Red Apple Reading Magazine April 2016 | Page 2

CONTENTS 04 TAKE READING OUTSIDE 7 ways to get your kiddos reading in the fresh spring air. 06 GARDENING AND A BOOK The Curious Garden – with yummy green soup and dessert! 08 BOOK REVIEWS: PLANTING BOOKS These 6 books are sure to get you digging in the dirt. 10 EARTH DAY TIPS Eight easy suggestions for being kinder to our planet. 11 STORY TIME! Friends join in on some gardening fun in Pansies and Petunias. 12 LEVEL A - PANSIES AND PETUNIAS Best for reading out loud to pre-readers or for fluent reader practice – plus two pages of fun literacy activities. 23 LEVEL B - PANSIES AND PETUNIAS Simplified story text for emerging readers – two fun pages of literacy activities after. 34 LEVEL C - PANSIES AND PETUNIAS Early reader version of the story – followed by two fun pages of literacy activities. 45 COMPREHENSION SKILLS Check in with these story questions after reading Pansies and Petunias. 46 LITERACY TIME Engaging activities that promote literacy 48 LITERACY LINEUP Birthdays and special days for the month of April 49 SPOTLIGHT ON... NIM’S ISLAND Review from a young and exuberant book critic 2 ©2016 Red Apple Reading. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use and any reproduction or redistribution of part or all of this material without express and written permission is strictly prohibited. For questions or inquiries please email [email protected].