The Invisible Boy is a heartwarming story that should be in every classroom library. The story is a great example of the impact a simple act of kindness can make. Teachers can use this book to build community in their classrooms and encourage students to show empathy and compassion towards their peers.- Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Brian feels invisible because the other boys and girls do not include him. He doesn’t get invited to birthday parties that everyone else is invited to, and they don’t include him during games at recess. They even ignore Brian at lunch time.
One day a new student, Justin, becomes a part of Brian’s class. Some of the students make fun of Justin’s lunch, but Brian does not. He draws Justin a picture to make him feel better and writes that he thinks Justin’s lunch sounded delicious. Justin thanks Brian for the drawing and compliments his artwork. When it is time to pick partners for a group activity, Brian wants to work with Justin, but so does another boy. Justin includes Brian, and says they can all work together. Brian also sits with them at lunch, and because of Justin’s kindness, he does not feel invisible anymore.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Here are some different skills you can teach using The Invisible Boy.
- Practice identifying the moral of the story.
- Stop during the reading and have students to make inferences.
- Have students write descriptions about illustrations in the book.
- Incorporate informational writing by asking students to write about what qualities of a good friend.
- Teach students about using time order words in writing.
- Introduce students to the colon and what it is used for.
- Discuss the importance of showing compassion to others.
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
- 30 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
No matter what your class is working on, there is something in this resource you can use!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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