Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Amos McGee Misses The Bus 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 compassion and friendship, this Amos McGee Misses The Bus picture book by Philip C. Stead 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 Amos McGee Misses The Bus Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Amos McGee Misses The Bus. You can find it in the section below.
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AMOS MCGEE MISSES THE BUS SUMMARY
Amos McGee is so excited for his outing the next day that he is up all night unable to sleep. When he wakes up the next day, he is in a rush to get to work and isn’t thinking clearly. Amos makes a lot of mistakes that prevent him from getting to work early enough to finish his chores so he can go on an outing.
Amos tells the animals that he was so tired from not being able to sleep and very disappointed about missing his outing. The animals let Amos nap and work together to do his chores when he is sleeping.
When Amos wakes up he discovers his chores are all done and he and the animals can go on an outing together.
AMOS MCGEE MISSES THE BUS 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 Amos McGee Misses The Bus reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing character
- summarizing / retelling
- making connections
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- compassion
- friendship
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- contractions
- onomatopoeia
- quotation marks
AMOS MCGEE MISSES THE BUS 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 Amos McGee Misses The Bus?
- Lexile® Measure: AD560L
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.8
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Philip C. Stead. It was illustrated by Erin E. Stead.
What genre is Amos McGee Misses The Bus?
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 48 pages long.
