Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Tilda Tries Again 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 coping and resiliency, this Tilda Tries Again picture book by Tom Percival 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 Tilda Tries Again Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Tilda Tries Again. 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 Tilda Tries Again reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
TILDA TRIES AGAIN SUMMARY
The story, Tilda Tries Again, is about a girl named Tilda who thinks her world is just the way she likes it. She has her books, her friends, and her toys. Everything is just the way she likes it.
Then one day, Tilda wakes up to discover her world has turned upside down. Her world is literally topsy turvy and the things she used to love doing are too difficult for her now. She decides to give up and do nothing.
Then Tilda sees a ladybird flipped on its back and watches it try and try again to right itself. It breaks free and flies away and Tilda realizes she can keep trying too.
Tilda starts doing the things she likes again and even goes to see her friends. She has learned the importance of coping and realizes she can get through anything as long as she keeps trying.
TILDA TRIES AGAIN 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 Tilda Tries Again reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing charcater
- authors purpose
- making connections
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- coping
- resiliency
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- compund words
- ellipses
TILDA TRIES AGAIN 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 Tilda Tries Again?
- Lexile® Measure: N/A
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): N/A
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Tom Percival It was illustrated by Tom Percival.
What genre is Tilda Tries Again ?
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.
