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For You are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Interactive Read-Aloud Activities

For You are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Interactive Read-Aloud Activities preview
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Look Inside · 10 pages

Teacher tips for the book companion: selecting activities, pacing lessons, showing illustrations, and printing
Teacher guidance for using the book companion
Activity guide, part 1: descriptions of 22 tasks, from Making Predictions through the 3-2-1 response
First of two activity guide pages
Activity guide, part 2: descriptions of 11 tasks, including Theme, Dear Diary, and All About Kenya
Second of two activity guide pages
Making Predictions activity: examine the book's cover and illustrations using See, Think, and Wonder prompts
Before-reading prediction activity
Judging by the Cover activity: examine cover images, colors, title, feelings, and fiction or nonfiction clues
Front-cover observation and response activity
Story Elements activity: use words and pictures to identify the story's character, setting, problem, and solution
Story elements response activity
Sequencing activity: retell and illustrate important story events in order using First, Next, Then, and Last
Story retelling activity with sequence prompts
Recalling Events in Chronological Order activity: describe and illustrate four major events from the story
Four-event chronological retelling activity
Trip Around the Village activity: recap the Kenyan child's day with pictures, captions, and story details
Village-day recap activity
Summary activity: answer Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, and So prompts, then write a summary of the story
Guided story summary activity
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension

Grades

Grade 2, 3, 4

Types

Read Alouds, Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Creatively Gifted
Rating
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About This Product

This picture book companion is a comprehensive supplemental resource for For You are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Cunnane. It includes 33 ready-to-use, print-and-go activities designed to meet the needs of all learning levels. Created with teachers in mind, this resource saves you time while providing students with engaging opportunities to demonstrate their understanding and newly acquired knowledge through interactive read-alouds. The activities cover a range of skills, from basic comprehension to critical thinking.

INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:

  • Making Predictions

  • Judging by the Cover

  • Story Elements

  • Sequencing

  • Recalling Events in Chronological Order

  • Trip Around the Village

  • Summary

  • Story Event Sort

  • Compare and Contrast

  • Making Connections

  • Making Inferences

  • Character Traits

  • Character Inside & Out

  • Character Feelings

  • Character Development

  • Character Change

  • Sketch a Scene From the Story

  • Setting the Scene

  • Identifying Imagery

  • Thinking About the Text

  • Thinking Beyond the Text

  • 3-2-1

  • Theme

  • Finding Meaning in Context

  • Author's Message

  • Visualizing

  • Crossword Puzzle

  • Word Search Puzzle

  • Caught on Social Media

  • Dear Diary

  • Wait... There's More!

  • Book Review

  • All About Kenya

This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.

Resource Tags

reading comprehension reading upper elementary reading picture book read-aloud activities interactive read-aloud activities book companion ELAR

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