Big by Vashti Harrison 38 Book Extension Activities NO PREP

Are you looking for a fast and simple way to enforce key concepts and help your students to process the story and themes of this book? This book companion resource is just what you need if you are a busy elementary classroom teacher or school library. This products makes for easy sub plans too!

What Can I Do With This Resource?

Use this resource with the book BIG written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison . This resource invites students to be creative while challenging students to use skills in reading comprehension, story analysis, making predictions, drawing conclusions, and creativity. This can be used to allow a students to look more in depth at a great picture book and read aloud.

Differentiation

With 38 unique activities to use with your elementary students, you will be able to differentiate for every learning ability and elementary grade level. You will be able to keep your students engaged in the book and they will enjoy expanding their learning while completing the activities. You can pick and choose which activities work best for your students and study this book for as little as one class period or as long as a week.

About the Book:

From a New York Times bestselling and award-winning creator, this deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of joyful acceptance.

The first picture book written and illustrated by award-winning creator Vashti Harrison traces a child’s journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. With spare text and exquisite illustrations, this emotional exploration of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time.

Activities Included:

•Cover Page / Coloring Page

•Cover Story Prereading Activity

•Making Connections Before Reading

•Let’s Take a Picture Walk (2 Activities)

•Story Prediction

•Illustrator’s Extra

•I Wonder… Formulating Questions

•Comprehension Questions and Answer Key

•Fiction or Nonfiction

•Story Map

•Events of the Story

•Story Elements

•Main Character Portrait

•All About the Dancer

•Making Connections Text to Self

•Making Connections Text to Text

•Making Connections Text to World

•What Do You Think? Writing Activity

•Story Summary

•My Favorite Part (3 Options)

•What’s Next?

•What is the Lesson?

•Author’s Purpose

•Point of View

•Bookmark Design

•Ask the Author

•Author’s Note

•Cover Art (Design a New Cover)

•Design a Costume for the Dancer

•Encouraging Words

•3-2-1 Summarizing Activity

•Word Search

•Book Review (3 Options)