Description

Looking for I Wanna Iguana activities? This comprehensive unit will help your students with close reading routines AND provides great examples for writing a persuasive letter. The unit includes both PDF and Google Slides TM.

HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THE I WANNA IGUANA UNIT FOR READING AND WRITING:

The unit is organized in a BEFORE/DURING/AFTER format for consistent skill modeling and practice. As you use the book for reading, you can use text examples as exemplars for writer’s craft. Students can follow this author’s style in their own writing pieces.

WHAT’S SKILLS ARE ADDRESSED WITH THIS I WANNA IGUANA UNIT?

• prereading schema builder about iguanas
• vocabulary organizer and word cards
• fiction and nonfiction anchor chart
• fiction vs nonfiction text evidence and opinion
• making comparisons between iguanas and other pets
• making connections anchor chart and organizer
• summarizing information (BME)
• column note taking page for during reading analysis of author’s craft
• brainstorming page for preparing to write about “What Pet Should I Get?”
• persuasive language charts (one for grades 2-3, one for grades 4-5)
• OREO anchor chart
• two options for planning
• persuasive writing checklist
• draft/publishing writing pages (one for grades 2-3, one for grade 4-5)
• class book cover

46 pages in all (NOW INCLUDES DIGITAL WITH EASEL TOO!)

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A fantastic resource to use for explicitly teaching comprehension skills. The activities worked very will the book and students were engaged with not only the reading but the follow up activities. The resource sparked an avalanche of ideas which transferred into spelling and writing. Students loved the persuasive writing task of persuading parents that an unusual pet would be an asset in the family home. A teacher time saving resource. Fabulous, thank you. Sharyn M

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My students were very engaged in the selection of activities that I chose. Wide range of possible activities to choose from.” Kylie T.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I used some of these elements during my formal observation! Great resource!” Darian F.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Fun and engaging for the students. ” Lisa H.

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