Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Greta and the Giants 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, courage, and conflict resolution, this Greta and the Giants picture book by Zoë Tucker 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 Greta and the Giants Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Greta and the Giants. 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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GRETA AND THE GIANTS SUMMARY
As Greta was in the forest, animals came to her asking for help. The Giants were greedy and destroying the forest to create towns, cities, and factories. The animals were too scared to speak to them!
So, one day, Greta began picketing for the Giants to stop. Then, more and more children joined in. Eventually, they spoke to the Giants about the effect of their actions on the forest. The Giants began helping to fix the forest, interacting with more hobbies, and helping in their community.
GRETA AND THE GIANTS 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 Greta and the Giants reading comprehension questions focus on:
- author’s purpose
- analyzing character
- making connections
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- compassion
- conflict resolution
- courage
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- verbs
- time order words
- contractions
GRETA AND THE GIANTS 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 Greta and the Giants?
- Lexile® Measure: 540L
- Guided Reading Level: L/M
- DRA Level: 28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.2
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Zoë Tucker. It was illustrated by Zoe Persico.
What genre is Greta and the Giants?
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.
