The Great Kapok Tree Literature Guide: Build close reading and comprehension skills

Lessons and activities tied to the text for kindergarten through third grade

Product Overview:

Not every guide helps students read closely and think deeper. This one does and it leads students to notice language, motive and consequence. Short focused lessons walk through Lynne Cherry's story and push students toward text evidence. The seventy-two-page guide fits kindergarten through third-grade classrooms with reproducible activities teaching story elements and vocabulary. Use it for whole-group discussion, guided reading, independent work or cross-curricular projects that bring science into the conversation. Text-dependent questions keep answers anchored in the book and train students to give precise, evidence-based responses. Picture kids explaining character motives and conservation ideas aloud, confident and actually listening to each other.

Key Features:

• Standards-aligned lessons: Lessons tied to common standards that guide students toward evidence-based answers during discussion and independent work.
• Text-dependent questions: Built-in prompts force students back to the page, sharpening close reading and precise, cited responses.
• Cross-curricular activities: Science and writing tasks link the book's conservation theme to hands-on projects and classroom conversations.
• Close reading practice: Short passages with targeted prompts train students to notice language, structure and make inferences.
• Reproducible pages: Teacher-ready sheets you can copy, saving prep time and keeping students focused on the text.

Quick Specs:

• Brand: Shell Education
• Item#: SHL-40105
• Format/Type: Printed Book
• Quantity/Pack: 1 Each
• Compatibility/Use: Grade K-3
• Country of Origin: United States

Picture calmer discussions, confident student explanations and clearer thinking, then request a copy for your classroom and try the lessons in the coming week?

Reproducible activities are ready for classroom copying.