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Fish in a Tree Chapter 45
Why do you think Travis is so curious about what Ally is doing after school?
Fish in a Tree Chapter 44
How has Ally changed since the beginning of the book?
The Year of Billy Miller – ELA Activities by Jen Jones
We are super excited to post activities created by Jen Jones from Hello Literacy this week. Our team have followed Jen over the last few years and are truly inspired by her.
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The Year of Billy Miller ELA Activities-2
SUNY Geneseo’s Fish In A Tree Activity
This is an activity that the SUNY Geneseo teacher candidates created for chapters 38-40 of Fish In A Tree. This activity would be appropriate for upper elementary students. The activity entails creating a campaign slogan, speech, or poster.
SUNY Geneseo Activity – Fish in a Tree
SUNY Geneseo’s Billy Miller Activity
This is an activity that SUNY Geneseo student candidates created for students working on the book The Year of Billy Miller. This activity would be appropriate for grades 2 and up, and focuses on making text-to-self connections, as well as exploring poetry.
SUNY Geneseo activity – Billy Miller
Fish in a Tree Chapter 34
What do you think Ally’s grandpa meant when he said to be careful with eggs and words because neither can ever be fixed?
Week 5 – The Year of Billy Miller
Shelly Sanchez Terrell aka Ms. Sanchez
I am a teacher who has taught learners 2 to 80 years-old in over 20 countries. However, my greatest joy is in being the mama of Rosco the pug. You can find us on social media #RoscothePug and @ShellTerrell.
Activity:
1. Students take on the role of one of the characters and tell what happened before or after the story. The students recreate their stories using http://LittleBirdTales.com
or..
2. Students draw one of the characters and have the character retell the events of the story from that character’s point-of-view using Blabberize.com or a free app like Tellagami.com, YakIt for Kids (iOS), Toontastic, and Chatterpix for Kids (iOS).
Week 5 – Fish in a Tree
Shelly Sanchez Terrell aka Ms. Sanchez
I am a teacher who has taught learners 2 to 80 years-old in over 20 countries. However, my greatest joy is in being the mama of Rosco the pug. You can find us on social media #RoscothePug and @ShellTerrell.
Activity:
1. Students take on the role of one of the characters and tell what happened before or after the story. The students recreate their stories using http://LittleBirdTales.com
or..
2. Students draw one of the characters and have the character retell the events of the story from that character’s point-of-view using Blabberize.com or a free app like Tellagami.com, YakIt for Kids (iOS), Toontastic, and Chatterpix for Kids (iOS).