The Story Box

Grade Levels: K-2
A comprehensive reading program, The Story Box focuses on building skills using a variety of instructional and classroom practices. Shared reading and guided reading lay the groundwork; literacy centers, content-area centers, and resource centers reinforce skill study and invite students to practice with hands-on word games and activities. The Story Box is an inviting, integrated classroom reading program structured to help each child realize their reading potential.

About the Program

Shared reading, the whole-group instructional model of The Story Box reading program, is enjoyable and purposeful. It demonstrates the reading process, scaffolds instruction, and provides support for beginning readers while giving them opportunities to behave as independent readers. Shared reading:

  • Develops and reinforces phonological awareness, oral language skills, concepts of print, and phonics skills
  • Expands vocabulary
  • Increases comprehension

Each shared reading title has a 16-page, five-day lesson plan that provides effective, flexible teaching strategies in a simple-to-use format. The valuable information and instructional guidance allows teachers to implement a reading program that balances skills instruction and quality literature.

Guided reading, the formal instructional component of a reading program, builds a bridge between whole-group shared reading and independent reading. It provides an effective structure to extend previous instruction, introduce and model new skills and strategies, and to assess individual programs. With guided reading, teachers can:

  • Create flexible reading groups
  • Tailor instruction to students’ needs
  • Extend previous learning
  • Guide learning skills
  • Introduce new skills and strategies
  • Assess individual progress
  • Sequence instruction
  • Guide reading strategies

Each guided reading title has a detailed six-step lesson plan on cardstock that can be removed from the teacher guide binder for easy use and classroom management. As with the shared reading lesson plans, the two-sided guided reading lesson plans include icons that highlight lessons, activities, and strategies.

Features:

The Story Box program features:

  • Big Books
  • Read-Together student books
  • Poetry Posters with teacher notes
  • Cassettes
  • Teacher guides for shared and guided reading
  • Guided reading student books
  • Take-Me-Homes™ blackline masters

Program Components

  • Story Box, (Early Emergent) Hairy Bear, 6-pack
    Story Box, (Early Emergent) Hairy Bear, 6-pack
  • Story Box, (Early Emergent) In a Dark, Dark Wood, 6-pack
    Story Box, (Early Emergent) In a Dark, Dark Wood, 6-pack
  • Story Box, (Early Emergent) Who Will Be My Mother?, 6-pack
    Story Box, (Early Emergent) Who Will Be My Mother?, 6-pack
  • Story Box, (Level A) If You Meet a Dragon..., 6-pack
    Story Box, (Level A) If You Meet a Dragon..., 6-pack
  • Story Box, (Level A) The Ghost, 6-pack
    Story Box, (Level A) The Ghost, 6-pack
  • Story Box, (Level B) A Monster Sandwich, 6-pack
    Story Box, (Level B) A Monster Sandwich, 6-pack
  • Story Box, (Level B) Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Tub, 6-pack
    Story Box, (Level B) Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Tub, 6-pack
  • Story Box, (Level E) Plop!
    Story Box, (Level E) Plop!
  • Story Box, (Level F) Look for Me
    Story Box, (Level F) Look for Me
  • Story Box, A Bigger Burger
    Story Box, A Bigger Burger
  • Story Box, A Monster Sandwich
    Story Box, A Monster Sandwich
  • Story Box, Chick's Walk
    Story Box, Chick's Walk
  • Story Box, Copycat
    Story Box, Copycat
  • Story Box, Grumpy Elephant
    Story Box, Grumpy Elephant
  • Story Box, Horace
    Story Box, Horace
  • Story Box, If You Meet a Dragon
    Story Box, If You Meet a Dragon
  • Story Box, Little Meanie's Lunch
    Story Box, Little Meanie's Lunch
  • Story Box, Mrs. Wishy-Washy
    Story Box, Mrs. Wishy-Washy
  • Story Box, Mrs. Wishy-Washy Classroom Resources: Board Book
    Story Box, Mrs. Wishy-Washy Classroom Resources: Board Book
  • Story Box, Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Tub
    Story Box, Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Tub
  • Story Box, Nighttime
    Story Box, Nighttime
  • Story Box, (Early Emergent) In A Dark, Dark Wood, Big Book
    Story Box, (Early Emergent) In A Dark, Dark Wood, Big Book
  • Story Box, (Early Emergent) The Farm Concert, Big Book
    Story Box, (Early Emergent) The Farm Concert, Big Book
  • Story Box, (Early Emergent) The Jigaree, Big Book
    Story Box, (Early Emergent) The Jigaree, Big Book
  • Story Box, (Early Emergent) Who Will Be My Mother?, Big Book
    Story Box, (Early Emergent) Who Will Be My Mother?, Big Book
  • Story Box, (Level H) Mud Walk
    Story Box, (Level H) Mud Walk
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