Reading with Phoebe Gilman Author Study

About this curriculum

Kids love The Balloon Tree, Jillian Jiggs, Something from Nothing and many other stories by Phoebe Gilman. Stories to teach reading fluency & literacy strategies! These resources will 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, using these favorite children's stories as a springboard. 62 pages. Also included: Teacher suggestions Resource list Evaluation sheets Student tracking sheet Story Summaries Comprehension, Word Study & Thinking About questions for each book 26 additional activities in Research, Creative Writing, Art, Reading Plus a cross word puzzle for each book. Answer key Objectives: l. To familiarize students with an author and her writings and style of writing. 2. To develop the literacy strategies necessary to obtain meaning from print. 3. To read and find new information about a topic deriving it from print and pictures. 4. To develop the student's ability to think and write creatively. List of Skills: The Comprehension section deals with Knowledge, Comprehension, Analysis, and Evaluation based on Bloom's taxonomy, e.g…