When it comes to reading instruction, I find myself treasure hunting for the right resources to enhance my instruction.  This blog post shares the ins and outs of one of my favorite resources, The Lit Kit.  The Lit Kit: a comprehensive resource, puts an end to the treasure hunting!

 

To begin, recently, all FIVE grade levels were completed.  The Lit Kit is a yearlong resource broken up by months.  Each month provides helpful standards-based activities and teaching posters.  Below you can find five free documents that will provide the backbone of information of what each grade level lit kit provides.  Similarly, click the picture to get the free scope and standards download for your grade level.

The Lit Kit: A Comprehensive Resource

There are many components tucked away in each month’s lit kit!  First, I Can statements make it easy to comply with different district or school requirements to post objectives.  Not only that, but they make a terrific visual for each objective that helps connect it to the students learning goals.  Get the free first grade lit kit spine labels and bin labels HERE.

Next, you’ll find ten standards-based literacy activities that cover a range of skills!  Take a peek at these Kindergarten activities! (or jump down to see first and second) Third fourth, and fifth, you’ll find your links at the end.

Teaching Posters are a favorite item you will find in the lit kit.  Therefore, you can connect what you are teaching to a visual to further create that connection for students!

Lit Kit Through the School Year

Each grade level has literacy activities that will keep the learning fresh and engaging through the months of school.  Here’s a look at some activities in the October Lit Kit for first and second.

Lit Kit Comprehension

Comprehension is a big component of the lit kits.  The activities pair with any text!  There are a variety of activities for both fiction and expository text.

The Literacy Notebook

The Lit Kit has 10 literacy notebook activities in each volume.  Do these in a mini-lesson together, put out in a center rotation, or use in a small group. The time of year and maturity level of students often dictate how we use the activities in the lit kit!

We lovingly call this station the Lit Log. Students keep their composition book as a record of learning through the year.

Teaching posters make each new concept simple to introduce and teach.  Hooray for making life easier!

The Lit Kit is that it works as a supplement to any books or other curriculum you may be using. The Lit Kit adds engagement and theme to your content making it a win for teacher and students.

To conclude, here are the links to each grade level bundle.  You can always get each month separately, too!

Kindergarten Lit Kit Bundle

First Grade Lit Kit Bundle

Second Grade Lit Kit Bundle

Third Grade Lit Kit Bundle

Fourth Grade Lit Kit Bundle

Free Sample of the Lit Kit

We would love for you to try The Lit Kit and have created a free sample of three activities for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade. Click here to download!

The Lit Kit: Literacy for Upper Grades

 The Lit Kit is a vertically aligned K-5 resource. To view our upper grades resources simply jump to this post.