Pig the Grub & Pig the Stinker Book Companion- Print & Go ELA Activities

Pig the Grub Book Study to go with the picture book by Aaron Blabey.

A version for Pig the Stinker (USA Alternate Title) has been included for USA classrooms.

This packet includes ready to go book companion activities for a variety of levels from PK to early elementary so you can use one wonderful storybook across many classes.

Eww! What a stinker! Pig isn't just the world's greediest Pug, he's the DIRTIEST too. It's high time he had a bath! But try telling Pig that ...

Not only will your students LOVE this hilarious story, they'll also have fun with these follow-up activities targeting language, comprehension and literacy. I am not affiliated with the author, and the book is not included.

My products are designed in a clear, uncluttered format utilizing graphic organizers.

They are simple to read and are printer/ink friendly.

They are ready to print and go.

This packet includes 42 pages of literacy activities.

Fonts included:

USA: Simple Print in US Letter size (US spelling) PIG THE STINKER

Qld Beginners in A4 size (UK spelling) PIG THE GRUB

NSW Print in A4 size (UK spelling) PIG THE GRUB

Victorian print in A4 size (UK spelling) PIG THE GRUB

UK: Sassoon Primary Font in A4 size (UK spelling) PIG THE GRUB

These high engagement activities include:

• A beginning, middle and end retell page.
• Story Elements organiser.
• Story map for characters, setting, problem and solution.
• A story maps for characters, setting, problem and solution.
• Problem - solution organizer (1 with lines and 1 without).
• KWL chart (2 options provided- learnt or learned).
• Character likes and dislikes for Pig and Trevor.
• Compare and contrast characters using a Venn diagram.
• Character traits: inside/outside for Pig.
• Character traits: inside/outside for Trevor.
• Character traits: looks, feels, acts & thinks for Pig & Trevor
• Sentence transformation.
• Cut, paste & match rhyming words.
• Cut and paste word sort for nouns, verbs and adjectives (with answers).
• Organiser to list for nouns, verbs and adjectives (with possible answers).
• Write about your favourite character:
• What does my character look like?
• How does my character act?
• This is my favorite character because:
• I can make connections with my own experiences:
• Book review, text specific and generic.
• Cut and paste character descriptions for Pig and Trevor (with answers).
• 4 Writing prompts and story starters in 2 formats, a worksheet to write on, or multiple writing prompts on a page to save on photocopying.
• Word search with answers template.
• 2 Cut and paste and labelling activities in colour and B/W.

Beginning Middle End

Identifying the most important event from the beginning, middle and end of the story helps a reader understand how organization, sequence, and plot make a good story. This can then be applied to their own writing. Teaching students to retell occurrences in a story helps them become more accurate in summarizing and monitoring their understanding.

Story elements

A graphic organizer, such as a story map, can help students visually organize a story's elements, increasing their ability to retell, summarize, and comprehend the story.

Sentence transformations

This activity gives students practise with sentence structure (Syntax). Transforming words that are out of order forces students to think about each word in a sentence rather than only memorizing an entire phrase without understanding the importance of structure.

Writing prompts

Making connections is thinking about the text in relation to ourselves, other texts, and the world. Making connections provides the basis for learning, as students connect new information with their own experiences. This develops fluency with their comprehension skills.

Identifying rhyming words

Rhyming is a basic phonological awareness skill that develops a beginning understanding of the way sounds work within words. When students learn rhyming words, they are developing the ability to:

1. Break words down into smaller words.

2. Learn the rhythm of the written and spoken word.

3. Learn word families such as den, ben, ten, men, and pen.

4. Increases ability to spell new words.

KWL charts

This note-taking device guides students through a three-step process to activate background knowledge, develop a purpose for learning, and summarize.

Literal, Inferential, and Evaluative Question Answering

• Literal questions have responses that are directly stated in the text.
• Inferential questions have responses that are indirectly stated, induced, or require other information.
• Evaluative questions require the reader to formulate a response based on their opinion.

These questions will enhance your students reading comprehension and critical thinking skills as they learn to search for clues and symbolism in the stories they read.