Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Bruce’s Big Storm 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 and compassion, this Bruce’s Big Storm picture book by Ryan T. Higgins 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 Bruce’s Big Storm Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Bruce’s Big Storm. 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.
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BRUCE'S BIG STORM SUMMARY
The story Bruce’s Big Storm is about a bear named Bruce who does not like his neighbors. He thinks neighbors are too loud and complains that they are always interrupting and pestering him. One day a big storm comes, and Bruce’s neighbors find shelter in his house. When one neighbor notices a bunny stuck outside, he rushes out to save the bunny and Bruce rushes out to save them both.
When the animals are back safe and sound in the house, the neighbors play lots of games together. All of a sudden everyone hears a loud crash and find that a tree hit Bruce’s house.
When the storm is over the neighbors work together to help rebuild Bruce’s house.
BRUCE’S BIG STORM 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 Bruce’s Big Storm reading comprehension questions focus on:
- summarizing / retelling
- sequencing
- making connections
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- teamwork
- compassion
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- action verbs
- adjectives
- types of sentences
BRUCE’S BIG STORM 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 Bruce’s Big Storm?
- Lexile® Measure: AD540L
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.7
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins.
What genre is Bruce’s Big Storm?
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.
