![]() ![]() Thinking While Reading Good readers think while they read (or synthesize!) This organizer gives students an opportunity to share their thoughts as they read or listen to the story.Īfraid of Everything! Scaredy Squirrel is afraid of EVERYTHING! Students share his fear and the details on this graphic organizer. For young children, this may be done as a whole class activity. When they find unique aspects to her writing, they can record them on the organizer. We do this by laying out the books and letting the children pore over them on their own. Noticings Before you begin your series of lessons on the books, we suggest giving the kids an opportunity to explore. Melanie Watt Biography (We created an organizer to be used with a biography when we did some work with Eric Carle, you will find that organizer here: Eric Carle Unit As this is an older post, each resource is provided as an individual download. The activities we have created are designed to work with any or all of the Scaredy Squirrel books. We’ve included some of our favorites at the bottom of this post. Melanie Watt has written other books so this study of her Scaredy Squirrel books could easily be expanded into a full author study. Have you read the Scaredy Squirrel books by Melanie Watt? Kids LOVE them and they are full of opportunities to practice so many skills. One of my all time favorite books is Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt – if you haven’t read it or the rest of the series, take a look. ![]()
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