Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Kindest Red will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of kindness and mindfulness, this The Kindest Red picture book by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with The Kindest Red Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The Kindest Red. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with The Kindest Red reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
THE KINDEST RED SUMMARY
The story The Kindest Red is about a girl named Faziah who is getting ready for picture day. She is so excited to wear her red dress from her mama and sister. When she gets to school, her teacher asks the class what kind of world they want to be a part of. The class brainstorms the different worlds they want to live in. Faziah wants to live in a world that’s kind and people help one another.
When Faziah and her class go out to recess, Faziah and her friends spread kindness all around. When it is time to take a sibling picture for picture day, a little kindness is returned to Faziah.
THE KINDEST RED LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based The Kindest Red reading comprehension questions focus on:
- identifying theme | message | moral
- making connections
- author’s purpose
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- kindness
- mindfulness
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- action verbs
- pronouns
- quotation marks
THE KINDEST RED ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for The Kindest Red?
- Lexile® Measure: N/A
- Guided Reading Level: M
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.6
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali . It was illustrated by Hatem Aly.
What genre is The Kindest Red?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
