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http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/index1.htm
http://creativeproverbs.com/
http://www.landofnurseryrhymes.co.uk/a-z_htm/a_nursery_rhymes.htm
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/drseuss.php
Literature Activities
#1
1. Read orally the begining of an adventure story, then stop.
2. Be the author and finish the story.
3. Read the rest of the story to see how well you were able to guess
what the author would write.
#2
1. Read about half of a mystery story or an adventure story, then
close your book.
2. Draw three pictures to show three possible endings for the story.
3. Finish reading the story. Which of your pictures matched the
events in the story?
#3
1. BEFORE you read the story, do these things:
A. Read the title.
B. Study the first picture.
C. Read the introductory 5 paragraphs.
2. Now--before you finish reading the story--tell what you think
will happen in the story. Put your ideas into good sentences.
3. Finish reading the story.
4. How many of your ideas were correct?
#4
1. Read the introductory paragraphs of a new story.
2. Before you finish reading the story, tell who you think the main
character is.
3. Tell what kind of person you think this character is.
4. Tell what you think he will do in the story.
5. Finish reading the story.
6. Draw a line through each of your statements which was incorrect.
#5
1. Read two stories from the same unit in a reader.
2. Tell which of the two stories you like best. Explain why.
3. In what way(s) were these stories alike?
4. In what way(s) were they different?
5. What kind of stories were they: Make-believe? True-to life?
#6
1. Read two stories which deal with the same subject.
2. In what ways were these stories alike? Different?
a. characters
b. setting
c. place
d. plot
e. information
3. Which story did you like best? Why?
#7
1. Read a story about a famous person.
2. In what way was this person different from most famous people?
3. Does this famous person remind you of any other famous person?
Whom?
4. In what way(s) were they alike? different?
#8
1. Read the Letters to the Editor in your newspaper.
2. Find one which you think contains a good idea. Tell why you think
it is a good idea.
#9
1. Find five sentences in a story or article which give true facts.
2. Find five sentences that you think show the opinion of the author
and may or may not be true facts.
#10
1. Read a biography or informational article or story.
2. Look for more about the subject in other books.
3. Can you find anything to add to what the author has said on this
subject?
4. Would you change anything the author has written?
#11
1. Find an article or story which is written for the purpose of
persuading someone to believe something or do something.
2. How can you tell what purpose the author has in mind?
3. Does the author use good arguments to support his ideas?
4. Do you agree with the author?
#12
Read some stories about some famous people.
1. What was there about each man or woman you read about that helped
to make him or her famous?
2. Can you name one characteristic which all of these individuals
had in common?
3. Do you think that that characteristic had anything to do with
their success?
4. What are some characteristics which you think would help to make
a person famous or successful?
5. Do you think most famous people make the world a better place
in which to live? Explain your answer.
#13
Your teacher will read orally half-way through a story, then stop.
1. What do you think will happen next?
2. How will the story end?
3. What are some other adventures that could happen to the main
character?
GENERAL ACTIVITIES:
#14
1. Choose an interesting character in your story and write a character
description of him.
2. Make an illustration of your character. Choose your own way to
do it. You may make him out of clay. You may make a paper and cloth
picture of him. You may paint him at the easel. You may put him
on flannel board. You may design him with fingerpaints. You may
paint him with water colors. You may draw him with pencil or crayon.
JUST MAKE HIM!
#15
1. Write a few sentences about each of the characters in the story.
2. Use specific words from the story to describe the kind of individual
each character is.
3. Underline the words you have taken from the story to make this
character description.
#16
1. Think about two characters in the story. Write sentences telling
what kind of individual each of these characters is.
2. Tell whether these characters would make good neighbors. Give
good reasons for your answers.
#17
Sometimes authors use special language to help you understand what
is happening. Perhaps you have heard or read the expression, "It
is raining cats and dogs! Try to find other expressions of this
kind. (They are called idioms.) Keep a list of them, writing down
the title of the book and the page number. When you have found three,
turn them in to your teacher.
#18
1. Animal names are sometimes used to tell us about a person, such
as, "He is as smart as a fox." Can you think of some sayings that
use the names of animals to tell us about people? See if you can
think of two or three or four and write them down.
2. Read a story to find some of these sayings.
3. Write a paragraph or two which illustrate the meaning of one
of the sayings you have heard.
#19
Write four sentences which tell:
1. Who or what did something important, or funny or exciting in
the story.
2. When this happened or was done.
3. Where it happened.
4. Why it happened.
#20
1. Write sentences which tell the most important things which happened
in the story.
2. Arrange your sentences in the order that the events occurred.
3. Which of these events was the most important? Why?
#21
1. Pretend that you are going to change your story into a play.
Give the title of the play.
2. List the characters you will need for the play.
3. Tell what scenes you will need.
4. Which scene will be the most important? Why?
#22
Read a story. Draw a series of pictures to show the main things
that happened in the story. a. What happened in the beginning? Show
this in a picture. b. What happened next? Show this a picture. c.
How does the story end? Show this in a picture. (If you haven't
yet reached the end, draw a picture showing what you think will
happen.)
#23
Read a story and fill in the following outline for each character.
a. Name the character. b. Tell the problem that he had. c. Tell
how he solved his problem.
#24
1. List as many words and phrases as you can find in the story which
tell where the story took place.
2. Write a paragraph describing the setting of the story in your
own words. Include at least one description of what you would smell,
feel and touch in that setting.
#25
1. Make a map to show where the characters went in this story.
2. Put labels on the map to show what happened in each place.
#26
1. Sometimes authors tell about the feelings of their story characters.
Sometimes you can tell how the story characters feel by the way
they act in the story. Was someone in this story very happy, or
excited, or sad, or worried, or puzzled, or disappointed or pleased?
If so, tell which character had this strong feeling and tell what
kind of feeling it was.
2. Now tell what caused the character to have that strong feeling.
#27
Choose one of the characters in the story. Tell how he felt at the
beginning of the story. What make him feel this way? Tell how he
felt in the middle of the story. What made him feel this way? Tell
how he feels now. What made him feel this way?
#28
Most story characters do things for a reason. Pick out some important
things which one of the story characters did. Tell what it was and
what you think his reason was for doing it.
#29
Where did this story take place? Would you have to make any change
in your daily life to live in a setting such as this? If so, list
the changes.
#30
1. Choose a part of the story with interesting conversation.
2. Invite classmates to join with you in taking the speaking parts.
3. Practice with your classmates until you think you are ready to
read the conversational parts of the story as if you were really
talking.
#31
1. Tell what kind of person the main character was.
2. Copy several sentences from the story to prove your statements.
3. Can you find any pictures in the story to help prove your statements?
#32
1. Which character in the story did you like best? Why?
2. Was the main character true-to-life or make-believe? Write a
paragraph giving food reasons for your answer.
#33
Answer the following questions:
1. What was the story about?
2. Where did the story take place?
3. When did the story take place?
4. Who were the chief characters?
5. What part of the story did you like best? Why?
6. Draw a cartoon strip showing the main parts of the story. Be
sure to show what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the
story (or as far as you've gotten).
#34
1. Briefly outline the major events as they happened in the story.
2. Draw several pictures in comic strip form showing the events
as they happened. Write a caption for each picture.
3. Prepare a short report from your outline. Be sure to tell all
the events in the order in which they happened.
#35
Write a paragraph telling something you have seen or done yourself
which is related to material read in your story.
#36
1. List the main characters in the story.
2. Which one do you think plays the most important part in the story?
3. Could he have done everything that was done in the story by himself?
4. What, if anything, did others do to help the main character solve
his problem?
#37
1. Why are the people you are reading about living where they are?
Did they choose to live there? If so, why? 2. Are there any problems
they face because they live where they do? 3. Could this story take
place in another setting? If so, what changes would have to take
place in the story?
#38
In most stories the main things are told in a few key sentences.
Copy four or five key sentences which cover the main events in the
story so far.
#39
Read a story that takes place in another time.
1. Compare the way of traveling with that of your own.
2. What problems did these people have? Do we have these problems
today?
3. Would you like to trade places with this person? Why or why not?
#40
1. What is one problem in the story?
2. Which character has this problem?
3. Tell how the character solved this problem.
#41
1. Study carefully the pictures which go with the story you have
read.
2. Use a sentence or a part of a sentence from the story to make
a label or caption for at least five pictures.
3. Write down each caption and give the page number of the picture
that it matches. (If there are no pictures in the story, draw your
own and write a caption for it.)
#42
1. Choose one of the characters in the story and tell how he felt
at the end of the story.
2. What caused him to feel this way?
3. Did his feelings at the end of the story differ from his feelings
at the beginning of the story? If you think they did, explain the
difference.
#43
1. Write down in sequence the different times and places where the
main events of the story took place. Use words or phrases from the
story.
2. Would this list be useful as an outline for telling the story?
Why?
#44
1. Choose a story character which you would like to have as a friend.
Tell why you believe this person would make a good friend.
2. Name a story character which you would not like to have for a
friend. Tell why.
#45
1. Make a list of things you learned from the story by reading "between
the lines."
2. Make a list of things shown in the pictures but not directly
stated in the test.
3. If there are no pictures, find a moral the author has directly
stated in the story.
#46
1. Tell something exciting that happened to the main character.
2. What caused this exciting thing to happen?
3. What was the outcome of this adventure?
4. What do you think the story character learned from this experience?
#47
1. List the important events of the story in chronological order.
2. Write a paragraph telling about one of these events.
3. Did this event occur in the beginning of the story, the middle,
or the end?
#48
1. Make four pictures to show what happened in the story.
2. Arrange the pictures in order.
3. Write a sentence under each picture to tell what is happening.
4. Staple the pictures together to make a small book.
#49
1. Divide the story into its main parts.
Make a subtitle for each part.
2. Make a sentence outline of the things that happened in each part.
#50
1. What was the main problem of the story?
2. How was this problem solved? 3. Do you believe it was solved
in a good way?
4. Would you have solved it differently? Explain your answer.
5. What do you think might have happened to the main character after
the end of the story?
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