David Shannon Author Study

We all have that DAVID in our family or in our class.

He drives you cray BUT you really do care and love DAVID.

That is on of the reason I love these stories by David Shannon because it lets children know that  making mistakes is okay.

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Informational text about Shannon.

True/False and Fact/Opinion for assessment.

Graphic Organizers for gathering key facts.

Vocabulary for posting and a cute David Craft.

Writing includes line for writing or box for drawing and has David remember and A Class Rule for choices.

Story One 

David Goes to School

It is the perfect lead in to Class Rules.

Story Two

David Gets in Trouble

The perfect opportunity for you class to share text to self stories.

Story Three

No David

Story Four

Oh David

The packet ends with a character study about David.

Lilly and Her Purple Plastic Purse!

Lilly is so EXCITED!!

She has a new purse and she cannot wait to share.

Your class will love the story and the activities.

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Adorable crafts!

Comprehension

Character Study

And more!!

Leo Lionni Author Study and More!!

Your class will love exploring this extraordinary author illustrator and his stories!

What fun for an author study or helping to teach reading for meaning.

There are 3 forms of information for students to learn about Lionni.

A single page article, a read for detail, and a 10 page mini book.

Following reading about Lionni the students can gather information and then complete a true/false or a fact/opinion to recall and assess.

As you get into his stories the class will love taking a closer look at some of their favorite characters.

There are graphic organizers as well as a selection of three class book covers and differentiated writing pages.

These can be followed by a data collection page, an illustration and the lesson each character helped the class to learn.

The next section of the packet gets into the individual stories.  Each story has a craft, 2 or 3 comprehension activities, vocabulary and a math game.

Not shown here is also a sponge painting activity for Swimmy.

My favorite for Swimmy is the goldfish sort page.  What fun the class will have counting and snacking.

I think one of my favorites is Cornelius.

Not shown here but in the packet is an "egg" traordinary activity using plastic eggs and information from each student.  It is a great "feel good" activity.

We all know A Color of Its Own.  What color would you choose to be?

Frederick brings us seasons and roles we each play.

Ending with Inch By Inch thick also includes a snack of gummy worms...for measuring if you want!!

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