These leveled discussion questions about my fathers dragon require students to read closely, make connections, and share their analyses. Literacy theatre research study of my fathers dragon by. Be sure to check out all versions of this unit to determine which best fits your teaching style. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett free ebook. My fathers dragon family dinner book club growing book by book. We have read them at least five times each since buying them a couple weeks ago. This show is based upon the book of the same name by ruth stiles gannett. Free my fathers dragon study unit worksheets for teachers to print.
Story summary if youre not familiar with the story, my fathers dragon tells the story of the boy elmer elevator referred to by the narrator as my father and his. The newbery award winning book my fathers dragon is the first in a fantasy trilogy by ruth stiles gannett. An instructional guide for literature novel study guide for elementary. Elmer elevator seeks to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to. He was the most excited baby dragon that ever lived. He offers to take the cat to his home to give him shelter and milk, but his mother refuses to let the cat stay in the house. This classic newbery honor book tells the tale of a resourceful young boy named elmer who stows away on a ship headed to the fictional island of tangerina. Fireside wrote in the janfeb edition of horn book, the power of my fathers dragon lies in the authors assurances that while the adults in our lives can set things right some of the time, children will also become strong and clever enough to take care of themselves, and, when the time. The main characters of this fantasy, childrens story are.
My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett, paperback. Ruth stiles gannett s 1948 novel my father s dragon tells the story of elmer s adventure to wild island. A standalone sequel to my father s dragon, in which elmer elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find when elmer elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship and travels to wild island to rescue the dragon. Free my fathers dragon worksheets and literature unit for.
Additional minit books lapbook activity mouse speak think up some of your own fun phrases and write them in mousespeak. Aug 10, 2017 my fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett is a great starter chapter book and even better readaloud. Every a newbery honor e book and an ala notable e book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose totally different titles are elmer and the dragon and the dragons of blueland. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 96 pages and is available in paperback format. He offers to take the cat to his home to give him shelter and milk, but his mother refuses to. He encounters many frightening sights, but his quick thinking and ingenuity prove no match for anyone standing in his way. There are 11 different activities that fill up one file folder theyre all easy and fun for preschool through first graders and even older. These leveled discussion questions about my father s dragon require students to read closely, make connections, and share their analyses. My fathers dragonthis novel study contains everything you will need for the book my fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett.
Vocabulary practice for chapter 1 oblige and furnace plus chapter 10 irate and jackknife comprehension questions for chapter 1. My fathers dragon is a 1948 illustrated childrens novel by. My father was in a hurry to fly away, and when the dragon finally calmed down a bit my father climbed up onto his back. This is the vocabulary list for the first of the three books in the series.
A standalone sequel to my fathers dragon, in which elmer elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find when elmer elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship. The cat was very drippy and uncomfortable so my father said, wouldnt you like to come home with me. My fathers dragon miniunit my fathers dragon, book study. My fathers dragon summary storyboard by ashleytrudeau. This book has been selected as a common core state standards text exemplar grades 23, stories in appendix b.
Inside the book write about ways my father was kind to the cat or write ways you can show kindness to animals. My fathers dragon is the first book of ruth stiles gannetts elmer and the dragon trilogy, published in 1948. Jan 14, 20 at just 10 short chapters long, its a great choice as a first chapter book to read out loud for ages 37 or as a book for 1st3rd graders to read independently. Your students will love becoming explorers themselves as they get caught up the adventures of elmer elevator with this thematic literature unit. Study guide for arts education program for my fathers dragon. The dragon invites elmer to get on his back just as the warthogs enter. Sep 18, 2009 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The vocabulary list is sorted in the order they are presented in the book. Ruth stiles gannett wrote my fathers dragon just a few years after her graduation from vassar college in 1944. Classics, comedy and humor, and fantasy interest level grades 3 5 grade level equivalent. We bought the whole series my fathers dragon, elmer and the dragon, the dragons of blueland for our 3 year old son.
The definition chosen relates to how the word is used in the book. My fathers dragon is narrated by a young child telling the story of his father, elmer elevator, rescuing a baby dragon one day, elmer elevator meets an alley cat. Elmer meets a cat who sends him on a mission to free an. A chapter is a great length for a quick bedtime story, although we usually end up reading two or three chapters. For example, one day you might study geography by finding the location of the books setting on a map. This novel study divides my fathers dragon into five sections for study. Perfect for use at home or in the classroom, this lesson and activity support athome learning. Armed with a knapsack filled with an interesting mixture of supplies including continue reading free my fathers dragon activities. A study guide for classroom teachers my fathers dragon. Teaching ideas to use with the novel my fathers dragon. Hopefully, a thoughtful grownup read this book to you when you were a child, and now its your turn to share it with your own children. Free my fathers dragon activities and printables story farmer.
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Each story stands alone, but read in succession, they are an. In the story, elmer elevator explores wild island on a rescue mission to save a baby dragon. A story about a boy who befriends a cat and then sets off on an adventure to. Comprehension questions my fathers dragon risetoreading.
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