Flying Lessons and Other Stories Bundle Digital and Print

Flying Lessons and Other Stories is a contemporary collection of short stories by diverse authors. This bundle includes activities for all ten of the short stories within the book. The stories included are "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court," "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," "The Difficult Path," "Secret Samantha," "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," "Flying Lessons," and "Sol Painting, Inc." The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Common Core Standards. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the novel or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, external conflict, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context clue vocabulary, comprehension, short-response questions, theme, figurative language, imagery, narrative writing, listening comprehension, compare and contrast, and point of view.

This unit now includes a copy of all the activities for Google Digital Slides. Perfect for Distance Learning!

Short Story Units Included:

How to Transform an Everyday Ordinary Hoop Court

Sol Painting, Inc.

The Difficult Path

Secret Samantha

Sometimes a Dream Needs A Push

The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn

Main Street

Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains

Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents

Flying Lessons

Flying Lessons and Other Stories Freebie:

Flying Lessons and Other Stories Review Graphic Organizers Freebie

There are plenty of activities to use for 8 weeks of lessons. Some activities can also be used for homework or end the period assignments.

12 Character Profile Graphic Organizers Bonus File included! These are EXCLUSIVE to the bundle and can only be accessed if you purchase the bundle!

Short Story Unit Includes:

• Google Digital Slides Version

• 10 Comprehension Quizzes (Available on paper and on Google forms)

• 9 Multiple Choice Question Sets (29 pages total) (aligned after Common Core)

• Optional Short Answer Questions for each story

• 4 Context Clue Vocabulary Activities

• 1 Context Clue Vocabulary Sort Activity

• 1 Context Clue Vocabulary Warm-up (1 week)

• 1 Context Clue Vocabulary Teacher Slides

• 11 Character Trait Activities

• 3 Figurative Language Activity (3 Pages)

• 1 Figurative Language Idiom Activity

• 3 Figurative Language Imagery Activity (2 versions)

• 9 Plotting the Story Drawing Activity

• 4 Writing Response

• 3 Narrative Writing Activity (2 Rubrics Included)

• 2 Theme and Evidence Activity (2 versions)

• 2 Internal vs. External Conflict (2 versions + Digital Sort Activity)

• 1 NPR Audio and Comprehension Quiz (Available on paper and Google Forms)

• 1 NPR Audio Short Answer Questions

• 1 Compare and Contrast Activity (NPR Audio and Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push)

• 1 Inferencing Activity

• 1 Mood Notes Graphic Organizer

• 1 Mood Activity

• 1 Pre-Reading Activity

• 12 Character Profile Graphic Organizers (*Bundle Exclusive*)

• 10 Short Story Graphic Organizer Review Pages

• 1 Literary Terms Matching Activity

• Student Slides for Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents Story

• Student Slides for Flying Lessons Story

123 Pages total of activities

All activities are available on Digital Slides!

Answer Keys Included!

*Does not include a copy of stories*

Updated 7/2022

Please read: This is a non-refundable digital download. Please read the description carefully and examine the file before purchasing.