Christmas & December Read-Aloud Unit | Use With Book Dasher | 2nd-3rd Grade

This 5-day, December & Christmas read-aloud unit focuses on reviewing 2nd and 3rd grade literature standards through the use of the picture book Dasher by Tavares. You will need a copy of this book for use throughout the unit.   The unit includes five 35-minute lessons as outlined on the sample pacing calendar. This is just a suggested format and can be adapted to fit your instructional format and students’ needs. The instructions for each day’s lesson are followed by the corresponding student pages that tie in with each of the daily lessons. Detailed instructions for these pages are included within the daily lesson plans.   Unit Includes: Daily lesson suggestions pacing guide Printing assembly instructions Flip book Story retell craft Sequence of events Anticipation guide Early finisher activity   STANDARDS: SECOND GRADE CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.¬† CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7Use information gained from illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or plot.   THIRD GRADE CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for answers. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.     ***************************************************************************