This is a 58 page unit that is all things St. Patty's Day, and also has several activities that focus on Tomie DePaola's Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato. Tomie uses his Irish heritage to bring this story to life. It's a great author study for March!
Contents:
- Activities for the book Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola
- Potato Characters
- Double Bubble for Characters
- Character Analysis
- Cause and Effect
- Parts of speech sort
- Potato Graphing
Lucky Writing March Introduction
Long and short vowel sorts
Making Words with St Patrick
Which one doesn't match (Unlucky Words)
Lucky Word Ladder
Alphabetical Order
Place Value Game
Addition and Multiplication Practice
Looking forward to putting together a great St. Patrick's Day unit with this packet. I love thematic units that integrate literacy and math!
March 3, 2013
JWood314
Good resources in here! Lots of things to choose from. My students loved the craft and then reading the book and using the cause and effect to discuss.
I am so excited to use this in my class. Thank you for posting!!!! I love teaching about Ireland and having fun. I think my students are going to be so excited...
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