Little Owl Lost 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
"Little Owl Lost" by Chris Haughton is a delightful and heartwarming children's book that follows the journey of a little owl who becomes separated from his mother. As he searches for her in the forest, he encounters various animals, and asks them if they have seen his mom. Unfortunately, the other animals misunderstand his descriptions and lead him further away from his mother. Just as the little owl starts to lose hope, a friendly squirrel helps him reunite with his worried mother. Through vivid illustrations and simple yet engaging storytelling, the book teaches young readers about the importance of clear communication and the value of friendship and kindness.
 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.
- Analyze the illustrations in the story. Discuss how they provide meaning that the words might not.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Teach a lesson on the different types of sentences.
- Teach different strategies for managing worry.
- Discuss how problem solving was used throughout the story.
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
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
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- Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
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