FRA Curated Resources forBECAUSE I STUBBED MY TOE

By Shawn Byous

Book Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mda0y1LBUCg Check out this short preview to get kids pumped to read the book!

Paired Readings: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2807.htmlLooking for some great cause and effect picture books to pair up? Check out this helpful list!

Cause & Effect Activity: http://lessonplanspage.com/lacauseandeffectactivity4-htm/This fun, easy to prepare activity helps students better understand cause & effect. Written for 4th grade, but easily tweaked for K-2.

12 C&E Activities: http://www.teachjunkie.com/language-arts/ela-cause-effect-inferevidence/ Worksheets, thinking maps, craftivities – a cause & effect hub for different ways of mastering this concept!

Sequencing Comic Book Template: http://photokapi.com/2013/03/comic-book-panels/ Help students understand sequence of events using this fun comic-strip template! Students can recreate a portion of Because I Stubby My Toe or another text. Or, they could create their own story! Could be used creatively in content areas as well to show a sequence of events.

Staying Safe:https://kids.usa.gov/health-and-safety/safety/index.shtmlAccidents can happen, (in fact, as the book shows, several accidents can happen!), but kids can take steps to stay safe. Check out this website for games, videos, and articles on how to stay safe!

Florida Reading Association Children’s Book Award 2016-2017

Learning Vocabulary with Verbs:http://www.icanteachmychild.com/word-family-activities/ Because I Stubbed My Toe includes powerful verbs. Find great activities from ReadWriteThink that include everything you need to teach the concept of verbs to your students. Have fun identifying, using, and acting out action words!

Extension Activity – Comic Strip Puzzles: Find a comic strip and cut out each frame independently. Have students use their sequencing skills to put the comic strip back in order.

Extension Activity – Class Rules Cause & Effect:Create your own cause & effect stories to showcase the importance of school rules. What would happen if a rule were broken? Could there be a chain of reactions like in the story?

Florida Reading Association Children’s Book Award 2016-2017