Where the Sidewalk Ends Resource Set
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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends…a wild world of entertaining characters and tall tales begins. In this classic collection of Shel Silverstein poems and drawings, readers will meet a crocodile with a toothache, an invisible boy, and Peggy Ann McKay, who has 39 excuses for why you can’t go to school today. Use this text to teach fun lessons on making connections, visualizing and making inferences.
Teach with Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
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- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Extension Activities for Early Finishers
- Answer Keys
- Complete Common Core Alignment
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Where the Sidewalk Ends Resource Set
Making Connections with Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a fun book for supporting readers who need practice making connections. Students can enhance their comprehension of each poem by identifying characters, settings and events they can connect to based on personal experience or prior knowledge.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.1 RL.3.10 RL.3.3 RL.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
Making Inferences with Where the Sidewalk Ends
This is an ideal book for introducing readers to the making inferences comprehension strategy. As you work through each poem, readers will practice making inferences about character emotions, overall author messages, and cause and effect.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.1 RL.3.10 RL.3.2 RL.3.4 RL.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
Visualizing with Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein’s famously descriptive prose will support readers who are practicing creating vivid mental images while reading poetry.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RL.3.1 RL.3.10 RL.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
Where the Sidewalk Ends 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.
Where the Sidewalk Ends Running Record
Use this "done for you" Running Record to assess oral reading fluency of Where the Sidewalk Ends. 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.
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 Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the Super Pack for this book.
Where the Sidewalk Ends Vocabulary Connections
Are your students familiar with new vocabulary used in Where the Sidewalk Ends? 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.3.4a L.3.5b L.3.6
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