Details
Pages
25 Pages
Subject
ELA, Reading & Literacy, Reading Comprehension & Learning
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Resource Type
Activities, Lesson Plans, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Are your students reading the picture book "Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson made a Sweet Treat Better"? This product includes 25 pages to accompany the book written by Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman. A perfect book for library book club, whole-school novels, or in-classroom novel studies. This story describes how Augustus Jackson made ice cream accessible for all people, not just the rich, and details his process with trying new ingredients. This would be a perfect story for a Black History Month unit!
This book companion includes:
✔️Comprehension Questions- 1 page of 5 short answer questions
Answer Key included for easy grading or sub plans!
✔️Vocabulary Builder: 1 page of 5 vocabulary words.
Students read a short quote from the text and look at the underlined vocab word. Using context clues, they infer the word's meaning.
✔️Sequence Important Plot Points
Students read 6 important events from the story and must number them in chronological order. Answer key included!
Students are given 3 important events from the story but must fill in the blanks for the other 3 events.
✔️Additional Extension Activities include:
Identifying Author's Purpose
"Similarities"- students answer 3 short response questions
'Talk Show Host' interview the Augustus
Talking Points: identifying important quotations
Set the Scene drawing + writing prompt (2 formats)
Setting drawing + writing prompt
My Favorite Part draw + writing reflection (2 formats)
Sequence events graphic organizers (3 formats)
Picture Collage themed drawing activity
Book Review postcards
Characterization of the Augustus and progression of his emotions
Timeline of events tracker (2 formats)
This book companion includes:
✔️Comprehension Questions- 1 page of 5 short answer questions
Answer Key included for easy grading or sub plans!
✔️Vocabulary Builder: 1 page of 5 vocabulary words.
Students read a short quote from the text and look at the underlined vocab word. Using context clues, they infer the word's meaning.
✔️Sequence Important Plot Points
Students read 6 important events from the story and must number them in chronological order. Answer key included!
Students are given 3 important events from the story but must fill in the blanks for the other 3 events.
✔️Additional Extension Activities include:
Identifying Author's Purpose
"Similarities"- students answer 3 short response questions
'Talk Show Host' interview the Augustus
Talking Points: identifying important quotations
Set the Scene drawing + writing prompt (2 formats)
Setting drawing + writing prompt
My Favorite Part draw + writing reflection (2 formats)
Sequence events graphic organizers (3 formats)
Picture Collage themed drawing activity
Book Review postcards
Characterization of the Augustus and progression of his emotions
Timeline of events tracker (2 formats)
Are your students reading the picture book "Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson made a Sweet Treat Better"? This product includes 25 pages to accompany the book written by Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman. A perfect book for library book... more