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Shannon Wright
Pine School Pals: The Snowball Fight
Meet the Pine School second-grade class. This week, Tate and Jun have a fun snowball fight, but then there’s a problem . . .
By Meg Richardson
From the December 2023/January 2024 Issue
About the Story
Social-emotional Learning Focus
Friendship, Coorperation, Kindness
Step-by-Step Lesson Plan
IMPLEMENTATION
Small group; whole group; independent reading
PAIRINGS AND TEXT CONNECTIONS
- From the Storyworks 2 archive:
This comic is part of a series. Students can look at past print issues or go online to read about the Pine School Pals’ other adventures!
BEFORE-READING RESOURCES
- Text Preview Bookmarks:
(10 minutes) Kids can cut out the fiction bookmark and use it to preview the text.
SUGGESTED READING FOCUS
Read as a play, problem/solution (30 minutes)
- Read the first page with your students. You can assign students different roles and read this mini graphic novel aloud like a short play! The main characters are introduced on the first page.
- As you read, ask students to think about what the problem is. Then, when you have finished reading, ask what solution the characters found.
AFTER READING SKILLS PRACTICE
(15 minutes for each activity)
- Problem and Solution: This activity helps students reflect on the structure of the comic they have just read.
- Comics Feature Hunt: This activity helps students identify features of comics.
Be sure to check out our “What's in a Comic?” video! This fun video helps kids understand features of comics, like speech bubbles, thought bubbles, and more.
Text-to-Speech