This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book I Love Saturdays y Domingos by Alma Flor Ada.
With 26 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
- Summary
- Recalling Events in Chronological Order (with Grandma & Grandpa)
- Recalling Events in Chronological Order (with Abuelita & Abuelito)
- Compare & Contrast
- Story Event Sort
- Making Inferences
- Making Connections
- Character Inside & Out (Narrator)
- Character Inside & Out (Grandma)
- Character Inside & Out (Grandpa)
- Character Inside & Out (Abuelita)
- Character Inside & Out (Abuelito)
- Character Traits
- Character Feelings
- Character Change
- Character Summary
- Character Acrostic Poem
- Sketch a Scene From the Story
- Setting Influences the Plot
- Theme
- Thinking About the Text
- Wait… There’s More!
- Spanish & English Crossword Puzzle (ANSWER KEY included)
- Book Review
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 or in literature circles to complete additional reading activities.
- This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
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