Reading with Franklin the Turtle Author Study

About this curriculum

Kids love Franklin and readily identify with him as he sometimes makes poor decisions but always finds a solution to his problem. Use this resource to help your students develop the literacy strategies necessary to derive meaning from print and illustrations, read to find new information about a topic, and think and write creatively, all using the Franklin books. 108 pages Includes Story summaries Reproducible work sheets for 16 different Franklin stories Teacher suggestions Resource list Student tracking sheet Answer key Stories Included: Franklin's Bad Day Franklin's Blanket Franklin is Bossy Franklin in the Dark Franklin Fibs Franklin Goes to School Franklin's Hallowe'en Hurry Up, Franklin Franklin is Lost Franklin is Messy Franklin Plays the Game Franklin Rides a Bike Franklin has a Sleepover Franklin's School Play Franklin and the Tooth Fairy Franklin Wants a Pet List Of Skills The   Comprehension   section deals with Knowledge, Comprehension, and Evaluation based on Bloom's taxonomy. e.g. identifying, sequencing events, matching a character to an event, judging why a character acted a certain way. There are two questions under the heading   Word Study…