Sarah Plain and Tall Interactive Quilt

Hi guys! My 3rd grader has recently finished reading Sarah Plain and Tall. He really loved the book. As a go along activity he worked on an interactive quilt. You can grab this resources here on TPT.

He worked on one piece each day. I don't have pictures of him working on the quilt, it was a fairly simple

independent activity. 

Once it was complete he was really proud of his work. 

His favorite part was assembling all the pieces and adding details. 

The resource does not come with chapter questions so I used this resource here. I hope you enjoyed seeing our quilt! :)

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Stone Fox Activities

Hi guys! Today I wanted to share with you some of the activities that we did to go along with the book Stone Fox. My son really enjoyed this book and all the activities we worked on.

He worked on character traits about the main character. He had to pick three traits and provide evidence from the book. 

He wrote an advice letter to Willy. He was so sweet he wrote "believe in yourself and you can do it! Your grandfather is counting on you now hurry and win that race."

He compared the chores he does at home to all of Willy's responsibility on the farm 

We also compared Stone Fox and Little Willy 

Using information in the book he created a dogsled race poster. 

After doing some research online we discovered that the first race in Jackson, Wyoming was in 1932 and evidence from the book we came up with February 1, 1952 as the race date. The rest of the information is on chapter 5 and 6. 

As he read the story we added to the story map. This really helped him in writing his story summary. 

We worked on a lot more but this is what I managed to capture. Have you or your kids ever read this book?

The One and Only Ivan Book Activities

Hi guys! My 3rd grader has recently finished reading The One and Only Ivan and I wanted to share some of the activities we did to go along with the book.

Character Traits:

I had him draw the main character (Ivan) and brainstorm some character traits

Once he had the character traits written around the picture. I had him pick 3 and give me evidence from the text to support his answer. You can read this post here on how I taught character traits.

Artist Study:

In one of the chapters (pg. 38) Mack refers to Ivan as Picasso. So we did a little research on him and created an art piece. I also had him compare Ivan's art to Picasso. 

Here he is reading a little about Picasso. 

Theme/ Figurative Language :

We discussed some of the themes in this book (friendship, loyalty, acceptance, etc). I had him use evidence from the book to prove each themes he came up with. 

We also worked on figurative language (Similes, Alliteration, Metaphor)

Simile (a comparison between two unlike things using like or as): On pg. 3 Ivan says "Gorillas are as patient as stones."

Alliteration (repetition of the beginning consonant): On pg. 6 "I live in a human habitat..."

Persuasive Writing:

What is the best home for Ivan? 

He organized his opinion writing using this graphic organizer.

To make his writing more persuasive he did a little research using this book and the internet. 

Editing his work. He uses the thesaurus to add vivid verbs and adjectives to his writing.

Typing up his final paper.

Setting:

Ivan lived in 4 different places through out the book. Jungle, Mack's house, Big Mall, and finally the Zoo. I had him find information from the book and write about each setting. 

Story Map:

He worked on the plot structure using a large paper and a note pad. We went through the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion. The note pad was very helpful if he added a detail that was not a main one he could just remove it without having to rewrite. Also, if he missed something it was easy to add. He used his story map to help write a summary. 

Other Books We Used:

We both really enjoyed this book and can't wait to dive into our next book. If your interested in any of the worksheets I used you can download them below.

The One and Only Ivan Templates

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The Cricket In Time Square Book Report

Hi guys! Today I wanted to share with you my 3rd graders book report for the book The Cricket in Time Square. He really enjoyed reading this book and worked on a fun Amazon listing novel project. We started off by going through listings on Amazon for books we've read together in the past. This gave us a a format and helped us gather ideas.

I used two white construction papers to make the book report. You can grab the free printable from here which shows you how to divide up the sections and what to include.

He worked on about 2-3 sections each day. The first section asked him to design a book 

cover and draw to scenes from the book. He chose to make his book cover on the computer with my help. 

The next section was writing 2 sentences to hook a reader.  

The next two sections were about a book summary and writing some product

details. Age range, grade level, pages, publisher, etc. 

He also had to include five book recommendations, quotes from the book, and a review plus rate the books. He gave it 4 stars

We both really loved working on this book report. It gave me a chance to check what he got from the book and he enjoyed writing out his book recommendations and pretending to be a marketing expert.