Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down 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 mindfulness and gratitude, this The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down picture book by Margaret Wild 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 The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down. 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 The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
THE SLOTH WHO SLOWED US DOWN SUMMARY
The story The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down is about a girl named Amy and her very fast family. They are the speediest family in the whole world. They walk fast, drive fast, shop fast, eat fast and there is never any time to talk, play, laugh or relax. One day, Amy brings home Sloth from the park and he has a big impact on her family. Sloth makes them slow down and go at his pace.
When Amy’s family slows down, they notice all the wonderful things they have time for and learn to appreciate the time they spend together. Sloth helps the family practice mindfulness.
THE SLOTH WHO SLOWED US DOWN 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 The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down reading comprehension questions focus on:
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
- summarizing/retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- mindfulness
- gratitude
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- action verbs
- quotation marks
- types of sentences
THE SLOTH WHO SLOWED US DOWN 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 The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down?
- Lexile® Measure: 460L
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.8
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Margaret Wild. It was illustrated by Vivienne To.
What genre is The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down?
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.
