I really enjoy using The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson. I find my students are really able to relate to the story and we are able to have many good discussions. Some good discussion starters could be found from my Reader's Notebook post from yesterday! Check it out!
There are many skills that can be taught using this book. I created an activity pack to use that contains skills such as:
- discussing genre (realistic fiction)
- citing supporting evidence
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| It is important that students are able to sight evidence from the text. Typically students give you a brief summary rather than analyzing evidence to support their answer. This is a good way to introduce this skill to them in the beginning of the year. |
- character traits
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| This graphic organizer is also given without the characters names filled in. This gives you an opportunity to differentiate the lesson within your class. This also goes back to students have to cite evidence from a text and makes for a great group discussion once students are finished. |
- narrative writing
- the 4 types of sentences
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| My students love this activity. I have the students work in groups using large chart paper. I hang the chart paper around the room and give each group about 5 minutes to go through the story and identify a phrase from the story that matches the type of sentence they are assigned. After about 5 minutes students rotate to the next chart paper station. They really enjoy this scavenger hunt activity because it allows them to work together. I really like this lesson because of the discussions I hear throughout the activity. My students really start to analyze the sentences and this helps them comprehend the story better. |
To check out the activity pack click HERE to go to my TpT page!
And don't forget to check out Mrs. Jump's Book Talk Tuesday!
Enjoy :)
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