"Book Bits": a Fun Pre-reading Activity for The Sign of The Beaver
5.0 (167 reviews)“Book Bits” are carefully selected snippets of information from the book. There are 47 “Book Bits”, however, you will only need one for each student; you can pick and choose which ones you like the most.1. Give each student a “Book Bit”. The students will read their individual “Book Bits” and be al
- Grade
- Grade 5
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 11
- Answer key
- N/A
- Teaching duration
- 3 Days
- Digital download
Description
“Book Bits” are carefully selected snippets of information from the book. There are 47 “Book Bits”, however, you will only need one for each student; you can pick and choose which ones you like the most.
1. Give each student a “Book Bit”. The students will read their individual “Book Bits” and be allowed a little time to ponder and reflect on what they say (e.g., What impressions are they gathering about the book?).
2. Have the students move around the classroom, reading their “Book Bit” to every other student, while also listening to the other students’ “Book Bits”. No discussion or interpretation occurs at this point; they are simply reading to each other.
3. After hearing the other students’ “Book Bits”, students can then do a quick write on the impressions they now have about the book (What is this book about? What can we infer about the characters?, What might happen in the story? etc.)
4. After the quick write, students can discuss with each other in pairs, small groups, and eventually whole group.
5. The “Book Bit” quick write can then be revisited after students have read more of the book, or have completed the book.
A Depth and Complexity Companion for The Sign of the Beaver
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This is a great supplemental resource to Sign of the Beaver.
Great precursor to reading! Thank you for all the time invested!
Using this with a higher level 2nd grade reading group. Good resource. Thanks
This has been a great resource to use with my students. Thank you!
Great!
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I purchased both products for Sign of the Beaver. I cannot print either of your products. I've never had any issue with other TPT products. Can you convert the product in some way. It says: Unable to convert PostScript file, for both your products. HELP
Please make sure you are opening and printing the file from the latest version of Adobe Reader. If you are still having issues, please contact tpt. They can troubleshoot this with you directly. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Contact
I love your products. Where is your chalkboard frames/clipart/fonts from! They are sooo cute
Thank you! All my fonts are from KG Fonts. She has a store here on TpT. I make all my frames and clipart myself using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
