This Interactive Read Aloud RETELL Kit is designed to provide a rich and engaging reading experience for your young readers. Not only will it help students meet various core standards, but students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the story and develop their analytical skills - all while ensuring that they are fully engaged with the text! To round out your lesson plan students will complete a meaningful, fun, hands-on sequencing craftivity. Featuring: There Might be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi: Come on, Sukie, you can do it! A little dog's paralyzing anxiety gives way to bravery when someone smaller is in need in this humorous, tenderly sympathetic story. With endearing illustrations and a perfectly paced text that captures a timid pup's looping thoughts, here is a funny and honest read-aloud about how overwhelming the world can be when you're worried - and how empowering it is to overcome your fears when it matters the most. Theme: Overcoming fear and anxiety Friendship Pet's Beach / Summer Each kit includes A 5-DAY LESSON PLAN with challenging (text-dependent) worksheets that are differentiated to meet students learning needs. Included in this resource is an optional lesson outline featuring 5 days of lesson planning: Day 1: Pre-Lesson: vocabulary making predictions activate prior knowledge Day 2: Story Elements anchor chart BME verbal RETELL, whole group pocket chart story map sequencing craft Day 3: Character Traits (inside and outside) character analysis venn diagram Day 4: Making Connections connections to text inferences visualizations problem / solution cause / effect Day 5: Authors Purpose theme message What's Inside? 5 day lesson plan outline general comprehension questions visual supports (5 finger retell, story retell chart, BME, character traits (inside and out), authors purpose, making connections, theme, and questions a reader should ask as they read.) vocabulary cards - 4 words from the text with pictures and child friendly definitions vocabulary worksheets (differentiated) printable anchor chart pocket chart story map mini story map poster pocket chart retell student worksheets: mapping, BME, character traits, connections, and analysis, cause and effect, problem/ solution, visualizing, inferences, venn diagram, main idea, author's message and purpose, and theme. sequencing craft optional writing pages with sentence starters *some resources include a bonus: become the illustrator guided drawing. What to take a much closer look? click on the preview Click on the preview for this resource to see a closer look at all that is included! Thank you for visiting my store, every resource I make has been tried and tested in my own classroom with the hope of sharing them with yours!