Dive into an author study of one of the most beloved children’s book authors, Eric Carle. After reading some of his stories, including Papa Get me the Moon, A House for Hermit Crab, The Grouchy Ladybug, and The Very Busy Spider, readers become familiar with identifying main details, story structures, and sequence of events.

Concepts

eric carle, reading comprehension, key details, sequence of events, author studies

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Choose stories that maintain similar complexities of themes, vocabulary, and depth of details
• Use to introduce the idea of an author study

Classroom Considerations

• Activities require that you have a collection of Eric Carle books to use
• A great resource for beginning readers

Pros

• The 16-page packet provides suggestions for setting up reading centers, strategies for helping struggling readers, assessment options, mini-lessons, rubrics, examples of student work, and procedures for setting up an Eric Carle sale
• Includes a variety of hands-on and independent activities, writing ideas, and fun things for Eric Carle lovers to explore

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.3 RL.K.6 RL.K.7 RL.K.10 RL.1.1 RL.1.3 RL.1.7 W.K.2 W.K.7