Description
Kids LOVE the Strega Nona books, and now you can get Digital AND PDF resources to use with them all. This bundle features FIVE Strega Nona book companions focused on comprehension strategies including Strega Nona, Strega Nona Her Story, Strega Nona’s Magic Lessons, Strega Nona’s Harvest, and Strega Nona Meets Her Match.
HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THIS STREGA NONA BUNDLE:
This collection of comprehension activities will help your kids enjoy the books and work on comprehension skills too. They are aligned to the Common Core as well as the VA SOLs. You can use them with your guided reading groups, as mentor text lessons, with partners, or in stations.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE STREGA NONA BUNDLE?
- Schema Builders for Each Book
- Vocabulary for Each Book
- Story Elements and Retelling
- Characterization
- Plot Development
- Making Connections
- Sequencing Events
- Point of View
- Summarizing
- Visualizing
- Making Predictions
- Making Comparisons
- Questioning Task Cards for several books
- Class Books for EACH title
- and much much more! (15-20 pages per title…approximately 90 pages of printable pages and 90 pages of digital pages)
INDIVIDUAL TOMIE DEPAOLA RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE:
Tomie DePaola is a favorite author of many elementary teachers. If you would like to look at the other individual titles I’ve created resources for, look below. I also have these AND all of the Strega Nona units bundled into my Tomie DePaola Author Study.
- Bill and Pete
- Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile
- Bill and Pete to the Rescue
- Jamie O’Rourke and the Pooka
- Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato
- Little Grunt and the Big Egg, and
- The Art Lesson
Please look at the preview for details on how each of the units works and all of your options. If you have questions, do not hesitate to send me a note through the Q/A.
HERE’S WHAT OTHER CUSTOMERS THOUGHT ABOUT THESE RESOURCES:
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Kimberly L. says, “Such a thorough resource for this wonderful book! Love all the different activities! Thanks!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Karen W. says, “Detailed, creative and perfect in every way! Excellent resource!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Chittychatย (TpT Seller) says, “The books are really fun to work with and I love the variety of activities in your unit. It is important to me that students are exposed to different languages as I am trilingual ๐ Thanks heaps!”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ROBIN Z. says, “This was a great resource to have for our Author Study on Tomie Depaola. The worksheets were easy to use for the students and it helped with comparing and contrasting the characters throughout the different Strega Nona stories. ”
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Teaching Kidzย (TpT Seller) says, “Awesome! Will be great for my guided reading groups!”
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Ellen K. –
Great activities to go along with the story – thanks!
erin S. –
Can’t wait to use!
Jennifer Caine –
I love the Italian Dictionary! What a fun and exciting way to sneak a little language into the kids world!!
Chittychat –
The books are really fun to work with and I love the variety of activities in your unit. It is important to me that students are exposed to different languages as I am trilingual ๐
Thanks heaps!
Joyce J. –
Thanks so much
Brenda H. –
Excellent!
Diana B. –
my first graders love strega nona
Kimberly L. –
Such a thorough resource for this wonderful book! Love all the different activities! Thanks!
Cecile H. –
Strega Nona is a favorite, so I love this. I’m so glad I caught it. Thanks for sharing.
Annmarie S. –
Perfect ! Great unit !
Claudia C. –
Excellent!
Christine D. –
Great!
Karen W. –
Detailed, creative and perfect in every way! Excellent resource!
Heather H. –
Great unit! Love these books, too.
Sharlene W. –
Very cool! Strega Nona is great!
Teaching Kidz –
Awesome! Will be great for my guided reading groups!
Amazing Days at School –
Very nice! I love everything Tomie de Paola
Buyer –
The kids always love Strega Nona. Thank you!
Ramona J. –
Love it! Can’t wait to use it!
Terri Carlin –
I do a Strega Nona Unit every year. We even make homemade noodles. Great extra resource.
Angela V. –
great
Lynn B. –
Great!
Maureen J. –
Great!
April R. –
Thanks
Liz Bechtel –
well done
Kathy E. –
Great!
The Learning Pad –
Great product
Cassie Gove –
Thanks ๐
Anastasia D. –
awesome
Teaching is Tuff –
Very useful!
ROBIN Z. –
This was a great resource to have for our Author Study on Tomie Depaola. The worksheets were easy to use for the students and it helped with comparing and contrasting the characters throughout the different Strega Nona stories.
Lisa Friesen –
Thank you.
mary J. –
Helpful resource for analyzing series books.
Ashley M. –
Great resource!
Lisa B. –
Great Unit on Strega Nona! The kids love reading all these books!