Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen | Book Study, Craftivity, Class Book

This is a book study literacy unit for Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen by Howard Binkow. The unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities for Kindergarten and First Grade. The craftivity makes a wonderful bulletin board display to showcase learning.

This book study unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Simply copy a pack for each student. You may wish to choose to implement pages that best fit your students’ learning abilities.

Your class will LOVE Howard...who never listens!

THIS UNIT INCLUDES:

STORY ELEMENTS ACTIVITIES

• student unit cover page
• story elements
• making predictions
• character traits
• character analysis
• story retell
• story events
• story clues
• can-have-are-need graphic organizer

MAKING CONNECTIONS ACTIVITIES

• making mental images
• opinion page
• giving my advice
• text-to-self connections
• If I were a rabbit...

WRITING ACTIVITIES

• writing retell pages
• writing story prompts
• class book

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

• making words
• labeling page
• vocabulary word search
• syllable sorting
• vocabulary word sort
• alphabetical order

COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

• cause and effect
• problems and solutions
• author's purpose
• main idea/theme
• fiction and non-fiction story elements
• true or false comprehension questions
• reading notes
• personal response page

CRAFTIVITY

• Things That Might Happen if You Don't Listen craftivity

LEARNING STANDARDS CHECKLISTS

• learning standards checklist charts for Common Core, TEKS, VA SOL

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