Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Ricky, The Rock That Couldn’t Roll 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 friendship and self-esteem, this Ricky, The Rock That Couldn’t Roll picture book by Mr. Jay 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 Ricky, The Rock That Couldn’t Roll Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Ricky, The Rock That Couldn’t Roll. You can find it in the section below.
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RICKY, THE ROCK THAT COULDN'tT ROLL SUMMARY
Jay Miletsky’s book, Ricky the Rock that Couldn’t Roll takes place on a green, grassy hill where rocks come to play. All of the rocks there have fun rolling down the hill. However there is one rock that does not roll. His name is Ricky and he can’t roll because he is flat on one side. All of the other rocks have fun rolling down hills but Ricky isn’t able to join in the fun. He is not like the others and has to sit on the sidelines. His friends work together to find a way to help Ricky roll so that he can join in the fun. They try many different solutions without success.
Finally, one of the rocks comes up with a way to make Ricky round so he can roll like the rest of them. He is finally able to join in on all the fun rolling down the hill like his friends. Students will love this story about friendship and perseverance.
RICKY, THE ROCK THAT COULDN’tT ROLL 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 Ricky, The Rock That Couldn’t Roll reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
- plot (problem-solution)
- cause and effect
- author’s purpose
- rhyme, rhythm and repetition
- identifying theme, message and moral
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- friendship
- self-esteem
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- common and proper nouns
- pronouns
- verb tense
- contractions
RICKY, THE ROCK THAT COULDN’tT ROLL 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 Ricky, The Rock That Couldn’t Roll?
- Lexile® Measure: 725
- Guided Reading Level: Q
- DRA Level: 38
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 4.3
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Mr. Jay. It was illustrated by Erin Wozniak.
What genre is Ricky, The Rock That Couldn’t Roll?
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 28 pages long.
