Category: Caldecott Books
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$37.00Buy NowThis BUNDLE offers 12 fun and engaging book units, all offering guided reading questions and student activities designed to increase student interest, test student comprehension, help students use critical thinking skills and explore their creativity.
Includes the following units:
- Black and White | Caldecott Book Unit
- Chrysanthemum Book Unit
- The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses | Caldecott Book Unit
- The Lion and the Mouse | Teaching Aesop’s Fable 2 Ways
- Smoky Night | Caldecott Book Unit
- The Egg Tree | Caldecott Book Unit
- Make Way for Ducklings Guided Reading and Activities
- Saint George and the Dragon | Caldecott Book Guided Reading
- Jumanji Book Guided Reading Unit
- Hey, Al – A Guided Reading Unit
- Grandfather’s Journey | Caldecott Book Guided Reading Activities
- Snowflake Bentley Guided Reading
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A complete Guided Reading resource for the Caldecott book: Hey, Al!
Includes:
– Guided Reading Questions for the teacher to ask before reading (to prepare the students for the book) and after reading dealing with the plot of the story and the artwork
– Reading comprehension/Journal response student worksheet
– Journal response page for student to record their own questions (during and after reading)
– Journal responses pages (2) with art promptsAbout the book: Hey, Al is the story of a janitor named Al and his dog, Eddie. Al and Eddie had hard lives, but one day a bird offered to carry them to a magnificent island in the sky. When they arrived, Al and Eddie found it to be a paradise. However, strange things began to happen. Al and Eddie began to resemble birds, and they realized the paradise was not all it appeared to be. Al and Eddie wished to return home so they decided to escape by using their newly acquired wings to fly home. Their flight did not go according to plan as Eddie crashed into the sea and was lost. Fortunately, Eddie was able to swim home to Al. Al and Eddie were happy to return home.
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This reading / literacy resource has been created to use with the Caldecott winning book, Jumanji, written by Chris Van Allsburg. It includes guided reading questions, journal response pages, reading journal pages, student activity pages, extended activities, and vocabulary work. Designed to use with 3rd – 4th -5th grades.
Includes:
- Guided Reading includes Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading, and About the Art questions.
- Journal Response pages include questions about the story, an area for students to develop their own questions, questions students still have after reading and art expressions.
- Reading Journal (2 pages from which to choose) on which students record pages read, new words, record story events and student opinion about the story.
- Student Activity pages include creating a story setting map (with key), art work and write a different ending.
- Extended Activity (11 from which to choose) examples: Create a diorama of a favorite scene, create a board game.
- Vocabulary Work includes a word wall (40 words), definition and sentence writing and word search.
Reading Level information about Jumanji: Level: 3.9
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A complete Guided Reading resource for the Caldecott book: Snowflake Bentley!
Includes:
- A Guided Reading (Teacher page) to use before the book is read and contains Pre-reading questions plus questions about the cover
- A Guided Reading (Teacher page) to use after reading the book and contains questions about the plot of the story and the artwork.
- 4 Journal Response pages (Student)
– Two to use during and after the reading of the book
– Two Art prompt pages
About the book: The book is based on a true story. Martin has written about the first known snowflake photographer, Wilson Bentley, and his interest in capturing snowflakes. From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal.
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This engaging resource offers teacher questions and activities that will help students enjoy and gain greater appreciation for Saint George and the Dragon, written by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (1985 Caldecott Medal award winning book) During this unit, students will be asked to give opinions, answer factual questions about the story, use critical thinking skills and be creative!
For the Teacher:
Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the Artwork questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheet to produce questions both while reading and after reading
- 2 art responses
- BONUS: Dragon Shape Book to use at your discretion. Suggested uses: to create a book report or summary; to record unfamiliar vocabulary and definitions; to create their own original dragon story; to publish a dragon poem.
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$3.00Buy NowThis Reading / Literacy resource offers guided reading questions and student activities that will help students enjoy and gain greater appreciation for Allen Say’s book, Grandfather’s Journey. (1994 Caldecott Medal award winning book)
For the Teacher:
- Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the Artwork questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheet to produce questions while reading
- Worksheet to produce questions after finishing the reading
- 2 art responses
- Map making activity
- Postcard activity
- 2 extended writing activities – Students will share their own experiences and thoughts.
There are two copies each worksheet which requires students to write. One with dashed lines / One with single lines – Choose which works best based on individual student level (ability).
Reading Level: 650L Lexile (3rd Grade)
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This fun and engaging resource offers guided reading questions and student activities that will help students get the most from Robert McCloskey’s book, Make Way for Ducklings. (1942 Caldecott Medal award winning book!)
For the Teacher:
- Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the artwork questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheet to produce questions while reading
- Worksheet to produce questions after finishing the reading
- 2 art responses
- 3 worksheets for students to go beyond the reading to answer questions that require them to share their opinions/thoughts.
- Duck shape book for students to use in any way you wish. Perhaps to write their own story, a summary of the book, to record rhyming words, vocabulary words, etc. (You decide!)
- 3 ‘Color and Cut’ pages
- Suggested extended activities (14 ideas given) – These will help you extend the learning into Science and Social Studies!
All writing pages include dashed lines because this has been designed for 1st – 2nd grades and will allow students to practice correct handwriting.
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An engaging resource offering guided reading questions and student journal pages in which students will be asked to give opinions, answer factual questions about the story, use critical thinking skills and be creative!
For the Teacher:
- Suggested Pre-Reading, Review the Cover, After Reading, and About the Artwork questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheet to produce questions both while reading and after reading
- 5 art responses
- BONUS: Crossword Puzzle
Level: 560L
I’ve included 2 sets of writing pages to accommodate deferring student levels. One set has dashed lines, the other includes solid lines.
About the story: The Egg Tree was written and illustrated (1951 Caldecott Medal) by Katherine Milhous. The book “The egg tree” tells the history of two children named Katy and Carl, they are going to their grandmothers farm in Red Hills, Pennsylvania, this is the first time the children have the opportunity to spend Easter with their relatives from this part of the country, so they get to meet four of their cousins, the next morning the children wake up early to participate on the Easter egg hunt. Katy seems to have some trouble finding the eggs in this new and unexplored environment, so she decides to explore inside the house, in the attic looking around Katy finds six beautifully painted eggs that she takes to her grandmother immediately, the grandmother express her joy by saying “Katy may not have found the most eggs, but she found the most beautiful eggs”. So then the grandmother decides to decorated a tree with the eggs using them as a kind of ornament, all the kids get inspired because of Katy’s discovery and the grandmother’s joy so they all decided to put special emphasis on their own decoration of the eggs and they decorated a large tree, and the next year one that was even larger.
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An engaging resource offering guided reading questions and student activities for Eve Bunting’s book, Smoky Night. (1995 Caldecott Medal award winning book illustrated by David Diaz!) During this unit, students will be asked to give opinions, answer factual questions about the story, use critical thinking skills and be creative!
For the Teacher:
- Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the Art work questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheet to produce questions while reading
- Worksheet to produce questions after finishing the reading
- 3 art responses
- Vocabulary – Word Wall / Flash Cards with definitions provided (Suggested use: Have students match definitions and discuss during group)
- Vocabulary Fill-in-the-blank worksheet
- 2 extended writing prompts with pages to produce student writing.
All writing pages include dashed and solid lines because this has been designed for 1st -3rd grades. You choose what is best for your students’ needs and abilities!
Lexile Measure: 360L
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An engaging resource offering guided reading questions and student activities that will help students get the most from David Macaulay’s book, Black and White (1991 Caldecott Medal winner).
For the Teacher:
- Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the Artwork questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheet to produce questions while reading
- Worksheet to produce questions after finishing the reading
- 2 Art responses
There are two copies each worksheet which requires students to write. One with dashed lines / One with single lines – Choose which works best based on individual student level (ability).
Reading Level: (2nd-3rd Grade)
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Fun and engaging way to teach the Aesop’s fable, The Lion and the Mouse! This Language Arts resource will use both the Caldecott’s winning picture book by Jerry Pinkney and the actual fable itself to help students gain understanding of the central theme and develop and practice important skills which will require attention to detail (both with illustration and text evidence). Students will be asked to give character analysis, describe the setting, develop a story map, explain cause and effect, show textual evidence and give opinions.
Section 1 (to be used with the Caldecott winning picture book) includes:
- Guided Reading suggested questions
- ‘Write the story’ worksheet
- ‘Think about it’ worksheet
- Character Analysis worksheets
Section 2 (to be used with the fable itself) includes:
- Student copies of the fable
- Character Analysis worksheet
- ‘Central Message’ worksheet
- ‘Textual Evidence’ worksheet
- ‘Story Map’ worksheet
- ‘Cause and Effect’ worksheet
- ‘Relating to your own life’ worksheet (self-narrative)
- ‘Which version did you enjoy most’ worksheet (opinion)
Each writing worksheet offers 2 copies (one with dashed lines and one with single lines). This will allow you to choose which works best for students.
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This engaging resource offers guided reading questions, student journal responses and other activities that will help students enjoy and appreciate the book and illustrations of The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, written and illustrated by Paul Goble (Caldecott winner 1979) . During this unit, students will be asked to give opinions, answer factual questions about the story, use critical thinking skills and be creative!
For the Teacher:
- Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the Artwork questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheets to produce questions both while reading and after reading
- 3 art responses
- Poster of horse and worksheet (label the parts)
- Teepee shape book – Suggested uses: Use to create a book report or summary of the story; Use to record and define unfamiliar vocabulary; use to create a poem inspired by the book.
About the story: The story focuses on a young Native American girl who has a deep affinity for wild horses. She cares for the horses that her tribe relies on for the nomadic hunting of buffalo. One day, the herd stampedes due to a thunderstorm, while the girl is among them. She climbs onto the back of one of the horses, and is carried far away from their usual grazing grounds. The next day, the girl awakes to see a beautiful spotted stallion who identifies himself as the leader of all the wild horses, and welcomes her to live with them. Meanwhile, the girl’s tribe searches for her. About one year later, two hunters spot the girl riding with the horses, but she is driven away with the rest of the herd. The hunters return to the tribe with this news, and riders are sent in pursuit. The stallion defends the girl, but she is caught when her horse stumbles. The girl returns home, but is sad to leave the horses. She falls ill with no sign of improvement. The girl asks if she can return, and her parents honor her wish to live among the wild horses again. Each year, she would return to her parents with the gift of a colt. Then one year, she does not return. When the hunters see the wild horses again, they see a mare riding alongside the stallion. They believe this horse to be the girl transformed, which brings the tribe great pride to know they have one of their own riding among them.
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Activities to complete after students read the book, A Ball for Daisy. A Ball for Daisy is a Caldecott winning book by Chris Rashcka! Designed for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grades, it includes activities to spur critical thinking, narrative and opinion writing and art.
Example activities include:
- Writing a story for the book in the student’s own words.
- Answering the questions: Why do you think there are no words to this story? Would you rather make up the story in your own words or read the words? Explain.
- Describing the characters.
- A problem-solving question – Find a solution!
Since this has been created for 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades, I’ve included 2 copies of each worksheet with differing lines: mid-dashed line and single line pages.
