The Keeping Quilt Reading Comprehension Worksheets & Digital Activities

If you are planning to read The Keeping Quilt, by Patricia Polacco, this set has everything you need for before, during and after reading. Students will work on vocabulary activities, comprehension skills like sequencing, plot, character analysis, and making connections. Also included are a variety of writing extension activities, and comprehension assessments.

⭐These graphic organizers, worksheets and digital set of activities goes along with the beautiful story, The Keeping Quilt, by Patricia Polacco. You will get 30 print student pages plus answer keys and access to 15 interactive digital slides with this download. The activities are made to easily scaffold for any students in grades 2-4.

Here is a detailed list of what is included...

⭐PDF Print Pages:

Cover Page with Book level in DRA, Lexile, & Guided reading

Pre-reading Activities

• The Title Tells Me
• Picture Predictions
• What Do I Wonder?

Graphic Organizers & Activities during Reading

• Vocabulary Draw & Write
• Using Vocabulary- Word Search
• Setting- Beginning, Middle & End
• Character Analysis
• Plot Summary: Story Sequence- Cut & Paste 
• Story Symbols- Matching
• Guided Reading Discussion Cards
• Making Connections- Venn Diagram
• Comprehension Quilt- Key Elements
• Patricia Polacco’s Family Tree

Writing Activities & Book Extensions

• My Family Tree
• Our Class Quilt- Design a square
• Writing- My Family Quilt
• Writing Prompt- New Country
• Writing Prompt- New Traditions
• Book Review
• Math Connection- Quilt Pattern

Assessments

• Multiple Choice
• Short Answer
• Guided Summary- Fill in the blank Paragraph
• Guided Summary- Paragraph with Word Box

⭐Digital Activities (Google Slides): Link to access digital slides in the PDF download

Slide 1: Before Reading, Asking Questions with who, what, when, why, where and how with editable text boxes

Slide 2: Link to watch story read aloud by the author

Slide 3: Vocabulary- fill in text boxes with descriptions of important words in the story

Slide 4: Interactive Word Search with story vocabulary

Slide 5:Retelling: Beginning, Middle & End

Slide 6: Sequence of Events- Click & Drag story events in the correct order

Slide 7:What I learned about the author- editable text boxes

Slide 8: Patricia Polacco’s Family Tree- fill in the family tree with characters from the story

Slide 9: My Own Family Tree- fill in editable family tree

Slide 10: Math Connection- Click & Drag answers to addition questions to create a quilt pattern

Slide 11: Multiple Choice Assessment with editable text boxes

Slide 12: Short Answer Assessment with editable text boxes

Slide 13: Fill in the Blank Assessment: Click & Drag the answers to complete the paragraph

Slides 14-15: Digital Craft & Writing Activity- Find, Click & Drag symbols onto quilt pattern as symbols of students’ family and write about how those symbols represent family.

Love Patricia Polocco?

Here are some other Patricia Polacco LIterature Activities:

Thank You Mr. Falker

The Christmas Tapestry

Fiona's Lace

Thunder Cake

About Google Slides™ Resources:

✔ This PDF download includes a link to access Google Slides. You will be guided to make a copy, then download the slides to your google classroom to assign the activity pages to students. To use interactive features, slides should be in 'edit mode'.

✔ All google slides presentations can be downloaded as PowerPoints by clicking file>download>PowerPoint.

✔ Slides can also be integrated into Seesaw for your distance learning instruction.

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