Hedgie Blasts Off by Jan Brett Reading Activities in Digital and PDF

Hedgie Blasts Off by Jan Brett is a great mentor text to connect with your space unit. Children love the Hedgie tales, and you will love having grab and go activities to go with it! This bundle includes before, during, and after activities with a comprehension focus.

ABOUT HEDGIE BLASTS OFF:

Hedgie wants more than anything to be an astronaut and travel into space. He gets his chance. While in space, he fixes a problem. In the end, Hedgie returns home a hero, and your kids will love it!

HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THE HEDGIE BLASTS OFF BUNDLE:

In this bundle, you get the activities in any form you like…pdf, Google Slides TM and EASEL. These comprehension focused activities make planning mentor text lessons easy for the classroom teacher. The resource includes skill based activities for the following skills as well as writing extension and vocabulary. They work well for whole group mentor text lessons, book clubs, guided reading, and partner reading.

ACTIVITIES TO USE WITH HEDGIE BLASTS OFF:

• Schema builder about space themed words
• Vocabulary introduction and Word Cards
• BME Organizer
• Character Traits-Anchor Chart, Organizer, and Summarizer
• Story Elements
• Making Connections
• Discussion Task Cards
• Answer Form
• Favorite Scene
• Story Retelling
• Story Lessons | Main Idea/Details
• Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction Anchor Chart and Organizer
• Our Outer Space Adventures Class Book

HOW THE HEDGIE BLASTS OFF UNIT IS ORGANIZED:

The unit includes 44 pages of activities (22 in each format). You can pick and choose the parts you want to use and the order. However, my units are organized in a before, during, and after format. I typically project the part of the lesson I’m using to demonstrate my expectation and assign either the digital or print version for completion.

OTHER JAN BRETT BOOKS YOU’LL LOVE:

• DAISY COME HOME
• THE MERMAID
• COZY
• MOSSY
• HEDGIE’S SURPRISE
• HEDGIE BLASTS OFF
• THE SNOWY NAP
• THE TALE OF THE TIGER SLIPPER
• FRITZ AND THE BEAUTIFUL HORSES
• CINDERS, A CHICKEN CINDERELLA STORY, and
• a JAN BRETT LAPBOOK

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT MY JAN BRETT UNITS & BUNDLES:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Ashley P says, “I fell in love with Jan Brett’s books two years ago. When December rolled around, I knew I would conduct an author’s study about Jan Brett. With being a teacher, I was strapped for time. I looked at several pre-made author’s study, but found them only covering one or two books. I wanted to immerse my students into several of her books. This packet has lesson plans, activities, and printable writing activities for ten books. It was well worth the money. Thank for you all the hard work creating these activities. I am elated to use in next week.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heather S says, “Love this! Jan Brett is my favorite author and it is so nice to find cc aligned stuff! Please continue on with the rest of her books and make a volume 2! :-)”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bonnie T says, “Amazing bundle! We have so many meetings at this time of year and these activities have been perfect to leave for my sub. The students get practice in a variety of skills and my sub loves it because the books are so engaging to students! Thanks!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary Elizabeth T. says, “I love this bundle! It is perfect to go along with my Jan Brett novel study! ”

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