Black History Month Book Companion & Read-Aloud Activities BUNDLE

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Looking for engaging and meaningful read-aloud activities to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., MLK Day, or Black History Month? This 4-Book BUNDLE of Interactive Read-Aloud Picture Book Companions is just what you need! You will get TONS of print-and-go activities for each picture book, saving you the valuable time you already don’t have to spare.

By purchasing this BUNDLE of all 4 Black History Month book companions, you are saving 20% off the individual price of each product!

This BUNDLE includes 125 no-prep activities. The included reading activities are best for students in 4th–6th grades and focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Students will…

• dig into characterization
• identify story elements
• determine theme
• sequence events
• apply the elements of plot
• discover cause & effect relationships
• identify descriptive language
• practice reading the text and illustrations
• determine how the setting affects the plot and character development
• determine meaning and illustrate figurative language
• investigate and analyze symbolism within the illustrations
• practice personification
• and so much more!

Listed below are the book titles and their accompanying activities:

Rosa Parks Black History Reading Activities for the Read-Aloud Boycott Blues

• Making Predictions
• Story Elements
• Problem & Solution
• Summary
• Setting
• Plot
• Thematic Statements
• Character Traits
• Character Development
• Making Connections
• Making Inferences
• Theme
• Reader Response Questions
• Symbolism
• Figurative Language
• Quote Analysis
• Montgomery Bus Boycotts
• 4-Writing Prompts
• Rosa Parks Research
• Acrostic Poem
• Book Review
• Design a Book Cover
• Musical Art S.T.E.A.M. Activity
• Answer Keys
• And MORE!

Martin’s Big Words Read-Aloud Activities | Black History Month Book Companion

• Thematic Statements
• Making Predictions
• Story Elements
• Problem & Solution
• Summary
• Setting
• Plot
• Character Traits
• Character Development
• Making Connections
• Making Inferences
• Theme
• Reader Response Questions
• Symbolism
• Quote Connection
• Nobel Peace Prize
• 5-Writing Prompts
• Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
• Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle
• Who Was Gandhi?
• Book Review
• Design a Book Cover
• Answer Keys
• And MORE!

Let the Children March – Black History Read Aloud – Questions & Activities

• Reader Response Questions 
• Story Elements
• Plot Map 
• Making Connections 
• Character Traits 
• Cause & Effect 
• Sensory Details
• Theme 
• Making Inferences 
• Making Predictions
• Problem & Solution
• Sequence
• Summary
• Setting
• Timeline of Events
• Overcoming Obstacles
• Character Change
• Character Development
• Character Perspective
• Thematic Statements
• Looking for Literary Devices
• Reading Text & Illustrations
• Paying Attention to Photographs
• Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
• Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle
• Quote Analysis
• Writing Prompts
• Wait… There’s More!
• Book Review
• Design a Book Cover
• Answer Keys
• And MORE!

A Sweet Smell of Roses Picture Book Companion | Black History

• Reader Response Questions
• Story Elements Graphic Organizer 
• Plot Map 
• Making Predictions
• Making Inferences
• Making Connections
• Setting Influences the Plot
• Character Traits 
• Character Perspective
• Thematic Statements
• Sensory Details 
• Quote Analysis
• Writing Prompts
• Wait… There’s More!
• Book Review
• Design a Book Cover
• Sensing a Theme
• Reader Response Questions
• Symbolism
• Investigating Illustrations
• Poem – “We Wear the Mask” by Laurence Dunbar
• “We Wear the Mask” Questions
• I Wear the Mask
• Answer Keys
• And MORE!

The included activities were designed to encourage students to use higher-level thinking skills, require students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to provide their own opinions and/or perspectives.

This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The books are not included.

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