There are 11 different activities that fill up one file folder theyre all easy and fun for preschool through first graders and even older. My fathers dragon is a childrens novel by ruth stiles gannett, with illustrations by her stepmother ruth chrisman gannett. My fathers dragon young elmer voyages to wild island to rescue a captive dragon by outwitting hungry tigers, cranky crocodiles, and other fierce animals. The end result did not look exactly like a lapbook, i merely binded the a4 construction papers using a couple of fasteners, and it looked like a booklet instead. Chinese dragon dance write about the custom of the dragon dance. Homeschoolshare has a complete unit study lapbook for this.
This resource has everything you need to teach my father s dragon, a common core text exemplar and my favorite book for third grade. While raven was finishing her middle ages lapbook, denna decided that she would like to create a lapbook for the book we recently finished my father s dragon. These postreading activities for my fathers dragon allow students to share their understanding of characters, plot, and settings of the book. Lapbook activity flying check the appropriate boxes and complete the last sentence. My father s dragon by ruth stiles gannett pictures by ruth chrisman gannett random house, 1948 myfather. Free my fathers dragon activities and printables story farmer. The first folder on the left has another folder glued in the middle that opens up. Chapter 2 my father runs away lapbook activity dragon shape. In the story, elmer elevator explores wild island on a rescue mission to save a baby dragon. Homeschool share has a great lapbook to use with the book.
My student teacher is reading it aloud to our class and doing pieces of a lap book with the students. My fathers dragon chapter 9 my father makes a bridge youtube. My father s dragon lapbook december 2, 2008 by ami 7 comments a perfect book for my son. More great ideas for a full lapbook on this site if you wish, but this backpack idea can stand on its own for a. On the other dragon shape, write about the dragons plight on wild island. My fathers dragon and elmer and the dragon, published in 1948 and 1950, respectively. Poppers penguins lapbook and journal activity by nancy strout.
My father s dragon tells the story of elmer elevator. My father s dragon is a childrens novel about a young boy, elmer elevator, who runs away to wild island to rescue a baby dragon. My fathers dragon is a childrens novel by ruth stiles gannett about a young boy, elmer elevator, who runs away to wild island to rescue a baby dragon. Free my fathers dragon worksheets and literature unit for. More great ideas for a full lapbook on this site if you wish, but this backpack idea can stand on its own for a more simple activity. Kite design your own kite to put into your lapbook. Lapbook activity knapsack chapter 3 my father finds the island lapbook activity whats in the sack. The lapbook template is available on homeschool shares. The rope went through a loop at the top of the pole and then down the pole and around a large crank. Librivox recording of my father s dragon, by ruth stiles gannett. My fathers dragon free lapbookeach element needs to be. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. With the help of two dozen pink lollipops, rubber bands, chewing gum, and a finetoothed comb, elmer disarms the.
My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett is a great starter chapter book and. We recently read my fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannet aloud and i created a little lapbook to go along with it. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett goodreads. A short story about a boy who befriends a cat and then sets off on an adventure to rescue a dragon genres. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett free at loyal. But at last he heard a sailor say that the next port would be cranberry and that theyd be unloading the wheat there. My fathers dragon chapter nine american literature. My father s dragon illustration one of my all time favorite books this is the definite dragon for me. Both a newbery honor book and an ala notable book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are elmer and the dragon and the dragons of blueland. Twice he was nearly caught when the ship stopped to take on more cargo.
My fathers dragon is told by a narrator who is recounting the story of his father. The end result did not look exactly like a lapbook, i merely binded the. Chinese animals write about the giant panda, amur tiger, and chinese alligator. Lapbooking 1 my father s dragon i learned about lapbooking and started looking for resources on the internet this is a great site which i got my materials printed out from. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett, paperback. Free my father s dragon elmers knapsack by busybeeingradethree. Read chapter three of my father s dragon by ruth stiles gannett. 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 adventure rescuing a. Ive aligned the unit to the ccss for third grade, but it can also be used with. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett is an exciting readaloud for young children. In the story, elmer elevator explores wild island on a rescue mission to. Read chapter nine of my father s dragon by ruth stiles gannett.
Lapbook activity knapsack chapter 3 my father finds the island lapbook activity. My father s dragon by ruth stiles gannett is a great starter chapter book and even better readaloud. My favorite dragon by ruth stiles gannett is a story about a boy who befriends a cat and then sets off on an adventure to rescue a. Elmer runs away to a wild island to rescue a baby dragon. My fathers dragon tells the story of elmer elevator. A study guide for classroom teachers o ur play is based on two of ruth stiles gannetts dragon books.
My fathers dragon a literature unit for ages 36 part. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. We are honored to share your childs work here on the hss blog. My fathers dragon lapbook my fathers dragon, my father. 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. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. We did this lapbook last year with our sonlight readoutloud for my father s dragon. It amazes me how much she remembers about the book. He encounters many frightening sights, but his quick thinking and ingenuity prove no match for anyone standing in his way. Free my fathers dragon activities and printables story.
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. Thank you so much, aadel, for sharing your lapbooks with us. My fathers dragon is about a young boy, elmer, who runs away to an island to rescue a baby dragon. Luckily, we had a copy, pulled it out and started reading it.
My father makes a bridge my father walked back and forth along the bank trying to think of some way to cross the river. If you would like to try out the my fathers dragon book unit before you buy it, this download contains free samples. Students listen to ruth stiles gannetts book my father s dragon. My father s dragon lapbook while raven was finishing her middle ages lapbook, denna decided that she would like to create a lapbook for the book we recently finished my fathers dragon. The boy feels that his mother is unreasonable and runs away from home. When you read my father s dragon, let your child make this fun backpack to remember all the things elmer took with him on his adventure. I havent posted a lot about this, but im homeschooling my 1st grader part time this year. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett free ebook. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. My father s dragon a favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a newbery honor bookcaptures the nonsensical logic of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. He must use items from his backpack to get out of difficult situations. Jun, 20 my fathers dragon free lapbookeach element needs to be downloaded from this site not downloaded yet. My fathers dragon book report lapbook by linda finch tpt. Elmer and the dragon my fathers dragon pdf, epub ebook.
Both the girls really enjoyed this tale and we have been reading the second book in the series. Great wall of china answer questions about the great wall of china. Included are activities and materials to support and deepen comprehension, improve vocabulary and fluency, craft an opinion piece, and wrap up the reading with fun extension activities. My father s dragon lapbook several weeks ago we received a note from my oldest sons montessori school that they would be reading my father s dragon as a readaloud.
Lets read a pile of dragon books, part 1 my fathers. My fathers dragon is a story that will engage your students with an adventure story that asks them to use their creativity and problem solving skills. My fathers dragon lapbook several weeks ago we received a note from my oldest sons montessori school that they would be reading my fathers dragon as a readaloud. Free my father s dragon study unit worksheets for teachers to print. They encouraged parents to read the book at home with their child as well. These include two dozen pink lollipops, rubber bands, chewing gum, a finetoothed comb. On the other dragon shape, write about the dragon s plight on wild island. My father finds the island my father hid in the hold for six days and nights. Chapter 1 my father meets the cat lapbook activity kindness matchbook inside the book write about ways my father was kind to the cat or write ways you can show kindness to animals. Freebie my fathers dragon lapbook templates plus 8. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett storyboard that. He found a high flagpole with a rope going over to the other side.
Since the girls were so young, i cut out a lot of premade lapbook components and graphics like the my fathers dragon lapbook for them to paste into our notebooks. A study guide for classroom teachers my fathers dragon. Chapter 2 my father runs away lapbook activity dragon shape color the dragon according to the cats description. Vocabulary practice for chapter 1 oblige and furnace plus chapter 10 irate and jackknife comprehension questions for chapter 1.
The story begins when elmer elevator the narrators father as a boy runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon being exploited on a faraway island. My father s dragon is a childrens novel by ruth stiles gannett, with illustrations by her stepmother ruth chrisman gannett the novel is about a young boy, elmer elevator, who runs away to wild island to rescue a baby dragon. It is the story of elmer who stows away on a ship bound for tangerina island to rescue a baby dragon in distress. We use notebooking mostly for history, but im trying to break into science too.