Greta and the Giants is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
In "Greta and the Giants" by Zoë Tucker, Greta is a young girl who lives in a forest filled with ancient trees. She loves spending time in nature and admiring the towering giants. One day, Greta discovers that the giants are cutting down the trees, and she becomes determined to save her home. Greta starts a peaceful protest and raises her voice to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the environment. Her message spreads around the world, inspiring millions of people to take action against the giants. With her passion and determination, Greta becomes a symbol of hope for the future of our planet. This beautifully illustrated book encourages children to stand up for what they believe in and make a positive impact on the world.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Introduce and act out action verbs.
- Identify how authors use time order words in their writing.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Encourage students to think about ways they can show compassion.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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