Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Apples to Oregon 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 problem solving, this Apples to Oregon picture book by Deborah Hopkinson 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 Apples to Oregon Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Apples to Oregon. 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 Apples to Oregon reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
APPLES TO OREGON SUMMARY
Delicious and her family are moving from Iowa to Oregon. Her father wants to bring the things that are most important to him: his apple trees. The family travels across the country with the trees on a big covered wagon. Throughout the journey the family faces many different problems. They must protect the apple trees from the wind, heat and cold as they float across rivers and travel long distances. Delicious is always by her father’s side to help him protect the apple trees. Her quick thinking and willingness to help saved the apple trees on more than one occasion. When the family finally makes it to their new home in Oregon, they plant the apple trees in the new soil. Delicious’ father buys her a new pair of boots to replace the ones she lost on their journey, as a way to thank her for all her help.
APPLES TO OREGON 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 Apples to Oregon reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
visualizing - analyzing character
- analyzing setting
- plot | problem and solution
- cause and effect
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- perseverance
- problem solving
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- suffixes
- capitalization
- commas
APPLES TO OREGON 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 Apples to Oregon?
- Lexile® Measure: 840L
- Guided Reading Level: O
- DRA Level: 34
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 4.1
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Deborah Hopkinson. It was illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.
What genre is Apples to Oregon?
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.
