K-8 National Reading Month Lessons & Activities

March is National Reading Month and we’re celebrating all the magic that comes with learning to read!

We know there’s nothing quite like the delight of reading a good book, except for maybe the joy of teaching your students to love reading, which is why we’ve pulled a few easy to use printable resources from the literacy strands of some of our most popular programs, Reading Eggs, Study Island, and Exact Path, to share with you. Download these free and fun reading resources today to build your students literacy skills and love for reading all month long!

Grades K-2

Reading Eggs: Literacy Skills Worksheet: Word Families & Reading Simple Sentences

Reading Eggs: Reading Activity: Grandma on Board

Reading Eggs: Literacy Skills Worksheet: The Alphabet & Word Families (Plus version with Spanish Instructions)

Grades 3-6

Reading Eggs: Reading and Literacy Skills Activity: Main Idea (Plus Teacher Answer Key!)

Reading Eggs: Literacy Skills Worksheet: Word Factory

Exact Path: 4th Grade Language & Vocabulary - Lesson Idea: Context Clues

Exact Path: 5th Grade Reading Literature – Lesson Idea: Theme

Exact Path: 6th Grade Reading Literature – Lesson Idea: Point of View

Study Island: 6th Grade Author Techniques Lesson Plan & Struggling Learner Activity Sheet

Grades 7-8

Exact Path: 8th Grade Reading Informational Text – Lesson Idea: Summarizing Information

Study Island: 7th Grade Analogies Lesson Plan & Activity Sheet

Study Island: 8th Grade Poetry Lesson Plan and PowerPoint

National Reading Month is the perfect opportunity to nurture both literacy skills and a lifelong love for reading in your students. Celebrate in your classroom with the free National Reading Month Resource Pack to encourage your students to embrace the joy of reading. Interested in learning more about how Edmentum can help you boost literacy in your classroom? Contact us to get a quote for Reading Eggs, Exact Path or Study Island!

This post was originally published February 22, 2019