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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Resource Set
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- Grade Level: 3
- Guided Reading Level: N
- Genre: Fable, Fairy Tale, Folktale
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel
In this clever and heroic story, students will go on a brave journey with Hershel as he outwits goblins in order to save Hanukkah. Through using the BookPagez mini lessons and activities, students will have the opportunity to practice their visualizing skills, make predictions and connections, ask questions, and study the story’s text structures – all while enjoying the newest trick up Hershel’s sleeve.Teach with Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel
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- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Contractions
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- Running Record Assessment
- Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Resource Set
Asking Questions with Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.1 RL.3.10 RL.3.3 RL.3.4 SL.3.1c SL.3.1d SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.13A 3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 3.1A 3.1C 3.1D 3.1E 3.6A 3.6B 3.6I 3.7B 3.7C 3.7D 3.7E 3.7F 3.7G 3.8C 3.9C
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Making Connections with Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.1 RL.3.10 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 3.1A 3.1C 3.1D 3.1E 3.6A 3.6E 3.6I 3.7A 3.7B 3.7C 3.7D 3.7E 3.7F 3.7G 3.8C
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Making Predictions with Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.1 RL.3.10 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 3.1A 3.1C 3.1D 3.1E 3.6A 3.6B 3.6C 3.6I 3.7A 3.7B 3.7C 3.7D 3.7E 3.7F 3.7G 3.8C
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Understanding Text Structure with Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.10 RL.3.5 RL.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.10B 3.10C 3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 3.1A 3.1C 3.1D 3.1E 3.6A 3.6H 3.6I 3.7B 3.7C 3.7E 3.7F 3.8C 3.9E(iii)
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Visualizing with Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.10 RL.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.10C 3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 3.1A 3.1C 3.1D 3.1E 3.6A 3.6D 3.6E 3.6I 3.7A 3.7B 3.7C 3.7E 3.7F
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Extension Activity
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Running Record
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Word Work- Contractions
Common Core Alignment:
RF.3.3 RF.3.4
TEKS Alignment:
3.2A(iii) 3.2B(iii) 3.2B(iv)
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.4a L.3.5b L.3.6
TEKS Alignment:
3.3A 3.3B 3.7E 3.7F
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