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Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends Activities

$4.50

29 reviews

Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends by Carol Buckley is a narrative non-fiction picture book. This literature unit is standards-aligned for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade and includes several engaging reading and writing activities.

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Delivery Method: Instant Digital Download 

Pages: 41 PDF pages + Google Slides

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Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends Activities:

Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends by Carol Buckley is a narrative non-fiction picture book. These literature unit activities are standards-aligned for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade.

This is a true story about an elephant held in captivity for human entertainment. She winds up being transferred to an Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee to live out the rest of her days.

An unlikely companion on the sanctuary grounds shows Tarra what true friendship is all about. What a sweet, sweet story!

This Tarra and Bella file includes activities in the following areas:

  • genre
  • character, setting, plot
  • sequencing
  • opinion writing
  • vocabulary
  • compare/contrast
  • parts of speech
  • research
  • fact/opinion
  • comprehension
  • summarizing
  • making inferences
  • writing a newspaper article about unlikely friendship
  • friendship

Answer Keys are included where deemed necessary. 

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

This file contains 41 PDF pages + Google Slides™.

29 reviews for Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends Activities

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  1. Danyele P

    Great! I love it!

  2. Briana B

    Wonderful! Lots of good resources to accompany the book!

  3. Trekking into a New Learning Adventure 

    Wonderful material! My second grade kiddo’s love to learn about animals!

  4. Quinnie L

    Love it!!

  5. Avis C

    My students loved this

  6. Betty D

    Good ideas!

  7. Elizabeth R

    Great product! Thanks!

  8. Mollie E

    Great!

  9. Judie J

    My students loved this!

  10. Jacklyn W

    This is great!

  11. Lisa M L

    PERFECT companion for this book. The graphics were SO cute!

  12. Caroline M

    Very useful activities

  13. Tracy D

    Great companion to the book!

  14. Lori G

    Kids loved the worksheets.

  15. Jen P

    Perfect resource to go with the book!!

  16. 2nd Grade Adventures 

    LOVE this book. Thank you for this unit!

  17. Carolina Tech Teacher 

    Good Comprehension Questions 🙂

  18. linda S

    Great Resource

  19. kathleen W

    Great resources!

  20. Life is Good in 4th Grade 

    Love this resource!

  21. Elizabeth H

    Great resource!

  22. Dreama W

    Thank you!

  23. Megan K

    Great supplemental!

  24. Trudy C

    My students loved this!

  25. Ashley Walker 

    Great resource, thank you.

  26. Courtney F

    I absolutely loved this resource! It paired perfectly with the book and lasted me the full week. I am very pleased with the purchase!

  27. MsKennyy11 

    This resource has a lot of great activities for this book! It was perfect to use for my nonfiction unit! Thank you!

  28. Shannon S

    During Distance Learning last year, students worked on the character and setting sheet for the story after I read it to them. I love the graphic organizers this resource provided. This year we are in person and I’ll get to use them in the classroom this time too!

  29. BuyerJuly 31, 2016

    This book is precious! I can’t wait to use these activities at the beginning of the year. Thank you

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