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Touching Spirit Bear - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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Literature Kit cover for Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, Grades 5-6, showing a boy facing a huge white bear
Cover of the novel study for this class read
Critical thinking skills chart: checkmarks show which Bloom's levels each chapter group and writing task covers
Planning tool for choosing skills to teach
Table of contents listing teacher guide, chapter question handouts, writing tasks, word search, quiz and answer key
Quick reference for finding sections of the kit
Assessment rubric scoring comprehension, content, style and conventions at four levels, with space for feedback
Grading tool for writing tasks and organizers
Teacher guide introduction on how the kit is organized, with picture cues and a sample Easy Marking answer key
Read first to see how the kit is laid out
Graphic organizer overview describing Hidden Meanings, On Camp Time and It's All Part of the Circle organizers
Teacher notes on using each organizer in class
Bloom's Taxonomy pyramid of six thinking levels from Remembering to Creating, with teaching strategies
Background for teachers on the kit's question design
Summary of the story of Cole Matthews' survival on a remote island, with lists of further reading and book covers
Teacher background and read-aloud book suggestions
Vocabulary lists of words for chapters 1 to 2 through 26 to 28, such as skiff, omen, elder, hypothermia and trawler
Preview word lists before each reading section
Author spotlight on Ben Mikaelsen: a reading about his adventures, a photo with a bear and Did You Know facts
Author background reading to pair with the novel
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Grade 5, 6

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About This Product

Touching Spirit Bear - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

An ideal instructional resource for educators, this kit stimulates discussion and fosters comprehension through engaging activities and a novel study guide. Crafted at an intermediate reading level (Grades 5 to 6), it's centralized around the novel Touching Spirit Bear.

Engaging Activities

  • Event sequencing: Students explore event progression when the protagonist, Cole, meets the Spirit Bear.

  • Understanding Relation Dynamics: Step into Cole’s father’s shoes to understand their relationship complexities.

  • Vocabulary building: Through mind-stimulating exercises, students match words to their synonyms found within chapters.

Nurturing Formative Habits

This module encourages students to self-introspection on how they can develop characteristics like Cole concealing himself while introducing real-life skills such as maintaining a camp log that contributes to keeping routine academics exciting!

Unique Feature: Exploring Nature

Students design food chains showing correlations between flora and fauna, giving intriguing insights into science while diving in literature—all aligning with State Standards and drawing inspiration from Bloom's Taxonomy.

Scaffolding Strategies & Extension Material

The kit incorporates scaffolding strategies throughout its cleanly designed and ready-to-print worksheets that enhance learning experiences—complemented with additional tasks including crosswords, quizzes—and other stimulating resources fostering critical thinking wrapped in fun leisurely papercrafts!

Core Focus: Touching Spirit Bear

Navigate the tale of Cole, a troubled teen choosing Circle Justice over prison—embodied through his survival year on an Alaskan island—perfect setting facilitating withdrawals away from violent tendencies onto personal growth pathways.

Cleanly Bundled in 55-Page PDF For fifth and sixth graders, this Literature Kit provides literacy development in a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow format, ensuring education stays enjoyable, all the while fulfilling academic goals. Let the adventures of Cole Matthews inspire your students.

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