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Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends Activities

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33 reviews

Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends by Carol Buckley is a narrative non-fiction picture book. This literature unit aligns with standards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade and includes several engaging reading and writing activities.

Delivery Method: Instant Digital Download 

Pages: 41 PDF pages + Google Slides
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Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends Activities:

Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends by Carol Buckley is a narrative non-fiction picture book. These literature unit activities align with standards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade.

This true story is about an elephant held in captivity for human entertainment. She is transferred to an Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee to live out the rest of her days.

An unlikely companion on the sanctuary grounds shows Tarra what true friendship is all about. What a sweet, sweet story!

This Tarra and Bella file includes activities in the following areas:

  • genre
  • character, setting, plot
  • sequencing
  • opinion writing
  • vocabulary
  • compare/contrast
  • parts of speech
  • research
  • fact/opinion
  • comprehension
  • summarizing
  • making inferences
  • writing a newspaper article about unlikely friendship
  • friendship

Answer Keys are included where deemed necessary. 

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). Instructions for using the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

This file contains 41 PDF pages + Google Slides™.

33 reviews for Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends Activities

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  1. Life is Good in 4th Grade  –

    Love this resource!

  2. Elizabeth H –

    Great resource!

  3. Dreama W –

    Thank you!

  4. Megan K –

    Great supplemental!

  5. Trudy C –

    My students loved this!

  6. Ashley Walker  –

    Great resource, thank you.

  7. Courtney F –

    I absolutely loved this resource! It paired perfectly with the book and lasted me the full week. I am very pleased with the purchase!

  8. MsKennyy11  –

    This resource has a lot of great activities for this book! It was perfect to use for my nonfiction unit! Thank you!

  9. Shannon S –

    During Distance Learning last year, students worked on the character and setting sheet for the story after I read it to them. I love the graphic organizers this resource provided. This year we are in person and I’ll get to use them in the classroom this time too!

  10. Lynn F. –

    I used the theme “unlikely friendships” with this resource. My students thought the story was so sweet. I can’t wait to use this again next year!

  11. BuyerJuly 31, 2016 –

    This book is precious! I can’t wait to use these activities at the beginning of the year. Thank you

  12. sonia D. –

    This is going to be such a time saver this year. Thank you so much!

  13. Mrs A Practically Perfect in Every Way –

    What a fun and engaging learning opportunity! I loved it and so did my students.

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