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Use All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Students will feel reassured as they read about a school where everyone is welcome to be who they are, share their talents, and learn from one another.

The simple rhyming nature of the text is beautifully complemented by bright and engaging illustrations, making it easy for students to practice comprehension skills including how to ask questions, make logical inferences, and make meaningful connections while reading. Additionally, this collection of teaching resources includes a lesson plan focused on exploring rhyming words along with vocabulary development resources, two assessments, and an All About Me" book activity."
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Asking Questions with All Are Welcome

Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.1,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.1c,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.13A,2.8C,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.1A,2.7B,2.6I,2.6E,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Identifying the Author's Purpose with All Are Welcome

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RL.2.2,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7D,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.10B,2.10A,2.9C,2.8C,2.7E,2.1A,2.7C,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6E,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Making Connections with All Are Welcome

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RL.2.2,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
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2.1A,2.1C,2.1D,2.6A,2.6E,2.6I,2.7A,2.7B,2.7C,2.7D,2.7E,2.7F,2.8C,2.13C,2.13E,2.13G
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Making Inferences with All Are Welcome

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RL.2.6,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.8C,2.8B,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.1A,2.7B,2.6I,2.6F,2.6E,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Understanding Text Structure with All Are Welcome

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RL.2.4,RL.2.5,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
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2.7E,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.10B,2.9C,2.8C,2.7F,2.1A,2.7D,2.7C,2.7B,2.6I,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Rhymes with All Are Welcome

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold as a springboard for instruction focused on rhymes.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how rhyming words are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with rhymes.
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RF.2.3,RF.2.4
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Vocabulary Connections with All Are Welcome

This set of vocabulary development resources for All Are Welcome highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
L.2.4a,L.2.5a,L.2.6
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2.7E,2.7F,2.3A,2.3B,2.3D
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Comprehension Assessment with All Are Welcome

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of All Are Welcome.
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Running Record with All Are Welcome

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with All Are Welcome. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Writing with All Are Welcome

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Asking Questions with All Are Welcome (Spanish)

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Identifying the Author's Purpose with All Are Welcome (Spanish)

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Making Connections with All Are Welcome (Spanish)

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Making Inferences with All Are Welcome (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with All Are Welcome (Spanish)

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Writing with All Are Welcome (Spanish)

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Title: All Are Welcome
Author: Alexandra Penfold
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Poetry
Themes: Friendship, Social Awareness, Family, Cultural Diversity, Back to School
ISBN: 9780525579649
Publisher's Summary:
Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yarmulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions and the whole community gathers to celebrate the Lunar New Year. All Are Welcome lets young children know that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, they are welcome in their school.
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