Junie B Jones Is Not a Crook | Book Activities

JUNIE B JONES IS NOT A CROOK

Junie B Jones Is Not a Crook by Barbara Park has our favorite Kindergartener showing off her new furry black mittens to anyone who will pay attention. Junie B took off her new mittens at recess, and they go missing! Who is the crook? This fun read aloud, paired with these book companion activities, will help students practice essential literacy and reading comprehension skills in an engaging way!

JUNIE B JONES IS NOT A CROOK BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

Junie B can't find her new mittens, but she finds a cool new pen on the ground. Finders keepers, losers weepers, right?

As soon as she gets home from school, Junie B rushes to ask her Grampa Miller to buy her another pair of furry mittens. Unfortunately that can't happen, as the ones he got were the last pair in the store. Then Grampa Miller goes on to tell Junie B about the time he lost his wallet, and how a good person found it and returned in his mailbox. June B learns that finders keepers is not the rule, and that now she actually may be a crook for keeping the pen she found instead of turning it in to the Lost and Found!

The next day at school, Junie B sees a girl who has furry black mittens. The girl said she found them at recess and so she should get to keep them. The teacher tells the girl that she should have brought the mittens to the Lost and Found. Junie B now realizes that she has to hand in the pen to the Lost and Found. Junie B Jones is NOT a crook, and she felt better turning it in (even though she really wanted to keep it!)

This book study unit is packed with fun activities that will help your First Grade and Second Grade students with story elements, making predictions, character traits, making text to self connections, author's purpose, main idea, making inferences, vocabulary, writing, giving opinions and advice, problem and solution, story retell, reading comprehension, and much more!

These activities can be used for whole class learning, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

This Junie B Jones is Not a Crook book companion will save you tons of planning time, is no prep, and is great to leave for a sub!

Want to make sure you are hitting the reading standards for First Grade or Second Grade? This resource includes ELA standards charts for Common Core, TEKS and VA SOL, showing you exactly which skills your students are learning while doing these activities!

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