Read wonderful owl-themed literature and create a beautiful dream catcher to showcase student learning.
Comprehension through text connections is the focus of this super fun project.
Goals of the lesson
Practice “close reading” through text connections.
ELA-Literacy.RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Included in this product:
- 3 owl/dream catcher graphics with gorgeous color combinations
- 1 black and white owl/dream catcher graphic
- Photos of the final project
- Background information page for the teacher
- 3 “making connections” posters to display as a reference for students
- 18 sets of “feathers” with suggested owl-themed literature
- 2 sets of blank “feathers”
- And an original Kat and Squirrel story with set of “feathers” to match
(Psst – The Squirrel has seriously outdone herself with the illustrations for this one!) - Bonus – Owl Fact Word Find!!
So much owl fun packed into this project. It could keep kids interested for weeks! And learning of course, but don’t tell them. 😉
The Possible Owls Books to Use:
Owl Moon
“I’m Not Santa!”
Owls
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Jill Tomlinson’s Favourite Animal Tales)
The Owl Who Hated the Dark
Little Owl’s Night
Good-Night, Owl!
The Little White Owl. Tracey Corderoy, Jane Chapman
The Owl And the Woodpecker
My Little Book of Burrowing Owls (My Little Book Series)
Owl Babies
White Owl, Barn Owl: Read and Wonder
Baby Owl (Nature Babies)
Why the Owl Has Big Ears
Adopted By An Owl: The True Story of Jackson the Owl (The Hazel Ridge Farm Stories)
The Happy Owls
Little Owl Lost
Owl at Home (I Can Read Book 2)
Kat and Squirrel and the Winter Solstice by Kathryn Gjerseth
(INCLUDED IN THE LESSON)
Kat and Squirrel 