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Biscuit’s First Trip Resource Set
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- Guided Reading Level: F
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary
Biscuit’s First Trip by Alyssa Capucilli
Road trips are exciting new adventures. By reflecting on their own road trip adventures as they read, young students will almost intuitively practice making inferences and retelling while they read about Biscuit’s first adventure with this family.
Teach with Biscuit’s First Trip by Alyssa Capucilli
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- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Words Ending in “-y”
- 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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Biscuit’s First Trip Resource Set
Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Biscuit’s First Trip
In Biscuit’s First Trip, the author clearly implies several messages about family and the excitement that surrounds going on a trip. This makes it a great choice for early readers who are beginning to identify the author’s message while reading.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.10 RL.1.2 RL.1.6 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10A 1.10B 1.10C 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6E 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.8B 1.8C
Making Connections with Biscuit’s First Trip
Biscuit’s First Trip is the ideal anchor text for making connections. Most early readers have been on a road trip and will be able to reflect on their own experiences to connect with Biscuit’s story. This text will also prompt readers to make text-to-text and text-to-world connections.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.4 RL.1.9 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10E 1.13A 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6E 1.6I 1.7A 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8B 1.8C
Making Inferences with Biscuit’s First Trip
Making inferences is a complex strategy. It will feel almost automatic as you read Biscuit’s First Trip and watch your students draw upon their own experiences to infer the anticipation and other emotions Biscuit might be feeling.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6E 1.6F 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8B 1.8C 1.9C
Retelling and Summarizing with Biscuit’s First Trip
The clear, natural progression of Biscuit’s First Trip lends nicely to a lesson on retelling and summarizing. Biscuit and his family go through a specific set of steps to prepare for their trip. This allows students to easily identify and retell what happens first, second, third and last.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10A 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.8B 1.8C 1.8D 1.9C
Biscuit’s First Trip Extension Activity
The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
Biscuit’s First Trip Running Record
Use this "done for you" Running Record to assess oral reading fluency of Biscuit’s First Trip. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.
Biscuit’s First Trip Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Biscuit’s First Trip.
Student Resources in Spanish
This set of Spanish student facing resources includes comprehension strategy practice pages, reader's notebook prompts (complete with Spanish Common Core "I Can" statements), and extension activities for use with Biscuit's First Trip by Alyssa Capucilli. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the Super Pack for this book.
Biscuit’s First Trip Word Work - /y/ ending words
Make classroom reading time even more productive by using Biscuit’s First Trip to teach word study. This book is an excellent resource for teaching a phonics lesson about words ending in “y,” (but sounds like long “e”). To access these classroom-ready lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets, download this individual Word Work package or look for them in your Super Pack.
Common Core Alignment:
RF.1.3 RF.1.4
TEKS Alignment:
1.2A(i) 1.2B(i) 1.2C(i) 1.2C(iii)
Biscuit’s First Trip Vocabulary Connections
Are your students familiar with new vocabulary used in Biscuit’s First Trip Download this Vocabulary Builder for fun resources and activities that support Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary growth. If you download this book’s Super Pack, these resources are all included.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.4a L.1.5c L.1.6
TEKS Alignment:
1.3A 1.3B 1.3C 1.3D 1.7F
TEKS Alignment
Complete TEKS alignment for all of the mini lessons, resources, and activities in the Biscuit’s First Trip Resource Set.
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