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The Giving Tree Worksheet

After a read-aloud of The Giving Tree, students compare the boy and the tree through their words, feelings and actions.
Grades
Grades 1–2, Elementary
Pages
1
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Jul 11, 2021

Subject
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension
Topic
The Giving Tree, Character Comparison
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
RL.1.3

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From the author

The Giving Tree Worksheet is a great way for students to compare and contrast two characters from a story. This worksheet will help teachers identify how the boy and the tree are alike and different.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Compare how two characters act within a story

  • Infer feelings from words and actions

  • Support character observations with remembered story events

Teaching tips

  • Pause after the read-aloud to list one action by each character before writing.

  • Use a similar/different sentence frame when learners explain the comparison.

  • Provide the book separately for the read-aloud; the download contains the response organizer.

Skills covered

  • Character comparison

  • Feeling inference

  • Story evidence use

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What should students listen for during the read-aloud?

The directions focus on what the boy and the tree say, how they feel, and how they act toward each other.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RL.1.3

Core concepts

  • Character actions

  • Compare and contrast

  • Read-aloud response

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