Carl and the Meaning of Life by Freedman 26 Book Extension Activities NO PREP

This resource is perfect for the elementary classroom or school library. You will have 26 unique activities to use with your elementary students. You can pick and choose which activities work best for your class and there is plenty of room for differentiating.

This resource was made to accompany the book Carl and the Meaning of Life written and illustrated by Deborah Freedman.

This resources will allow students to be creative while challenging students to use skills in reading comprehension, compare and contrast, making predictions, drawing conclusions, and creativity. This can be used as a fun read aloud, a supplemental material for the study of earthworms, or a look at how all living things have an impact on each other.

Summary of Story (From Amazon):

Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure to meet all the animals of the forest, each of whom seems to know exactly what they were put on this earth to do, unlike the curious Carl. But it's not until the world around him has changed that Carl begins to realize everyone, no matter how small, makes a big difference just by being themselves.

Activities Include:

• Cover Page
• Cover Story Pre-Reading Activity
• Making Connections Before Reading
• Let’s Take a Picture Walk (2 Activities)
• I Wonder… Formulating Questions
• All About Earthworms KWL
• Comprehension Questions and Answer Key
• Compare and Contrast: The World With and Without Earthworms
• Story Map
• Carl the Earthworm Character Changes
• Main Character Portrait
• All About Carl
• Help Carl Find His Way Underground Maze
• Making Connections: Text to Self
• Making Connections: Text to Text
• What Do You Think? Writing Activity
• What is the Lesson?
• The Job of an Earthworm
• Why?
• Cover Art (Design a New Cover)
• 3-2-1 Summarizing Activity
• Word Search
• Book Review (3 Options)