Teaching Collections
Grades K–8 Culturally Responsive Collections: Latine & Hispanic Edition
Strengthen your classroom library with our Culturally Responsive Collections: Latine & Hispanic Edition. The titles in this special collection include books that feature main characters of Latine and Hispanic heritage. Includes a Diverse Classroom Library Resource Guide!
Grades K–8 Optimistic Library
This collection features the best in children’s literature with stories that convey hope, gratitude, and acts of kindness. Research shows that when children are able to recognize and manage their emotions and develop empathy for others, they learn to resolve conflicts respectfully and contribute to a positive classroom environment. These libraries have been built around five central themes: mindfulness, hope and optimism, resilience, empathy, and social responsibility. Includes an Educator Letter to Support the Classroom Reading Environment!
Grades K–6 Guided Reading Leveled Library
Provide your students with a rich variety of the books they want at the levels they need! Fill in the gaps in your classroom library with ready-to-use packs presorted by Guided Reading level. Includes a Teacher Management Guide!
Grades K–5 Scholastic Text Sets
Text Sets Animal Adaptations
Welcome to the Text Sets Collection: Animal Adaptations . This sole source collection provides a range of reading levels appropriate for Grade 1 and offers science and social studies content in a highly flexible configuration created to supplement your present reading instructional plan. It provides one Read-Aloud, one Anchor Text, and Supporting Texts tied to the theme.
This Text Set can be used for small-group instruction, whole-class teaching, or independent reading. By starting with the Read-Aloud to engage all children in the topic, then moving to the Anchor Text for modeling close reading of complex text, and finally inviting children to explore more with the Supporting Texts, your children will discover how animals interact with their environment and successfully adapt to it.
Text Features to Notice 3 Highlighted Words Help children locate examples of boldfaced words or words in color and explain that authors highlight words to focus attention on words that are important to know. 3 Questions and Answers Note that sometimes an author asks a question and then answers it. Point out that this is a good way to provide information. 3 Photos and Captions
Help students build expertise on engaging subjects and become proficient readers of informational text. Scholastic Text Sets provide the opportunity for students to read deeply and widely on an array of engaging science, social studies, and math topics. Includes Student Response Sheets and a Teacher Implementation Letter!
Each Text Set includes:
Read Aloud (1 copy) Anchor Text (30 copies) Supporting Texts (6 copies of each of 4 titles)
When reading these Text Sets, children will
Make sure children understand how captions and photos work together to provide information that helps readers understand the subject.
• build strong content knowledge to help them become proficient readers of informational text. • gain strategies for approaching complex texts. • analyze texts to compare and contrast text features and content. • deepen communication skills through discussion and writing.
3 Labels
Call attention to the labels that give information to help readers name what is being shown in the photos.
Scholastic Classroom Libraries Program Guide 17
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