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Olivia Resource Set
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Olivia by Ian Falconer
Let Olivia dance, paint, and play her way way into your students’ hearts. This lovable pig is one students will want to read about again and again while learning to make predictions, draw connections and understand how authors use different text structures to tell stories.
Teach with Olivia by Ian Falconer
Get everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction using Olivia by Ian Falconer
- 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 (Bossy R) Vowels: e, i, and u
- 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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Olivia Resource Set
Identifying the Author's Purpose with Olivia
Students will love learning about Olivia and her family. Help them to identify the author's purpose by focusing on Olivia's relationship with her family and the ideas the author shares about daily life.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 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 Olivia
Olivia's story is an easy one for students to connect with. Whether they find similarities between their life and Olivia's or can connect her story with other books they've read, students will be able to make meaningful connections to deepen their comprehension of this text.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.3 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 Predictions with Olivia
Use the story of Olivia's days at the beach, the museum and while playing at home to help beginning readers make predictions. Students will be able to make logical predictions based on their own experiences and prior knowledge of Olivia.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.7 RL.1.9 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10B 1.10C 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6C 1.6E 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8B 1.8C 1.9C
Retelling and Summarizing with Olivia
Olivia offers students opportunities to practice retelling and summarizing. With clear events and a simple cast of characters, beginning readers can easily identify the key story elements within this book.
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
Understanding Text Structure with Olivia
The text structures used to tell Olivia's story are both simple and varied. Students will have plenty of opportunities to name and notice sequencing, description, cause and effect, and problem and solution while reading.
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.6 RL.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10B 1.10C 1.10D 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6D 1.6E 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.8B 1.8C 1.9C
Olivia 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.
Olivia Running Record
Use this "done for you" Running Record to assess oral reading fluency of Olivia. 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.
Olivia Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Olivia.
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) for use with Olivia by Ian Falconer. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the Super Pack for this book.
Olivia Word Work - R Controlled (Bossy R) Vowels: e, i, and u
Make classroom reading time even more productive by using Olivia to teach word study. This book is an excellent resource for teaching a phonics lesson about r Controlled (Bossy r) Vowels: e, i, and u. 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) 1.2A(iii) 1.2A(iv) 1.2A(v) 1.2A(vi) 1.2B(i) 1.2B(ii) 1.2B(iii) 1.2C(i) 1.2C(iii) 2.2C(ii)
Olivia Vocabulary Connections
Are your students familiar with new vocabulary used in Olivia? 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 Olivia Resource Set.
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