Story Summary:

A Baby Sister for Frances follows Frances as she adjusts to life with a new sibling. At first, she feels overlooked—everyone seems busy with baby Gloria, and Frances worries that her parents don’t have time for her anymore. She even considers running away, packing a small bag and imagining life on her own. But as she watches her family care for the baby, Frances realizes she is still loved and has an important role to play. By the end, she returns home, proud to be a big sister and happy to be part of a family that needs her.

This resource includes independent activities, a teacher's guide, and a reproducible student booklet, a story summary, and author biography, plus creative activities.

Expectations include:

• To develop the enjoyment and appreciation of
• To reinforce and strengthen comprehension, word study and creative thinking skills.
• To develop the students' ability to read a selected piece of literature independently.
• To develop oral and written language skills. 

Introduction includes: 

Teacher Notes:

• Novel Study Organization
  • Summary of the Story
  • Author Biography
  • Teacher Information on Badgers
• Vocabulary Lists by page
  • Ways to use the vocabulary
• Teachers Guide
  • Learning Objectives
  • Preparation of Materials
    • Independent Reading Approach
    • Guided Reading Approach
  • Discussion Questions by page
• Teacher Input Suggestions
• List of Skills
• Student Reading Checklist 

Student Booklet

• Booklet Cover
• 6 pages of reading questions
• Comprehension Skills Covered:
  • Making Inferences
  • Sequencing
  • Brainstorming
  • Emotional Reactions
  • Vocabulary Recall
  • Thinking About the Story 

Novel Extension Activities

• Half page activity cards for learning centers. Students would need additional notebook or paper. 

• Working With Words Activities
  1. Compound Words
  2. Antonyms
  3. Syllabication
  4. Singular and Plural
  5. Root Words
  6. Suffixes
  7. Synonyms
  8. Alphabetical Order
  9. Classifying
  10. Rhyming Words 

• Fun to Do Activities
  1. Brainstorming
  2. Higher Level Thinking
  3. Brainstorming
  4. Evaluation
  5. Evaluation
  6. Brainstorming
  7. Recalling Details
  8. Brainstorming
  9. Synthesis
  10. Writing a Letter

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