This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad as a springboard for instruction focused on compound words.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how compound words are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with words.

This set of vocabulary development resources for The Proudest Blue highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Understanding cause and effect is a key comprehension and language skill. The text structure of The Proudest Blue includes several examples of cause and effect relationships, making it easy to use as a springboard for modeling or independent practice.

This simple resource includes four sentence stems. Each sentence stem presents an effect. Students will use what they know about the book to fill in the cause of the effect.

Read The Proudest Blue then have some fun matching cause and effect sentences from the book. By using these cause and effect cards, students will demonstrate both their comprehension of the text and their understanding of cause and effect relationships in a hands-on and interactive way.

This resource includes matching/sorting cards and a sorting mat for four cause and effect sentences in The Proudest Blue. Each cause card is marked with a square and each effect card is marked with a circle, making it easy to support students who struggle with matching cause and effect relationships.

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.