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Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale Resource Set
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Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale by Tomie dePaola
Jamie O’Rourke is the laziest man in all of Ireland. He’s too lazy to help his wife, too lazy to plant potatoes, and too lazy to solve his own problems. Thanks to a chance encounter with a leprechaun, Jamie is able to grow the biggest potato he has ever seen. But with a big potato comes even bigger problems. Students will enjoy learning how to use comprehension strategies while reading this fun Irish folktale that’s perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or any time of year.Teach with Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale by Tomie dePaola
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Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale Resource Set
Determining Importance with Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale
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 Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.1 RL.2.10 RL.2.3 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 Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.1 RL.2.10 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.4 RL.2.5 RL.2.6 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 Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale
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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Visualizing with Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.10C 2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6D 2.6E 2.6I 2.7A 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8C 2.9C
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Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale Extension Activity
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Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale Running Record
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Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale Word Work - Inflectional Ending (-ing)
Common Core Alignment:
RF.2.3 RF.2.4
TEKS Alignment:
2.2B(vi) 2.2C(vi)
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Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale 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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