Eric Carle Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
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Eric Carle Author Study
Eric Carle books are so much fun to read to your students. This packet provides resources for 9 of his books. For each book you will receive guided reading strategies, writing activities and a craft. The focused books Included are The Very Hungry, Caterpillar, Roosters off to See the World, The Mixed Up Chameleon, The Grouchy Ladybug, A House for Hermit Crab, The Foolish Tortoise, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Lonely Firefly, and The Clumsy Click Beetle.
The Very Hungry, Caterpillar
- Beginning Middle, and End
- Story Sequencing
- Life Cycle
- Lifecycle Prewriting and Writing
- Text to Self
- Caterpillar Craft
Roosters off to See the World
- Sequencing
- Fact vs. Opinion
- Inferencing
- Opinion Prewriting and Writing
- Rooster Craft
The Mixed Up Chameleon
- Create a mixed up chameleon
- Pre- Writing & writing
- Character Traits
- Making Words
- Recall
- Chameleon Craft
The Grouchy Ladybug
- Syllables
- Questioning
- Text to Self Writing and Prewriting
- Lifecycle create and write
- Making words
- Ladybug craft
A House for Hermit Crab
- Retell
- True/False
- Alphabetizing
- Character Senses
- Recall
- Hermit Crab Craft
The Foolish Tortoise
- My Opinion
- Questioning
- Character Traits
- Making Words
- Recall
- Opinion Prewriting and Writing
- Tortoise Craft
The Very Quiet Cricket
- Tally Graph
- Venn Diagram
- Character Senses
- Story Mapping
- Recall
- Opinion prewriting & writing
- Cricket Craft
The Lonely Firefly
- Recall
- Text to Self
- Main Idea and Details
- Character Analysis
- Narrative Prewriting and Writing
- Firefly Craft
The Clumsy Click Beetle
- Retelling Writing
- Character Analysis
- Main Idea and Details
- Analyze Text
- Beg, Middle, End
- Beetle Craft
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I like to pair these stories with my non-fiction unit on Insects Check it out below:
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This is part of a weekly series of units covering different reading strategies throughout the year.
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