*I received a free online access from SNAP! Learning and was compensated for my time. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.
As a classroom teacher years ago, one of my biggest chunks of planning time was mapping out my guided reading lesson plans and activities. Getting my guided reading lesson plans ready involved finding appropriate reading texts for each of my reading groups, reading the books beforehand , planning different phonics or comprehension mini-lessons to go with the books, and organizing activities that the students could do with the book after they had read the books to practice skills.
Whew. Just thinking about it again makes my brain spin.
Now that I’m homeschooling, I don’t have to keep close track of and turn in any guided reading lesson plans , but I still like to follow the guided reading model at home. This involves before, during and after reading support while my kids are reading developmentally appropriate texts.
One thing that I’ve been very thankful to discover this past school year was Snap! Learning. The ready to go guided reading lesson plans and activities are such a time saver. And they are a great fit for classroom teachers or homeschooling parents!
If you’ve hung around long enough, you know that I’ve mentioned Snap! Learning before, as their lesson plans and reading activities are great for improving comprehension and supporting struggling readers. But did you know that Snap! Learning also has printable ready to go guided reading lesson plans and activities? Talk about a time saver!
For each grade level (K-6), you’ll find ready to go printable resources that are top notch. Not only can you print off the books, but you can print off lightly scripted lesson plans and reading activities for before, during, and after reading.
The lesson plans for books include things like picture walks, phonics and phonemic awareness activities for younger children to vocabulary, text features and text structures for older students. With longer books, three days of lesson plans are included to help support readers.
The activities include writing, answering questions , phonics activities, vocabulary work, projects to extend learning, cloze activities, summarizing, retelling, and use of graphic organizers to organize information.
How do I use Snap! Learning in my reading instruction at home? We use it as a supplement. Since there are not enough stories to last us all year, I use the resources as a supplement to what we’re already doing. But what an amazing supplement it is!
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