Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola is a fun tall tale perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. These engaging print or project activities make planning easy and effective. You can use the comprehension activities in guided reading groups, as mentor texts for comprehension and writing, or for an interactive read aloud as you enjoy introducing your students to Tomie DePaola’s wonderful work and crazy characters.
40 pages – Digital & PDF
$4.50
Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola is a fun tall tale perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. These engaging print or project activities make planning easy and effective. You can use the comprehension activities in guided reading groups, as mentor texts for comprehension and writing, or for an interactive read aloud as you enjoy introducing your students to Tomie DePaola’s wonderful work and crazy characters.
40 pages included (20 Black and White PDF, 20 Google Slides TM Color)
The unit is set up in a before/during/after format and includes printables and a writing prompt for post reading. A preview of the materials included is attached, so be sure to look closely.
Tomie DePaola is a favorite author of many elementary teachers. I have created resources for many of his books including:
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️A great resource; thank you for sharing your hard work and creativity with others!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This packet contains a nice variety a skills to cover with this St. Patty’s Day book. Thank you!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Great resource to go along with my Tomie dePoala unit.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This is one of my favorite titles and I’m looking forward to using your resource this coming year. Thank you!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This aligns nicely with common core – thanks!
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