A great book companion to complement The Cool Bean read aloud session. The Cool Bean by Jory John is a marvelous story about the importance of friendship and self-esteen.
Explore the message of The Cool Bean read aloud further with this book companion filled with rigorous activities and accompanied by detailed instructions to the teacher.
In this unit you will find 5 DAYS OF DETAILED LESSON PLANS to accompany reading The Cool Bean by Jory John. The lessons are filled with rigorous and engaging activities to help your students effectively and meaningfully engage with the book. The focus of each day in this study is the following:
- Day 1 Introducing the book, Making inferences and predictions
- Day 2 Character analysis of Bean and other characters in the Cool Bean (traits, motivation, feelings)
- Day 3 Vocabulary development, Story elements (settings, point of view, key events), Retelling & Summarizing
- Day 4 Problem & Solution, Cause & Effect, Main idea & Theme
- Day 5 Author’s purpose and message, Reader’s response to The Cool Bean, Craft
This unit includes discussion questions that can be used as stopping points while you read. The questions are available for print in two formats: printed on sticky notes using the template provided or on a single page for your reference.
40+ RIGOROUS UNIQUE ACTIVITIES TO GO ALONG WITH “THE COOL BEAN COOKIE” READ ALOUD — inside the unit you will find:
- INTRODUCING THE BOOK:
- INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS:
- ACTIVATING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE:
- READER’S RESPONSE:
- CHARACTER ANALYSIS:
- BOOK EXTENSION & CREATIVE WRITING:
- KEY DETAILS & EVENTS:
- FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
- STORY ELEMENTS: SETTINGS AND POINT OF VIEW, PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
- SEQUENCING AND RETELLING:
- CAUSE AND EFFECT:
- EXPLORING THE THEME, GROWTH MINDSET/INFERENCING:
- AUTHOR’S MESSAGE & READER’S RESPONSE
- KINDNESS AND FRIENDSHIP CROWN AND WRISTBANDS CRAFT:
If you have any questions, check thumbnails and preview or ask me in Questions And Answers or on my e-mail leighenne.ell@gmail.com
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