Using Mean Jean the Recess Queen in your class is now as simple as downloading this resource. We have picked out important vocabulary, thought of comprehension questions and writing prompts, and brainstormed lessons for grammar and social learning. Everything in the book companion is specific to Mean Jean the Recess Queen. Our hope with this product is that it makes planning a read aloud so much easier and enjoyable for students. Be one of the first to try our new product out with this freebie! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
The Recess Queen, by Alexis O’Neill, tells the story of a young girl named Jean. She is the Queen of recess at her school. She is always the one to go first when playing games and will growl at anyone who crosses her.
One day, a new student, Katie Sue, joins Jean’s class. Not knowing the rules, Katie Sue kicks, bounces and jumps before Jean. When Jean confronts Katie, she is surprised to find that Katie Sue talks back! As Jean chases Katie around the playground, everyone is caught off guard when Katie Sue asks Jean to jump rope with her. At first, Jean is shocked and doesn't know what to do, but with some encouragement from her classmates, Jean starts to jump. From that day on, not only is Jean friends with Katie Sue, but she enjoys playing with her classmates, too!
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
The best part about our Starts With a Story Book Companion is it can be used to teach so many skills! It acts as much more than a read aloud to teach reading comprehension. Teachers can integrate writing, grammar, vocabulary, and social emotional learning.
- Help students make connections to the events and characters in the story. Not only does this increase engagement, it helps students to better understand the book.
- Practice character analysis by discussing character traits, comparing characters, and inferring what others think of the main character.
- Use this book to kick start narrative writing in your classroom. Have students use their connections to the book to create their own story.
- Practice list making by asking your students to make a list of classroom rules.
- Teach a mini lesson on using apostrophes with examples from the text.
- Introduce or review action words by having students act them out.
- Discuss friendship and the characteristics of a good friend.
- Teach students the rules of the classroom and playground as you discuss making good choices with your students.
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
If you are looking for a resource to teach The Recess Queen in your classroom, you will want our Starts With a Story Book Companion. Our goal with these book companions is to help make planning read alouds easier for teachers!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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