Tacky the penguin Written by Helen Lester Thinking Guide Summary Activities English and Spanish
Title of the Selection Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester Teaching Band Grade 1 - Grade 3 Genre: Humorous Fiction The Problem/Solution Thinking Guide and activities are provided. The Thinking Guide identifies story elements in a narrative with a problem/solution plot. It provides information that helps teachers ask guiding questions for depth of understanding. It helps teach GLOBAL meaning of text: whole story comprehension. In addition, the story elements are used to develop a meaningful summary. A color-coded Thinking Guide and summary are also provided. Tacky the Penguin Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Tacky the Penguin Color-Coded Thinking Guide and Summary The Problem/Solution Thinking Guide is also used to develop fun and interactive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers the following activities for this selection as well as test items: Tacky the Penguin Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter Activity Tacky the Penguin Matching Activity I Tacky the Penguin Matching Activity 2 Tacky the Penguin Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter Activity Tacky the Penguin Matching Activity I Tacky the Penguin Matching Activity 2
Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Title of the Selection Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester Genre: Fiction SOMEONE Main Character Tacky is an eccentric penguin who enjoys doing crazy things like marching in a most unpenguinly way. His companions are Goodly, Lovely, Angel, and Neatly. WANTED to be his own perfect, goofy, penguin Goal BUT The hunters wanted to trap perfect penguins. Problem SO Solution Tacky performed for the hunters. The hunters left the island to search for perfect penguins, not ones like Tacky. THEN Outcome Then the penguins think Tacky really is perfect just the way he is. Tacky wanted to be his own goofy self, but the hunters wanted to trap perfect penguins. So, Tacky performed his goofy penguin ways, and the hunters left the island to search for perfect penguins. Then the other penguins think Tacky really is perfect just the way he is.
Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Cloze 1 st Letter Activity Title of the Selection Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester Genre: Humorous Fiction Directions As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given. SOMEONE T Main Character WANTED to be his own perfect, g p. Goal BUT The h wanted to trap p penguins. Problem SO Solution Tacky performed for the h. The hunters left the island to search for p p, not ones like T. THEN Outcome The other penguins think T really is p just the way he is.
Matching Activities Directions: Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the Problem/Solution Thinking Guide. Or, match the summary elements with the correct clue words- Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then. Tacky is an eccentric penguin who enjoys doing crazy things like marching in a most unpenguinly way. His companions are Goodly, Lovely, Angel, and Neatly. Tacky performed for the hunters. The hunters left the island to search for perfect penguins, not ones like Tacky. Then the penguins think Tacky really is perfect just the way he is. to be his own perfect, goofy, penguin The hunters wanted to trap perfect penguins. SOMEONE Main Character WANTED Goal BUT Problem SO Solution THEN Outcome
Tacky Someone to be his own perfect, goofy, penguin Wanted The hunters wanted to trap perfect penguins. But Tacky performed for the hunters. The hunters left the island to search for perfect penguins, not ones like Tacky. So Then the penguins think Tacky really is perfect just the way he is. Then
Guía para Pensar en la Narración Trama Problema/Resolución Ficción, poesía o drama Title of the Selection Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester Genre: Fiction ALGUIEN Personaje Principal Tacky es un pingüino excéntrico que disfruta de hacer cosas locas como marchar de manera no "como pingüino Sus compañeros son Goodly, Lovely, Angel y Neatly. QUERÍA ser su propio pingüino perfecto y extravagante Meta PERO Los cazadores querían atrapar pingüinos perfectos. Problema ASÍ QUÉ Resolución ENTONCES Resultado Tacky les pone un show a los cazadores y ensena sus modos de pingüino extravagante. Los cazadores dejaron la isla para buscar pingüinos perfectos, no pingüinos como Tacky. A los pingüinos les parece que Tacky realmente es perfecto de la manera que es. Tacky quería ser su propio pingüino extravagante, pero los cazadores querían atrapar pingüinos perfectos. Así que, Tacky les pone un show a los cazadores y enseña sus modos de pingüino extravagante, y los cazadores dejaron la isla para buscar pingüinos perfectos. Entonces, a los otros pingüinos les parece que Tacky es realmente perfecto de la manera que es.
Guía para Pensar en la Narración Trama Problema/Resolución Cloze 1 st Letter Activity Title of the Selection Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester ALGUIEN Personaje Principal T es un pingüino excéntrico que disfruta de hacer cosas l como marchar de manera no "como pingüino Sus compañeros son Goodly, Lovely, Angel y Neatly. QUERÍA ser su propio pingüino perfecto y e Meta PERO Problema ASÍ QUÉ Resolución ENTONCES Resultado Los c querían atrapar pingüinos p. Tacky les pone un show a los cazadores y ensena sus m de pingüino extravagante. Los cazadores d la isla para buscar pingüinos perfectos, no pingüinos como T. A los pingüinos les parece que Tacky realmente es perfecto de la m que es.
Matching Activities Directions: Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the Problem/Solution Thinking Guide. Or, match the summary elements with the correct clue words- Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then. Tacky es un pingüino excéntrico que disfruta de hacer cosas locas como marchar de manera no "como pingüino Sus compañeros son Goodly, Lovely, Angel y Neatly. Tacky les pone un show a los cazadores y ensena sus modos de pingüino extravagante. Los cazadores dejaron la isla para buscar pingüinos perfectos, no pingüinos como Tacky. A los pingüinos les parece que Tacky realmente es perfecto de la manera que es. ser su propio pingüino perfecto y extravagante Los cazadores querían atrapar pingüinos perfectos. SOMEONE Main Character WANTED Goal BUT Problem SO Solution THEN
Tacky Alguien Personaje Principal ser su propio pingüino perfecto y extravagante Quería Meta Los cazadores querían atrapar pingüinos perfectos. Pero Problema Tacky les pone un show a los cazadores y ensena sus modos de pingüino extravagante. Los cazadores dejaron la isla para buscar pingüinos perfectos, no pingüinos como Tacky. Así Que Resolución A los pingüinos les parece que Tacky realmente es perfecto de la manera que es. Entonces Resultado
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