Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Very Lonely Firefly 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 emotions, this The Very Lonely Firefly picture book by Eric Carle 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 Very Lonely Firefly Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The Very Lonely Firefly. 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 Very Lonely Firefly reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY SUMMARY
Eric Carle’s book The Very Lonely Firefly, tells the story of a young firefly. The firefly was born at sunset and immediately took off into the night sky looking for other fireflies.
As the firefly flies through the night, there are various lights in the sky. Each time the firefly flies towards the light but realizes it is something else: a candle, lantern, flashlight, even fireworks. The firefly starts to feel lonely because he can’t find any other fireflies.
At the end of the book, the firefly finally comes across a group of fireflies. They are all flashing their own lights and the firefly joins them. Finally, the firefly no longer feels lonely.
THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY 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 Very Lonely Firefly reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing setting
- comparing and constrating
- point of view
- rhyme, rhythm, repetition
- sequencing
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- emotions
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- compound words
- homophones
- nouns
- conjunctions
THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY 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 Very Lonely Firefly?
- Lexile® Measure: 530L
- Guided Reading Level: M-N
- DRA Level: 20-28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.4
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Eric Carle.
What genre is The Very Lonely Firefly?
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.
