Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Olivia 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, individuality and patience, this Olivia picture book by Ian Falconer 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 Olivia Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Olivia. 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 Olivia reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
OLIVIA SUMMARY
Olivia wakes up every day, ready to go! She gets out of bed, combs her ears, moves the cat, and brushes her teeth. She lives with her mom, dad, and brother, Ian.
This story allows readers to get a glimpse into the life of Olivia. We see that she is active, wearing out her mother and all those around her! She goes to the beach where she builds a sandcastle. She also goes to a museum which inspires her to paint her own piece of art!
The story ends with her mother snuggling her at night, reminding Olivia that although she may wear her out, she loves her. Students will be able to make connections to Olivia as they read about her daily adventures!
OLIVIA LESSON PLAN IDEAS
Each of our 400+ Starts With a Story book companions come with a teacher’s guide to make lesson planning quick and easy, printable worksheets and digital resources that cover ALL of the standards-based reading comprehension skills.
When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Olivia, 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 Olivia reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing character
- analyzing illustrations
- retell
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- compassion
- individuality
- patience
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- contractions
- dependent clauses
- pronouns
OLIVIA 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 Olivia?
- Lexile® Measure: AD470L
- Guided Reading Level: M
- DRA Level: 20
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.5-2.6
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Ian Falconer. It was illustrated by Ian Falconer.
What genre is Olivia ?
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 34 pages long.
