Literature Circle Activities: The Adventures of Sammy the Gooney Bird

Bring fun to your literature circles with this fun read-aloud original story told in rhyme about a gooney bird, and yes, there is such a thing as a gooney bird! This story shows that attitude is everything! Puppets, fun worksheets and lots of teacher ideas help to make this 23 page story the jumping off point to many language arts and math experiences. All worksheets are correlated to Common Core Standards.

This story is primarily a read-aloud for kindergarten, with numerous worksheets for skill building. This story is perfect as a read-aloud or for choral reading in first grade with activities covering many reading as well as math standards.

The range of activities for kindergarten and first graders allows teachers to differentiate as needed for students.

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This packet includes:

What is a Gooney Bird?

Core Curriculum Standards for K and 1st (numbers only)

Read Aloud Suggestions

Post Reading Comprehension questions

Puppet Activities

Extension Activities

Is There Such A Thing As A Gooney Bird?

23 page original story illustrated by award winning Toledo artist Jim Corcoran

5 puppet patterns

19 pages of worksheets from easy (k) to 1st grade based on Common Core Standards

ABC order

Number word match

Rhyming fish

Dot to dot gooney bird

Can you match the color words (easy)

Rhyming word match

Which problems have 6 for an answer

Wing ding: match problems to the answer

Add and subtract (through 6)

Adding 's' and 'es'

Beginning, middle and end

How does the Word End

Skip Counting by 10

Write a Three Letter Word

Telling Time by the Hour

Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour

Adding three Numbers

Tens and Ones

Ten More and Ten Less

Certificate: The Unforgettable Sammy Award

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About this Teacher Author

Jan Bernard

National Board Certified Teacher (2001-2011), Masters in Curriculum, Gifted Certified, Cobb County Elementary Teacher of the Year, Addison Elementary Teacher of the Year, Bullard Elementary Teacher of the Year, Atlanta Journal and Constitution Honor Teacher finalist ($5000 award), District 3 Georgia Science Teacher of the Year, Author of seven books published by The Child's World Press, Wrote online k-12 social studies and language arts curriculum for Coca Cola, curriculum writer for CNN, curriculum writer for American Legacy Publishers 2009-2014, 25 years teaching experience in grades 1st-4th.

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