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"A Storm Called Katrina" | Picture Book Read Aloud

An educational teaching resource from Creatively Gifted entitled "A Storm Called Katrina" | Picture Book Read Aloud downloadable at Teach Simple.
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A Storm Called Katrina Picture Book Read Aloud: A Comprehensive Teaching Resource

The teaching resource titled "A Storm Called Katrina Picture Book Read Aloud" offers an engaging platform for educators to stimulate lively discussion around themes like family, community, survival, character traits and development, and natural disasters. Centered on the book 'A Storm Called Katrina' by Myron Uhlberg, this resource is intended to augment classroom learning experiences with a series of additional activities. However, it's important to note that this resource does not include the actual book.

Suitable For Diverse Learning Settings

Created specifically for students in grades 3 to 5, this versatile product can be altered and used effectively within a whole group interaction or small peer group brainstorming sessions—individual assignments can also reap immense benefits from these resources.

Enhances Language Arts Curriculum

  • This smartly designed product seamlessly aligns with Language Arts curricula—specifically in Comprehension, Literature and Reading subcategories.
  • The variety of elements included foster higher-level thinking skills among students while encouraging them to share their distinct understanding along with textual evidence.

Main Components And Their Features


  • The cornerstone of this resource are reader response questions divided into three segments: pre-reading prompts (23 questions), during reading tasks (24 task cards), and post-reading assessments which encourage critical-thinking while prompting learners' unique perceptions coupled with textual evidence.
  • Inclusive graphic organizers/anchor charts covering main topics - Sensory Language Chart, Character Traits & Changes Analysis Guide, and Compare & Contrast tools; one specifically enabling comparison between 'A Storm Called Katrina’ with the novel ‘Zane & The Hurricane.'
  • An array of plot diagrams replete with comprehensive color-coded definitions.
  • Activities featuring rising & falling action events, which can be represented individually or collectively on graphical organizers.

Included Additional Features

Ensuring appropriate guidance for teachers, an answer key is provided. Users can access these resources easily, as they are available in a user-friendly PDF file type.

Final Thoughts

The A Storm Called Katrina Picture Book Read Aloud resource successfully augments student comprehension and engagement by promoting higher-level thinking skills derived from focused discussion around key concepts and themes.

Resource Tags

teaching resource family community survival natural disasters

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