Description
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Activities
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick is a perfect NEW picture book for Veterans Day.
This narrative nonfiction picture book tells how Winnie became a world-famous bear. This literature unit is Common Core aligned for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade and is perfect for Veterans Day.
PLEASE NOTE: Some activities may be more appropriate for 1st graders during the second half of the school year.
This packet includes activities in the following areas:
- genre
- characters, setting
- summary
- sequencing
- character traits
- alphabetical order
- vocabulary
- compare and contrast
- letter writing
- research
- comprehension
- summarizing
- bear craftivity
- fiction writing
Answer Keys are included where necessary.
This file contains 37 PDF pages + Google Slides™.








DigitalDani –
A great comprehensive resource to accompany a wonderful book!
vanessa B –
Cute resources to extend thinking on this new book.
Jennifer D. –
This was a perfect activity to go along with non-fiction books in the library.
Pamela G. –
My students loved the book Finding Winnie and these activities were exactly what I was looking for.
Vanessa Cantu –
This is a great resource for guided reading activities for Finding Winnie.
Ashley L. –
This was the perfect story and activity to support it while learning about Remembrance Day. The bear writing activity was super cute.
Ashley S. –
This is such a good book that we used near Remembrance Day. Great activities were included for kids to complete.
CoGen Creations –
Used this resource in connection with reading Finding Winnie and watching a performance of Winnie the Poo. It is a great resource to connect this book with our reading and writing skills.
Kirsten Tulsian –
I love all the connections you helped your students make! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Nelly H. –
Love this resource! Fun and engaging for the students. Plan on using it for several years! Thank you!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Becky Welch – Cookin’ Up Success in ELA –
A great addition to our Finding Winnie and Winnie-the-Pooh unit!
A Latte Literacy –
My students love this activity and were engaged the whole time!
Breanna M. –
An all time favorite story to read to my second graders. This resource was perfect as a week long reading unit. I was able to pull resources to use each day to spiral review standards covered throughout the year.
Stephanie B. –
We had a great time doing this on a literacy day with our classroom families. It was accessible to many levels of learners.
Sarah R. –
I do this book every year for Remembrance Day. I needed something to go along with it and this resource gave me so many options to use with it. My class also loved it!
Emily L. –
This was a great resource to use alongside the teaching of this book!