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This is Our House Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book This is Our House, by Michael Rosen.
With 21 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Summary
Story Event Sort
Character Inside & Out (George)
Character Feelings (George)
Character Feelings (Kids)
Character Change (George)
Character Change (Kids)
Character Summary
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Problem & Solution
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Comic Recall
The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe | Literary Analysis | Close Reading | Annotating
This step-by-step print-and-go resource is great for modeling and guiding students to break down and analyze the poem “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe. This 5-day lesson plan will help you guide your students through close reading and annotating to gain a deeper understanding of a well-known piece of literature.
The lessons focus on different literary and sound devices, such as alliteration and internal rhyme. Students also take a deeper look at the impact figurative language, such as metaphors, personification, and allusion, has on the meaning of a text. Students will analyze how the author creates the tone and mood through word choice, repetition, and more!
This resource includes the following:
Teacher Directions - A five-day lesson plan that outlines the close reading and annotation process.
Who was Edgar Allan Poe? - This is a one-page short biography of Edgar Allan Poe that briefly explains what he is known for.
Sound Devices, Figurative Language, & Tone/Mood - Note pages, or posters, for the types of sound devices, figurative language found in the poem, as well as mood and tone. The note pages/posters include definitions, examples, and non-examples.
The Raven Poem & Annotation Color-Coded - Copy of the poem, with vocabulary definitions, and room for annotations. The color-coded key for annotations matches the colors of the note/anchor chart handouts. A key for suggested annotations is included.
Plot Sequencing Activity - This activity includes plot pictures, event descriptions, plot map and a teacher key.
Assessment - The assessment includes vocabulary, plot, and comprehensive questions. It includes a teacher key.
"I Have A Dream" Picture Book Companion MLK
This picture book companion for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech includes activities that allow students to explore the power of Dr. King’s words by analyzing some of his most notable quotations. This interactive read-aloud resource is perfect for teaching rhetorical analysis and annotations in upper elementary and middle school. It can be used any time of the year to educate your students about influential leaders, the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., persistence, equality, standing up for what they believe in, kindness, courage, and more. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with.
With 24 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic ability. Students will analyze and annotate the rhetoric in a speech, investigate leadership traits, determine the theme, conduct research, explore and use new vocabulary, analyze quotes, and much more! The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, to encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and to challenge students to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau, by Jennifer Berne.
With 28 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Theme
Story Event Sort
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Character Development
Overcoming Obstacles
Character Acrostic Poem
Thinking About the Text
3-2-1
Sensory Details
Timeline of Jacques Cousteau’s Life
Dear Diary
Reading Text and Illustrations
Book Review
Prep for a Podcast
Biography Brochure
Biography One-Pager
Investigating Images
Jacques on Social Media
Plastic Pollution Project
Protect Our Planet
Quote Connection
3-Writing Prompts
River Story Interactive Read-Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book River Story by Meredith Hooper.
With 24 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify narrative vs. nonfiction details, write poetry, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
Strega Nona Interactive Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola.
With 34 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Recalling Events in Chronological Order
Summary
Story Event Sort
Cause & Effect (simplified)
Cause & Effect (write)
Problem & Solution
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Notice & Note
Author’s Message
Character Inside & Out (Strega Nona)
Character Inside & Out (Big Anthony)
Character Feelings (Strega Nona)
Character Feelings (Big Anthony)
Character Development (Strega Nona)
Character Development (Big Anthony)
Character Change (Strega Nona)
Character Change (Big Anthony)
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Theme
Thinking About the Text
Thinking Beyond the Text
Big Job, Little Pay
Big Anthony’s Big Apology
Sensory Details
Wait… There’s More!
Book Review
Tomie dePaola Biography Brochure
Tomie dePaola Biography One-Pager
Tomie dePaola Acrostic Poem
Joan Procter Dragon Doctor Book Companion
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for Patricia Valdez’s book, Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles.
With 60 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, conduct research, practice plotting story events, analyze characters, make predictions and connections, respond to writing prompts, and much more!
It’s the ideal interactive read-aloud for educating students about the scientist Joan Procter, pursuing a passion, dedication, overcoming obstacles, reptiles, and so much more! It’s a great addition to units on Women’s History Month, women in science, zoology, reptiles, influential people in history, or biographies. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with.
The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, to encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and to challenge students to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
"The Leaf Thief" Book Companion & Read Aloud Activities for Fall
This fall picture book companion is a perfect accompaniment to Alice Hemming’s book, The Leaf Thief. It’s the ideal interactive read-aloud for autumn or educating your students about seasonal changes, friendship, patience, and kindness. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with.
With 36 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic ability. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, identify the theme, sequence events from the story, explore and use new vocabulary, discover cause-and-effect relationships, explore plot elements, and much more! The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, to encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and to challenge students to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
See, Think, Wonder (
Story Elements – 2 differentiated versions are included for this activity
Squirrel’s Problem & Solution
Cause & Effect - 4 differentiated versions are included for this activity
Who is Squirrel? (
Character Traits 2 differentiated versions are included for this activity
Character Perspective
Character Development
Story Retell (ANSWER KEY included)
Sequencing
Plot Map (ANSWER KEY included)
Summarizing
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Sensory Details
Seasonal Imagery
Theme - 2 differentiated versions are included for this activity
Thematic Statements
Mystery of the Missing Leaves
Save the Leaves
Vocabulary Matching Cards (color and B&W )
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (ANSWER KEY included)
Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle (ANSWER KEY included)
Wait… There’s More!
Book Review
Design a Book Cover
The ABCs of Fall
Need ideas for different ways you can implement these activities?
Focus on different reading skills each day for targeted instruction and have students complete a corresponding printable to check for understanding.
During centers, students can independently read the story again and complete an activity that reviews a previously taught concept.
Work with students on a reading concept they struggle with during guided reading or strategy groups.
Students work with a partner(s) or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities.
This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Think of an Eel Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Thinking of an Eel by Karen Wallace.
With 17 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate elements of narrative nonfiction texts, sequence story events, compare & contrast, make predictions & connections, infer, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Narrative and Nonfiction Details
The Life of an Eel
Thinking About the Text
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Author’s Message
Narrative Details Word Search Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
Nonfiction Details Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
Text-to-Text Connections
Life Cycle
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Book Companion
This picture book companion is a fantastic supplemental resource for the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg. It’s the perfect interactive read-aloud for the days or weeks leading up to Halloween. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time it saves you looking for high-level activities to teach reading, grammar, and writing concepts that students often struggle with.
With 35 reading, writing, and grammar exercises to select from, this resource is ideal for personalizing instruction based on your student’s needs and academic capabilities. Students will practice adverbs, adjectives, and abstract nouns; identify story elements; determine tone and mood in images; apply the elements of plot to write creative stories; sequence events from their own creative writing; research the author; practice reading text and illustrations to gain a better understanding; and so much more! The included activities were designed to encourage students to use higher-level thinking skills, require students to provide evidence to support their thinking, challenge them to provide their own opinions and/or perspectives, and inspire them to use art and their imaginations to become creative writers.
Grace Hopper "Queen of Computer Code" Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for Laurie Wallmark’s book, Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code. It’s an amazing interactive read-aloud for introducing students to the brilliant scientist, mathematician, inventor, and Navy admiral, Grace Hopper!
With 50 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic ability. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine theme, conduct research, practice plotting story events, analyze characters, make predictions and connections, write poems, respond to writing prompts, and much more!
The included activities, paired with the story, will lead to impactful discussions about pursuing passions, dedication, overcoming obstacles, and more! It’s also a great addition to units on women in science, influential people in history, biographies, and Women’s History Month. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with.
The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, to encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and to challenge students to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
A Night Divided Novel Study Quizzes, Essay Questions and Writing Prompts
This book companion product encompasses chapter quizzes, essay questions, and writing prompts to use with the novel, A Night Divided, by Jennifer A. Nielsen. The resources included were designed to promote higher-level thinking skills and encourage more in-depth class and peer discussions and writing experiences. The five chapter quizzes include both multiple-choice and short-answer question types. The essay questions and writing prompts require students to provide textual evidence to support their thinking, opinions, and/or perspectives.
This resource includes printable PDFs and Google Slides (digital) versions for the following:
Chapters 1-9 Comprehension Quiz (4 pages) - Students will answer multiple choice and short-answer questions related to the chapters (ANSWER KEY included).
Chapters 10-19 Comprehension Quiz (4 pages) - Students will answer multiple choice and short-answer questions related to the chapters (ANSWER KEY included).
Chapters 20-28 Comprehension Quiz (4 pages) - Students will answer multiple choice and short-answer questions related to the chapters (ANSWER KEY included).
Chapters 29-37 Comprehension Quiz (4 pages) - Students will answer multiple choice and short-answer questions related to the chapters (ANSWER KEY included).
Chapters 38-47 Comprehension Quiz (4 pages) - Students will answer multiple choice and short-answer questions related to the chapters (ANSWER KEY included).
11- Essay Questions (11 pages) - Students will respond to the essay questions and provide evidence from the text to support their thinking.
10- Writing Prompts (10 pages) - Students will respond to the writing prompts.
Essay & Writing Response Rubric (1 page)
Edwina the Emu Interactive Read-Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Edwina the Emu by Sheena Knowles.
With 38 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, conduct research on emus, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Summary
Recalling events in Chronological Order
Story Event Sort
Problem & Solution
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Character Traits
Character Change
Character Acrostic Poem
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting the Scene
3-2-1
Author’s Message
Theme
Thinking About the Text
Jobs for Edwina
Educating Little Emus
Who’s Who of the Baby Emus
Wait… There’s More!
Book Review
Crossword Puzzle (answer key included)
Compare & Contrast
Long Research Project on Emus
One-Page Research Project on Emus
"Octopus Stew" Book Companion Activities
Looking for a NEW, funny, and light-hearted picture book to read aloud for Hispanic Heritage Month? I’ve got you covered! Octopus Stew, by Eric Velasquez, is just what you’re looking for. Students will be hooked from page one. This is a delightful tall tale that celebrates Latino culture and an adventurous spirit.
Students will: write a story of their own as a comic; dig into characterization; write a book review; retell the story; identify story elements; compare and contrast the text to the author’s note; research sharks and octopuses, and more! The reader response questions lend themselves to in-depth class or peer discussions and were designed to encourage students to use higher-level thinking skills, require students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to provide their own opinions and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Reader Response Questions (1 page) – short-answer response questions
Story Elements Graphic Organizer (1 page) – Students will fill in each box with words and pictures to represent each story element.
Character Traits Graphic Organizer (2 pages) - Students will analyze the boy and/or grandmother in the story by identifying their dialogue, thoughts, actions, and feelings.
Character Trait Showcase (1 page) - Students will choose the most important character trait that describes each of the characters in the story. Then, for each character, they will give 1-2 examples of why they picked that trait.
Character Summary (1 page) - Students will summarize a character of their choice, focusing on challenges, responses to challenges, flaws, positive characteristics, and completing a timeline of 5 events that showcase their character’s behavior.
Retell the Story - BME (1 page) – Students will retell the beginning, middle, and end of the story Octopus Stew with text and illustrations.
Create a Comic (1 pages) - Students will create or retell a favorite story as a comic, with speech bubbles, words, and illustrations.
Story vs Author’s Note (1 page) - Students will compare and contrast the author’s note to the story using a graphic organizer.
Book Review (1 page) – Students will rate and write a review for the book Octopus Stew.
My Family Memory (2 pages) – Students will choose a family memory or story and write it as a fantasy story with illustrations.
Long Research Project on Sharks or Octopuses (8 pages each) - Students will choose to research either sharks or octopuses. They will complete graphic organizers, answer questions, draw and label an illustration, record fun facts, define and illustrate new vocabulary, and complete a summary report.
One-Page Research Project on Sharks or Octopuses (1 page each) - Students will choose to research either sharks or octopuses. They will complete a one-page report with facts regarding their animal’s habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts.
The Bugliest Bug Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Bugliest Bug by Carol Giggory Shields.
With 34 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate various bugs and insects, investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Recalling Events in Chronological Order
Sequencing
Summary
Story Event Sort
Problem & Solution
Using Details to Make Inferences
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Notice & Note
Spider Sleuth
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Character Development
Character Change
Character Summary:
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Setting the Scene
3-2-1
Author’s Message
Theme
Thinking About the Text
Then & Now
The Bugliest Bug Yearbook
Wait… There’s More!
Bugliest Bug Contest Flyer
2 - Crossword Puzzles: Answer key included
Word Search Puzzle: Answer key included
Book Review: Students will rate and review the book.
The Bugliest Bug Matching/Memory Game (Color and B&W versions included)
28 - Bug Bingo Cards (Color and B&W versions included)
Bug Bingo PowerPoint Presentation: This PowerPoint presentation can be used when you play Bug Bingo to project random bugs from the book onto the screen. Just open PowerPoint in presentation mode and click the button to show randomized slides of the bugs.
Let the Children March Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is the perfect supplemental resource for Monica Clark-Robinson’s book, Let the Children March. It’s the ideal interactive read-aloud for educating students about the civil rights movement, community, qualities of a leader, pride, resilience, standing up for what you believe in, hope, unity, and so much more! It’s a great addition to units on black history, the civil rights movement, influential people in history, and more. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with.
With 36 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic ability. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, identify and analyze literary devices, read text and illustrations, practice plotting story events, analyze characters, and much more! The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, to encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and to challenge students to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
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Women in Black History Book Companion BUNDLE
Raye Montague, who followed their dreams despite the world trying to hold them back. This BUNDLE includes 170 no-prep activities that are ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities.
The included reading activities are best for students in 4th–6th grades and focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
You will get TONS of print-and-go activities for each picture book, saving you the valuable time you already don’t have to spare.
You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this BUNDLE of 4 Women in Black History book companions!
Students will…
dig into characterization
identify story elements
determine theme
sequence events
apply the elements of plot
discover cause & effect relationships
identify descriptive language
practice reading the text and illustrations
determine how the setting affects the plot and character development
determine meaning and illustrate figurative language
investigate and analyze symbolism within illustrations
practice personification
learn and apply new vocabulary
make predictions, inferences, and connections
respond to writing prompts
and so much more!
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Celebrating Women in the Arts Book Companion BUNDLE
Celebrate the lives of Raven Wilkinson, Mary Shelley, Ella Fitzgerald, Hedy Lamarr, and Teresa Carreño, who followed their dreams despite the world trying to hold them back. This BUNDLE includes 170 no-prep activities that are ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities.
The included reading activities are best for students in 4th–6th grades and focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
You will get tons of print-and-go activities for each picture book, saving you valuable time you already don’t have to spare.
You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this BUNDLE of 5 Women in the Arts picture book companions!
Students will…
dig into characterization
identify story elements
determine theme
sequence events
apply the elements of plot
discover cause & effect relationships
identify descriptive language
practice reading the text and illustrations
determine how the setting affects the plot and character development
determine meaning and illustrate figurative language
investigate and analyze symbolism within illustrations
practice personification
learn and apply new vocabulary
make predictions, inferences, and connections
respond to writing prompts
and so much more!
The included activities were designed to encourage students to use higher-level thinking skills, require them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to provide their own opinions and/or perspectives.
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Women in STEM Book Companion Activities BUNDLE
Celebrate the lives of Jane Goodall, Joan Procter, Grace Hopper, Hedy Lamarr, and Raye Montague, who followed their dreams despite the world trying to hold them back. This BUNDLE includes over 240 no-prep activities that are ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities.
The included reading activities are best for students in 4th–6th grades and focus on applying crucial reading skills, digging deeper into the text, and critical thinking. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions, make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
You will get TONS of print-and-go activities for each picture book, saving you the valuable time you already don’t have to spare.
You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this BUNDLE of 5 Women in STEM picture book companions!
Students will…
dig into characterization
identify story elements
determine theme
sequence events
apply the elements of plot
discover cause & effect relationships
identify descriptive language
practice reading the text and illustrations
determine how the setting affects the plot and character development
determine meaning and illustrate figurative language
investigate and analyze symbolism within illustrations
practice personification
learn and apply new vocabulary
make predictions, inferences, and connections
respond to writing prompts
and so much more!*
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate Novel Study Extension Activities
his product includes engaging extension activities that require students to delve deeper into Katherine Applegate’s novel, “Home of the Brave.” The included activities were designed to promote higher-level thinking skills in addition to providing more in-depth class and peer discussions and writing experiences. Printable PDF and Google Slides (digital) versions are included!
These activities are designed to promote and support higher-level thinking skills and focus on more abstract reading concepts such as theme, symbolism, perspective, character analysis, and more.
This resource includes printable PDFs and Google Slides (digital) versions of the following acrivities:
Overcoming Obstacles
Character Change
Character Perspective
Character Summary
Compare & Contrast Characters
Compare & Contrast Settings
Visualizing
The Perfect Playlist - design a soundtrack for the story, which includes creating a playlist of FOUR songs that represent four BIG IDEAS
Kek on the 'Gram - create an Instagram post for one of the events in the story.
4-Quote Connections
Quote Pair Up
Important Quotes
Inspirational Quote
70 Quote Cards
Theme Analysis - Includes the following themes: Holding onto Hope, Importance of Family and Friends; Languages and Communication; and Assimilation & Change.
Determine the Theme
Symbolism Activity (ANSWER KEY included)