[FREE Resources] K-8 National Reading Month Lessons & Activities
[FREE Resources] K-8 National Reading Month Lessons & Activities
March is National Reading Month and we’re celebrating all the magic that comes with learning to read!
We know there’s nothing quite like the delight of reading a good book, except for maybe the joy of teaching your students to love reading, which is why we’ve pulled a few of our favorite activities from our own literacy programs, Reading Eggs, Study Island, and Exact Path, to share with you. Download these free and fun reading resources today to build your students literacy skills and love for reading all month long!
Grades K-2
Reading Eggs: Literacy Skills Worksheet: Word Families & Reading Simple Sentences
Reading Eggs: Reading Activity: Grandma on Board
Reading Eggs: Literacy Skills Worksheet: The Alphabet & Word Families (Plus version with Spanish Instructions)
Exact Path: 1st Grade Reading Literature – Lesson Idea: Retelling Stories
Exact Path: 2nd Grade Reading Informational Text – Lesson Idea: Main Purpose
Grades 3-6
Reading Eggs: Reading and Literacy Skills Activity: Main Idea (Plus Teacher Answer Key!)
Reading Eggs: Literacy Skills Worksheet: Word Factory
Exact Path: 4th Grade Language & Vocabulary - Lesson Idea: Context Clues
Exact Path: 5th Grade Reading Literature – Lesson Idea: Theme
Exact Path: 6th Grade Reading Literature – Lesson Idea: Point of View
Study Island: 6th Grade Author Techniques Lesson Plan & Struggling Learner Activity Sheet
Grades 7-8
Exact Path: 7th Grade Reading Literature – Lesson Idea: Inferences
Exact Path: 8th Grade Reading Informational Text – Lesson Idea: Summarizing Information
Study Island: 7th Grade Analogies Lesson Plan & Activity Sheet
Study Island: 8th Grade Poetry Lesson Plan and PowerPoint
Study Island: 8th Grade Genres Lesson Plan & Lesson Selection
Celebrate Reading Month with free classroom packets!
Edmentum loves Reading Month, too! Celebrate in your classroom with the free National Reading Month Resources Pack to encourage your students to embrace the joy of reading. Don’t forget about these other free reading and literacy-themed teacher resource packs and fun classroom posters:
National Reading Month is the perfect opportunity to nurture both literacy skills and a lifelong love for reading in your students. Interested in learning more about how Edmentum can help you boost literacy in your classroom? Sign up today for a free trial with Reading Eggs, or get a quote for Exact Path or Study Island!
This post was originally published February 22, 2019
