Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst is a student favorite!

Poor Alexander is having a BAD day! He just wants to run away to Australia to escape it all. But did he cause any of his own problems? Could any be avoided? Your students will enjoy the humor in this book!

I've created a book study packed with activities to do as a companion to this book. It's aligned with the Common Core, TEKS, and VA SOL standards.

MAKING PREDICTIONS & STORY ELEMENTS

 

Making predictions is an important literacy skill! It shows students' ability to inference, using the pictures in the story, and to dig deep into their own insights.

Identifying story elements activities have students learning about the basic structure of the story and book.

OPINIONS & MENTAL IMAGES

Students are encouraged to share their opinions about events in the story. It's always fun to compare and contrast the responses!

Students will visualize a part of the text, making a mental image of what they think it may look like.

Another fun activity has students imagining the story in its opposite form...what if Alexander had a Wonderful, Amazing, Terrific, Very Good Day?!

Students will answer questions about the story, using evidence from the book to support their answers.

Students are assessed on their understanding of the story with comprehension pages included in the pack.

And this craftivity is the perfect way to finish off the book study!