The Widow's Broom Read Aloud Lesson Plans, Activities, and Assessments

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Use “The Widow’s Broom” by Chris Van Allsburg to strengthen your student’s comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

These resources have been carefully designed to include all the components necessary for effective instruction. They are super flexible and can be used for whole group instruction, as a supplement to your read aloud, for small group work, and centers.
 

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Comprehension Strategy Resources

You will get comprehension strategy resources to help you teach the following strategies:

• Asking Questions
• Determining Importance
• Identifying the Author’s Purpose
• Making Connections
• Making Inferences
   

Each set includes background knowledge questions, key vocabulary with definitions, and strategy-focused questions, essential for developing strong literacy skills.

You will get:

• A four-step lesson plan with strategy-aligned questions
• Guided practice worksheets
• Strategy graphic organizers
• Reader’s notebook prompt with “I Can” statements (with Common Core Alignment)
   

Vocabulary Development Resources

The vocabulary resources included in this bundle focus on words that are important for readers to know and understand in order to comprehend “Waiting”.

The vocabulary resources include the following:

• Vocabulary Word List
• Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions)
• Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards
• Vocabulary Word Games Printable
• Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark
   

Word Study Resources

I’ve included a word study lesson plan and activities because, like vocabulary, word study works best in context. I’ve identified word patterns in trade books and developed lesson plans and resources for word study with specific books.

The lesson plan and set of resources for “Chris Van Allsburg” is focused on prepositional phrases and includes the following:

• Lesson Plan
• Interactive Activity
• Practice Page
• Independent Word Work
   

This set of resources also includes the following:

• Running Record Assessment
• Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
• Extension Activity
• Answer Keys
• CCSS and TEKS alignments
• Spanish versions of the comprehension strategy practice pages, reader’s notebook prompts (complete with Spanish “I Can” statements), and extension activities for use with “The Widow’s Broom”
   

You will also get a Suprise Sample Resource to pair with another book!

 
I hope that you will enjoy using the BookPagez resources for “The Widow’s Broom” by Chris Van Allsburg. Please note that a copy of the book is not included in this resource set.
 

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