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The Adventures of Sammy the Gooney Bird: A Language Arts Learning Story

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This read-aloud original story told in rhyme about a gooney bird (yes, there is such a thing!) shows that attitude is everything! Puppets, fun worksheets and lots of teacher ideas help to make this 23 page story the jumping off point to many language arts and math experiences. All worksheets are correlated to Common Core Standards.

This packet includes:

What is a Gooney Bird?

Core Curriculum Standards for K and 1st (numbers only)

Read Aloud Suggestions

Post Reading Comprehension questions

Puppet Activities

Extension Activities

Is There Such A Thing As A Gooney Bird?

23 page original story illustrated by award winning Toledo artist Jim Corcoran

5 puppet patterns

19 pages of worksheets from easy (k) to 1st grade based on Common Core Standards

ABC order
Number word match
Rhyming fish
Dot to dot gooney bird
Can you match the color words (easy)
Rhyming word match
Which problems have 6 for an answer
Wing ding: match problems to the answer
Add and subtract (through 6)
Adding 's' and 'es'
Beginning, middle and end
How does the Word End
Skip Counting by 10
Write a Three Letter Word
Telling Time by the Hour
Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour
Adding three Numbers
Tens and Ones
Ten More and Ten Less

Certificate: The Unforgettable Sammy Award

The Adventures of Sammy the Gooney Bird: A Language Arts Learning Story by Jan Bernard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

K-12 Subject:

Spelling, Arithmetic, Literature

Grade Level(s):

Kindergarten, First

Teaching Duration:

2 Days

Type of Resource:

Worksheets, Fun Stuff, Printables

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Cindi Weston (TpT Seller)

Such a cute story!

October 18, 2012

Dragons Den (TpT Seller)

Thanks so much! I hope your students really enjoy it! Jim's pictures are so kid-friendly and colorful I think they make the whole book very appealing for children.
Thanks again,
Jan

October 18, 2012

Juneaugal

A lot of fun activities!

October 9, 2012

Dragons Den (TpT Seller)

Thank you so very, very much! I hope you and your students really enjoy it!! I'll pass your comment on to the artist.
Thanks again,
Jan

October 10, 2012

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Grades Taught:

Kindergarten, First, Second, Third, Fourth

Subject Area:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

I taught kindergarten and 1st grade in Sylvania, Ohio at Hill View Elementary school for eight years. My family then moved to Cobb County, Georgia and I taught for 18 years in grades 2-4. I was very lucky to be In Cobb County, and to teach at two great schools, Addison Elementary and Bullard elementary.

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