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Grandfather Counts Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA

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Look Inside · 10 pages · answer key included

Teacher tips for the book companion explain activity pacing, showing illustrations, and printer settings.
Teacher guidance and artist credits
Activity overview lists 27 tasks, including predictions, sequencing, character analysis, and a friendly letter.
Overview of the companion's 27 activities
Making Predictions activity asks students to examine the cover and illustrations using See, Think, and Wonder.
Before-reading prediction activity
Story Elements activity asks students to use words and pictures to identify characters, setting, problem, and solution.
Story elements response activity
Sequencing activity asks students to retell and illustrate the story in order using First, Next, Then, and Last.
Chronological retelling and illustration activity
Illustrating Inferences uses two excerpts to ask about Helen and Gong Gong's airport greeting and Mom's character.
Two excerpt-based inference and drawing prompts
Making Inferences activity asks students to combine text clues and prior knowledge to write two story inferences.
Practice connecting text evidence and prior knowledge
Simplified Cause & Effect activity has three cards to match missing causes or effects involving Helen's family.
Cause-and-effect matching with partial answers supplied
Cause & Effect activity asks students to cut out six story cards and match them into three cause-and-effect pairs.
Six-card cause-and-effect matching activity

Answer key included

Answer key included
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Grade 2, 3, 4

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About This Product

Introducing Grandfather Counts Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA

Designed to accompany Andrea Cheng's enchanting book, Grandfather Counts, this resource is the perfect provision for educators. With its 27 print-and-go reading activities catering to students at varying learning stages, this companion guarantees a delightful educational experience.

Pedagogically Designed To Promote Higher-Level Thinking

  • Fosters: text evidence-based perspectives and incites meaningful inference-making and global connections.
  • Incorporates: a range of exercises like 'Making Predictions,' 'Sequencing,' Making Inferences,' Cause & Effect' problems, and more.
  • Adaptable: the variety of activities allow it to be used in small group work or whole-classroom discussions.

The kit provides unique tasks that extend beyond classroom limits prompting deep cognitive engagement while ensuring learning remains fun!

Diversity in Learning Tools Catered For Various Grade Levels (2-4)

  • Your second-graders will benefit from categorising story events using graphic organisers.
  • Your fourth-grade readers will learn from sketching pivotal novel scenes, developing an in-depth understanding of plot structure.

Creative Thinking Inspirement Through The ‘Wait… There’s More!’ Activity

This activity encourages students to concoct an alternate ending, boosting their imaginative abilities. It also nurtures valuable life lessons as learners make text-to-self connections that transcend across multidisciplinary domains. Grandfather Counts isn't just another book - but a window into reality!

Evaluating Writing Skills Through ‘Friendly Letters’ Composition

From Gong Gong's perspective, crafting friendly letters enables students to connect with empathetic elements whilst practicing essential writing techniques.

This all-encompassing resource is not only engaging and diverse but also adaptable. It stands as a testament to educational tools that aren’t just designed for teachers, by teachers – they're also tailor-made with student growth at the forefront!

Disclaimer: (Please note: this resource provides activities related only to supplemental reading exercises; purchase of the book will be separate.)

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