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Owl Moon Resource Set
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- Grade Level: 3
- Guided Reading Level: O
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
In Owl Moon, a young girl joins her father on a silent walk in the winter chill to spot an owl. They don’t always find an owl on their walks, but they always have hope. This story of a peaceful, quiet “owling” adventure is perfect for a lesson on visualizing, as well as making inferences, asking questions and understanding multiple different text structures.
Watch an online read aloud of Owl Moon here or listen to an audiobook here on Epic.
Teach with Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Get everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction using Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Long O, Ou and Oo Sounds
- 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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Owl Moon Resource Set
Asking Questions with Owl Moon
The new, unique topic of “owling” introduced in Owl Moon is an excellent way to encourage students to ask questions while reading. As they work through this text, they’ll enhance their understanding by asking about the activities, locations, settings and characters in this story.
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.3.2 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 Inferences with Owl Moon
Owl Moon is an ideal book for supporting readers who need additional practice making inferences. For many students, this will be the first time they learn about “owling,” so they will need to use the illustrations to infer further information about the setting and the characters.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.1 RL.3.10 RL.3.3 RL.3.4 RL.3.7 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 3.6F 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 Owl Moon
Owl Moon is a smart choice for a lesson on identifying and understanding different text structures. As students read through this text, they will stop to think about spots in the story where the author uses comparing and contrasting, sequence, description, and cause and effect.
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 Owl Moon
The author of Owl Moon uses gentle, poetic language to describe the wintery outdoor setting and the feelings of the book’s narrator. This serene story will allow readers to focus on the descriptions and their own mental images of what it might be like to go owling themselves.
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:
3.10C 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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Owl Moon 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.
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Owl Moon Running Record
Use this "done for you" Running Record to assess oral reading fluency of Owl Moon. 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.
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Owl Moon Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Owl Moon.
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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 Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the Super Pack for this book.
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Owl Moon Word Work - Long O, Ou and Oo Sounds Words
Owl Moon is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, it also pairs well with a phonics lesson about long O, Ou and Oo sounds words. Either download the Owl Moon Super Pack or this individual Word Work package to access lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to your classroom reading.
Common Core Alignment:
RF.3.3 RF.3.4
TEKS Alignment:
3.2A(i) 3.2A(iii) 3.2B(iii) 3.2B(iv)
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Owl Moon Vocabulary Connections
Before your students can fully comprehend and enjoy Owl Moon, it’s helpful to review the new vocabulary used in the story. Either download the Owl Moon Super Pack or this individual Vocabulary Builder for resources and activities that support Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary growth through fun and productive interactions with new words.
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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TEKS Alignment
Complete TEKS alignment for all of the mini lessons, resources, and activities in the Owl Moon Resource Set.
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