Thank You Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco is a must read with every upper elementary class, but to make the most of it, you need comprehension focused activities for deeper meaning. Its rich vocabulary and meaningful themes are so important for students. This well reviewed book study includes both a full color digital option using Google Slides TM for modeling and the PDF for small groups. It is common core aligned too!
44 pages – PDF and Google Slides TM
$4.99
Thank You Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco is a must read with every upper elementary class, but to make the most of it, you need comprehension focused activities for deeper meaning. Its rich vocabulary and meaningful themes are so important for students. This well reviewed book study includes both a full color digital option using Google Slides TM for modeling and the PDF for small groups. It is common core aligned too!
The Thank You Mr. Falker bundle, which is part of a originalr Patricia Polacco Author Study, works well for introducing your students to Patricia Polacco’s wonderful themes and writing style. Your students may connect with the challenges Patricia faced learning to read even if their challenge might be unrelated. Hopefully, all will learn from her perseverance and determination. Thank You Mr. Falker is a wonderful choice for community building, for studying theme, and for introducing biographies.
The unit includes 44 pages of activities (22 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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stranded Goose says, “I love the variety of activities in this product. I was easily able to separate it into a skill focused days to fit my students’ needs. ”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Elaine Dixon says, “I really like that the digital copy and print copy was included. Working with a home bound student and it worked very well with him this morning.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary Russell says, “This a great resource for using this book and provides different comprehension strategies as well as higher order thinking skills!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Avery Z. says, “I used this resources with my after school students which are learning from home. They really enjoyed the book and the resources aligned very well. ”
To get them all, purchase the Patricia Polacco Author Study Bundle.
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