My Lucky Day is the perfect book for the Thanksgiving season to use as a mentor text. It has a clever plot, great examples of voice and word choice, and fabulous character development. This done for you unit in digital and pdf is one your kids will love!

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE MY LUCKY DAY UNIT?

This unit is intended to be used for comprehension and writing. Students analyze the text through before/during/after activities such as outlining the plot events, working with vocabulary, making inferences using text examples, and applying their learning in their own writing piece. You can get a great feel for the unit using the preview supplied.

SKILLS ADDRESSED IN THE MY LUCKY DAY UNIT

• Schema builder on playing tricks
• Vocabulary organizer and word cards
• Story elements
• Guiding Questions/Text Evidence
• Making connections
• My Favorite Trick
• Story Retelling
• Analyzing Text Column Notes
• Question Task Cards
• Narrative Writing Prompt including planning, drafting pages, writing checklist, and final draft pages for publishing.

21 pages in all PLUS a digital option!

WHAT TEACHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE MY LUCKY DAY UNIT:

• This was such a comprehensive resource! I loved the connections students could make, as well as the retelling pages! Thank you!
• This has been one of my favorite books to read for years, I used this during my internship and it was easy to use and the students seemed to enjoy it.
• This is a great story that the students love. The activity went along well with it.
• Love this product and its attention to detail!
• This is one of my favorite read alouds. So happy to find this resource.

PAIRED TEXT TO USE WITH MY LUCKY DAY:

As a supplement to this unit (or as a stand alone), you can also add in Tom’s Lucky Day Partner Script to build fluency and comprehension. It is listed separately here.

Tom’s Lucky Day Partner Script

OR…

Purchase the bundle with both sets for a discounted price using the link below:

Thanksgiving “Lucky Day” Bundle

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