Pig the Pug Book Companion- Print & Go Literacy Activities

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

This packet includes ready to go literacy activities for a variety of levels from Kinder to Grade 3 so you can use one wonderful storybook across many classes.

“Pig was a Pug and I'm sorry to say, he was greedy and selfish in most every way.”

Pig is the greediest Pug in the world. He is ill-tempered, rude and unreasonable. When Pig the Pug is asked to share his toys, something unexpected happens... Hopefully Pig has learned a lesson!

Use this story companion after reading the delightful book Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey. I am not affiliated with the author, and the book is not included.

Not only will your students LOVE this hilarious story, they'll also have fun with these follow-up activities targeting language, comprehension and literacy.

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.

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UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL FONTS AND 13 EXTRA PRINTABLES IN SEPTEMBER 2019. DOWNLOAD AGAIN TO GET THE NEW CONTENT!

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Fonts included:

• USA: Simple Print in US Letter size (US spelling),
• Qld Beginners in A4 size (UK spelling).
• NSW Print in A4 size (UK spelling).
• Victorian print in A4 size (UK spelling).
• UK: Sassoon Primary Font in A4 size (UK spelling).

These high engagement Pig the Pug activities include:

• A beginning, middle and end retell page.
• Story map for characters, setting, problem and solution.
• Likes/ dislikes organizer for Pig (1 with lines and 1 without).
• Likes/ dislikes organizer for Trevor (1 with lines and 1 without).
• Problem - solution organizer (1 with lines and 1 without).
• 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.
• My favorite 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:

• Write about your favorite character.
• Cut and paste character descriptions for Pig & Trevor.
• Cut, paste & match rhyming words.
• Word search with answers template.
• Cut and paste word sort for nouns, verbs and adjectives (with answers).
• Word sort for verbs and adjectives for Pig & Trevor.
• 7 Writing prompts to make connections about the text in 2 formats, a worksheet to write on, or multiple writing prompts on a page to save on photocopying.
• 1 sentence transformations.
• Cut, paste and labelling activity for Pig & Trevor (1 Color 1 B/W).
• Book reviews, generic and text specific.

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 practice 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.

Character traits

Identifying character traits is important for reading comprehension. When students better understand the characters they read about, reading becomes more fun. Graphic organizers are an effective tool for helping students learn about and analyze characters in a text.

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.

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.