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Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends by Carol Buckley is a narrative non-fiction picture book. This literature unit is standards-aligned for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade and includes several engaging reading and writing activities.
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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 are standards-aligned for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade.
This is a true story about an elephant held in captivity for human entertainment. She winds up being 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!
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). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This file contains 41 PDF pages + Google Slides™.
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Getting to the main idea of a passage can be difficult for some students. Use this digital, as I did, for morning work or homework. Print out the PDF version and work small group.
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This resource doesn’t take much time to prep. I made copies on color paper, cut, and laminated them so I could store them for future use. Each morning, I share an affirmation that I feel my students can relate to and I have them share their feelings or point of view on the affirmation. I post each day’s affirmation on the wall near the classroom door, and we reference past ones as needed. My goal is to have a wall of affirmations by the end of the school year.
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My class does Daily Affirmations, and these cards create great conversation starters as well as reminders. They enhance our Growth Mindset board so beautifully and help keep me on track when I start to feel frustrated. Print, laminate a set for your wall, and have kids copy them into a journal. Such a great boost to start the day!
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Danyele P –
Great! I love it!
Briana B –
Wonderful! Lots of good resources to accompany the book!
Trekking into a New Learning Adventure –
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Lisa M L –
PERFECT companion for this book. The graphics were SO cute!
Caroline M –
Very useful activities
Tracy D –
Great companion to the book!
Lori G –
Kids loved the worksheets.
Jen P –
Perfect resource to go with the book!!
2nd Grade Adventures –
LOVE this book. Thank you for this unit!
Carolina Tech Teacher –
Good Comprehension Questions 🙂
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Life is Good in 4th Grade –
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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!
MsKennyy11 –
This resource has a lot of great activities for this book! It was perfect to use for my nonfiction unit! Thank you!
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!
BuyerJuly 31, 2016 –
This book is precious! I can’t wait to use these activities at the beginning of the year. Thank you