Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats Reading Activities in Digital and PDF

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1st - 2nd
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34 (1/2 PDF and 1/2 Google Slides TM)
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  1. This Ezra Jack Keats Author Study bundle includes materials for SIX of Ezra Jack Keats most popular books. The activities are just what you need to keep your kids THINKING and LEARNING! Comprehension is the focus, and each unit includes before, during, and after activities for the following titles:W
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Description

Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats is a sweet book about a boy and his dog, but it also includes themes of problem solving and learning new things. These comprehension focused activities in Digital and PDF make planning so easy.

HOW IS THE WHISTLE FOR WILLIE UNIT USED?

This unit comes prepped and ready in PDF and for Google Slides TM. You can pick and choose which pieces to use as they match your standards. I suggest using this resource with your guided reading group, with book clubs, for mentor text lessons, and especially for writing. It is organized in a before, during, and after reading format.

WHAT SKILLS AND ACTIVIITES ARE IN THE WHISTLE FOR WILLIE UNIT?

The following skills are addressed with this companion:

  • schema builder
  • preteaching tier 2 vocabulary (organizer and word cards)
  • I Can Whistle poem for fluency
  • story elements organizer
  • character traits organizer
  • sequencing events cut and paste
  • question task cards and response (form 4 pages)
  • and writing in response to the reading materials (2 prompt ideas and cover for a class book.)

34 pages (1/2 B/W PDF and 1/2 Color for Google Slides TM)

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Total Pages
34 (1/2 PDF and 1/2 Google Slides TM)
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

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