Description
Looking for an engaging way to teach Sammy the Seal? Syd Hoff’s story is sure to entertain your 1st or 2nd grade students! In this PRINT and GO bundle, comprehension is the focus. The activities are perfect for skill modeling, guided reading, or literature circles. Best of all, this bundle follows a before, during, and after format and is Common Core aligned.
I love that Syd Hoff’s books for several reasons. They include many sightwords and words with vowel patterns that my students have learned. His books allow for many teaching options and are true classics, and the stories are relatable for children.
WHAT SKILLS ARE INCLUDED IN THE SAMMY THE SEAL UNIT?
- Prereading schema building
- Tier 2 vocabulary
- Parts of a Story
- Visualizing
- Character Traits
- Sequencing Events
- Making inferences
- Question task cards to discuss the story with a response sheet
- Sea Lion Research and Paragraph Writing (4 pages)
- and a newspaper article writing prompt (20 pages total)
- ️ Summarizing the main idea
- ️ Class Book-The Animals In Our Room
19 pages
HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THE SAMMY THE SEAL RESOURCES:
The pages can be printed and put under a document camera for group discussion or projected using TPT Easel. Students can work in teams to brainstorm ideas when working in whole group or work on specific skills with the teacher in guided reading groups. Teachers can also use this resource for book clubs for more independent readers.
WHAT TEACHERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS UNIT:
~Excellent for use with my Reading Kiddos 🙂 Thanks for all the time you put in to make these!
~This was such a wonderful resource!
~Great addition to my read aloud!
OTHER RESOURCES YOU’D LIKE:
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff Reading Skills and Activities
The Horse in Harry’s Room by Syd Hoff Reading Skills and Activities
Chester by Syd Hoff Reading Skills and Activities
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Lisa B. –
Excellent guided reading activity! Nice work!
Tamara F. –
Thanks!
Marcie Valentino –
Thanks! Kids loved it!
Kellie L. –
This was a perfect addition to my lessons on this text. Thank you!
Laura M. –
Great!
Cara G. –
Great!
Tina L. –
Not exactly what I wanted but good.
Miss Adventure –
Very helpful for book studies!
SheMeika P. –
Great for my guided reading group
Kimberly Kortens –
Excellent for use with my Reading Kiddos 🙂 Thanks for all the time you put in to make these!
Angela C. –
very helpful
Amy Lyn B. –
My students really liked this book and this resource!
Jennifer M. –
Great, thanks!
Natasha W. –
Great!
Ranjini N –
Thank u!
Harsha P. –
thanks
Bluejay Teacher –
Thanks!!
Angelina M. –
Thank you!
Toni B –
Thank you!
Trina Q. –
Great addition to my read aloud!
JENNIFER M. –
Love it!
Tia McHugh –
Great
Theresa Shay –
Timesaver!
Diana G. –
This is great!!
jean K. –
Looking forward to using it in my class!
Carolyn S. –
My children enjoyed using this resource. Thank you for sharing it!
Gina B. –
🙂 Great
Mischief & Magic in the Middle –
Nicely designed
Emily C. –
This was such a wonderful resource!
Rebecca H. –
My students found this helpful to track the events in the story.
Terri Lynn D. –
My students loved using this resource. I found it to be very helpful as well.