Description
Ivan The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla Activities:
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate is a narrative nonfiction picture book.
With various literacy activities and a flip book, this easy-to-use literature unit is standards-aligned for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. It was born out of its fiction counterpart, The One and Only Ivan.
This literature companion includes activities in the following areas:
- Genre
- Character, setting, plot
- Sequencing
- Opinion writing
- Vocabulary
- Compare and contrast
- Letter writing
- Research
- Fact and opinion
- Comprehension
- Summarizing
- Empathy
Answer Keys are included where necessary.
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This PDF file contains 47 pages + Google Slides.








Joanne Warner –
Super helpful resource! Thank you!
High Heel Teacher –
Thank you!
BRITTANY B. –
Great resource!
Marissa Y. –
I have used it with my ESL high beginner students. I like that it includes graphic organizers because it helps them to better understand the story while learning new vocabulary.
Katara Walker –
The story of Ivan is great and this is a great tool to accompany the story.
Elizabeth P –
Great resource!
Kickin’ It With Kaple –
This went great with the story. Thank you!
Stacy Henson –
Great resource for the book!
Gina Hawkins –
My students loved learning about the real Ivan. Great information and activities.
Heather N. –
My students really loved this activity. It was very engaging for them.
Katelyn Cameron –
I absolutely loved using this resource for reading. My students loved the activities and were very engaged!
Ayisha Hernandez –
Students really enjoyed using this resource. It was both fun and engaging for them.
Randy Bland –
Fabulous resource! Loved the questions. I really appreciated the different graphic organizers that were available to go along with this book. (so many to choose from)
AABillingualCreations –
Great resource for students! I love the activities in this set!
Angela P. –
Used for a reading intervention group It was nice to have something to direct my lessons as I am not a reading instructor.
Jessica Cobb –
I was able to use this resource with my students with the book. It was a big hit.
Lynn R. –
I really liked using this resource with my elementary students in the library.
Emily P. –
I used this for my SC ELA class 5th and 6th grade and it was very helpful.