William Steig Author Study Bundle in Digital and PDF

This William Steig bundle for five of his books including Brave Irene, Doctor DeSoto, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, The Amazing Bone, and Amos & Boris PLUS an author lapbook AND a Boom Card Deck. The materials include before, during, and after reading activities for close reading of each book. Plus, you get them in PDF and Google Slides TM.

HOW TO USE THE WILLIAM STEIG AUTHOR STUDY BUNDLE:

Teachers can use them for mentor text lessons, for literature circles or book clubs, or for guided reading. After the students have enjoyed the five titles, teachers can use the author study lapbook to learn more about William Steig’s life and contributions.

WHAT SKILLS ARE INCLUDED WITH EACH TITLE?

Amos & Boris: (Digital and PDF)

• Give One Get One Whole Group Schema Builder about friendship
• Vocabulary Words Organizer and Word Cards
• Character Traits-finding text evidence for Amos and Boris
• Cause and Effect Story Retelling
• Visualizing Story Events (text evidence)
• Story Elements Organizer
• Story Retelling Project
• 12 Question Task Cards and Response form for group discussion or assessment
• Unlikely Friends Class Book

Brave Irene: (Digital and PDF)

• Making predictions organizer
• Vocabulary Builder with Word Cards
• Analyzing story elements
• Character Change
• Author’s craft
• Analyzing writing features
• Question Task Cards and Response Sheet (4 pages)
• Related writing prompt to plan, compose, revise and publish a descriptive story. (15 pages)

Doctor DeSoto: (Digital and PDF)

• Give One, Get One Schema builder about dental health
• Story Vocabulary
• Beginning, Middle, and End (inferences and predictions)
• Questioning Task Cards and Response Page
• Analyzing the Text Events
• Visualizing the Events
• Planning a Story Sequel
• Rough Draft Printables and Writer’s Checklist
• Final Draft Printables for Publishing

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble: (Digital and PDF)

• Schema building about magical moments. (That’s Me!)
• Vocabulary organizer and cards
• Story elements flapbook
• Cause and Effect
• Visualizing using text details
• Question task cards and response page
• Summarizing the main idea
• Character Traits anchor chart and project
• Class Book-My Magical Moment

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Boom Cards

• Text Dependent Questions
• Sequencing Drag and Drop
• Cause and Effect Drag and Drop
• Story Elements Sort
• Extended Response Questions

The Amazing Bone (Digital and PDF)

• Schema Builder
• Vocabulary Organizer and Word Cards
• Story Elements Flap Book
• Drawing Conclusions Practice
• Studying Author’s Craft Anchor Chart and Column Notes
• Analyzing Character Change Project
• Question Task Cards and Response Form
• Making Comparisons across Story Elements
• Writing in Response to Reading (True Story of Little Red Riding Hood)

Author Study Lapbook:

1. Title (front)
2. 3 Favorite books (front)
3. Timeline of his life (inside left)
4. The Author and Me (how William Steig and I show creativity) (inside middle)
5. Featuring William Steig’s books (4 titles) (inside middle)
6. Words that Describe His Work (inside right)
7. William Steig’s Lifie (inside right)
8. What I Admire about William Steig (back)
9. William Steig’s Honors (back)

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT MY WILLIAM STEIG UNITS:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mrs. Hogan’s Heroes says, “We didn’t use every resource in this set, but the ones we did were great. Very organized and perfect for teaching character traits and story elements.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary Larsen says, “I love William Steig and I love Brave Irene. So…. I love this! Really great graphic organizers, great examples of pulling the story apart, and great writing prompt. Thank You.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Suzette H. says, “What a great support for Amos & Boris. My 3rd graders loved the creative practice with this resource. I loved its ability to reinforce the skills.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can’t Stop Teachin’ (TpT Seller) says, “I have a few product to go along with this wonderful story, but this is truly one of the most useful. Thanks for all the effort that went into creating such a quality product.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Polly W. says, “I have about 1/2 of my class in my room and about the other 1/2 distance learning due to close contact so i love how I can use it for both.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lindsey Eckersall (TpT Seller) says, “Excellent resource to use while teaching students a variety of different language skills when engaging them in a read aloud! ”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary Fripp (TpT Seller) says, “My students really enjoyed using the vocabulary cards as an interactive activity. This was just what I needed for my literacy lesson. Thank you!

OTHER AUTHOR STUDIES YOU MIGHT ENJOY:

• Jan Brett
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