Bring the joy of reading to the classroom with complex, diverse stories that encourage students to read actively and independently. Introduce kindergarten students to a wide range of appealing fiction genres including fantasy, realistic fiction, poetry, and retellings of traditional tales. Motivate today's students with the books they want to read featuring stories that celebrate diversity and inclusion. Students will engage in meaningful discussions and think critically as they analyze the common themes that link multiple books together.
Fiction Readers: Foundations Plus Kit sets the foundation for a lifelong love of reading. Highlights include:
Fiction Readers – 15 full-color titles, 6 copies each, 12 pages per book in print and digital formats
Lesson Plans/Assessments – Meet reading, writing, and content standards with a 12-page lesson plan for each title that includes a Guided Reading lesson, Comprehension Strategy lesson, assessments, extension options, and student activity pages
Implementation Guide – Research-based strategies, best practices, content connections, pacing plans, assessment options, differentiation tips, standards and reading level correlations, and more
Digital Resources – eBooks, Read-along eBooks, student reproducibles, lesson plans, assessments, and Family Tips Booklet in English and Spanish
Audio of Books – Model fluent reading
Cultivate a love of reading in your youngest students and set the foundation for lifelong reading success! These beautifully illustrated, entertaining books celebrate diversity and inclusion and appeal to today’s readers. Motivate students to read across a wide range of appealing fiction genres including realistic fiction, poetry, fantasy, fairy tales, and traditional tales. With cross-curricular themes, these books introduce basic concepts to beginning readers and focus on the key reading skills students need to know at their level.
Watch Me Dance 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109924 Gina is ready to show off her dancing skills at a wedding. But will she last the night? This beautifully illustrated fiction reader features simple rhymes, high-frequency words, and repetitive sentences to build foundational reading skills. |
Peter and His Shadow 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109925 Peter Pan has lost his shadow. Can Wendy Darling help him get it back? Introduce early readers to the character Peter Pan with this beautifully illustrated fiction reader. |
The Girl in the Mirror 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109926 A girl and her cat examine their reflections in a mirror in this charmingly illustrated fiction reader. With high-frequency words and simple, repetitive sentences, this book builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy. |
Whose House? 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109927 Introduce early readers to size and shape as they compare and contrast different types of houses. This beautifully illustrated fiction reader features high-frequency words and simple, repetitive sentences. |
Perfect Fit 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109928 With playful illustrations that encourage children to describe what is happening in each picture, this fiction reader introduces children to the concepts of size and shape. |
Goldilocks and the Three Bears 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109929 Early readers will be captivated by this beautifully illustrated retelling of the classic story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The playful illustrations encourage children to compare and contrast what is happening in each picture. |
Watch Me Dance 6-Pack |
Peter and His Shadow 6-Pack |
The Girl in the Mirror 6-Pack |
Whose House? 6-Pack |
Perfect Fit 6-Pack |
Goldilocks and the Three Bears 6-Pack |
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Item Number: 109924 |
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A Fairy-Tale Day 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109930 Young readers will be captivated by the illustrations that tell the story of a day in the life of a busy princess. With high-frequency words and simple, repetitive sentences, this book builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy. |
Save the Day 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109931 When a cat gets stuck in a tree and some ducks need help crossing the street, these young superheroes are there to save the day! This brightly illustrated fiction reader builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy. |
Bunny's Magic Day 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109932 Meet a magical bunny who does more than just appear in the magician's hat! The beautiful, colorful illustrations and simple story in this children's picture book will capture the attention of early readers. |
What's for Dinner? 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109933 It's dinner time at the pond and the flies, frogs, fish, and bears are hungry! Introduce early readers to the food chain with this brightly illustrated fiction reader. With high-frequency words and a simple rhyming story, this book builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy. |
Love Like Salt 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109935 A daughter tells her father that she loves him like salt. What does she mean? Early readers will be captivated by this heartwarming version of a classic folk tale featuring high-frequency words and simple sentences. |
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A Fairy-Tale Day 6-Pack |
Save the Day 6-Pack |
Bunny's Magic Day 6-Pack |
What's for Dinner? 6-Pack |
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater 6-Pack |
Love Like Salt 6-Pack |
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Play Ball! 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109936 Join Reggie, Rex, and Remi as they work together to find their lost ball. With playful illustrations and a fun story, this book emphasizes why it's important to work together and appreciate each other's differences. |
Chimp Paints 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109937 Chimp is an artist who is lacking inspiration. Can her friends help her get out of a creative rut? This beautifully illustrated fiction reader teaches early readers about friendship and artistic inspiration. |
The Three Blind Mice Start a Band! 6-PackLevel: $28.49 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 109938 Meet three musically inclined mice who decide to start a band. This fiction reader puts a fun, new spin on the traditional nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice. |
Fiction Readers: Foundations Plus: Add-On PackLevel: $56.99 Grade: K Item Number: 109814 Give students the books they want to read while expanding your classroom library! These illustrated, high-interest readers feature engaging stories from a wide range of genes including fantasy, realistic fiction, poetry, and traditional tales. |
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Play Ball! 6-Pack |
Chimp Paints 6-Pack |
The Three Blind Mice Start a Band! 6-Pack |
Fiction Readers: Foundations Plus: Add-On Pack |
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Fiction Readers utilizes focused, research-based lessons plans that meet reading, writing, and content standards. A Guided Reading lesson and Comprehension Strategy lesson are included for each title. Each 12-page lesson plan provides a consistent lesson format and includes the lesson, assessments, extension options, and student activity pages.
Fiction Readers features a variety of assessment options to track and monitor student progress.
Formative Assessments – Formal:
Formative Assessments – Informal:
Placement, Diagnostic, and Summative Assessments
"Seamlessly integrate Fiction Readers into instruction while meeting standards with streamlined prep, research-based strategies, best practices for reading instruction, content connections, and more. The full-color Implementation Guide features:
Digital resources are available via digital download and include:
Teacher Resources:
Family Tips Booklet:
Strengthen the home-school connection and provide family members with the tools to promote literacy development at home. This booklet features activities and games to practice word work, reading fluency, and comprehension. At-home language and literacy extension activities are also included. Digital copies of the booklet in English and Spanish can be printed and replicated for students to take home.
Books:
Audiobooks - Students can listen to the audiobook while reading the physical book or the eBook to serve as a model of fluent reading.
eBooks - Digital copies of the readers can be viewed on any device and can be used with or
without the audiobook. These digital books can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat or any web browser.
Read-Along eBooks - Combine professional audio recordings with digital copies of the books. As
the audio plays, the text is highlighted word by word, making it easy for all students to follow along.
Students can click or tap on any challenging word to hear it read again.
Audio of books serve as a model of fluent reading. Students can listen to the audio of the book while reading the physical book or the eBook.