Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for After the Fall 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 perseverance and growth mindset, this After the Fall picture book by Dan Santat 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 After the Fall Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of After the Fall. 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 After the Fall reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
AFTER THE FALL SUMMARY
Humpty Dumpty is terrified of heights after he falls off the wall and the king’s men have to put him back together. He feels sad because his favorite spot was to sit high on the wall and be close to the birds, but now he is too afraid. He won’t climb ladders anymore and even though he misses the birds, he knows that accidents can happen and will not go up on the wall.
One day, he sees a paper airplane fly above him and decides that he is going to build a paper plane to fly. He tries and tries and tries and finally is able to make one. When he flies it, it lands on the wall. Humpty Dumpty decides that he is tired of being afraid and is going to climb the wall, even when he becomes terrified. He is filled with joy when he gets to the top. Humpty Dumpty is no longer afraid, and hatches into the bird that he was always meant to be.
AFTER THE FALL LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for After the Fall, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you.
We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based After the Fall reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making connections
- identifying theme | message | moral
- sequencing
- analyzing character
- point of view
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- perseverance / grit
- growth mindset
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- plural nouns
- verb tense
- contractions
- punctuation
AFTER THE FALL 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 After the Fall?
- Lexile® Measure: AD550L
- Guided Reading Level: N
- DRA Level: 28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Dan Santat.
What genre is After the Fall?
It is a fiction 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.
