Guided Reading

Arnold, T. (2010). Fly Guy meetsFly Girl! New York, NY: Cartwheel Books.

This book is number 8 in the Fly Guy series. This is a great book to teach thought bubbles.  In this book Fly Guy finally meets anther fly that happens to be a girl. 

Creese, S. (2010). Mightymachines. Hertfordshire: Make Believe Ideas.

This is a nonfiction book about many different vehicles. This book contains bright photographic, facts for each vehicle and a key word section. This book is a great tool for teaching nonfiction text features. 

Parish, H., & Avril, L. (2014). AmeliaBedelia joins the club. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.

This book is part of the new Amelia Bedelia series, where Amelia is a child. This story is about Amelia’s class dividing into two groups with Amelia having to choose between the two. This is a great book to use as an example of friendship. 

Rattini, K. B. (2014). Seed toplant. National Geographic Children's Books. 

This is a nonfiction book on the plant lifecycle. This book contains vivid photographs and many nonfiction text features.

Willems, M. (2013). A big guytook my ball! New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children.

The book is from the Elephant and Piggie series. In this book Piggie is upset because a "big guy" took the ball she had found. This book is great with just a few words per page; readers can gain confidence in their fluency and comprehension.