No, No, Gnome! Book Study Activities

This is a book study literacy unit for No, No, Gnome! by Ashlyn Anstee. The unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities for Kindergarten and First Grade.

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 students will LOVE the naughty garden gnome as he 'helps' the children at Greenthumb Elementary harvest their garden!

THIS UNIT INCLUDES:

STORY ELEMENTS ACTIVITIES

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

MAKING CONNECTIONS ACTIVITIES

• making mental images
• giving my opinion
• giving my advice
• text-to-self connections
• If I were a garden gnome
• design a garden

WRITING ACTIVITIES

• writing retell pages
• writing story prompt

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

LEARNING STANDARDS CHECKLISTS

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

MORE SPRING BOOK STUDIES

Tops and Bottoms

How to Catch the Easter Bunny

Diary of a Worm

The Tiny Seed

Egg

We’re Going on a Nature Hunt

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Easter Bunny’s Assistant

The Turnip

The Little Red Hen

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