The Scarecrows' Wedding 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 Scarecrows' Wedding" by Julia Donaldson is a captivating children's book that tells the charming love story of scarecrows Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay. The two scarecrows plan to have a beautiful wedding and invite all their animal friends to celebrate with them. However, the wicked scarecrow Reginald Rake is determined to ruin their special day and win Betty's heart for himself. Betty and Harry embark on a thrilling adventure, encountering various challenges and obstacles along the way. With the help of their animal friends and their own cleverness, they outsmart Reginald and ensure their wedding goes as planned. "The Scarecrows' Wedding" is a heartwarming tale that celebrates love, friendship, and the power of unity. It features Julia Donaldson's signature rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's enchanting illustrations, captivating young readers and reminding them of the importance of true love and loyalty.
 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.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Discuss the author’s use of rhyme and rhythm in this book.
- Have students practice their questioning skills as you read the book.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Discuss the different adjectives used in the book.
- Discuss what it means to persevere and why it is important.
- Discuss the importance of self-advocacy and strategies students can use to advocate for themselves.
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.
- The Scarecrow by Cynthia RylantÂ
- The Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken Brown
- The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
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