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No-Prep Oral Literacy Activities

Use these no-prep oral activities to build students’ phonological awareness through quick, engaging practice.

"If I Had a Pot of Gold" Writing Activity

In this fun and imaginative writing activity, students write about what they would do if they found a pot of gold.
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Through the Grapevine: World Tales Kids Can Read & Tell

Written by Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss
Have you ever played the game “Telephone,” where one person whispers a message and it travels around the circle until it comes back sounding completely different? Stories work the same way. As they’re passed from person to person—and from place to place—they stretch, twist, and grow into new versions. The stories in this book show just how powerful that “story grapevine” can be. Many of these tales have been traveling for hundreds of years. Some appear in different countries all over the world, each with its own special twist. All of them are fun to read aloud, and even more fun to tell in your own voice.
1st - 6th
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How & Why Stories: World Tales Kids Can Read & Tell

Written by Martha Hamilton
Have you ever stopped to really look at a spider’s web? If it’s only meant to catch flies, why does it shimmer with such delicate, beautiful patterns? Have you ever wondered what makes thunder rumble, why the ocean tastes salty, or how tigers came to wear their bold stripes? This collection gathers delightful “why” stories from many cultures and time periods—tales that imagine how animals, plants, and natural wonders came to look or behave the way they do.
1st - 7th

My Mother is a Superhero: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

Dear Valentine Letter Template (black-white)

Use this Dear Valentine template to help students practice writing friendly letters for Valentine’s Day!

Dear Valentine Letter Template (color)

Use this Dear Valentine template to help students practice writing friendly letters for Valentine’s Day!

Read-Aloud Guide

Here are some tips to consider when reading a storybook with one child or many.

Nour's Secret Library: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

The Hula-Hoopin' Queen: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

Perfect Match: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

Why We Eat Fried Peanuts: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

Shining Bright, Shining Black: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

The Juneteenth Story: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

100 Days of Cool (MathStart 2): Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

The Lonely Penguin's Blog: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

Read Aloud Planning Template

Use this template to plan daily intentional read alouds to enhance students' knowledge, vocabulary, higher-order thinking, and cross-content connections.

My Brother Charlie: Read Aloud

A Storyline Online read aloud of the book My Brother Charlie, read by Holly Robinson Peete.

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Tales From Old Ireland

Written by Malachy Doyle and Illustrated by Niamh Sharkey
This collection of seven spellbinding Irish folk tales deserves to be read aloud at every hearth...
1st - 5th

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: Read Aloud

Read aloud video of Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe. From The SweetBerry Library.

Guest Reader Tips

Field-tested suggestions from RIF volunteers designed to help guest readers get kids excited about...