Tacky the Penguin

Tacky the Penguin is NOT your average penguin, which is exactly why we love him so much! This fun, winter story is great for highlighting character traits, the importance of being who you are, and being a good friend. It's a great read aloud for Kindergarten and First Grade!

TACKY THE PENGUIN BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

In this book by Helen Lester, we have Tacky the Penguin who is a unique individual. He does many strange and annoying things! So annoying, in fact, that the other penguins don't really like him very much. Tacky the Penguin gets on their nerves!

The other penguins have names like Lovely, Goodly, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect. These names describe the penguins well, and highlight how different they are from Tacky.

One day some hunters arrived, to try and capture some penguins! The penguins were afraid. And suddenly Tacky's odd behavior is a GOOD thing, and he saves the day!

Tacky the Penguin and these corresponding reading activities are perfect for Kindergarten and First Grade. Your students will be engaged with this fun read aloud, and will learn essential literacy reading skills as they use this book companion alongside the story.

This Tacky the Penguin book companion unit is packed with activities that will help your students work on story elements, character traits, story retell, writing activities, making text to self connections, problem and solution, making inferences, reading comprehension, and more.

This book study unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, a individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack and you're ready to go!

This pack of companion activities will save you tons of time, is no prep, and is great to leave for a sub!

This activity pack comes as a complete book study unit, based on Common Core, TEKS, and VA SOL learning standards. It includes a craftivity AND bookmarks to promote further reading!

TACKY THE PENGUIN CRAFT

This craft has students making text to self connections, as they consider what their penguin name would be, and why. The craftivity makes a fun winter bulletin board display, to showcase student learning.