Product Description
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Activities:
This Finding Winnie literature unit now has a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the file for the link and instructions.
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, by Lindsay Mattick is a perfect NEW picture book for Veteran’s Day.
This is a narrative non-fiction picture book about how Winnie became a world famous bear. This literature unit is common core aligned for 1st-4th grade and is perfect for Veteran’s Day.
PLEASE NOTE: Some activities may be more appropriate for 1st graders during the second half of the school year.
This packet includes activities in the following areas: genre, characters, setting, summary, sequencing, character traits, alphabetical order, vocabulary, compare/contrast, letter writing, research, comprehension, summarizing, bear craftivity, and fiction writing. Answer Keys are included where necessary.
Technology Requirements:
- A Google Drive account
- If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
- Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
- Only need access to Google Drive–no outside links to worry about!
These file can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides.
This file contains 37 pages + Google Slides™.
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Tina S –
Great resource.
Doreen S –
Thank you! Just what I needed.
Susan T –
Thank you..what a great book and resource!
Dyann T –
Thanks for these resources. Used as culmination of Caldecott Medal lessons – perfect.
Jill A –
Awesome ideas to go with the book!
Deb B –
This was amazing and
Lori B –
Wonderful resource to use with this excellent book. My students love it!
Wanda L –
My kids loved this as much as I did! Great resource!
Leah W –
Love this story!!! Great activities to help build story element skills!
Laura M –
Thanks so much for a terrific product!
House Fly –
Loved this resource. Saved me time.
Kaitlyn Z –
My kiddos got so into this book, they loved having activities to go along with it!
Ashley M –
Great for our Remembrance Day unit!
natalia rupp –
LOved this for my 1st grade students
Beth D –
great added materials to the story
Joyce C –
thanks
Charlotte R –
Great resource to go along with my favorite book!
Andrea J –
Looking forward to using this!
Cindy H –
Thanks a bunch!
Jane W –
Love this unit!
Amanda D –
Favorite Book! Thanks!!
Media Center Mama –
Great activities for my library:)
Rebecca S –
I love this book and so did my 2nd graders. I’m excited to use these materials with it this year.
Jennifer B –
Loved this product!
Leighan Z –
Loved it
SecondGradeRox –
Such a wonderful book! My students love Winnie! Can’t wait to complete this activity!
Molly H –
Thanks
Jan T –
great
Chasity S –
Awesome activities to go along with this book! Great way for me to add non-fiction to our Teddy Bear Day.
Aubrie M –
Thank you!
Florencia C –
My class loved the activities, especially writing the letter to Winnie! Thanks for such great quality product.
Corinne Jones –
Great resource! My students loved this!
Emily M –
great activities!
Rachael L –
I loved this resource for my second grade classroom!
Tricia W –
Went well with the book!
Kathy E –
The kids loved using these ideas.
Kelly Conry –
Thank you
Ali V –
My kids loved the book and this was such a great resource
Angela L –
Love this book and so excited to find this resource to go along with it! Thank you for sharing!
Gabrielle W –
Great for my small group resource students!
Daniel Good –
good
Maria S T –
great too start writing research paper
Ashleigh Lacey –
Great for my K-4 special education classroom! There was something that each of my students in all of grade levels could do!
Gail Fuhrmann –
One of my favorite books! Thanks for the resource.
Jessica N –
LOVE THIS!
Michelle H –
Perfect!
michelle M –
ENGAGING!
KARL M –
Amazing!!!!
321 TEACH –
Our bears came out so adorable! Loved this! Thank you!
Katie J –
Great resource
Morgan R –
Great resource
Fantastic Firsties –
Loved!
Chelsea R –
One of my all time favorite read aloud books. I loved this resource to go along with our book study. Thank You!
Beth N –
Loved Loved this activity. Perfect way to celebrate 100 days of school than in the 100 Acre Woods and Winnie the Pooh
Ashley H –
I love this book study! These have really helped my students with comprehending the book!
Erin C –
Used as a supplement to my Rooted in Reading series.
Robyn Palmer –
A great companion to the story! Thanks!
Ellie OO –
For this week, being Remembrance Day week – there were lots of opportunities for these kinds of activities. I was able to use some of the activities in this package while using the Finding Winnie book as the read aloud. Thankful to have found this resource and will definitely be using it again next year.
Traci Magee –
My third graders loved doing this activity. They were very engaged.
Alison L –
Great resource! Thank you!
Angela G –
Love it! Thanks!
Brooke D –
I love this for my classrooms!
Mary Ann B –
This was a great, no prep supplement to Finding Winnie. Many choices to give students to reinforce the ideas in the story.
Rheta VanCott –
Awesome resource.
Kimberly Landreth –
Getting a head start on planning- great resource!
ASHLEY F –
It was okay!
Annamaria M –
Wonderful resource. I would highly recommend!
Andrea K –
Cute, fun, and engaging.
Stephanie H –
Kids loved this book!
Emily J –
Easy to use and print.
Rachel K –
Lifesaver!
Adam N –
Great Product!
Kimberly B –
Great book companion for Finding Winnie. My students loved it.
Jenna P –
Loved this resource for my second graders!
DigitalDani –
A great comprehensive resource to accompany a wonderful book!
vanessa B –
Cute resources to extend thinking on this new book.