift that keeps on giving…and the real gift is the success that my students are achieving!You can view more about what your fellow teachers are saying below!
Below is a detailed list of what I explained in the sound bite above! You can see the two bundles are similar, but vary still! I didn’t mention it in the sound clip, but the units are completely separate of each other! The easy readers, packets, etc do not overlap! A lot of teachers have both bundles for even more differentiation options in the classroom!
Writing strips! These are in both the kindergarten and first grade bundles!In the sound bite above I also mentioned a master list for each of the bundles! These can be very visually overstimulating, but all of the information is there in one place HA! A lot of bundle owners as for these so I’ve included the images below, but also download links where you can store the PDF or print!
The kindergarten map below shows the two easy reader titles per week, their DRA levels, sight word focus, phonemic awareness skill, and the phonics/word work skill for the week!Download the Kindergarten master map HERE.
Phonics/letter names/sight words {3-4 minutes}
Book Study – -comprehension & fluency {5-6 minutes}
Guided Writing {5 minutes}
As the year progresses my guided reading lessons are divided as follows:
Book Study & Discussion {6-7 minutes}
Guided Writing {5 minutes}
We do work on fluency in other areas as well! Below the kiddos are working on my Chunkin’ it cards!
Build Background for the Book
Shared Read
You can download FREE set of mix and fix writing strips by clicking ** HERE! **
If you still have kiddos that aren’t quite ready for the mix it strips then ABC tracing books might do the trick! If you have kiddos that do not have all of their letters or sounds then you’ll be able to download the freebie tracing book below! Learning letters is all about repetition and memory! Tracing books are a great intervention and remediation for those strugglers! I recommend that this be a one on one activity so that you are able to directly support THAT child! To do the tracing books you will want to allow the child to begin tracing the letters….A, a, apple. If the kiddos does not follow the correct path of movement, you can then do hand over hand and show the correct formation. You can download the freebie * HERE * or by clicking the image below!
At the start of each week’s tab I have placed in a sheet protector the lesson plans, printable books, and word sorts! Now when I teach this lesson I’ll just pull that sheet protector and have everything I need!
If you’re still craving for more information about my guided reading groups you can view this very informative post!
Just added this year is my Second Grade guided reading bundle! The bundle follows the same easy to navigate format as my kinder and firstie bundles! Each week you have an easy to read teacher lesson plan, 2 weekly readers each with and three levels of text per reader!
Below is a look a the week closer! Each lesson contains a fiction text and a nonfiction text. Each lesson plans covers a combination of 2 comprehension focuses as well!
If you are wanting to see how the kindergarten and first grade step by step guided reading packets would work for your kiddos you can download free samples of both! You can view a free week of kindergarten guided reading HERE, first grade HERE, second grade HERE.
As part of my “Kickstart the New Year,” I have placed the kinder and first grade mega bundles on sale for $30 off! The prices are already changed so no coded needed! The second grade bundle is still discounted greatly as it’s still at the “growing bundle” price!
If you own parts of the bundles but would like to “upgrade” to the mega bundle while it’s on sale I can help with store credit for any “duplicates” you will have purchased! You can simply email me at littlemindsatworkllc@gmail.com and I will be more than willing to assist! If you have any guided reading questions please feel free to shoot me an email and I can be a sounding board for you!
FIRST GRADE ENDLESS MEGA BUNDLE << VIEW HERE >>
SECOND GRADE ENDLESS MEGA BUNDLE << VIEW HERE >>
Have a GREAT week!
I can’t wait to use this resource!
Thanks so much!
Do you have a running record for each story?
Hi there! The KinderReaders has the running records embedded! The GR mega I have those running records and can send them if you email me 🙂
Tara