Teaching Comprehension with Scarecrow Stories

Building strong readers includes developing comprehension skills.

October's comprehension packet's stories relate to four terrific scarecrow stories.

Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant

The Scarecrow's Hat by Ken Brown

Lonely Scarecrow by Tim Preston

Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown

Lesson plans are provided as well as comprehension standards for posting as you teach.

This can be presented in small groups or done with an entire class.

Set up a scarecrow with a stack of hay in a corner to create a cozy reading corner.

Scarecrow vocabulary

Comprehension standards

Literature Suggestions

Standards for posting

Lesson Plans with literature 

Activities for comprehension practice

BONUS

Poetry

Fact or Opinion

Definition

Making Words

Let's Talk Scarecrow

BONUS!

Mini Book...All About Scarecrows

Craft

Word Search

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