Back to School Activities with Kevin Henkes Author Study
- PDF
What educators are saying
Also included in
This bundle includes my three favorite back to school units in one easy purchase! Kevin Henkes Author Study: Activities and Crafts to Introduce Reading StrategiesBack to SchoolHoward B. Wigglebottom: Finding the Central MessagePrice $18.80Original Price $23.50Save $4.70
Description
Young readers must be taught to apply skills and strategies to help them comprehend, make meaning, and draw conclusions. This author study is designed to introduce the importance of “making meaning” while reading. Throughout this unit students will begin to ask the question, “What do good readers do?” as they apply imperative reading skills to aid in making meaning from the text. Each story includes a lesson plan, focus skill/strategy worksheets, comprehension questions, activities, and a craft.
Included books and focus skills:
Chrysanthemum (staying focused)
Wemberly Worried (making connections)
Sheila Rae the Brave (visual images)
Chester’s Way (character traits/analysis)
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (making inferences)
Owen (beginning, middle, end)
Included in this author study:
Mini-Lesson – Reading is MAKING MEANING
Chrysanthemum – Focus Strategy: Good readers stay IN THE ZONE!
- Mini-Lesson – IN THE ZONE
- Point of View Flap Book
- Syllable FoldOver Book
- My Name is Absolutely Perfect Worksheet
- How Many Special Ways Can You Write Your Name Worksheet
- Identifying Words that Suggest Feelings
- Venn Diagram
- Comprehension Questions
- Chrysanthemum Craft and Writing
Wemberly Worried – Focus Strategy: Good readers MAKE CONNECTIONS!
- Mini–Lesson – Making Connections
- Making Connections Worksheets
- Venn Diagram
- Comprehension Questions
- WemberlyCraft and Writing
Sheila Rae the Brave – Focus Strategy: Good readers create mental images.
- Mini-Lesson – Visual Images
- Create Mental Images
- Venn Diagram
- Comprehension Questions
- Sheila Rae Craft and Writin
Chester’s Way – Focus Skill: Determine Character Traits
- Mini-Lesson - Characters
- Character Traits
- Character Comparison
- Comprehension Questions
- Pea Pod Character Trait Craft
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse – Focus Strategy: Good readers infer!
- Mini-Lesson - Inferring
- What’s in my teacher’s bag?
- I can Infer
- Comprehension Questions
- Sequencing Group Activity
- Craft and Story Map
Owen – Focus Skill: Beginning, Middle, End
- BME Group Puzzles
- Sentence Building Activity
- Comprehension Questions
Cumulative Activity - Character Portraits
