Kindergarten 1st Read Aloud Activities Crafts Retell Crafts Graphic Organizer
$17.00
Kindergarten & First Grade read-alouds can’t just be “for fun” anymore. They’re expected to connect to standards, support instruction, and show clear purpose, while still keeping kids engaged. That’s a lot to balance, especially when planning time is limited.
Kindergarten & First Grade read-alouds can’t just be “for fun” anymore. They’re expected to connect to standards, support instruction, and show clear purpose, while still keeping kids engaged. That’s a lot to balance, especially when planning time is limited.
This Read-Aloud & Retell Crafts Bundle was created to make that balance easier. Each book in this bundle includes done-for-you lesson plans and coordinated activities that support the story and meet instructional expectations.
You can enjoy meaningful read-aloud time with your students, knowing the lessons are purposeful, standards-aligned, and easy to explain if someone asks, “What are they learning from this?”
The activities are hands-on, engaging, and developmentally appropriate, but the planning work is already done for you.
What You’re Getting (Across the Bundle)
While each book is unique, every resource includes consistent, teacher-friendly components, such as:
- Done-for-you lesson plans (5-day or week-long)
- Story retell crafts (crowns, cut-and-paste crafts, flip books)
- Sequencing activities (First, Next, Then, Last)
- Directed drawing & draw-and-write pages
- Writing prompts (with drawing options for early writers)
- Mini books for retelling, comprehension, and book reviews
- Vocabulary pocket chart cards
- Write-the-Room activities
- Word searches (with answer keys)
- Character traits & reflection activities
- Discussion question cards
- “Just for fun” extension pages (I Spy, roll & draw, build pages)
Everything is designed to be low-prep or print-and-go, and flexible for your classroom setup.
This bundle includes full Read-Aloud Companion sets for the following books:
- The King of Kindergarten
- The Queen of Kindergarten
- Sneezy the Snowman
- Creepy Carrots!
- Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
- Creepy Crayon!
- Spookley the Square Pumpkin
- Bear Stays Up for Christmas
- Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story
- Olive, the Other Reindeer
- How to Catch a Reindeer
- Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution
- There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
- Tacky and the Winter Games
- Ruby’s Chinese New Year
⭐️Please Note⭐️
This bundle includes both Read-Aloud Companions and Retell Crafts.
The Retell Crafts are stand-alone, hands-on activities that focus specifically on story retelling, sequencing, and written response after reading.
These retell craft resources include:
- Story retell crafts (cut-and-paste or wearable crafts)
- Sequencing activities where students place events in order
- Writing prompts connected directly to the story
- Discussion or reflection components
- Student-friendly instructions for easy classroom use
The retell crafts included in this bundle are:
- Duck for President Retell Crafts & Writing Activities
- Turkey Trouble Retell Craft & Writing Activities
- more coming soon!
All other titles in this bundle are full Read-Aloud Companion sets that include lesson plans and multiple supporting activities.
Skills Covered (Kindergarten & 1st Grade friendly)
These activities naturally support:
- Story comprehension & retelling
- Sequencing events
- Vocabulary development
- Character traits & SEL connections
- Oral language & discussion
- Drawing, labeling, and early writing
- Fine-motor practice
Most importantly, students stay focused on the story, and aligned to the standards… not busywork.
🛑 ATTENTION 🛑: Please Watch This Video on Printing & Folding the included Flip book, if you are having trouble with the directions in the download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SO7pA11JEZgF6V1Ee2eNOGqnnEFiIY7f/view?usp=sharing
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