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“When Spring Comes” Literacy Integration Lesson Plan
By Lara Hocheiser
The story, When Spring Comes by Kevin Hikes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek, is my daughter’s favorite book year round. It's the perfect story to explore the transition from Winter to Spring. When reading this story to children, they become overjoyed to see the nature and animals related to the springtime. They love to pretend and act out the meaning of the story.
Use this lesson plan while reading When Spring Comes. This is the perfect way to integrate physical activity and mindfulness into storytime. Each page can be brought to life with our yoga sequence and our beautifully-illustrated yoga cards teach children how to do each yoga pose.
When Spring Comes is filled with imagery, alliteration, and repetition. Through this book, we can teach children these valuable literary devices through facilitated discussions, group activities and extension exercises included in this lesson plan. Also included are coloring pages, crafts, breathing exercises, mindfulness activities and more!
When Spring Comes Literacy Integration is a 24-page PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print to paper.
When Spring Comes Lesson Plan is designed for kids ages 4-10 and includes:
THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRL'S BATHROOM Novel Study
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY for THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRL'S BATHROOM based on the book by Louis Sachar.
This 64 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.
This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.
AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.
You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!
Thank you for your continued support.
ROBODOG by David Walliams NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion for ROBODOG by David Walliams.
This resource is an engaging and comprehensive unit that allows your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover many of the Grades 3, 4 and 5 ELA Common Core State Standards in context.
This unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities and includes printable and digital versions.
The Unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher.
The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and comprehension. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, vocabulary work.
Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot.
Book response - creative responses, written responses.
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Dragon Masters - Rise of the Earth Dragon
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Diper Overlode
Spaceboy by David Walliams
Thank you for your continued support.
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY for CODE NAME BANANAS based on the book by David Walliams.
This 74 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.
This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.
AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.
You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!
Thank you for your continued support.
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY for THE LAST MAPMAKER based on the book by Christina Soontornvat.
This 89 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.
This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.
AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.
You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!
Thank you for your continued support.
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY for A HORSE NAMED SKY based on the book by Rosanne Parry.
This 68 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.
This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.
AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.
You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!
Thank you for your continued support.
SPACEBOY by David Walliams - NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for SPACEBOY by David Walliams.
This 114 page novel study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included.
This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book.
AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.
You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!
Thank you for your continued support.
A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS by Matt Haig - NOVEL STUDY AND READING COMPREHENSION
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion for A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS by Matt Haig.
This 98 page resource is an engaging and comprehensive unit that allows your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover many of the Grades 3, 4 and 5 ELA Common Core State Standards in context.
This unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities and includes printable and digital versions.
The Unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. AN ANSWER KEY IS PROVIDED. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and comprehension. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, vocabulary work, idioms
Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
Book response - creative responses, written responses.
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Diper Overlode
Spaceboy by David Walliams
Thank you for your continued support
A WHALE OF THE WILD Novel Study
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY for A WHALE OF THE WILD based on the book by Rosanne Parry.
This 80 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.
This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.
AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.
You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!
Thank you for your continued support.
GERONIMO STILTON Novel Study Packets
By The Book Bandit
Two GERONIMO STILTON Novel Studies for IT'S HALLOWEEN YOU 'FRAIDY CAT and LOST TREASURE OF THE EMERALD EYE.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Survivors - The Empty City
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Thank you for your continued support
DRAGON MASTERS #1 Rise of the Earth Dragon and #2 Saving the Sun Dragon UNITS
By The Book Bandit
Two DRAGON MASTERS Chapter Book Studies for #1 RISE OF THE EARTH DRAGON and #2 SAVING THE SUN DRAGON.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
George's Marvellous Medicine
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The Magic Faraway Tree
Thank you for your continued support
READING COMPREHENSION: DRAGON GIRLS #1 and #2
By The Book Bandit
Two NOVEL STUDIES for DRAGON GIRLS Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon and DRAGON GIRLS Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
BUNDLE INCLUDES:
***PLUS BONUS FILE: 154 WRITING PROMPTS FOR CHILDREN***
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Thank you for your continued support
GERONIMO STILTON Save the White Whale and Karate Mouse COMPREHENSION UNITS
By The Book Bandit
Two GERONIMO STILTON NOVEL STUDIES for Save the White Whale and Karate Mouse.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
George's Marvellous Medicine
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The Magic Faraway Tree
Thank you for your continued support
HALLOWEEN READING COMPREHENSION Geronimo Stilton NOVEL STUDIES
By The Book Bandit
Two NOVEL STUDIES for RED PIZZAS FOR A BLUE COUNT and IT'S HALLOWEEN YOU 'FRAIDY MOUSE by Geronimo Stilton.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Thank you for your continued support
READING COMPREHENSION: Dog Theme - RUNT and ROBODOG
By The Book Bandit
Two NOVEL STUDIES for RUNT by Craig Silvey and ROBODOG by David Walliams.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
BUNDLE INCLUDES:
***PLUS BONUS FILE: 154 WRITING PROMPTS FOR CHILDREN***
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Thank you for your continued support
GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Novel Study Packets
By The Book Bandit
Two Novel Studies for GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH by Roald Dahl.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Survivors - The Empty City
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Thank you for your continued support
ONCE THERE WAS A BEAR and THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE A NEW ADVENTURE Novel Studies
By The Book Bandit
Two NOVEL STUDIES for ONCE THERE WAS A BEAR by Jane Riordan and THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE A NEW ADVENTURE by Jacqueline Wilson.
*Includes BONUS FILE: Personal Narrative Writing Prompts*
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
BONUS FILE INCLUDED: Substitute Pack of PERSONAL NARRATIVE WRITING PROMPTS!
Thank you for your continued support
READING COMPREHENSION UNITS for A TALE DARK & GRIMM and RUMAYSA A FAIRYTALE
By The Book Bandit
Two NOVEL STUDIES for A TALE DARK & GRIMM by Adam Gidwitz and RUMAYSA A FAIRYTALE by Radiya Hafizah.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
BONUS FILE INCLUDED: Substitute Pack of PERSONAL NARRATIVE WRITING PROMPTS!
Thank you for your continued support
CHRISTMAS COMPREHENSION NOVEL STUDIES
By The Book Bandit
TWO Novel Studies for A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS by Matt Haig and MERRY CHRISTMAS GERONIMO
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
***INCLUDES FREE CHRISTMAS TASK CARDS***
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Survivors - The Empty City
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Thank you for your continued support
THE LION OF MARS by Jennifer L Holm and SPACEBOY by David Walliams NOVEL STUDIES
By The Book Bandit
Two SPACE-THEMED Novel Studies for SPACEBOY and THE LION OF MARS.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
George's Marvellous Medicine
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The Magic Faraway Tree
Thank you for your continued support