Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Bowwow Powwow 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 gratitude, this Bowwow Powwow picture book by Brenda J. Child 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 Bowwow Powwow Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Bowwow Powwow. 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 Bowwow Powwow reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
BOWWOW POWWOW SUMMARY
Windy Girl and her dog Itchy Boy love spending time with their uncle. Some of their favorite memories are driving in his pickup truck listening to stories about powwows from the past. Windy Girl feels that the best nights of the summer take place at the powwow. She enjoys listening to the music, watching the dancers, and eating treats like snow cones and popcorn.
Readers learn about the powwow through Windy Girl’s experience. At the powwow, children stay up late dancing and fall asleep outside under the northern lights. In the book, Windy Girl has a weird and wonderful dream at the powwow. Her dream takes readers on a journey of past powwows. She imagines veterans from the past, a visiting drum group, and various kinds of dancers. Thankfully, Windy wakes up in time for the last dance of the night.
Brenda Child’s book Bowwow Powwow, is a great read aloud to teach students about the cultural importance of powwows and the importance of gratitude.
BOWWOW POWWOW LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Bowwow Powwow, 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 Bowwow Powwow reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing illustrations
- asking and answering questions
- author’s purpose
- sequencing
- summarizing/retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- gratitude
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- nouns
- irregular verbs
- adverbs
- prepositions
BOWWOW POWWOW 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 Bowwow Powwow?
- Lexile® Measure: 625-650
- Guided Reading Level: O-P
- DRA Level: 34-36
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.6
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Brenda J. Child. It was illustrated by Johnathan Thunder.
What genre is Bowwow Powwow?
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 32 pages long.
