Details
Pages
25 Pages
Subject
ELA, Reading & Literacy, Reading Comprehension & Learning
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Resource Type
Activities, Lesson Plans, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Are your elementary students reading the short book "Orris and Timble"? This product includes 25 pages to accompany the book written by Kate DiCamillo, author of Tale of Despereaux, Ferris, Winn Dixie, and The Magician's Elephant. A perfect book for library book club, whole-school novels, or in-classroom novel studies.
This book companion includes:
✔️Comprehension Questions- 1 page of 6 questions
Answer Key included for easy grading or sub plans!
✔️Vocabulary Builder: 1 page of 4 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.
Alternative option: students match the vocab word found in a short quote to the definition on the right.
✔️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:
Connection to the Text: short response
Background knowledge: What do I know about owls/rats?
Summarization for page 1-41, and 42-ending
'Talk Show Host' interview Orris and Timble
Re-write the ending- writing response
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: track the emotions of Orris and Timble
Character traits for Orris and Timble
Timeline of events tracker (2 formats)
This book companion includes:
✔️Comprehension Questions- 1 page of 6 questions
Answer Key included for easy grading or sub plans!
✔️Vocabulary Builder: 1 page of 4 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.
Alternative option: students match the vocab word found in a short quote to the definition on the right.
✔️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:
Connection to the Text: short response
Background knowledge: What do I know about owls/rats?
Summarization for page 1-41, and 42-ending
'Talk Show Host' interview Orris and Timble
Re-write the ending- writing response
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: track the emotions of Orris and Timble
Character traits for Orris and Timble
Timeline of events tracker (2 formats)
Are your elementary students reading the short book "Orris and Timble"? This product includes 25 pages to accompany the book written by Kate DiCamillo, author of Tale of Despereaux, Ferris, Winn Dixie, and The Magician's Elephant. A perfect book for... more
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