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Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide
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The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide is a supporting guide for the Strong Readers Levels 1 - 20, Set A & B. The Educators Resource Guide is organized in a binder with each section tabbed (373 pages total). The comprehensive guide provides you with the following: Strong Readers Overview; Correlation Chart; Title list; Titles Supporting Specific Areas; Introduction to Guided Reading; Guided Reading Lesson Plan Overview; Guided Reading Lesson Planning; Data Sheet and Thinking Sheets, Levels 1 - 20; Tools to Support Guided Reading Lesson Planning; Coaching Records/Running Records; How to Use the Coaching Records; and Levels 1 - 20. As a team we have put a lot of thought and energy into providing you with the tools that we feel will support your use of the Strong Readers.
Fish For Supper
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Strong Readers Set A Level 1. Many animals fish for their supper. What are some things that animals fish for?
Frogs
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Strong Readers Set A Level 1. This book is about frogs. What do you know for sure about frogs?
Frogs! Frogs! Frogs!
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Strong Readers Set A Level 1. This book is about counting frogs. Can you count from 1-10?
In Went Mouse
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Strong Readers Set A Level 1. Animals like to make their homes in trees.
Baby Bear
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Strong Readers Set A Level 3. Baby Bear wants to play with some friends. Who do you think will play with Baby Bear?
What Can Bald Eagles Do?
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Strong Readers Set A Level 3. This book is about Bald Eagles. What do you already know for sure about Bald Eagles? What do you think the Bald Eagle is doing on the front cover?
How Do Plants Grow?
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Strong Readers Set A Level 5. This book will show us what plants need so that they can grow. What do you know for sure about plants?
Shapes
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Strong Readers Set A Level 5. This book is about squares, rectangles, triangles and circles. These shapes are all around you.
Can you find them on the cover of this book? Can you name them?
Who is Missing?
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Strong Readers Set A Level 5. One of the animals in this book has gone missing. It is not on the cover. Do you know who it is?
Bear Facts
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Strong Readers Set A Level 7. What are bears? What do bears look like? Where do bears live? How do bears behave?
A Circle of Friends
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Strong Readers Set A Level 7. There are many things that we do with friends and family. What are some activities that you do with your friends and family?
The Little Cedar Tree
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Strong Readers Set A Level 7. This book is about a tiny seed growing into a Cedar tree. Have you ever planted a seed? What do you know for sure about seeds?
Fun With Father
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Strong Readers Set A Level 9. Father and the children are going to the beach. What are some of the things that you predict the children will enjoy doing with Father while at the beach?
Raven Facts
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Strong Readers Set A Level 9. Ravens have shiny black feathers. They have sharp curved beaks. Ravens live in many places in the world.
Reading Together
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Strong Readers Set A Level 9. Raven and Frog find a book under a Cedar tree. They love to read together. Where are some places that they might read together at?
Counting Insects
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Strong Readers Set B Level 11. This book is about counting insects in groups of 5. Can you count from 0-50 by 5’s?
The Life Cycle of a Frog
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Strong Readers Set B Level 11. There are over 5000 kinds of frogs in the world. Frogs are many different sizes and colours. What do you think is the same about all frogs?
Making a Paper Pond
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Strong Readers Set B Level 11. Ponds are great places to visit in the spring time. This book shows you how to make a model of a pond with just a few simple tools and some paper.
The Many Things I Can Do
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Strong Readers Set B Level 11. We make choices every day. There are all kinds of choices that we can make. Some choices we make work well for ourselves and others. Some choices we make don’t work well for ourselves and others. What is one choice that you have made today?
Bald Eagles
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Strong Readers Set B Level 13. Bald Eagles are large birds of prey. They usually live near rivers, lakes and oceans so that they can fish and hunt for food. They can easily spot salmon, crabs, small birds and other animals from two kilometres away.
How do you think they catch their food?
Fall is Here!
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Strong Readers Set B Level 13. Fall is the season between summer and winter. The months of fall are September, October and November. What are some activities that you and your family do during the fall months?
Go Out and Play
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Strong Readers Set B Level 13. This story is about going out to play even when it seems like the weather is bad. What things do you like to do when you are playing outside? Can you think of a time that you had fun even though the weather was bad?
Squirrel Learns to Count
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Strong Readers Set B Level 13. Deciduous trees drop their leaves every fall. This book teaches a little squirrel to count the leaves of 6 different deciduous trees. Do any of the trees in your neighbourhood lose their leaves in the fall?
Food Chains
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Strong Readers Set B Level 15. All plants and animals need food to live, grow and stay healthy. Plants and animals that are linked by taking or giving food are part of a food chain. What are some of the plants and animals that you and your family eat?
The Old Cedar Tree
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Strong Readers Set B Level 15. This book is about an old cedar tree that grows deep in the forest. Have you ever walked in a forest? What do you think you would see in the forest?
Pine Forest Pond Music
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Strong Readers Set B Level 15. One moonlit night, the animals of Pine Forest Pond were singing. Owl noticed that the youngest member of each family was sad. They were having trouble making all the sounds in the song. Do you think Owl can help his young friends? How do you feel when you try something that is difficult?
Spring Has Come!
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Strong Readers Set B Level 15. Spring is the season between winter and summer. The months of spring are March, April and May. What are some activities that you and your family do during the spring months?
Busy Chipmunks
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Strong Readers Set B Level 17. If you have ever watched chipmunks you may have noticed that they are always busy. Chipmunks need to prepare for the winter. What do you think a chipmunk must do to be ready for a cold winter? Chipmunks have pouches made of stretchy skin. Can you imagine having pouches like a chipmunk? What would that look like?
Hummingbirds
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Strong Readers Set B Level 17. Hummingbirds are truly amazing birds. They can fly up, down, forward, backward and sideways! They can also stop in midair. They are the only bird that can fly backwards. Have you ever seen a hummingbird? What did you notice about the hummingbird you saw?
I Wonder
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Strong Readers Set B Level 17. Have you ever looked at a spider’s web and wondered how the spider knew how to make such a beautiful web? It is fun to ask questions. What are some of the things that you wonder about? Discovering the answers to questions can be a lot of fun too!
Planning the Feast
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Strong Readers Set B Level 17. Soon there will be a big summer feast at Pine Forest. Raven is ready with lots of plans. What are some of the things that might need to be done before the summer feast? Do you predict Raven will be a good planner?
Letters to Owl
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Strong Readers Set B Level 19. All the animals are getting ready for a Summer Feast. Some of the animals are having a hard time getting all the work completed. Owl is famous for helping his friends solve problems. The animals write Owl letters asking for help. Can you predict some of the problems that Owl helps solve? How do you solve problems?
Loons are Amazing!
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Strong Readers Set B Level 19. A young boy liked loons so much that he made a list of the top ten best things about loons. The boy knows about loons’ appearance, behaviour and other interesting facts. What facts do you think he will write about? Explain your thinking.
We Greet the Four Animals
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Strong Readers Set B Level 19. The Medicine Wheel is a guide to living a healthy life. People use it all around the world. There are four parts to the Medicine Wheel that teach us many different things. We learn from everything that is around us! We begin our teachings in the direction that the sun rises, to the east. We learn from the gifts that the four animals provide us with. What do you already know about the four animals?
The Western Red Cedar
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Strong Readers Set B Level 19. Western Red Cedar trees grow in the shady forests of the Pacific Northwest Coast. They can grow very large (up to 70 metres) and live to a great age (there are trees that are estimated to be 1,000 years old). What do you already know about the Western Red Cedar tree?
Hello Spring!
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Strong Readers Set A Level 2. The animals notice that spring is here so they tell Bear. How do we know when it is spring time?
In the Pond
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Strong Readers Set A Level 2. Frog can go up and down. Frog can be in the front. Frog can be in the back. What else can Frog do?
What Can Bears Do?
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Strong Readers Set A Level 2. This book is about bears. What do you know for sure about bears?
Hands and Feet
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Strong Readers Set A Level 4. Feet and hands help us do many things. Can you name some of the activities that you can do with your hands? Can you name some of the activities that you can do with your feet?
What Can Ravens Do?
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Strong Readers Set A Level 4. This book is about ravens. What do you already know for sure about ravens? What are some of the things that ravens can do?
Crossing the River
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Strong Readers Set A Level 6. This story is about counting bears who want to cross the river. You will be counting by two’s. Can you count by two’s from 0 to 12?
Frog Facts
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Strong Readers Set A Level 6. This book is about frogs. There are many different kinds of frogs. What do you know for sure about frogs?
Bald Eagle Facts
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Strong Readers Set A Level 8. Bald Eagles have white feathers on their heads and tails. They have dark brown feathers on the rest of their bodies. They have sharp curved beaks. What else do you know for sure about Bald Eagles?
Clever Raven
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Strong Readers Set A Level 8. Raven likes to eat a lot of clams so he makes a plan to get some! What kind of plan do you think Raven will make?
The Eagle Family
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Strong Readers Set A Level 8. This story is about a family of Bald Eagles. Who do you think sits on the nest and hatches the eggs? Who do you think feeds the eaglets?
Where is Frog's Home?
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Strong Readers Set A Level 8. Frog is looking for his home. Where is a good home for Frog? Can Frog live on land and in the water?
Animal Puzzles
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Strong Readers Set A Level 10. You know a lot about frogs, bears, eagles and ravens. Can you use what you know to solve the puzzles in this book?
Raven Makes a Plan
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Strong Readers Set A Level 10. Raven and Eagle are expecting visitors. What are some of the things that you predict Raven and Eagle will do to get ready for their visitors?
Seasons
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Strong Readers Set A Level 10. There are four seasons during a year, winter, spring, summer and fall. Which season do you think it is on the cover of this book? Which season is it outside right now?
Bears
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Strong Readers Set B Level 12. There are thousands of bears in North America. Most of them are black bears but there are grizzlies and Spirit Bears too (a rare kind of black bear that has white fur).
My Five Senses
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Strong Readers Set B Level 12. Our body has five senses that are working all the time. Our five senses help us to see, hear, smell, taste and touch many things.
Summertime
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Strong Readers Set B Level 12. Summer is the season between spring and fall. The months of summer are June, July and August. What are some activities that you and your family do during the summer months?
Who is the Forest for?
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Strong Readers Set B Level 12. Grandmother and Grandson go for a walk in the forest on a sunny day. Grandson wonders who the forest is for. As they walk they listen and watch. What do you think they will discover as they walk through the forest?
The Forest Adventures
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Strong Readers Set B Level 14. Your five senses can help you learn about the world. You can see, hear, smell, taste and touch many things. When you are out in the forest, what are some things that you might sense?
Leaf Rubbings
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Strong Readers Set B Level 14. Leaves come in many interesting shapes and sizes. Have you ever used leaf shapes in an art or craft project? This book shows you one way to use paper, leaves and wax crayons to make colourful designs.
Ravens
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Strong Readers Set B Level 14. Ravens are large black birds that live all over North America and in many other parts of the world. They are playful birds that have been seen to tease dogs and wolves just for fun. They also love to twirl about in the air and fly in big loops. Do you know of any other animals that like to play?
Wintertime
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Strong Readers Set B Level 14. Winter is the season between fall and spring. The months of winter are December, January and February. What are some activities that you and your family do during the winter months?
Making a Folded Paper Bear
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Strong Readers Set B Level 16. In this book you will learn how to make a folded paper bear. You will need to read and follow the directions very carefully. Can you think of a time when you have had to follow directions to make something?
Play Days
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Strong Readers Set B Level 16. Little Bear and Red Squirrel usually have fun playing together. One week, almost everything went wrong! Do you think that some games are safer than others? What games do you predict Little Bear and Red Squirrel will play that will be safe and fun? What do you do to make sure you are safe when you are playing?
The Sandwich Mystery
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Strong Readers Set B Level 16. Little Bear decides to visit Red Squirrel who lives in Pine Forest. He prepares a tasty lunch for them but one of the sandwiches he made has disappeared. How do you think a sandwich could disappear?
We Go for a Hike
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Strong Readers Set B Level 16. This is a story about going for a hike in the forest. What are some things that you would need to bring with you? What are some animals that you might see?
An Egg Count
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Strong Readers Set B Level 18. There are over 8,500 species of birds in the world. They vary in size and appearance from the tiniest hummingbird to the largest ostrich. Birds live in many different habitats and temperature zones. Egg laying is one thing that all birds have in common. This book will show you the nests and eggs of 6 different birds. Have you seen any birds’ nests in your neighbourhood? This book will give you some counting practise. Can you count to one hundred by tens?
The Pine Forest Cookbook
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Strong Readers Set B Level 18. Little Bear and Red Squirrel like thinking of new recipes for the Pine Forest Cookbook. What information must be included in a recipe? Do you have a favourite recipe?
That Reminds Me
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Strong Readers Set B Level 18. When we hear or see something, we are often reminded of something else.
Our brain can quickly move from one memory to another. This is making a connection. When you look at the cover of this book does it remind you of anything?
Tide Pools
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Strong Readers Set B Level 18. Tide pools can be found along rocky sea shores. The tiny pools contain animals and plant life. Raven, his animal friends, Grandmother and her grandchildren like to explore the tide pools. What do you think they will find?
Cedar: The Tree of Life
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Strong Readers Set B Level 20. The Western Red Cedar tree is sometimes called The Tree of Life. This book explains some of the ways that the cedar is useful to the people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. What do you already know about the Western Red Cedar?
The Pine Forest Community
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Strong Readers Set B Level 20. Raven likes to make plans for his animal friends. He has decided that his community should be strong. He asks all his animal friends to come to a Talking Circle. Each animal is asked to bring an idea about how they can help make their community strong. What ideas do you predict the animals will bring to the Talking Circle?
Pine Forest News
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Strong Readers Set B Level 20. People learn about important information and events when they read a newspaper. All the animals in Pine Forest like to read news stories. Can you predict some of the stories that the animal reporters might write for the Pine Forest News?
We Greet the Four Seasons
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Strong Readers Set B Level 20. The Medicine Wheel is a guide to living a healthy life. People use it all around the world. There are four parts to the Medicine Wheel that teach us many different things. We learn from everything that is around us! We begin our teachings in the direction that the sun rises, to the east. We learn from the gifts that the four seasons provide us with.