Description
These Being Frank activities give you everything you need for a week of ELA instruction with Being Frank by Donna Earnhardt, the story of a boy who is a little too frank. His grandpa teaches him how to be honest and kind. Use it at back to school or any time of year, since the activities are not back to school specific.
Skills Taught
- Analyzing and describing characters
- Analyzing word meaning
- Vocabulary
- Complete sentences with subjects and verbs
Reading and Comprehension
- 5 days of lesson plans for reading, vocabulary, and grammar
- Comprehension lesson tips and picture examples of all activities
- Question stems and Thinking About Reading writing prompts
- Digital posters: Describing Characters, Examining Characters, and Names with Meaning
- Describing characters with an animated short
- Examining Frank layered flipbook
- Hello! My Name Is printable
- Fiction passage: Josie and the Chore List
- Nonfiction passage: Traffic Laws
- Comprehension check with answer key
- Character actions, words, and thoughts anchor chart
- Nonfiction reader: Two Truths and a Lie, with flap-ups and an anchor chart
- Frank directed drawing with writing pages
Vocabulary and Grammar
- Vocabulary cards, prompts, flap-ups, synonym and antonym match, and assessment
- Daily deep dive with a mentor sentence
- Complete sentences posters, flap-ups, sort, scoot, and assessment
Good to Know
You will need the book Being Frank by Donna Earnhardt. The activities are aligned with the 3rd and 4th grade TEKS and Common Core Standards. This unit was created by Katie King and Amy Lemons.
Save with the bundle: this resource is also included in Rooted in Reading: Special Editions Bundle.
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