Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for 30,000 Stitches will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of teamwork, this 30,000 Stitches picture book by Amanda Davis is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with 30,000 Stitches Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of 30,000 Stitches. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with 30,000 Stitches reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
30,000 STITCHES SUMMARY
Amanda Davis’ book, 30,000 Stitches, tells the story of the American Flag flown after September 11, 2001. The flag was hung by construction workers after the Twin Towers fell and it stayed there until it became faded and tattered. Eventually the flag was taken down and stored away.
Years later, the flag was brought to Kansas by a group of volunteers from New York. A tornado had struck the town and volunteers were working to rebuild the town. The flag was going to be part of a memorial park. However, when residents saw the damaged flag, they decided to repair it. They began fixing the flag with pieces of their own flags ruined in the storm. Eventually, a new plan was formed. The flag would travel around the country to be repaired by people from all 50 states.
The flag visited many historical places and events. Each time, volunteers added their own pieces to the flag. Ten years later, the restoration was complete the flag returned home to New York City.
Davis’ book not only tells the history of this important flag but spreads a message of unity.
30,000 STITCHES LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based 30,000 Stitches reading comprehension questions focus on:
- asking and answering questions
- author’s purpose
- identifying theme, message, moral
- analyzing illustrations
- summarizing/retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- teamwork
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- adjectives
- prefixes
- proper nouns
- prepositions
30,000 STITCHES ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for 30,000 Stitches?
- Lexile® Measure: N/A
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): N/A
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Amanda Davis. It was illustrated by Sally Wern Comport.
What genre is 30,000 Stitches?
It is a nonfiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
