Description
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother is one of Patricia Polacco’s most popular books. This EASY TO USE comprehension focused unit includes before/during/after activities that will engage your students and help them focus on key literacy skills.
HOW CAN TEACHERS USE YOUR MY ROTTEN REDHEADED OLDER BROTHER UNIT?
It works well for guided reading, as mentor text lessons, for partner reading, and even for some stations with the printable and digital options. It makes planning easy and teaching clear and concise.
WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE MY ROTTEN REDHEADED OLDER BROTHER UNIT?
This unit includes the following activities:
- Schema Builder about Siblings
- A webquest exploring the life of Patricia Polacco
- Vocabulary building activities
- Author’s purpose studies
- Making Predictions
- Making comparisons
- Character analysis
- Writing opportunities related to skills
- Visualizing
- Analyzing plot, character, and setting
- The Next Competition Class Book
- Questioning Task Cards/Response form
HOW THE MY ROTTEN REDHEADED OLDER BROTHER UNIT IS ORGANIZED?
The unit includes 46 pages of activities (23 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.
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAIDโฆ
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Mary Ann Z. says, “This was a wonderful resource. It laid out ideas and concepts in an easy to follow plan. I would even feel comfortable leaving this as is for a sub! ”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Nancy C. says, “Perfectly aligned to standards and easy to implement! Thank you! ”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Mary Russell says, “This a great resource for using this book and provides different comprehension strategies as well as higher order thinking skills! I love Patricia Polacco books and this was a great help!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Monica A. says, “This is an added resource to my author study on Patricia Polacco. Thank you for the addition! I appreciate your skills, time and creativity!”
OTHER PATRICIA POLACCO UNITS YOU MAY ENJOY
- Chicken Sunday
- Bully
- Thunder Cake
- The Keeping Quilt
- The Bee Tree
- Junkyard Wonders
- Just Plain Fancy
- When Lightning Comes in a Jar
- Christmas Tapestry
- For the Love of Autumn
- Mr. Lincoln’s Way
- Patricia Polacco Lapbook
- Thank You Mr. Falker
To get them all, purchase the Patricia Polacco Author Study Bundle.
PATRICIA POLACCO AUTHOR STUDY IN DIGITAL AND PDF
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C C. –
Great resource
Jackie Phillips –
Looks great! Looking forward to using it with my fourth grade students! Suggestion…maybe include an answer key and some fun graphics from the story…just a suggestion. ๐
Gina Meister –
So cute!
Peggy A. –
Great activity to use with the book!
Sheila W. –
Thanks for sharing!
Jodi Pesola –
I can’t wait to read this during shared reading.
nancy W. –
Love it thank you!
Jayme W. –
Love it!
Rachel R. –
Thank you!
Kathleen M. –
Love Polacco books, and I look forward to using this great set with my kids.
Stacey B. –
Thanks!
Gloria Azulpha –
Love the many activities.
Susan B. –
Thanks for sharing!
Tracy S. –
Great resource!! Thanks!
Elizabeth Kienle –
Thank you!
Donna T. –
LOVE – Thanks!
Gina A. –
Just what I needed!
shannaa B. –
My kids loved this book. It was a great addition to have the worksheets to go along.
Melanie L. –
This was great! Thank you!
Miche’al King –
Awesome!!
Jennifer Creswell –
Great
Niki M. –
perfect addition to our study! thank you!
Maria R. –
THANKS
Kenisha H. –
Great!
Dian W. –
Great book….great resource!
Tammy Q. –
Perfect for my second graders
Dean L. –
Fantastic product! Used this just recently with my second graders…huge hit:-)
Susan C. –
Perfect for my kiddos ! Very well done.
Susan A. –
Thank you!
Kristin S. –
Thank you! I used this with 2nd grade during a Patricia Polacco author study!
Barbara A. –
Thank you
michelle K. –
Great resource! Kids really enjoy it!
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britany O. –
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Mary A. –
I used this for my very high guided reading group in first grade. It was a challenge for them, which is just what they needed. Thanks for sharing your hard work! This is an excellent resource!
renee C. –
Great addition to my Polacco Unit!
Patricia D. –
This is an added resource to my author study on Patricia Polacco. Thank you for the addition! I appreciate your skills, time and creativity!
Shawna B. –
Thanks
Sarah M. –
Thanks!
Yasmin E. –
Loved it!
Timothy F. –
Great activity
Melinda D. –
Was perfect for my small group instruction
Jennifer Keele –
Love!
Teacher Nerd Anonymous –
Thanks!
Nancy C. –
Perfectly aligned to standards and easy to implement! Thank you!
Amanda C. –
Thank you!
sherri S. –
Great to use with author study
Bernice A. –
Great resource!
Tannia C. –
Thank you
Jennifer M. –
Love it!
Teresa Ann W. –
Great companion to the book!
Ann Mary S. –
Thank you for such a great resource to use with this wonderfully funny Patricia Polacco story!
megan C. –
This saved me a lot of work – thank you!
Kelly W. –
Thank you!
Shawna A. –
This is a great resource.
Lisa R. –
Great bundle of resources!
Rebecca O. –
Great Product!
Anne Davidson –
Great resource! Thank you!
Laura L. –
aweseome
Heather N. –
This is great.
Lisa C. –
Love, great resource
Christina M. –
Another great resource for my PP book study! Thank you
Kerry W. –
Thanks!
Holly J. –
I love the webquest and I cannot wait to use this with my higher readers as a part of their book club. Thank you!
Natalie M. –
love this
Dana Gossett –
LOVE
Lyndsey Fielding –
LOVE!
Jenny A. –
Great resource.
Hannah W. –
thanks
Jennifer B. –
Great resource!
Whitney Battle –
Thank you so much….great product!
jerri blanton –
Great resource!
Kim M. –
A great resource to use with this book! Thank you!
Lisa M. –
This book was given to my team to use at the last minute and so I quickly looked for a resource and this exceeded my needs and covered the standards my AC was looking for. Thanks
Treva R. –
This was a great activity for Saturday Intervention!
Ivelisse B. –
Great resource, thank you!
Kimberley C. –
Combined this with another resource. CAPAPULT is a great for students to break down the book.
ALLYSON W. –
Loved these activities and they made teaching this book so much more fun and the kids learned so much!
Stephanie E. –
Great!
Cristol B. –
great
Victoria M. –
Paired great with Storyline Online story
Marilyn L. –
I was looking for something to do with this story. I look forward to using this with my class this year.
Sarah P. –
Great resource!
Pamela P. –
Great resource!
Shannon Montes –
Love this! Thank you!!
meaghan barron –
We used this as an activity that focused on character analysis and change throughout the story! Super cute lesson!
tina pavonetti –
The students loved this story. The activities were great!
TONYA B. –
I used this resource for my SPED students who needed visuals to assist them with their assignments.
Jenn M. –
Great resource for distance learning!
Abigail A. –
This was a great resource in person last year and I am looking forward to using it digitally this year.
Salty Second Graders –
Great resource to use with the book.
Jerushah M. –
Used this resource during eLearning
marianne Z. –
This was a wonderful resource. It laid out ideas and concepts in an easy to follow plan. I would even feel comfortable leaving this as is for a sub!
Joanna J. –
Great resource!
Tessie M. –
Thank you
Mary Russell –
This a great resource for using this book and provides different comprehension strategies as well as higher order thinking skills!
Lauren S. –
I love this and can’t wait to use again for this year! I teach SWBST, and this lines up with that perfectly too!
Joanna Reasoner –
Loved using this!
Valeria Garcia –
Loved this resource, goes perfectly with the book!
Brandi S. –
Used this for tutoring for a student with reading difficulties. This helped encourage more critical thinking.
Splendid in Second –
This is such a great resource. I highly recommend it! The students loved using it, saving me a lot of time. Thank you for creating such a thoughtful and well-planned resource.
J M. –
We use this book at the beginning of the year to introduce character traits. This was a big help with that! Thank you.
Melissa D. –
This has been a great resource for guided reading groups as well as accountability for independent reading, and a Patricia Polacco author study. Lots of resources to choose from.
Candice W. –
Great resources. Wonderful addition to my Literacy rotations and students could use it independently.
Stacy R. –
I loved this resource because I love Patricia Polacco!! We learned lots of vocabulary words and this helped the students as we read the book. Thank you for creating this resource.
Georgia Teacher –
I used this with my third grade class. Perfect level and the kids were engaged.
Cerina D. –
I used this as a student teacher for a report I had and it was super useful!
Lovin’ on the Littles –
Great resources, print and go, super easy but just the right amount of rigor and relevance!
ella Casey –
This was so helpful for my students! They were engaged and enjoyed the lessons that this went with.