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A Sick Day for Amos McGee Resource Set
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Summary
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Amos McGee is a busy zookeeper that makes time for a special daily visit with each of his animal friends. One day, he wakes up sick and stays home in bed; worrying his animal friends at the zoo. This delightful story encourages the natural use of a variety of comprehension strategies including asking questions, making predictions, synthesizing, and determining importance. Author Philip C. Stead also incorporates varying text structures in this tale about friendship at its best!
Watch an online read aloud of A Sick Day for Amos McGee here or listen to an audiobook here on Epic.
Teach with A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
This resource set includes everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction
- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for R-Controlled Vowel Sounds (Bossy R)
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
- Extension Activities for Early Finishers
- Answer Keys
- Complete Common Core Alignment
- and More!

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee Resource Set
Asking Questions with A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.1 RL.2.10 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.1c SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.13A 2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6B 2.6E 2.6I 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8C
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Determining Importance with A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.2 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6B 2.6E 2.6G 2.6I 2.7A 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8A 2.8C 2.9C
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Making Predictions with A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.1 RL.2.10 RL.2.3 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6B 2.6C 2.6E 2.6I 2.7A 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8C
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Synthesizing with A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.3 RL.2.4 RL.2.5 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6B 2.6H 2.6I 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8C 2.9C
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Understanding Text Structure with A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.4 RL.2.5 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.10B 2.10C 2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6I 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8C 2.9C
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee Extension Activity
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee Running Record
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee Word Work - R-Controlled Vowel Sounds
Common Core Alignment:
RF.2.3 RF.2.4
TEKS Alignment:
2.2A(i) 2.2A(ii) 2.2A(iii) 2.2A(iv) 2.2B(i) 2.2B(ii) 2.2B(iii) 2.2B(iv) 2.2B(v) 2.2B(vi) 2.2B(vii) 2.2C(i) 2.2C(ii) 2.2C(iii) 2.2C(iv) 2.2C(v) 2.2C(vi) 2.3D
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.4a L.2.5a L.2.6
TEKS Alignment:
2.3A 2.3B 2.3D 2.7E 2.7F
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