Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish 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
"Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish" by Julia Donaldson is a delightful children's book that follows the adventures of a little fish named Tiddler with a big imagination. Tiddler loves to tell tall tales to his fishy friends, making every ordinary event into an extraordinary adventure. As he ventures through the ocean, Tiddler's stories become more extravagant and captivating. However, one day, Tiddler gets caught in a fishing net and is carried far away from home. In his attempt to find his way back, Tiddler's talent for storytelling becomes his saving grace as he enchants other sea creatures with his tales, leading him closer to home. Through Donaldson's rhythmic and engaging storytelling, paired with Axel Scheffler's charming illustrations, the book not only sparks children's imaginations but also highlights the power of storytelling and the importance of creativity. "Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish" encourages young readers to embrace their own storytelling abilities and discover the magic that lies within their imagination.
 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.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Discuss the books plot and examine the problem and solution.
- Introduce students to proper nouns using examples from the story.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Introduce students to quotation marks and provide examples from the book.
- Lead a group discussion on the role honesty plays in the story.
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.
- Zog by Julia Donaldson
- The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
- The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson
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