Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The World Needs More Purple People 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 advocation and best effort, this The World Needs More Purple People picture book by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart 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 World Needs More Purple People Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The World Needs More Purple People. 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.
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THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PURPLE PEOPLE SUMMARY
The World Needs More Purple People is narrated by a young girl named Penny. Throughout the book, Penny is teaching readers how to become a purple person. She explains that purple people ask a lot of questions, laugh a lot, use their voice, work hard, and be themselves.
Readers will learn that anyone can be a purple person, no matter what they look like. The book will inspire students to be the person that speaks up to help others and work hard to get things done.
THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PURPLE PEOPLE 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 World Needs More Purple People reading comprehension questions focus on:
- summariz/retell
- point of view
- making connections
- identifying theme, message, and moral
- author’s purpose
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- advocation
- best effort
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- pronouns
- action verbs
- adjectives
- quotation marks
THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PURPLE PEOPLE 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 World Needs More Purple People?
- Lexile® Measure: AD520L
- Guided Reading Level: N
- DRA Level: 24-28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.7-2.9
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart. It was illustrated by Daniel Wiseman.
What genre is The World Needs More Purple People?
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.
