Jan 01, 2003 my lucky day by keiko kasza is an extremely cute and wellwritten book for children in preschool to about 8 years old. Literature activities provided for the book my lucky day by the author keiko kasza. They will write a story about what the pig and the fox will do now that the story is over. Inspired by keiko kaszas picture book, my lucky day, and an. Welcome webpage dedication write the room book curriculumskills letter formation poems math activities k.
Patricks day is a lucky day, and fluffy soon discovers something even more wonderful than a pot of gold a pot of golden corn. Each book will have a lucky day sticker that looks like the image to the left. Make a list of things you could do to cheer up the grinch. I made this minilesson to help students use some critical thinking skills while listening to. This response journal, author info, vocab cards, and discussion prompts will help make this unit easy for you and worthwhile for the kids. The ultimate guided reading toolkit bundled with guided r. Every time you visit a pierce county library can be your lucky day. Email we sent a secure email with instructions for resetting your password. Can you learn to be lucky why some people seem to win more. Choose expedited shipping at checkout for guaranteed delivery by monday, april. The teacher will also discuss important vocabulary from the story polished, startled, delicious, hauled, roasting, filthy, pounded, and exhausted. It has a clever plot, great examples of voice and word choice, and fabulous.
In addition to all of the ccss, teks, and va sol standards listed below that are covered in each of the starts with a story book companions, this print and. They will complete a variety of leprechaun related activities including writing, math, and. A hungry fox cant believe his luck when a pig actually shows up on his doorstep read more. Mr fox thinks its his lucky day when a piglet knocks on his door but the piglet is smarter than mr fox realises the story. My lucky day by keiko kasza activities comprehension connection. This is a fun, humorous story that i look forward to reading to my young daughter as she gets older. Im also sharing some pictures from our class activities with this book. My lucky day by keiko kasza teaching ideas the picture book. Activities include vocabulary lesson, reading comprehension, fantasyreality and story sequencing. My lucky day miniunit freebie by jds rockin readers tpt.
My one day dream is to write childrens books, but until then i will write about them. Nov 06, 2012 a lucky day it was a beautiful sunday morning, my dad hit upon a sudden idea that he would like us to try something different we have never done before. My lucky day miniunit freebie lucky day, kindergarten. Preparing this feast is a lot of work, but the fox is sure it will be worth it. Apr 27, 2016 my lucky day makes us laugh, a friend gave us her copy when she moved away and weve read and enjoyed it countless times. It centers around a piglet going to a foxs house, and outfoxing the fox from eating him. I think that is all i am going to say about this book, other than it is a great book your your students will love it. Read the following stories, then work with a partner and discuss where. My lucky day is the perfect book for the thanksgiving season to use as a mentor text. My lucky day by keiko kaszas book, will provide you with tons of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing prompts to complement the story. Making inferences using my lucky day this reading mama. The cat in the hat is lending you thing 1 and thing 2 for the day.
Sep 08, 2005 you wouldnt expect a sly, clever fox to be outwitted by a pig of all things. My lucky day by keiko kasza is one of my very favorite books. Click through to grab this free download for your kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students. This book is beautifully written and combines personal insight with real research. I hope you will enjoy this variety of activities for your own children or the students in your classroom. Daily messages from lucky leprechaun are included in the packet. They will post their stories to the publication center and comment on one other students story. The horn book starred kaszas gouache art is as buoyant and comical as her narrative. The ultimate guided reading toolkit bundled with guided reading lesson plans.
Find more comprehension strategies paired with picture books in our. My lucky birthday and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Reading comprehension my lucky day lesson plan and activities. My lucky day activities and read aloud lessons by clutter. The ultimate guided reading toolkit bundled with guided reading lesson plans 1st grade spelling through the year. Read the story my lucky day and complete discussions questions as they read the story.
I made this minilesson to help students use some critical thinking skills while listening to this. My lucky day miniunit freebie lucky day, reading lesson. Each skill or strategy has multiple pages that are differentiated to fit the different needs of your students you can have all your students working on the same skill but with a page that best fits their needs. Patricks day lesson plan, students will solve subtraction facts up to 10 and draw st. This packet was created to use with the book my lucky day by keiko kasza. My husband and i also spend quality one on one time together riding our harley. The students will then make predictions of what my lucky day will be about. But as the piglet is quick to point out, shouldnt the fox give him a bath first. Higherorder thinking with my lucky day by keiko kasza smart kids. Be sure to find 3 pieces of evidence to support this.
With that in mind, i enjoyed making a variety of chrysanthemumthemed activities. Com is the online community for creative writing, fiction writing, story writing, poetry writing, writing contests, writing portfolios, writing help, and writing writers. Memories in writing makes it easy to write your life story. Second and third graders participate in leprechaun week for st. My lucky day craftivity lucky day, book activities, day book. Chrysanthemum by kevin henkes, is one of my alltime favorite back to school books. You can find all of these activities in my picture book companion for lucky. And, its the pig who has the lucky day, not the fox, and you wouldnt expect a pig meeting a fox to have the lucky day.
Keiko kasza if you loved the wolfs chicken stew and the pigs picnic, youre going to love the latest keiko kasza book, my lucky day, too. Mr fox wastes no time in inviting piglet in for dinner pig roast is his favourite. Children must read the text and then answer the study questions that follow. My lucky day reading and writing kindergarten reading. This craftivity is part of a full unit of activities that also go along with this story. The illustrations and story line are very hard to choose between for my favorite part of this book. You can find all of these activities in my picture book companion for lucky tucker. My three oldest kids had so much fun with this set of five st.
Activities include vocabulary lesson, reading comprehension. Students choose one word, and then write the definition, draw a picture, and use the word in a sentence. A hilarious trickster tale companion to the story time hit my lucky day. She was wonderful and said that she first thought of writing my lucky day at the.
Patricks day themed pictures to match each math fact. My lucky day reading activities the curriculum corner 123. My absolute favorite grade to teach is first grade. Look for the special lucky day area to find bestsellers waiting for you. Tamera has put together a great collection of activities that emphasize vocabulary from the book my lucky day.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Inspired by keiko kaszas picture book, my lucky day, and an online lesson at writingfixs persuasive writing page, these seventh graders created the following stories, working on their voice and idea development as they wrote and revised. Find my lucky day book lesson plans and teaching resources. Will the fox have a nice tasty dinner, or is the pig up to something sneaky. I made this mini lesson to help students use some critical thinking skills while listening to this. My lucky day by keiko kasza the picture book teachers. Students will be writing an original story inspired by my lucky day. I think that is all i am going to say about this book, other than it is a great book your your students. In students stories, they will be having a turkey instead of the pig convince a human instead of a fox not to eat him this year at thanksgiving. Its perfect for a variety of ages, and especially wonderful as an introduction to name activities, as well as discussions about teasing, bullying and filling buckets. Kids also retell the story, write complex sentences, and tell the difference between this story and the three little pigs. When a little pig knocks on his front door, a hungry fox thinks its his lucky day and that dinner just delivered itself.
A hungry fox cant believe his luck when a pig actually shows up on his doorstep. He meets a leprechaun who takes him to a field where a pot of gold is buried. This lesson plan is based on the book my lucky day by keiko kasza. My lucky day by keiko kasza is a wonderful book with a surprise ending. My lucky day reading and writing kindergarten reading activities, preschool. My lucky day by keiko kasza is an extremely cute and wellwritten book for children in preschool to about 8 years old. Enter your email address, and well send a secure email with instructions for resetting your password. Listed below are the reading skills, strategies and ideas you might need to create a great lesson to go with this book. After reading lucky tucker, students can write their own lucky day. I was first introduced to this book when our school used the reading street series.
I hope you enjoy this fun craftivity to go along with the story my lucky day by keiko kasza. You can use this little fox and piglet to retell the story with your students or even wear them as masks to act out the story. It opened my mind to possibilities i had never considered before. The teacher will ask the students what it means to feel lucky. And wouldnt it be best to fatten him up a little, and give him a massage so hell make for a nice tender roast. Weve worked hard to make sure capturing and preserving those priceless memories is easy for you. Were sure youll love these lessons as much as we do. My lucky day by keiko kasza the picture book teachers edition. I loved the practical suggestions at the end of each chapter, giving me hints about what i can do myself to become more lucky. Here is everything you need to have a lucky day in your classroom. Wow, he says, taking the glass and holding it up to the sun. When hearing that, i couldnt wait to do something special and funny and expected where dad was going to take us.
If you enjoy this resource, be sure to check out these book activities. If youre looking for a fun way to write your story or help your aging loved one write theirs, consider one of the enjoyable solutions from memories in writing. Heres a peek at some ways you can use my lucky day by keiko kasza. This year 5 english worksheet includes some interesting facts about polar bears including their diet, appearance, behaviour, habitat etc. Narrative writing prompt including planning, drafting pages, writing checklist. The leprechaun tricks fluffy, and fluffy wakes up from his dream quite frustrated and with no gold. In a final funny flourish, the last page shows the pig relaxing in front of a fire, reading a directory of other. The story and the illustrations work together to create a wonderful trickster story. I made this minilesson to help students use some critical thinking skills while listening to this story as a read aloud. After the pig conned the fox, his next target was the bear.