Description
In this unit, your students will LOVE exploring the mystery genre with the classic, Nate the Great. This unit in PDF and Google Slides TM includes COMPREHENSION FOCUSED activities to accompany the book for you to use in a before-during-after format. You have LOTS of options.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE NATE THE GREAT UNIT?
1) A schema building activity about mysteries.
2) Story impressions strategy to make predictions. With this, students are given a list of story words and use the list to describe what they think will happen in the book.
3) Story vocabulary cards
4) Character Analysis Activities (anchor chart, organizer, and response page)
5) Story Elements
6) Making Connections
7) Question Task Cards and Response page for group discussion or comprehension check.
8) A post reading activities where students provide a summary after checking and correcting original predictions.
9) Class book options (Recipe for Learning and/or The Case of the Missing Monkey)
10) Character summary
INCLUDES 44 PAGES (1/2 PDF AND 1/2 GOOGLE SLIDES TM)
WHAT TEACHERS THOUGHT OF THE NATE THE GREAT UNIT:
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ “This is a great resource that can be used for any Nate the Great book. My independent readers love Nate the Great, and I love being able continue teaching story elements in a familiar format.”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ “Working great with a student I’m tutoring as we read! ”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ “Wow! I love the variety of skills covered in this pack. I can’t wait to use this with my RTI students– Nate the Great is a perfect early chapter book to really pull them into a series and this product makes it easy for the teacher! ๐ Thank you!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ “What a great product! This is totally amazing! Thanks so much!”
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Karen F. –
Nate the great is greeaaattt!
Linn O. –
I am excited to use this. Thank you
Rosa Ana Garcia –
Thanks
Andrea Crawford at This Literacy Life –
Love this! This is perfect for small groups!
Karen F. –
Awesome resource!! Thank you so much ๐
Evelyn B. –
thank you
Rachel D. –
Thank you!
Jasmine Hall –
Perfect for any age to use ๐
Andrea L. –
This is such a great resource! I love Nate the Great. These activities are great for any age to use. I love the clipart you used, too! Thank you for sharing!
Susan F. –
Great resource! On page 2, I think you meant to write “lesser” where you wrote “lesson.”
Buyer –
Love Nate the Great!
Sharon P. –
Looks great! Thanks:)
Second Grade Smiles –
Looks great! Thank you!
The Regulated Rabbit –
Terrific Unit! Thanks ๐
Teach with Hope –
This is perfect! I am so excited to get started!!
Cynthia R B. –
Great unit! I’m looking forward to using this with my students. Thanks so much for sharing!
Sandra Maddox –
Great unit!
MsJordanReads –
Love this unit! Great for small groups! ๐
Emily Gibbons The Literacy Nest –
Thanks for sharing such a fabulous resource. I love Nate the Great!
Gay Miller –
This is a wonderful resource. I love the way you did the vocabulary review, just too cute. Thank you!
Melissa Dalton –
Thank you so much for sharing! I can’t wait to use this.
Teacher Treasure Hunter –
Thank you! This looks great. ๐
Joanna F. –
Thank you so much for sharing! I teach 4th but this would be perfect for some of my guided reading groups.
Mary P. –
GREAT! Thank you!!
Jan C. –
Great literature unit- thanks for sharing:-)
Lauren N. –
So well done! I love the thinking skills and vocabulary work!
Misty S. –
Thanks so much!
SJ Neal –
FUN! We will enjoy this! ๐
Robin’s Resources –
All of your units look great! Thank you.
Kathleen S. –
THanks for sharing
THERESA T. –
Thanks this looks wonderful!!
Eileen F. –
Nate the Great is a favorite of mine to introduce the mystery genre. Thank you for such a thorough product. I will use it in my small groups.
Lee Ann Beasley –
This unit is awesome!! My students love being detectives! I can’t wait to use this with my small groups!
Loretta W. –
perfect & great ideas!
Jessica Hamilton – The Primary Treehouse –
Too cute! Thank you!
Amanda Bean –
Thanks for the great resource!
Differentiation Station Creations –
This is wonderful!!!
April B. –
Super support for one of my reading groups. Thank you
Erin V. –
Fabulous, this will be perfect for one of my reading groups!
First Grade Gems –
I have a couple of my first graders reading on a 3rd grade level! This should be great for them! Thanks
Central FL Education Services –
This is a great resource! Thank you!
Theresa Stoufer –
This looks like a great modeling tool for me. Thanks!
Kristi H. –
fabulous thank you
Teach Graphics –
Love the unit and tips! Thanks!
Jennifer R. –
Thanks so much for the resource you have provided!!!! I can’t wait to use it with my kids!!!
Sweet Integrations – Sandy Cangelosi –
thank you. What a wonderful resource.
Constance P. –
The fun format will draw in my reluctant readers. Thank you!
Garden Full of Knowledge –
What a great product! This is totally amazing! Thanks so much!
The Primary School Teacher –
Great, thanks!!!
Buyer –
I love Nate the Great books. This unit will be great for my 3rd grade (below grade level) reading group. Thank you!
Ms D’s Literacy Lab –
I love Nate the Great ! Perfect for transitional or beginning chapter book readers ! Thanks !
Ellen P. –
Thanks! This ties in nicely with our mystery unit.
Lovin Lit –
AWESOME! ๐
Marya A. –
Thank you!
Luckeyfrog –
Wow! I love the variety of skills covered in this pack. I can’t wait to use this with my RTI students– Nate the Great is a perfect early chapter book to really pull them into a series and this product makes it easy for the teacher! ๐ Thank you!
Terri L. –
Thanks so much!
Leslie D. –
Can’t wait to use this with one of the students I tutor! (The time frame for the blog hop was way too short, but I really enjoyed what I had time to read.)
Emily G –
Thank you!
Primary Talk –
which Nate the Great book does it go with
Kathleen P. –
Great
Tracey G. –
Great resource! I will use during our mystery unit.
jamie B. –
Great resource for Nate the Great.`
Jennifer R. –
Love this
Alison C. –
We start this next week
Natasha W. –
Great!
Claire G. –
Thank you.
EagleNest2 –
Wonderful resource! Thanks!
Chapter and Verse A Novel Approach –
This is a good resource for the book. Easy to use and fun exercises.
Lynn N. –
This is a great resource that can be used for any Nate the Great book. My independent readers love Nate the Great, and I love being able continue teaching story elements in a familiar format.
Katie J. –
This was helpful so we could discuss the story!!
Nancy Schaefer –
Great resource to accompany the book!
Shannon P. –
Great resource!
Simply Sassy in Second –
Great resource for any student reading Nate the Great.
Carly Garbatow –
Working great with a student I’m tutoring as we read!