The Little Red Fort 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
"The Little Red Fort" by Brenda Maier is a delightful children's book that celebrates creativity, perseverance, and the power of collaboration. The story follows a spunky young girl named Ruby who decides to build a fort in her backyard. When she asks her brothers for help, they dismiss her idea, but Ruby is undeterred. She gathers materials and works tirelessly, demonstrating her resourcefulness and determination. Along the way, her brothers gradually become intrigued by the project and offer their assistance. Together, they work as a team, problem-solving and building the fort. Through lively illustrations and engaging storytelling, "The Little Red Fort" teaches children the importance of embracing their ideas, overcoming obstacles, and the joy of sharing accomplishments with loved ones. By the end of the story, Ruby's fort becomes a symbol of creativity, friendship, and the rewards of persistence.
 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.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Analyze the illustrations in the story. Discuss how they provide meaning that the words might not.Paste teaching ideas here.
- Discuss the author’s use of rhyme and rhythm in this book.
- Identifying the theme, message, or moral is an important skill that takes a lot of practice. Use this story as an opportunity to help your students with this reading strategy.
- Teach students about the apostrophe and what it is used for.
- Teach a lesson on bold print using examples from the book.
- Lead a class discussion on goal setting.
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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