He had a million freckles, possibly around or up to eighty six million. The night before first grade read aloud back to school books for children read by kids by natasha wing illustrated by deborah zemke illustrator read by lets read stories it s the night. Free freckle juice 20 page unit aligned to the common core. Throughout the book, juice describes the weather using. For example, you might use the first day of school as your watermelon topic and making jitter juice your seed story repeat this with another story on day two.
Questionswho, what, where, when, why, and how day 3 character traits, point of view, and compare and contrast day 4 story map day 5 freckle juice recipe refer to a friend writing pompts. Use the worksheets below to supplement the judy blumes book, freckle juice, in your classroom. But when an important letter comes to the family, someones got to read it and break the news to ma and pa. Theyre just starting to develop reading fluency and are moving from easy reader books into early chapter books. Give each student their copy of the apple book if you collected them, and quickly read through the first pages to remind students of the format of the book. Just juice level q fourth grade rats level q because of winn dixie level r. Just juice novel study by michelles makings teachers. Award winning author judy blume, tells a hilarious story about wanting to be different. Students are then asked to begin reading from their just right books in their individual nooks and the teacher meets with a strategy. Handpicked by childrens librarians all over the free library, this book list features the best picture books, nonfiction books, poetry and more that help parents introduce their children to different kinds of families, including foster homes, families built by adoption, and blended families.
Find just juice lesson plans and teaching resources. Andrew marcus wants freckles more than anything else in the world, and his friend sharon just happens to have a secret recipe thats guaranteed to grow freckles on his face. Freckle juice by judy blume is written for second and third grade students. There is also a craft where students can create their own recipe for freckle juice. Look at a book or books in your collection at home and find those 6 things.
Karen hesse is a poet and an author of books for children and young adults. These are especially appealing for young boys and may just turn a reluctant reader into an avid on. Of course, this means that picking books for them can be somewhat tricky they need something that holds their interest but isnt so difficult that it turns them off to. The main character, andrew marcus, will do just about anything to have freckles like his classmate nicky lane. Shed rather skip school and spend the day at home in the north carolina hills, anyway. Letters and numbers still dont make sense to juice faulstich.
Second grade is a magical reading time for many kids. Letters and numbers still dont make sense to her, even though shes the biggest kid in class. A narrative is a great way to draw interest in kids, so putting math and reading concepts in story form is an excellent way to keep their attention. Juice faulstich lives with her pa and ma and four sisters in the north carolina hills. Chapters 2 and 3 questions explain what the third graders need to do to earn a.
Jones, first grader at last just grace just juice justin and the best biscuits in the world. This year, shes back again in miss hambles third grade. But when the bank threatens to repossess her familys home, juice faces her first lifesized problem. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Feeling that shell never catch up and that shes really needed at home, she is often truant. When pa gets an officiallooking letter, he and juice search out the meaning behind it. Starting april 1 join scholastic and the library of congress for dav pilkey at home. So juice stays home from school more often than not, and in doing so she can also spend time with pa. Shes been kept back in third grade because she cant read. When youre done with these stories, play our first grade songs for additional fun. Things are a struggle for juice and her loving, closeknit rural family. The story follows young juice faulstich who doesnt really like going to, and would rather stay at home to comfort her father.
Working with her hands comes easy to juice, but not school. Juice skips school when she can, and spends the day with her pa. Just juice is written by newbery winning author karen hesse. Heres a quick and easy way to turn a used juice box into a police radio for hours of play. This page has reading comprehension questions, a character list, a math challenge, and a word search puzzle. This book companion contains comprehension questions for each chapter along with graphic organizers to help guide students through the book. This year, juice faulstich is back again in miss hambles third grade class. They are sweet little books but my 6 year old memorizes them after the first reading and then just pretends to read them using the pictures as clues, which was our problem with the bob books. From the first word to the last, karen hesse has created a masterpiece. Try the first book in the series with stink book 1. We recently read freckle juice by judy blume as part of our second grade homeschool curriculum. Rookie biographies is an excellent series for stronger first grade readers. Free just juice worksheets and literature unit for. It is about a second grade student who wants to have freckles summary.
Simms make the first day of third grade fun for her students. She was supposed to be in the fourth grade by now, but was held back in third. Check out our first grade stories for some creative ways to learn. Week 1 remote learning resources and strategies grades 12. Choose 6 things to find from the book scavenger hunt.
One of her books, freckle juice, is a favorite among adults and children everywhere. Freckle juice is a fun, timeless book that is sure to keep children of all ages laughing. When he ge juice faulstich lives with her pa and ma and four sisters in the north carolina hills. Hes been out of work for too long and juice likes keeping him company so he doesnt get lonesome.
The novel study was designed to use with a small group of 4th graders, but could also be appropriate for 3rd or 5th grade depending on the reading level of the students. She is perhaps best known for writing historical fiction fiction that requires her to conduct detailed and meticulous research about another time and place, and then create a. Freckle juice comprehension packet freckle juice, first. Karen hesse novel study this is a complete, scaffolded novel study of the book just juice. Freckle juice comprehension questions related study. Print a third grade reading book with proof reading, cloze, math, and writing practice in one small easy to print workbook. Simple enrichment activities for freckle juice by judy. To extend the learning process, i included simple enrichment activities that were ageappropriate, interactive, and meaningful. Just juice was actually a book recommended by and editor at an scbwi conference long ago. Free just juice study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Recommended for young readers that are just starting to freckle juice by judy bloom has 40 pages and was first published in 1978.
Freckle juice isbn 0440428 is a 1971 childrens chapter book by judy blume with illustrations by sonia o. The night before first grade read aloud back to school. Just juice teaching guide 1 activities 1 novel 1 also visit. Freckle juice by judy blume a novel study by joel michel reed 1. Literature units slowly, slowly, slowly, said the sloth 26 fairmount avenue 39 clues. The books utilize lyrical language and challenging vocabulary words, but. This option includes an essay and will add two days to the lesson. Praised by this editor for its opening line, i purchased the book right away and wasnt disappointed. Freckle juice is a relatable and entertaining chapter book, appropriate for students in grades. Write 3 sentences using a different verb than yesterday, in each tense.
Juice faulstich lives with her pa and ma and her four sisters way out in the hills. Chapter book literacy units superteacherworksheets. Together you can get creative and have fun with some of your favorite characters from dog man and captain underpants. Karen hesse biography cliffsnotes study guides book. Reading informational text in first grade found on the grade level home page. Working with her hands comes easy to juice, but letters and numbers dont make any sense to her, so shes starting third grade all over again.