Description
Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli is an incredible book and a perfect for beginning readers. This PRINT AND GO unit gives your students ample reading practice as close reading strategies are applied. It’s organized in a BEFORE/DURING/AFTER format for consistent skill modeling and practice.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT FOR BISCUIT BY ALYSSA CAPUCILLI?
- prereading schema builder about dogs
- vocabulary organizer and word cards
- fiction and nonfiction anchor chart
- fiction vs nonfiction text evidence and opinion
- making comparisons between Biscuit and other dogs
- making connections anchor chart and organizer
- summarizing information (BME)
- questioning page
- and writing in the form of a book report project.
Be sure to check out the preview included above for a detailed look at the pages.
HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THIS UNIT FOR BISCUIT BY ALYSSA CAPUCILLI:
The pages can be printed and put under a document camera for group discussion or projected using TPT Easel. Students can work in teams to brainstorm ideas when working in whole group or work on specific skills with the teacher in guided reading groups. Teachers can also use this resource for book clubs for more independent readers.
WHAT OTHER TEACHERS THOUGHT OF THIS UNIT FOR BISCUIT BY ALYSSA CAPUCILLI:
~Such a great resource for this book! I love how organized the activities are and how easy it is for me to use. Thank you!
~I loved that this unit included reading, writing, and vocabulary lessons. It was a great resource to accompany our reading of Biscuit. I do wish it had included a reading quiz/test to assess reading comprehension.
~My students LOVE reading Biscuit books. I love being able to adapt this resource to the many different books within the Biscuit series. Thanks!
~These were a great variety of activities that went along with the story and were great for my students to complete.
OTHER BEGINNING READER UNITS YOU MIGHT LIKE:
- Biscuit and the Little Pup
- Biscuit Visits the Big City
- Mittens
- Chester
- Danny and the Dinosaur
- Sammy the Seal
- A Horse for Harry’s Room
- Lois Ehlert Books
- Clifford Unit
- The Fall Festival
- Just Critters Who Care
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Kathy’s Kreations –
Very well thought out lesson plan. It clearly is aligned with the CCSS. I will use it in first grade this year. Thank you!
Stacey Cicero –
can’t wait to use it….
Jenna S. –
Thank you!!!
Chris MDE –
This is great for my author study.
Deborah Z. –
Loved it!
Jennifer Kirchmeier –
Can’t wait to use this with my little biscuit lover!!
Ashley K. –
Kids loved this
Jessica P. –
Great compliment to our biscuit unit.
Breann Crocker –
A+++
Amy B. –
Thanks!!
Jennifer L. –
Great resource for small reading groups!
Denise L. –
I love this story and this resource. Thank you
Erin K. –
Love this resource
Jamie C. –
Loved this.
Hillary M. –
This worked great for my first graders who needed extra support. They felt great because they had a “big” book they can read and I loved having a packet ready to go. Thank you!
Elaine A B. –
Excellent unit
Deana M. –
Thank you
Meghan A. –
Great!
Rebeca Tyner –
I was looking for extension activities that would engage my readers and get them thinking about the story. What a great resource!
laurie G. –
LOVE!
Adele H. –
Students enjoyed it as an author study.
Meredith D. –
My students loved it!
Rachel Lenell –
wonderful
jackie C. –
Thank you! What a great resource to use with my guided reading groups!
Heather D. –
Great resource! I use them in small groups with my students with special needs and it keeps them engaged.
Kristine G. –
Great!
Lacey Keeton –
Great resource!
Lynn B. –
This resource offers a good variety of skills for higher thinking.
Katelyn B. –
Thank you
Linda T. –
Helpful for my emergent readers to ground them in additional ELA skills.
One Urban Teacher –
Thank you!
Jo A. –
I purchased to use in my substitute folder. Great activities!
Nadine F. –
This will be great to use with my guided reading groups.
Melissa B. –
My students LOVE reading Biscuit books. I love being able to adapt this resource to the many different books within the Biscuit series. Thanks!
Melissa Z. –
I loved that this unit included reading, writing, and vocabulary lessons. It was a great resource to accompany our reading of Biscuit. I do wish it had included a reading quiz/test to assess reading comprehension.
Whitney Roberts –
I always do a Biscuit mini-unit at the beginning of the school year this has been as great addition to my unit.
Tricia W. –
Great for guided reading groups.
jill L. –
Perfect addition to a pet unit and to introduce Bisquit books to my K students.
V G. –
Thank you!
diane K. –
really good
Gabriela Hughes –
great!
Patsy O. –
I love everything is here.
Nurturing Brilliant Minds –
Such a great resource for this book! I love how organized the activities are and how easy it is for me to use. Thank you!
Chelsea K. –
These were a great variety of activities that went along with the story and were great for my students to complete.
September R. –
This resource was a great fit for my special education students. They were able to work on comprehension and writing at their level.
Kimberly C. –
I had noticed something like this with a therapist that had came into my classroom and yet some thing might work and not work for some students but my student was able to easily identify pictures and rules not only that but I also made one for him to communicate with me as well. (Child being nonverbal)
paige G. –
Absolutely love everything from this seller! Every resource I’ve purchased has been thoughtfully created, easy to use, and super engaging for my students. The directions are always clear, and the materials align perfectly with standards. I especially appreciate how each product saves me time while still allowing me to provide high-quality instruction. Thank you for making teaching a little easier and a lot more fun!