Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Word Collector 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 sharing, taking turns and kindness, this The Word Collector picture book by Peter H. Reynolds 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 Word Collector Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The Word Collector. 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 Word Collector reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
THE WORLD COLLECTOR SUMMARY
The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds is the story of a boy named Jerome who loves collecting words. Jerome collects all different kinds of words: big, small and words he sees or hears. He puts the words he collects into a scrapbook.
One day, Jerome decides to bring his collection of words to the top of a hill. He lets the words go and they float down to the world below. Children see the words and start picking them up. It leaves Jerome speechless to see how much joy his collection brings others.
This heartwarming book about Jerome’s collection is sure to inspire students to start collecting their own words and expanding their vocabulary.
THE WORLD COLLECTOR 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 Word Collector reading comprehension questions focus on:
- comparing and contrasting
- analyzing character
- making connections
- ask and answer questions
- author’s purpose
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- sharing
- taking turns
- kindness
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- action verbs
- prepositions
- commas
THE WORLD COLLECTOR 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 Word Collector?
- Lexile® Measure: 490L
- Guided Reading Level: M-N
- DRA Level: 20-24
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.6-2.7
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Peter H. Reynolds. It was illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.
What genre is The Word Collector?
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 40 pages long.
