Book Companion for Gorilla Loves Vanilla with Digital Activities

Gorilla Loves Vanilla by Chae Strathie is a story about animals ordering ice cream at a sundae shop. Students will sequence events from the book, make inferences to match animals with their favorite ice cream, describe vocabulary, answer comprehension questions, retell the story, match rhyming words, and discuss pragmatic or social skills from the story. Digital Slide versions of the discussion questions and inferencing tasks are included.

** This product is compatible with Gorilla Loves Vanilla by Chae Strathie. You will need access to this book to use this product effectively **

The PRINTABLE resource includes:

• 7 Character/Story Picture Cards
• 24 Inferencing Sundae Shop Order Cards to Match with Animals & Scoops
• 24 Animal Pictures to Match with Inferencing Ice Cream Order Cards
• 27 Ice Cream Scoop Picture Cards to Match with Inferencing Cards
• 10 Rhyming Ice Cream Scoop Pairs to Match
• 8 Sentences to Complete after the Conjunction "but"
• Social Skills Discussion
• Ice Cream Cone and Dish Cards
• Step-by-Step Detailed Lesson Plan Instructions
• Describe It! Spinners for describing vocabulary
• 8 Worksheets
• Data Collection Sheets
• Reference Page

Activities Included -

1. Pre-Story Knowledge
2. Shared Reading
3. Post-Story Comprehension Questions
4. Language Activities (describing & inferences)
5. Syntax/Grammar Activity (conjunction - "but")
6. Retelling the Story
7. Pragmatics/Social Skills Discussion
8. Phonological Awareness Activity (Rhyming)
9. Create a Parallel Story

The DIGITAL resource includes:

• 12 Discussion Question Slides - Pre-Story Knowledge, Post-Story Comprehension Questions, & Social Skills Discussion
• 24 Sundae Shop Order Form Slides
• Compatible with EASEL, PowerPoint and Google Slides™

** Easel by TpT Activities - 19 pages ready to be assigned to students including Build Your Own Sundae and Ice Cream Cone drag & drop activities.

** Easel Assessment - 5 question multiple choice quiz ready to be assigned

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Please note: The author of this product is not affiliated with the author or publisher of Gorilla Loves Vanilla. This product is designed to be used as a companion for Gorilla Loves Vanilla, not as a stand alone product.