If you love Patricia Polacco’s books, then this Patricia Polacco Author Study bundle is just what you need. This bundle includes materials for *13* titles PLUS an author research lapbook for a total of 560+ pages of materials. You get resources for her most popular books including Thank You Mr. Falker, Thunder Cake, Chicken Sunday and more for use throughout the year.
560+ pages – PDF and Google Slides TM
$67.87 Original price was: $67.87.$38.00Current price is: $38.00.
If you love Patricia Polacco’s books, then this Patricia Polacco Author Study bundle is just what you need. This bundle includes materials for *13* titles PLUS an author research lapbook for a total of 560+ pages of materials. You get resources for her most popular books including Thank You Mr. Falker, Thunder Cake, Chicken Sunday and more for use throughout the year.
Patricia Polacco is a favorite for teachers and students. Her books are filled with tier 2 vocabulary and so many relevant social themes. Using Polaccoโs books in guided reading or as a mentor texts for writing helps your students far beyond reading and writing. Her books help children for life! The bundle now includes Google Slides TM and a PDF printable version for expanded options. Each unit comes in a before/during/after reading format, and teachers can pick and choose which skills best match student needs.
Your students will have the opportunity for learning many comprehension skills and strategies, writing about theme related topics that go with each book, and expanding their vocabulary with the rich language each offers.
This bundle is thorough, and the activities work well in pairs, small group, or with whole group for skill modeling (mentor text lessons). You will get a zipped folder with all of the units included. The Google Slides TM links are included at the beginning of the PDF or in a separate digital directions pdf.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธLaurie N. says, “I love the work that is in this resource. However, the zip file is not the easiest to extract. A link to Google slides is much less work and easier to use. The type of resources in this document is really good. The kids loved the variety.”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ TheCoralSeahorseย (TpT Seller) says, “Wow! This bundle is worth every penny. My high schoolers in special education are doing a fall author study on Ms. Polacco. This bundle has saved me so much time and energy, so that I can focus on hybrid instruction. Thank you so much!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Victoria Driskellย (TpT Seller) says, “This has a great variety of skills and activities, it really took a simple read aloud to the next level without a ton of work making digital resources on my end!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Rhonda H. says, “I did a 4 week author study of Patricia Polacco with my 5th graders and this unit was priceless in saving me time!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Regina T. says, “Awesome product! Thank you for such quality. It was worth the price.!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Stephanie S. says, “My favorite children’s book author, and now my favorite tpt seller for comprehension activities. Thanks so much for creating a visually appealing product that is also of great quality. This is especially wonderful for those of us who can come up with great content, but lack the creativity to make something that kids actually want to complete;)”
If you prefer to use just a few titles, you can check out each with the links below. The author study bundle is the best value however.
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