Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

Use these materials with the February read aloud Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato an Irish Folktale by Tomie DePaola.

This is a literacy packet designed to go along with this fun March read aloud! There are many differentiated activities included, so you can "pick and choose" the perfect fit for your students!

As a former Title reading teacher, I always see the need for lots of differentiation in the lower elementary grades and I hope this assortment of activities gives you lots of options for the "right fit" for each of your students!

Includes:

Materials for Predictions and Favorite Part:

• Write your predicion/favorite part
• Write and Draw a prediction/your favorite part
• Draw a prediction/draw your favorite part
• Optional spellings included for favorite/favourite

Comprehension Materials:

• Question and Answer Printables *3
• True or False
• Fill in the blanks with a word bank
• Story Mat: Listen and Color activity page for storyline participation
• Retelling Mat: Look at the pictures and retell the story in your own words
• WH Questions: Who was in the story? Where did the story take place? What happened in this story? When did this story take place?
• Compare and Contrast

Sequencing/Comprehension Materials:

• Draw and Write Sequencing Templates *various options
• Write a number to sequence the story *text sequencing
• Cut and Glue Sequencing with more text
• Cut and Glue Sequencing with less text
• Cut and Glue Sequencing with pictures
• Cut and Glue sequencing with text and picture support

Story Elements:

• Story Elements Graphic Organizer
• Story Map with title, author and characters

Cause and Effect Materials:

• Fill in the cause and effect template: draw or write

Book Review:

• printable for reviewing the story with a five leprechaun rating scale and areas for children to give three reasons why they rated the story that way!

Character Details:

• Main Character Activity: draw the main character and list some character traits
• Main Character: Looks like, Feelings, Actions
• Draw the Main Character
• Character Organizer for Jamie and Eileen

Compare and Contrast:

• Compare this story to Jack and the Beanstalk *both stories have characters who planted a seed and grew something BIG!

Making Connections:

• What did Jamie wish for? What would you wish for?

Here's some feedback from a teacher who used one of my differentiated read aloud units: "I love having this as a resource! The fact that it is so differentiated is awesome! I am using just one book but with many different ability groups! Thank you so much for this!"