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With a theme of compassion, this Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms picture book by Julia Rawlinson is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms.
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FLETCHER AND THE SPRINGTIME BLOSSOMS SUMMARY
It is a nice spring day and Fletcher is outside enjoying nature. He finds himself in an orchard after tumbling down a hill and is surprised by what he sees: white flakes falling from the sky! Fletcher is immediately concerned about the cold and how it will affect the buds and butterflies so he sets off to spread the word.
Fletcher comes across a group of birds and explains they’ve flown home too early. He tells them about the snow that is coming and they decide that before they fly south they must tell Porcupine. When Porcupine hears about the snow, he is concerned about Squirrel and whether or not he has enough food. The group of animals set out to warn Squirrel.
Squirrel hears about the snow and wants to tell the rabbits so they can eat as much grass as they can. The rabbits hear about the snow and decide before they start eating, they should all go play! All the animals make their way to the orchard and realize that it wasn’t snow after all! Blossoms were falling from the trees! All of the animals have fun playing in the piles of blossoms together.
FLETCHER AND THE SPRINGTIME BLOSSOMS 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 Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing illustrations
- cause and effect
- making predictions
- sequencing
- summarizing | retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- compassion
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- plural nouns
- pronouns
- action verbs
- suffixes
FLETCHER AND THE SPRINGTIME BLOSSOMS 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 Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms?
- Lexile® Measure: 475 – 500
- Guided Reading Level: M – N
- DRA Level: 20 – 24
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.6 – 2.7
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Julia Rawlinson. It was illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke.
What genre is Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms?
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.
