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Giraffes Can't Dance Thematic Book Unit - Reading, Writing, Math and More!
Your kids will LOVE the activities in this packet. This book companion is filled with engaging printable activities based on Giles Andreae’s book Giraffe’s Can’t Dance, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees.
I created this packet as a companion to the book, and the activities and templates are listed below. In this unit, you will find comprehensive reading activities, engaging writing tasks, creative math exercises, social and emotional activities, and more!
Check out the preview to see what’s included!
Contains
Before Reading Questions
During Reading Questions
After Reading Questions
All About The Moral of the Story
My Giraffe Moment
Word Lists
Character Snapshot
Character Traits
Beginning, Middle, and End
Problem and Solution
What’s Your Favorite Part
Who’s Who?
What’s the Setting
Word Match
Let’s Learn Words
What do you think?
Letter to Gerald
Predict and Confirm
Book Review
Story Reflection
Acrostic Poem
Story Cube
Bookmark
Design a Bookcover
Letter to the Author
Giraffes Can’t Dance Close Activity
Wordsearch
Character Emotions
I am Special
Friendship Flag
Growth Mindset
Facts About Giraffes - Did You Know?
Facts About Giraffes Comprehension Questions
Label the Parts
Match the Facts
Giraffes Fun Facts Learning Booklet - Color
Giraffes Fun Facts Learning Booklet - B&W
Count the Spots
Color the Animals
Giraffe Problem Solving
Which Path Leads to Cricket?
Which Path Leads to Lion?
Jungle Maze
Answer Keys
Alphabet and Blend Cards: Activities and Games to Teach Phonics while having Fun
DESCRIPTION
Knowing the sounds that letters make is the backbone of early literacy. Add these cards and games to your literacy programme and see how quickly your students begin to learn their letter sounds and transfer it into their reading and writing.
You will find in this packet an A4-sized alphabet card with letters and fun images that start with matching sounds. The alphabet card shows lowercase and uppercase letters so children can learn to identify and match them.
The included A4 blend card shows double consonant blends with a matching image that starts with the blend. It also shows digraphs (in blue) and tri-blends in red.
This resource pack also contains suggestions for games and ways they can be used in the classroom.
Your students will love playing the games, and you will be amazed at how quickly they learn their alphabet sounds and blends and start to apply them to their reading and writing.
The Rainbow Fish Thematic Book Unit - Reading, Writing, Math and more!
The Rainbow Fish Book Companion: Reading, Writing, Math, and more! The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister is by far my favorite book for the beginning of a new year. The story focuses on friendship, kindness, and caring, and the activities will keep your students motivated and engaged.
I created this packet as a companion to the book, and the activities and templates are listed below. In this unit, you will find comprehensive reading activities, engaging writing tasks, creative math exercises, social and emotional activities, and more!
Check out the preview to get a look at what’s included.
CONTAINS
Reading comprehension questions before, during, and after the reading.
Word Lists
Character Snapshot.
Character Traits
What’s the Order?
Beginning, Middle, and End.
Problem and Solution
What’s Your Favorite Part?
Who’s Who?
What’s the Setting?
Word Match
What do you think?
My Rainbow Fish Moment.
Letter to the Rainbow Fish
Predict and Confirm.
Book Review.
Story Reflection.
Lost in a Maze
Lost in a Maze Challenge
Acrostic Poem
Story Cube
Bookmark
Design a Book Cover
Letter to the Author
Close Activity
Facts About Scales
Facts About Scales - Comprehension Questions
Parts of a Fish
Fishy Labeling
Fishy Facts
Fishy Facts Comprehension Questions
Fish Fact Cards
Fishbowl Addition and Subtraction
Odd or Even?
Colour by Numbers Subtraction
Ocean Math Problem Solving
Answer Keys
Learning Objective Guided Reading Cards for Fluent Readers.
These Guided Reading Cards can be used with groups of students when they are working with you during daily guided reading lessons.
I have used these cards with guided reading groups for many years and found that they are great for keeping the children focused exactly on what it is they are learning.
At the beginning of the lesson I read the card for the week with the students and talk about what it will look like when they are doing it. As the students read, I notice when they are demonstrating the skill and bring their attention back to the objective.
I have found these cards really motivating and helpful, I hope you do too.
Learning Objective Guided Reading Cards for Beginning Readers
These Guided Reading Cards can be used with groups of students when they are working with you during daily guided reading lessons.
I have used these cards with guided reading groups for many years and found that they are great for keeping the children focused on what they are learning.
At the beginning of the lesson, I read the card for the week with the students and talked about what it would look like when they were doing it. As the students read, I notice when they are demonstrating the skill and bring their attention back to the objective.
I have found these cards really motivating and helpful, and I hope you do, too.
Guided Reading Learning Objective Cards
DESCRIPTION
Guided Reading Objectives Cards that can be used with daily guided reading lessons.
I have used these with guided reading groups for many years, and I have found that they are great for keeping the children (and me) focused on what they are learning. They are designed to be used as a weekly focus for each group.
I would normally plan my guided reading and choose an objective dependent on the level of the children in each group.
This is an example of some of my cards - If you find them useful, please check out the others in my shop, which are specifically for emergent and fluent readers