Rocket Writes A Story 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
"Rocket Writes a Story" by Tad Hills is a delightful children's book that encourages the joy of writing and the power of imagination. Rocket, a lovable dog, sets out on a quest to write a story. Along the way, he gathers inspiration from the world around him, including nature and his loyal friend, the little yellow bird. Rocket faces challenges and doubts, but with determination and the support of his feathered friend, he perseveres. The story beautifully captures Rocket's creative process and the importance of finding one's voice through writing. With its charming illustrations and relatable characters, "Rocket Writes a Story" inspires young readers to express themselves and discover the magic of storytelling. It celebrates the power of words, the beauty of nature, and the friendship that blossoms through shared creativity.
 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.
- Practice making inferences throughout the story and after reading.
- Practice making predictions throughout the book. Encourage students to check and see if their predictions were correct.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Practice identifying and using articles.
- Practice identifying conjunctions using examples from the story.
- Discuss what it means to persevere and why it is important.
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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