The Giving Tree | Book Study Activities

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This is a book study literacy unit for The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. 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. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!
THIS UNIT INCLUDES:
STORY ELEMENTS ACTIVITIES
- student unit cover page
- story elements
- making predictions
- characters in the story
- story retell
- can-have-are-need graphic organizers
- story sequence
MAKING CONNECTIONS ACTIVITIES
- making mental images
- opinion page
- text-to-self connections
- If I were a tree
WRITING ACTIVITIES
- writing retell pages
- writing story prompt
VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES
- making words
- vocabulary word search
- syllable sorting
- vocabulary word sort
- alphabetical order
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES
- 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
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