The Kite from Days with Frog and Toad
Journeys Unit 6 Lesson 28
Common Core aligned
Created and tested by a first grade teacher
Table of Contents and explanation
P. 3 Help the Frogs Find Their Lily Pads – Unscramble the spelling words on the lily pads and match the frog with the correct spelling word.
P. 4 Compare and Contrast the Characters – compare and contrast Frog and Toad
P. 5 Adjectives! – match the adjective with one of the five senses
P. 6 Flying High with the “I” Sound – match the and color the igh, ie, and y sounds of long i. Circle all of the spelling words.
P.7 Story Structure foldable book – match adjectives to the characters, draw the setting, and write about the plot of The Kite
P. 8 Homographs! – draw the homograph that has a different meaning than the picture
P. 9 My Opinion! Write about it. Who would you like to spend the day with? Frog or Toad? Why?
P. 10-16 Help Frog and Toad Get Their Kite Up Into the Air1 - a words to know reading game for 2 to 4 people.
P. 17-22 Frog and Toads New Adventure – creative writing and craft project – write a new adventure for Frog and Toad.
P. 23-24 Let’s Make a Kite! - students get to
make their own kites.
P. 25 Thanks and Credits