Winnie The Pooh (Novel Study) Gr. 3-4 - Rainbow Horizons Publishing

The original story is often an eye-opener to students who think Disney created the character. (Winnie's name is actually based on a black bear mascot soldiers brought to England during World War One) Students appreciate the adult humor and puns. The loveable Pooh and his pals are sure to get lots of laughs in this enjoyable novel study. This novel study provides teachers with a highly structured format for teaching language arts as students develop a love for reading longer materials like novels. Various areas such as reading comprehension, vocabulary development, spelling, grammar, and writing are all entwined in this integrated approach eliminating the need for teaching these skills separately. Each chapter has assignments that generally fall into one of three categories. 1. Chapter Questions: For each chapter, students answer a thorough set of questions requiring answers in complete sentences. Reading comprehension is key as students must read and understand the entire book in order to answer the questions. (One major strength of the novel study approach is that students must understand the novel or they will be unable to do the required assignments) 2. Vocabulary and Language: Each chapter also includes activities dealing with such things as word meanings, use of the dictionary, spelling, parts of speech, antonyms/synonyms, syllables, punctuation and grammar. 3. Writing and Creativity: For each chapter, students apply what they have learned about language and grammar skills to write more effectively. Creative writing is the focus of these less-structured activities allowing teachers more opportunity to incorporate their own ideas into developing creative writing skills.