Your students will love becoming explorers themselves as they get caught up the adventures of elmer elevator with this thematic literature unit. Under the home online homeschool curriculum prose lesson. It won prizes as a newbery honor book and an ala notable book. One day about four months before i arrived on wild island a baby dragon fell from a.
My fathers dragon is the first book of ruth stiles gannetts elmer and the dragon trilogy, published in 1948. Student handout on literary terms and elements of a story prereading activity setting point of view main idea and details thought questions activities about characters comparison and contrast parts of speech. Mar 4, 2017 my fathers dragon comprehension questions and graphic organizers, readers theater scripts for every chapter, writing and vocabulary, games and activities. Fireside wrote in the janfeb edition of horn book, the power of my fathers dragon lies in the authors assurances that while the adults in our lives can set things right some of the time, children will also become strong and clever enough to take care of themselves, and, when the time. I love this because it means my kids can write in the books. He is going into his 1st grade homeschool year and i wanted to come up with something. Home faq about log in subscribe now 30day free trial. The newbery award winning book my fathers dragon is the first in a fantasy trilogy by ruth stiles gannett.
Interactive notebook and novel study pack my fathers dragon is a timeless adventure story written by ruth stiles gannett, and now we have a complete novel study and interactive notebook based on this book that is full of fun, engaging activities relate. My fathers dragon story study lapbook homeschoolshare. Ive aligned the unit to the ccss for third grade, but it can also be used with. It was published by random house, and was an immediate success, becoming a newberry honor book, and was soon followed by two sequels, elmer and the dragon and the dragons of blueland. Free my fathers dragon activities and printables story. This is the second part of the unit i did with my first grader and 3. Free download or read online my fathers dragon pdf epub book. My fathers dragon is old enough to be in the public domain so it is available for free online here. It was an immediate success, becoming a newbery honor book, and was soon followed by two sequels, elmer and the dragon and the dragons of blueland.
Free my fathers dragon study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Download m4b 12mb download cover art download cd case insert. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett free at loyal. The cat was very drippy and uncomfortable so my father said, wouldnt you like to come home with me.
My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett goodreads. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett my fathers dragon. Elmer elevator narrators father as a boy runs away with an. This book lends itself well to educational activities as well as imaginative play. My fathers dragon thematic unit your students will love becoming explorers themselves as they get caught up the adventures of elmer elevator. Includes literacy activities, vocabulary, writing, and more. My fathers dragon, elmer and the dragon, and the dragons of blueland my fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett jan 1, 1996 3. My fathers dragon is told by a narrator who is recounting the story of his father, elmer elevator. In my fathers dragon, elmer rescues a baby dragon from the cruel animals on wild island and in the process takes you on a fantastic journey. My fathers dragon tells the story of elmer elevator. The main characters of this fantasy, childrens story are. All three dragon stories have been continuously in print in the more than 40 years since their publication. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett is a great starter chapter book and even better readaloud. Novel unit for my father s dragon paperback december 23, 2014 by loreli of middle school novel units author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Books to challenge gifted 2nd grade readers greatschools. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett free ebook. My fathers dragon novel unit with literary and grammar. Lapbook activity flying check the appropriate boxes and complete the last sentence. Language arts lesson my fathers dragon thematic unit.
My fathers dragon a literature unit for ages 36 part 1 frugal. My fathers dragon was illustrated by ruths stepmother, ruth chrisman. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. If youre not familiar with this book, you can find an intro to the story in part 1. Ruth stiles gannetts 1948 novel my fathers dragon tells the story of elmers adventure to wild island.
Vocabulary practice for chapter 1 oblige and furnace plus chapter 10 irate and jackknife comprehension questions for chapter 1. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett and ruth chrisman gannett. Included are activities and materials to support and deepen comprehension, improve vocabulary and fluency, craft an opinion piece, and wrap up the reading with fun extension activities. My fathers dragon is narrated by a young child telling the story of his father, elmer elevator, rescuing a baby dragon one day, elmer elevator meets an alley cat. He offers to take the cat to his home to give him shelter and milk, but his mother refuses to. Everything you need to teach this classic childrens novel. This unit contains thought questions, grammar activities, and literary activities for the book. Ruth stiles gannett wrote my fathers dragon just a few years after her graduation from vassar college in 1944. Hopefully, a thoughtful grownup read this book to you when you were a child, and now its your turn to share it with your own children. My father and the cat became good friends but my fathers mother was very upset about the cat. Free my fathers dragon worksheets and literature unit for. My fathers dragon literature unit bundle my fathers. We recently read my fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannet aloud and i.
Chapter 2 my father runs away lapbook activity dragon shape color the dragon according to the cats description. If you would like to try out the my fathers dragon book unit before you buy it, this download contains free samples. We finished up our unit with a few more activities. My fathers dragon and elmer and the dragon, published in 1948 and 1950, respectively.
Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. Inside the book write about ways my father was kind to the cat or write ways you can show kindness to animals. We recently read my fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannet aloud and i created a little lapbook to go along with it. Be sure to check out all versions of this unit to determine which best fits your teaching style. This is a small boys idea of how he would go about rescuing a baby dragon from the dangers of wild island. A study guide for classroom teachers o ur play is based on two of ruth stiles gannetts dragon books. My fathers dragon is a childrens novel by ruth stiles gannett, with illustrations by her stepmother ruth chrisman gannett the novel is about a young boy, elmer elevator, who runs away to wild island to rescue a baby dragon. Additional minit books lapbook activity mouse speak think up some of your own fun phrases and write them in mousespeak. Elmer elevator, she said to my father, if you think im going to give that cat a saucer of milk, youre very wrong. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett storyboard that. Pdf my fathers dragon book by ruth stiles gannett free. This resource has everything you need to teach my fathers dragon, a common core text exemplar and my favorite book for third grade.
Elmer runs away to a wild island to rescue a baby dragon. A study guide for classroom teachers my fathers dragon. Chapter 10 my father finds the dragon lapbook activity adventure with the dragon write about elmer and the dragons first adventure together. This is the book reportunit study i put together for my 6 year old son after reading my fathers dragon. He gave chewing gum to the tigers, he showed the rhinoceros how to clean his tusks with a toothbrush and tooth paste, he helped the lion untangle his mane with a comb and left him decorating himself with hair ribbons, he supplied some monkeys with magnifying glasses to search out the.
This lesson plan to brings this imaginative readaloud to life. Language arts lesson my fathers dragon thematic unit your students will love becoming explorers themselves as they get caught up the adventures of elmer elevator. Free my father s dragon study unit worksheets for teachers to print. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett scholastic. This classic newbery honor book tells the tale of a resourceful young boy named elmer who stows away on a ship headed to the fictional island of tangerina.
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon, who is being. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled expertise and customer service. Each story stands alone, but read in succession, they are an. The first book in a trilogy about elmer elevator who hides on a ship to wild island to rescue a baby flying dragon. Armed with a knapsack filled with an interesting mixture of supplies including continue reading free my fathers dragon activities. Students listen to ruth stiles gannetts book my fathers dragon. If youre not familiar with the story, my fathers dragon tells the story of the boy elmer elevator referred to by the narrator as my father and his. Well, that taught my father a lesson, and after that he saved all his tangerine peels. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett, paperback. Daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report.
There are 11 different activities that fill up one file folder theyre all easy and fun for preschool through first graders and even older. A guide for using my fathers dragon in the classroom literature. Ruth stiles gannett 1923 a short story about a boy who befriends a cat and then sets off on an adventure to rescue a dragon. Classics, comedy and humor, and fantasy interest level grades 3 5 grade level equivalent.
Elmer elevator, the narrators father, is nine years old when he meets a talking alley cat, who tells him about his journey to a wild island where a baby dragon is held captive, forced to ferry animals across the river that divides the island. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by ruth stiles gannett. My fathers dragon printables, classroom activities, teacher. A guide for using my fathers dragon in the classroom literature unit 0014467031576. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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