We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines | Book Study Activities

This is a book study literacy unit for We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines. The unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade. Twenty garden themed posters are included to enhance 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. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

Your students will love learning about gardening, and the important lesson that we don't give up when things don't work out the first time: every failure teaches us something and makes us braver for the next time!

THIS UNIT INCLUDES:

STORY ELEMENTS ACTIVITIES

• student unit cover page
• story elements
• can-have-are-need graphic organizers
• story retell

MAKING CONNECTIONS ACTIVITIES

• opinion pages
• what would you grow in your garden
• what may eat your plants?
• plan a garden
• text-to-self connections pages

WRITING ACTIVITIES

• story retell writing pages
• story writing prompt

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

• making words
• vocabulary word search
• syllable sorting
• word sorting
• vocabulary ABC order

COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

• comprehension activities and questions pages
• problems & solutions
• fiction and non-fiction story elements
• true or false? comprehension questions
• story notes

LEARNING STANDARDS

• standards checklists to show alignment with Common Core, TEKS, and VA SOL

BONUS

• 20 garden-themed posters

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