Kick off the school year with confidence using The King of Kindergarten! This Rooted in Reading week is perfect for building foundational reading habits while helping students learn how books work and how readers interact with text.

Students will explore how to read, how books are organized, and how to care for books while building excitement for reading.

Comprehension Focus:

• Ways to read
• How we read
• Parts of a book
• Book care

Vocabulary Words:
garment, carriage, fortress, charming

Grammar Focus:
Nouns that name people

This resource includes 5 days of structured lesson plans that integrate comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar. Students engage in meaningful discussions, complete response activities, and build understanding through printables and anchor charts.

The week also includes an original nonfiction reader about school community, a printable student reader, and a comprehension assessment to check for understanding.

Vocabulary instruction includes picture cards, printables, journal prompts, and an assessment. Daily Deep Dive lessons use mentor sentences to help students notice grammar, practice editing, and think deeply about meaning.

Students will also complete a craft and directed drawing with a text-based response to reinforce their learning in a fun and meaningful way.