QR Code Listening Center Read Aloud Books and Activities Back to School and More

Description

QR code Listening center activities OR read aloud book activities! Easily use this set of 40 picture book activities as an independent student task or whole group reading response. This collection of book activities can be used throughout the entire year with back to school books, traditional tales, holiday books, and more!

 

Students will love scanning the QR code and listening to the story during listening centers. There is a QR code on each printable response sheet that is linked to a read aloud video of the book on YouTube. There are also QR code cards that you can print and add to a binder ring for easy scanning access for your students.

 

Each printable book activity was specifically created for the text. There are multiple reading response pages and word work activities for each of the books.

 

Check out what is included in this set of read aloud books and activities:

 

Gingerbread Man Stories by Laura Murray

The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas

• Opinion writing listening center response page
• Beginning sounds
• Sight words
• In the story/Not in the story

 

The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo

• Opinion writing
  Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Ending Sounds
• Beginning Sounds/Handwriting Practice
• Sequencing – Story Retelling

 

The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Firetruck

• Opinion writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Problem & Solution
• Beginning Sounds
• Short/Long I Sort
• Label the Firefighter

 

The Gingerbread Man Loose at School

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Beginning sounds/Handwriting Practice
• Syllables
• In the Story/Not in the Story

 

The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Beginning sound sort ( L and S)
• Syllables
• In the Story/Not in the Story

 

Fairy Tale/Traditional Tales Collection by Maria Alperin

Little Red Riding Hood

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Syllables
• Short Vowel Sort

 

Jack and the Beanstalk

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Rhyming
• Beginning Digraphs (sh/ch)

 

Chicken Little

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• In the Story/Not in the Story
• Beginning Sounds
• Short Vowels (/i/ & /e/)

 

The Ugly Duckling

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Beginning Sounds (/d/ & /s/
• Beginning L Blends

 

The Gingerbread Man

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• In the Story/Not in the Story
• -an/-ad Word Family Sort
• Beginning Digraphs (wh/th)

 

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Rhyming
• Beginning Blends (/br/ & /gr/

 

Bear and Duck Books

Goodnight Already!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Problem & Solution
• In the Story/Not in the Story
• Beginning Sound Sort b/d
• Beginning Blend Sort sm/sl

 

All Right Already!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Syllables
• Short Vowel Sort

 

I Love You Already! – A Great Valentine’s Day Book!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Rhyming
• Ending Sounds
• Sight Word Unscramble

 

Come Home Already!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Problem & Solution
• In the Story/Not in the Story
• Ending Digraphs sh/th
• Word Families amp/ack

 

If You Ever Wanted To Series

If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t! – Great Back to School book!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Ending Sounds
• Rhyming
• Sight Word Unscramble

 

If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don’t!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• In a Circus/In a Library sort
• Syllables
• Noun/Verb Sort

 

If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don’t!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Word Family Sort (and/ash)
• Beginning Sounds
• Word Family Sort (ug/un)

 

Click, Clack Books by Doreen Cronin

Giggle, Giggle, Quack

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Rhyming
• In the story/Not in the story
• Word Family Sort

 

Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! – Fun Christmas Book and Activities!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Sequencing
• Beginning Blends (sn/st)
• Ending Sounds

 

Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! – Another good one for Valentine’s Day!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Beginning Sounds
• Short Vowel Sort
• Beginning Blends (gl/gr)

 

Click, Clack, Peep!

• Opinion Writing
• Problem & Solution
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Syllables
• Sight Word Unscramble
• Word Family Sort (ack/uck)

 

Click, Clack, Boo! – Halloween Book and Activities

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Ending Digraphs
• Beginning Sounds
• Word Family Sort (-at/-ot)

 

There was an Old… NON FICTION series

There was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Beginning/Ending /sh/ digraph sort
• Long Vowel Silent E sort

There was an Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Rhyming 
• Ending Sounds

There was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Map

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Word Family Sort
• Syllables

 

Misunderstood Shark and Mother Bruce Books

Misunderstood Shark

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• In the Story/Not in the Story
• Long Vowel Sort (magic e words)
• Short Vowel Sort (ug/un)

 

Misunderstood Shark: Friends Don’t Eat Friends

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Syllables
• Rhyming
• R Controlled Vowels

 

Mother Bruce

• Opinion Writing
• Problem/Solution
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Beginning Sounds
• Sight Word Unscramble
• CVC Words

 

Hotel Bruce

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• In the Story/Not in the Story
• Ending Sounds
• Rhyming

 

Froggy Series

Froggy Goes to Camp:

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• In the Story/Not in the Story
• Word Families (amp/ank)
• Sight Word Unscramble

 

Froggy Goes to Hawaii :

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Rhyming
• Ending Sounds

 

Froggy’s Day with Dad:

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Syllables
• Ending Blends /lf/ & /ft/

 

Froggy Goes to School – I love this back to school book!

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Beginning Blends /fr/ & /dr/
• Vowel Sounds /o/ & /oo/
• Short Vowel Word & Picture Match Up

 

How Do Dinosaurs… Series

How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad:

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• CVC words
• Rhyming
• Ending Digraphs

 

How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?:

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Animals that make good pets/not good pets sort
• Ending Sounds
• Syllables

 

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?:

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Food group sort
• Change a letter short vowel words
• Beginning blends

 

How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe?

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Long vowel words picture match
• Sight word unscramble
• Short/long I sort

 

The Night Before… Series These are all great for the end of the year!
The Night Before Summer Vacation

• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• Rhyming Words
• Beginning/Ending Digraph CH sort

 

The Night Before the Fourth of July

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Story Retell
• CVCe Word Sort & Write
• Syllables

 

The Night Before Summer Camp

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Beginning Blends (sw, sl, sn)
• Reading CVCe Words
• Writing CVC Words

 

Groundhog Day Book Collection

Substitute Groundhog

• Opinion Writing
• Retelling with text details
• Responding to the text
• Sentence scramble and writing

Groundhog’s Dilemma

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Unscramble sight words
• Text Details (In the Story/Not in the Story

Groundhog’s Runaway Shadow

• Opinion Writing
• Fix the sentence (Capital letters and ending punctuation)
• Beginning sounds (digraph sh or blend gr)
• Long a or short a word sort

 

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS LISTENING CENTER:

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alyssa says, “This has changed my listening center completely! Thank you. ”

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stacey says, “My students had a lot of fun doing these activities. It really helped them dive deeper into the story we were listening.”

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jennifer says, “So excited to use this in my centers. It will be the perfect fit for my listening center.”