Description

Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco is perfect for integration with your weather unit in science. This TIME SAVING unit will keep your kids FOCUSED as you work on specific reading skills and strategies in PRINT or with GOOGLE SLIDES TM.

HOW TO USE THIS THUNDER CAKE UNIT:

This bundle is perfect for guided reading groups or as a mentor text with it’s rich vocabulary and description. It is set up in a before/during/after format in DIGITAL using GOOGLE SLIDES TM and PDF Printables. It now includes 44 pages (1/2 in color for 1:1 devices and 1/2 in black/white for printing). Use the color option for modeling on your Smartboard whole class or use them in stations.

WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE THUNDER CAKE UNIT?

• Give One, Get One Prereading Activity
• Making Connections (Story Evidence)
• Vocabulary-Meaning, Picture, Sentence
• Character Traits
• Character Change
• Summarizing
• Beginning, Middle, End
• Vocabulary Recap
• CAKE Retelling
• Visualizing
• Story Map
• Cause and Effect Anchor Page & Organizer
• Question Task Cards/Response Sheet
• Cookbook Project (23 pages x 2 options)

HOW THE THUNDER CAKE UNIT IS ORGANIZED:

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.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anna K. says, “During the school closure, I posted a video of a celebrity reading the book. The students watched the video then did the activities that I posted on Google Classroom. They really enjoyed it and responded well. I plan to use this during the fall when I need to have a sub. This is a great way to get students reading and writing without a lot of prep work on me or the sub. Thanks for the great resource! ”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bethany R. says, “I loved the digital option and so did my students. They were able to complete the activities on their chrome books which made the experience much more engaging.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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, “This was a great resource to supplement the required materials for our study of Thunder Cake. It helped provide extra support to my kids that needed more of a breakdown of the story. Great tool for leveled group work!”

OTHER PATRICIA POLACCO UNITS YOU MAY ENJOY

• Chicken Sunday
• Bully
• My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
• Thunder Cake
• The Keeping Quilt
• The Bee Tree
• Junkyard Wonders
• Just Plain Fancy
• When Lightning Comes in a Jar
• Christmas Tapestry
• For the Love of Autumn
• Mr. Lincoln’s Way
• Patricia Polacco Lapbook
• Thank You Mr. Falker

To get them all, purchase the Patricia Polacco Author Study Bundle.

PATRICIA POLACCO AUTHOR STUDY IN DIGITAL AND PDF

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